Новости за 05.05.2016

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's farewell poem to basketball is getting the short film treatment with some high profile talent behind it.

The former Croatia international says the coach has failed to live up to the club's high standards after failing to lift the European Cup during his spell in charge

The senator and 10 House members sparked a fury after asking the Obama administration to probe whether Israeli security forces had carried out extrajudicial killings.

Popular Nigerian artist Raoul Njeng-Njeng a.k.a Skales, recently performed at Fashion for Charity’s Charity Drive Drop Off Concert. The charity supported and raised materials for people in the IDP Camps (Internally Displaced Persons Camps). The concert featured Skales, and Abuja-based music artists, fashion designers, dancers and comedians. In an exclusive interview with Naij.com, Skales talked […]

Alligator bluefish up to 18 pounds were crashing the inlet this week. The excitement of the blitz made it easy to let your guard down and get sloppy, by not giving proper attention to a thrashing blue’s chopper teeth. And then—Bang! Some poor soul became stuck to the lure that was stuck to the fish—a hook sunk deep into his hand in a bad way. It happens all the time. So what do you do? Freak out? Panic? If you were fishing big pike, muskie, or saltwater baits, you can pretty well toss out the “fishing-line-hook-pop” method. Читать дальше...

Oregon officials have fined the owner of the freighter Nord Auckland $2,100 for spilling 13 gallons of oil into the Columbia River near Kalama in February.

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ISIS militants have captured the al-Shaer gas field, located 120 kilometers east of Homs. The pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV said the terrorists came to the rear of the Syrian army which is advancing eastwards into the desert and the Iraqi border. The key gas field in the central province of Homs has changed hands several times in the past between Syrian government forces and ISIS. The Islamic Sate is now partially in control of the al-Shaer gas field following three days of intense fighting. Tass reports... Читать дальше...

An anonymous Twitter user recounted an alleged gang rape through a series of tweets, sparking outrage at two Atlanta colleges.

PARIS (AP) — The international medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has decided to pull out of the first U.N. humanitarian summit, saying the meeting won't address the growing needs caused by war and violence across the world because…

In first quarter of 2016 alone number of foreign visitors fell by 13%

Ernie Hudson took a long and winding road to become Lily Tomlin's boyfriend in Grace and Frankie.

An interesting road. Inspirational. Not easy.

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On Sunday, Radiohead bleached its Internet presence—its Web site faded to white; its Twitter and Facebook pages were scrubbed of content—a move so blatantly counterintuitive that acolytes knew to recognize it as a portent. The week prior, inscrutable paper leaflets had been stamped and shipped to some fans, embossed with the band’s toothy-bear logo and the words “Sing a song of sixpence that goes / Burn the Witch / We know where you live.” A new album: it is surely nigh.

The Foxes secured an unlikely Premier League crown on Monday night, and the Crystal Palace boss believes his team can take inspiration from their success to win at Wembley

Shay Mitchell is baring all! Gracing the June cover of Cosmopolitan, the Pretty Little Liars star looks flawless in a red cutout one-piece. The actress gets candid about a number of...

"Squawk Box" Platinum Portfolio members discuss their political proofing strategies for this volatile run-up to Nov. 8.

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Frank Levingston, the oldest living World War II veteran, died on May 3 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. He was 110 years old, which also made him the oldest living man in the United States.

According to his Wikipedia page, he was born on November 13, 1905 in North Carolina, one of seven children. Levingston enlisted in the US Army in 1942. He served as private during the war in the Allied invasion of Italy which lasted from September 1943 to January 1944. After receiving an honorable discharge in 1945... Читать дальше...

The Browns announced 11 undrafted rookie signings on Thursday. The list is headlined by former Oklahoma linebacker Dominique Alexander, an All-Big 12 pick who went undrafted after giving up his senior season, and former Texas A&M center Mike Matthews, the son of Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews. It was previously reported that the Browns gave…

With the new rookie salary scale, negotiating contracts has become easier than ever. And at least one draft pick is choosing to save the 3 percent commission by doing it himself. According to Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald, Patriots third-rounder Jacoby Brissett has chosen to not hire an agent. Unlike Broncos tackle Russell Okung,…

Bored at work? You could always try suing your employer. That's what Frédéric Desnard, a 44-year-old Parisian worker, has done.

A legal challenge over media mogul Sumner Redstone's mental competency goes to trial in Los Angeles on Friday. Here's why Hollywood and Wall Street will be watching closely. Photo: Mario Anzuoni /Reuters

A legal challenge over media mogul Sumner Redstone's mental competency goes to trial in Los Angeles on Friday. Here's why Hollywood and Wall Street will be watching closely. Photo: Mario Anzuoni /Reuters