Новости за 17.05.2016

The musician, credited with popularizing his musical style along with Selena, died of a heart attack, according to a report.

Chances are travel insurance for domestic ski holidays is not on most to-do lists.

While the costumes were different - less Black Panthers, more Bolero -- the tune still served as a potent warning shot: The two-hour set wasn’t going to be like those on her previous tours, where she drew the audience into her fantastical world of sleek pop hits, slickly choreographed dance routines and easy platitudes. [...] it was something more real - a messy, pyrotechnic fueled rampage that saw the 34-year-old singer-songwriter-supernatural force stand in front of 45,000 people and reckon with everyday issues like martial strife... Читать дальше...

A nonprofit formed to push Mayor de Blasio’s agenda from sea to shining sea is in as bad a shape as Hizzoner’s national ambitions.

DE LUTTE – De Duitse politie heeft de A1 ter hoogte van de grensovergang bij De Lutte afgesloten. Al het verkeer wordt van de weg gedirigeerd voor een grootscheepse verkeerscontrole.

Two Boston brothers accused of urinating on and beating a homeless Mexican man have been sentenced to prison.

Hong Kong authorities have been gluing down paving blocks to sidewalks, as police roll out heavy security measures during a visit by a senior Chinese official. Police deployed massive barriers in central Hong Kong, with protests expected during the visit by Zhang Dejiang, who arrived Tuesday. Lawmakers said the bricks were being stuck down to […]

Some of the details from his 18-minute speech at Camp Randall may have been exaggerated or embellished.

Mistakes were made.

New court documents shed more light on how ASIC believes ANZ traders 'rammed' the bank bill swap rate.

According to a UNFPA, more than 500 women every year die from birth complications in conflict and disaster areas.

Chinese smartphone companies have long been accused of copying Apple, but it appears that OnePlus has taken inspiration from a different source for its newest smartphone, the OnePlus 3. Expected to be launched in the coming weeks, the OnePlus 3 is set to resemble the look of smartphones from struggling Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, at least according to an image posted on Twitter by Evan Blass, a journalist with a strong track record of leaking smartphone details before they are officially announced.

The house was bought in 1973 for just $37,000.

After 16 years of observations, the world's new lightning capital has been named.

The auction of obscure Hawaiian stamps sold by bond guru Bill Gross shows that equities aren’t always the best long-term investment.

Middle-class Americans have fled the market because they simply don’t have the money, writes Howard Gold.

With 1349 runs from 12 matches, Kohli and De Villiers seemed to be unstoppable and are the top-two leading run-getters of the ninth season.

Ayman al-Zawahiri is hiding among tribal people in the remote border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. officials believe.

ENSCHEDE – 37 procent van de uitwonende studenten in Enschede betaalt te veel huur voor een kamer. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de Landelijke Studentenvakbond (LSVb). Dat lijkt veel, maar vergeleken met landelijke cijfers valt het mee. Gemiddeld betaalt driekwart van de studenten in Nederland een hogere huur dan volgens het wettelijk puntensysteem voor huurprijzen is toegestaan.

ENSCHEDE – Volgens woningstichting Ons Huis uit Enschede geeft huurder Joseph de Korte (76) ‘een onjuiste voorstelling van zaken’ met zijn klachten over het appartementencomplex Achtervoort. De Korte heeft met opzet de laatste huursom van zijn woning niet betaald omdat zijn woongenot ‘ernstig was geschaad’.

Low-cost mutual funds and ETFs give you the best shot at stock-market outperformance, writes Jeff Reeves.

Low-cost mutual funds and ETFs give you the best shot at stock-market outperformance, writes Jeff Reeves.