Новости за 12.05.2016

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Everyone remembers the overtime marathons in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Maybe it's the Flyers' Keith Primeau scoring in the fifth extra session in 2000 against the Penguins or perhaps it's Nashville's Mike Fisher with the winning…

Dozens of Russian athletes who competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including at least 15 medal winners, were part of a state-run doping program, the New York Times reports.

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled Thursday that the Obama administration is illegally spending billions of dollars to reimburse health insurance companies for offering lowered rates for poor people. The state points to a November 2013 decision by President Barack Obama to allow insurance companies to offer people another year of coverage under their existing plans even if those plans didn't meet the requirements set out in the health care overhaul. West Virginia officials said they too... Читать дальше...

Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips on how the New York real estate mogul will finance his general election campaign. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Juliette Binoche is remarkable and Lou de Laage is pretty brilliant, too, in this story of the mother and fiancee of a newly dead man, meeting at a Sicilian villa. The young women doesn’t know he’s dead, and the older woman won’t tell her. In French with English subtitles. The movie features strong performances from Ice Cube and Regina Hall as the barbershop’s owners and a funny reprise of Eddie, the ancient, opinionated barber played by Cedric the Entertainer. The Meddler: A charming comedy from writer-director Lorene Scafaria... Читать дальше...

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BRUSSELS, May 12 (UPI) -- Islamic State militants who carried out the Brussels airport attacks made a series of mistakes that potentially lessened the death toll, investigators said.

Marcelo says the club needed new direction after stuttering under Rafa Benitez and has praised Zinedine Zidane for “breathing life back” into the team.

A decision to introduce a 90 percent local music quota at the SABC will see more local artists profit, the broadcaster told TMG Entertainment.

Facebook has tweaked its rules around how Web publishers can weave ad units into videos after Mic.com ran a pair of campaigns featuring a custom video ad treatment.

Wonder Land Columnist Dan Henninger on the outcome of the Republican candidate and House Speaker’s Thursday meeting in Washington. Photo credit: Associated Press.

Prince's autopsy, particularly the toxicology report, may clarify whether prescription painkillers played any part in his death.

Prince's autopsy, particularly the toxicology report, may clarify whether prescription painkillers played any part in his death.

Prince's autopsy, particularly the toxicology report, may clarify whether prescription painkillers played any part in his death.

Determining whether the music superstar died of a drug overdose will likely involve not only tests of his blood, urine, liver tissue and fluid from the eyes, it also will require compiling evidence from Prince's medicine cabinet, his medical history and possibly information from witnesses and those who knew him. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office did not release a preliminary cause of death based on the autopsy alone and has said the toxicology results would take weeks. [...] basic screens are... Читать дальше...

Prince's autopsy, particularly the toxicology report, may clarify whether prescription painkillers played any part in his death.

Apple's stock price dropped to its lowest point since June 2014 this morning on a report of lower iPhone chip shipments, removing Apple from its perch as the most valuable company in the world. Now Alphabet (Google) has a higher market cap, though the two companies might still switch places from time to time.

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote prompted by a divisive labor reform, as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the country's major cities to protest against the law.

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote prompted by a divisive labor reform, as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the country's major cities to protest against the law.

Brazil, an exporter of commodities like sugar, coffee and iron ore, has been rocked by a steep drop in the price of raw materials, partly the result of weakening demand as the Chinese economy decelerates. During the good times of the mid-2000s, Brazilian consumers borrowed heavily, celebrating their arrival in the middle class by buying cars, refrigerators and iPhones. A corruption scandal surrounding the state-run oil company Petrobras has paralyzed businesses that had connections with the energy giant. Читать дальше...

The head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it's time to admit his agency has a $1 billion problem. BLM Director Neil Kornze says the administration can't afford to wage an …

New ONS analysis provides contrasting sets of official figures