Новости за 17.05.2016

Hedge fund giant Fortress Investment Group has joined the corporate regulator in challenging a deal which could hand Len Ainsworth a pokies windfall of close to $500 million.

Democrats have a chance to reclaim the Senate, but picking a Democratic senator would mean one fewer Democratic vote for a Clinton administration.

Emma Roberts juggles quite a few things in her hands while out in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon (May 14). The 24-year-old actress ran a few errands before checking her phone for messages. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Emma Roberts Recently speaking to Teen Vogue about the upcoming season of Scream Queens, Emma [...]

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AUSTIN, Texas, May 17 (UPI) -- The gay pastor who filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods Market for allegedly writing a gay slur on his cake has dropped the suit, claiming it was a hoax.

The Australian security guard being held over the shooting death of a colleague at the Baghdad embassy was allowed to shower before he was detained and had his room partially cleaned, potentially destroying evidence, a former co-worker has said.

Kentucky's Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District could launch or resurrect a political career.

In-house newsletters from the clandestine National Security Agency have been released by an online news site — part of the mountain of documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

China stocks edged lower in light trade on Tuesday amid worries that Beijing might taper monetary stimulus while it steps up structural and financial reforms even as the economy struggles to gain traction.

A controversial 3-3 draw between Witbank Spurs and Royal Eagles in a rescheduled National First Division match yesterday has ruled both out of contention for the promotion-relegation play-offs.

This deal stinks.

In a few weeks' time we will get an update from Tim Cook about how much money Apple has paid to developers, but according to the Apple CEO, Chinese developers alone have raked in $3.5 billion in the last 12 months, bringing the total amount earned by developers in China from the company to $7 billion.

This North London car thief had no idea the dashcam in the BMW i3 he'd stolen was recording his sales pitch to a potential buyer. He also didn't know the car had a GPS tracker, so the owner simply went and fetched it the next day. Since the car was recovered without incident, London cops have no intention of trying to catch the thief.

A man who stabbed a retired solicitor 39 times after a crash between their cars describes to police how he went into "auto-pilot" during the attack.

Vodafone Group reported full-year organic growth in both revenue and core earnings for the first time since 2008, but said it would spend more than previously indicated in the current fiscal year to improve its networks.

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A number of voices, ours included, have maintained that Troy Kelley would serve us best if he would just go away from his elected position as Washington state auditor. Kelley, a first-term Democrat who heads the agency that roots out…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters are deciding which of three prominent Democrats will get the nod to run for secretary of state in November. With about $2 million spent since last year by the trio, it's the hardest-fought statewide…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters are deciding which of three prominent Democrats will get the nod to run for secretary of state in November. With about $2 million spent since last year by the trio, it's the hardest-fought statewide…

KLOOSTERHAAR - De beslissingswedstrijd in de derde klasse A tegen degradatie tussen De Tukkers en EMMS wordt komende donderdag (19 mei) gespeeld op het terrein van Kloosterhaar.

– The federal government has pleaded with the labour organisations to shelve its planned strike – The FG and labour unions held a meeting last night to reach an agreement on the recent increase in fuel price but the meeting ended in a deadlock – Governor Oshiomhole who was at the meeting tried to persuade […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District could launch or resurrect a political career.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District could launch or resurrect a political career.

HIV-positive patients in Johannesburg offered antiretroviral drugs on the day they tested positive were more likely to start treatment immediately than those who had to return to the clinic up to five times before being given the drugs.

The presidential race generated a lot of enthusiasm among Oregonians, with about 160,000 adding their names to the rolls of the two major parties this year — but mostly Democrats.