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The Americans have muscle cars, the Italians have supercars, and the Brits have sports cars. Great names such as Triumph, Jaguar, and Lotus dot Britain's sports-car landscape. Now the supercar specialists at McLaren are offering a modern take on the long-time British institution with a sports car of its own.

The 570S is the first car to emerge from McLaren's new Sport Series — 570 stands for the number of metric horsepower its engine produces, and the "S" stands for sport. Читать дальше...

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In a new "Saturday Night Live" promo, Drake reveals that "Hotline Bling" isn't just a song.

The rapper and actor will be the host and musical guest for this weekend's episode of the NBC sketch show. This will be his second time appearing in the dual role on "SNL." He first did it in January 2014.

The latest promo for the show pairs him with cast member and star of the upcoming "Ghostbusters" remake Leslie Jones. They're hanging out in a park... Читать дальше...

George Zimmerman sure loves to see his name in the paper and online. His latest despicable act was to try and auction off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin at GunBroker.com.

Comedian Mark Banks has a few simple rules when it comes to travelling: comfy shoes, sleep and a good book.

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On Wednesday, former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck announced the launch of her digital investing platform, Ellevest, at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016.

Ellevest, which helps clients invest their money through portfolios of low-cost ETFs, draws comparisons to automated investing platforms like Betterment, Wealthfront, and Personal Capital, with one immediate difference: Ellevest is explicitly for women.

In an interview with Business Insider... Читать дальше...

In September 2015, Clare Short was asked by David Cameron to contribute to a book on corruption ahead of his anti-corruption summit. After she submitted it, she was surprisingly told that it wouldn't be included - the book was taking " a more forward-looking focus". The essay is published below.

The Brussels metro station bombed by terrorists was ordered to close before the deadly blast — but the email went to the wrong address.

BuzzFeed News has learned the Ukranian politician in charge of his country’s tax policy is at today’s anti-corruption summit in London, despite facing a criminal investigation into his own financial affairs.

When 29-year-old Gemma Weston isn't on movie sets doing stunt work for "The Hobbit" trilogy or "Vikings," she's busy being the flyboarding champion of the world. Weston started participating in the stunt-based water sport in 2013, and came in first in the female division at the X Dubai Flyboarding World Cup less than three years later.

On the birthday of Florence Nightingale's birthday, now known as International Nurses Day, nurses working in the UK and Ireland open up about life in the profession

Puerto Rico is supposed to be America's paradise island. Instead it's become famous for its $70 billion debt crisis. CNNMoney explains how it got so bad.

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Billions in additional taxpayer dollars could be poured into a project to build two rail tunnels under the Hudson River if the process for obtaining permits isn’t expedited, a study revealed.

Amtrak first announced plans for the $24 billion “Gateway Project” — which includes building two tunnels between New Jersey and Penn Station, rehabilitating New Jersey’s bridges and adding platforms to Penn Station — back in 2011, after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie... Читать дальше...

Progress remains stalled as talks in Berlin fail to provide a breakthrough

George Zimmerman’s contentious auction of the gun used to kill Trayvon Martin was over before it started.

The leader of the Ulster Unionists, Mike Nesbitt says his party will go into opposition at Stormont.

– Minister of petroleum says new development will bring amazement to Nigerians – Reveals that the fuel subsidy removal was inevitable following Nigerians’ struggles Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s minister of Petroleum Resources, has urged Nigerians to be patient as the increased fuel prices will soon reduce. The minister, who made the statement during an interview […]

Facebook and Microsoft in new group whose aim is to add 60 gigawatts of capacity to US grid by 2025

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WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- After being pinned down by a reporter during a White House college newspaper event, President Barack Obama granted an interview to the Rutgers student paper.

Zou een bekende Tukker ook in 2016 nog slagen voor het examen in zijn of haar vakgebied? Gedurende de examenperiode leggen wij prominente Twentenaren dagelijks 3 vragen uit het examen van dit jaar voor. Slagen ze of falen ze hopeloos?

Still not really a good idea to speed, though.