Новости за 31.03.2016

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Tech moguls don't just fund the next hot startup. Investors and entrepreneurs are throwing millions of dollars, as well as their influence, to back political candidates as well. 

Despite Silicon Valley's reputation for liberal politics, much of the money spent this election is going to the Republican party, thanks to a few out-sized million dollar donations (many of which were for candidates that have already dropped out of the race).

Many tech bigwigs are in Hillary Clinton's corner... Читать дальше...

Banks are closing the accounts of customers they fear may be up to no good, evicting from the financial system the innocent as well as those the government most wants to watch.

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Alphabet had to reimburse its executive chairman $396,000 for flying in his private planes, according to an updated 10-k filing on Tuesday. 

Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO,  "owns 100% of one aircraft and 33% of another aircraft, both of which are used by Eric and our other executive officers from time to time for business trips," the filing states.

As a result, the board of directors approved a reimbursement rate of $7,500 an hour for use of the plane. Читать дальше...

Twins righthander pitched into the fifth inning on Wednesday.

David Cameron is to announce the largest ever shipment of nuclear waste from Britain to the US in a process it is hoped will help diagnose cancer.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Migrant laborers faced abuse that in some cases amounted to forced labor while working on a stadium that will host soccer matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a new report released by Amnesty International alleged Thursday.

A BA second year student, who was reportedly under stress due to the coming examination, ended her life by hanging self with a ceiling fan at Muslim colony in Sherpur area on Tuesday.

It's been a bad week for Nest, the Alphabet-owned home appliances company that was the subject of a brutal profile in The Information and whose CEO, Tony Fadell, was criticized in a blog post by one of his former colleagues. 

Eight-time champion Serena Williams was eliminated as a potential obstacle in the fourth round, making Azarenka’s path less daunting. David Goffin, seeded 15th, became the first Belgian ever to reach the men’s semifinals at Key Biscayne by rallying past No. 18 Gilles Simon 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. The popular rider nicknamed “Bo-rail” for his knack of finding a spot along the inside of the track told his agent, Larry Melancon, it’s time to call it a career. Demetrius Jackson, a 6-foot-1 point guard who... Читать дальше...

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women who get an abortion should receive “some form of punishment” if it is ever outlawed, drawing swift condemnation from activists on both sides of the divisive social issue. Within hours, Trump’s campaign sought to take back his comments in two separate statements, ultimately saying the billionaire businessman believes abortion providers — and not their patients — should be the ones punished. Trump’s original remarks about... Читать дальше...

E-mails from as far back as five years ago are the first sign that those at the highest level of leadership were heavily conflicted over the lack of better measures

MetLife won a victory in its bid to shed its label as a systemically important financial institution, relieving the insurer of stricter regulations and potentially undermining a central part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law.

RIO DE JANEIRO - In an ominous sign ahead of the Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro's acting governor said Wednesday that the state's finances are "tragic" and suggested selling off property to shore up barren coffers.

C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer chats with CineSport’s Noah Coslov about the Reds' mentality heading into the season and goes over/under the Vegas line of 71 wins.

Berckmans Road is always a busy place, but during this Masters Week, it could be come more chaotic and confusing for drivers.

13-year-old male lion struck a 27-year-old man on a motorcycle who was among 400 people surrounding the lion

13-year-old male lion struck a 27-year-old man on a motorcycle who was among 400 people surrounding the lion

Tientallen opvarenden van een vluchtelingenschip dat woensdag voor de kust van Libië is gezonken worden vermoedelijk vermist. De Libische kustwacht heeft naar eigen zeggen 32 migranten kunnen redden, maar tast nog in het duister over het precieze aantal drenkelingen.

ING Direct Australia lifted profit 6 per cent in 2015 to $314.7 million as it gained new customers and wrote more mortgages.

Our pick of the best films to see at the MQFF 2016.