Новости за 24.03.2016

The Vikings made improving their offensive line a priority heading into the offseason and they put their plan into action by signing guard Alex Boone and tackle Andre Smith in free agency. Those changes should upgrade both the talent and the depth on the offensive line for the 2016 season. Coach Mike Zimmer also thinks…

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Bloomberg LP's famed Square Mile Relay is finally coming to New York's Financial District on Thursday, April 21.

The race will feature more than 100 teams from Wall Street investment banks and other financial firms. Each team has 10 runners who must each complete a 1-mile loop that winds through New York's historic Financial District before handing off the baton to the next teammate.

The winning team will receive a $10,000 donation to the charity of their choice.

Foam from tiny frogs could be used to deliver antibiotics and prevent infections, new research has shown.

Award winning veteran movie director Lancelot Imasuen has been doing Nigeria and Africa proud with epic and historic movies he has been focusing on lately while not neglecting modern movies. His movie Invasion 1897 tells the African story the African way and it has won him more laurels than any of his works and still […]

(AP) — A 24-hour video game marathon at Eastern Michigan University raised more than $170,000 to benefit hospitalized children. Money raised during the event goes toward building game carts, called "GO Karts," that are designed to be taken to the room of a hospitalized child so they can play, chat online or watch a movie.

Well, now that reviews are starting to trickle in for the hotly anticipated “Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice,” Zack Synder's film is already starting to take over the pop culture conversation, for better or worse (our review here). But first, one of the more surprising things about Synder’s film is that even with its March release date, it still isn’t the first blockbuster superhero flick of the year. “Deadpool” has managed to smash expectations and pocket $340 million domestically, earmarking... Читать дальше...

– Pounded human flesh was discovered in a sack – The suspect implicated a businessman as the main man involved – The businessman;s unwillingness to confess has dragged the case An oil and gas businessman has been implicated in a bizarre crime after operatives of the Lagos state police discovered pounded human flesh in a […]

The Swedish Academy has, for the first time in history, taken a political stance and after 27 years condemned Iran's death sentence against Salman Rushdie, author of the controversial book "The Satanic Verses."

De man die er woensdagavond laat voor zorgde dat het station van Maastricht een tijd lang werd ontruimd en afgesloten, zit vast op verdenking van mogelijke betrokkenheid bij mensensmokkel. Dat meldde de politie donderdag.

As leaders worldwide warn of a mounting terror threat in Europe following attacks on Brussels Tuesday that left dozens dead, the continent’s history shows it is no stranger to acts of terrorism. From the recent rise of Islamic extremism to decades-old hostilities from nationalist groups, more than 500 people have been killed in terror attacks on European soil in the past 20 years alone.

Rebellious Yahoo investors seeking to oust CEO Marissa Mayer and hasten a sale of the troubled search pioneer moved on Thursday to replace the company’s entire board, setting up a showdown at the annual shareholders meeting this summer. Starboard Value, a New York hedge fund, nominated nine members to Yahoo’s board on Thursday, picking executives with experience in media and technology. [...] Starboard’s CEO Jeffrey Smith pointed out in a letter to Yahoo shareholders on Thursday that as of March 8... Читать дальше...

A UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague has sentenced former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to 40 years in prison for ordering the deaths of civilians during the Bosnian war.

Security camera footage released by Baltimore County officials shows the moment an Audi Q5 plunged from the fourth floor of a parking garage in Towson

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday detained a soldier who was captured on video shooting an injured Palestinian who was lying on the ground.

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WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The Weeknd will no longer be joining Rihanna on the European leg of the artist's "Anti" world tour.

Daesh is trying to turn Europe into yet another 'battlefield'; the Brussels tragedy has clearly indicated that the European Union's further existence is in question.

Former Bosnian Serb leader handed 40-year prison sentence by war crimes tribunal

Little appetite for Brexit, says British Bankers’ Association

As previously reported, Rihanna's "Work," featuring Drake, logs a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated April 2)....

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Flo Rida isn't just any old hip hop artist — he's basically responsible for every hit single that you love, whether you realize it or not.

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Have you ever heard of a few songs called "Right Round," "Club Can't Handle Me," "Wild Ones," "Whistle," and most recently, "My House"?

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BANGERS.

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Donald Trump was nothing if not predictable in telling CNN viewers that they should consult with George S. Patton and Douglas MacArthur to figure out how to respond to the Brussels terrorist attack.

He then went on to regurgitate his standard talking points about how we should ban Muslim visitors and employ torture beyond water-boarding — subjects on which, as far as I know, Patton and MacArthur never said anything remotely Trumpian.

 But if Trump’s response is crude, it is also effective. Читать дальше...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who claims to have made as much as $100,000 annually by panhandling while pretending to be disabled has pleaded guilty to similar duping charges.

In celebration of its theme of experimentation and collaboration across arts, technology and music, organizers of the 2016 Moogfest...

NAIJ.com office in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja today, March 24, played host to the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Chris Ezekobe. Ezekobe, who assumed his current post in February this year, has been on a tour of media houses in Abuja and Lagos. He praised NAIJ.com for its consistency in informing Nigerians through its […]