Новости за 17.05.2016

Dan Goure

Security, Europe

Know this: The Russian military is not yet ten feet tall. But it is five foot ten inches and growing.

Thankfully, the Russian military is not ten feet tall. No one said it is. But that is the way some unnamed “senior Pentagon officials” want to spin the legitimate concerns of senior military officers regarding the challenges posed by the improved capabilities of a rapidly modernizing Russian military. It is even worse when some in the media try... Читать дальше...

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Nasdaq, Inc. CEO Bob Greifeld regularly has group lunches with non-executive employees to remain visible and available to those outside of his inner circle.

But through these lunches, Greifeld is able to get an idea of who will be rising up the ranks to a leadership position.

"It's always interesting to me to see the range of engagement of people," he told Business Insider in a recent interview held in Nasdaq's New York headquarters.

He'll find some employees... Читать дальше...

US Senator Diane Feinstein claims that reports that CIA Inspector General’s office mistakenly destroyed its copy of the US Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report indicates the strong opposition to revealing past CIA practices.

DENVER (AP) — A baby sitter is accused of using two children she was watching to help her rob a bank — a heist allegedly planned to help her pay back money stolen from her employers.

DENVER (AP) — A baby sitter is accused of using two children she was watching to help her rob a bank — a heist allegedly planned to help her pay back money stolen from her employers.

According to an arrest affidavit, first reported by the Greeley Tribune (http://bit.ly/1rRxhQm ) Tuesday, Einspahr allegedly told investigators she wanted to rob the bank to pay back $15,000 of the money she previously stole under a possible plea agreement. According to the document, Einspahr, who is in jail, told detectives she first considered robbing a bank in larger nearby Greeley but then went back to Severance to pick up the children.

Coldplay liet eerder al doorschemeren dat A head full of dreams wel eens hun laatste album kan worden, maar de band laat fans niet met lege handen achter.

School administrators announced Friday that they would comply with a directive from President Barack Obama's administration that public schools must permit transgender students to use facilities consistent with their chosen gender identity. A day earlier, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a civil rights complaint against Marion County Public Schools for limiting students to using bathrooms corresponding to their gender at birth.

HELLENDOORN - Hij kon het bijna niet geloven, toen een straatgenoot hem belde dat er een rode slang in diens tuin lag te zonnen. Hellendoorner Wouter Rensen (31) had niet gedacht zijn rattenslang tien maanden na verdwijning nog levend aan te treffen. 

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You're not being responsible if you're not already part of Amazon Prime, according to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

In what seems to be the new catchphrase for recruiting members to the company's massively popular membership program, Bezos reiterated his "be responsible" campaign at Amazon's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday.

"If you are not a Prime member, you are being irresponsible,” Bezos said, according to GeekWire.

Bezos' comment was made to tout the growth of Prime... Читать дальше...

A man drove a pickup truck onto the National Mall before calling police and making made some sort of unspecified threat before he was detained.

The new chief inspector of prisons has told the BBC that many prisons are not fit for purpose.

Cool poll, @CBSSports. (via @WheelerTSN) pic.twitter.com/dxwGdtQ6EO — J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) May 17, 2016 CBSSports.com posted a poll asking which team will win the championship. The choices: Warriors Thunder Cavaliers Other This is a strange way to frame the poll when just four teams remain in the playoffs – the Raptors conspicuously excluded as a direct […]

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Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett isn't going to skip training camp just because he's not pleased with his contract status.

LendingClub’s business model is breaking down as it admits it may need to start holding loans on its balance sheet.

Dozens of athletes who competed in the Beijing Olympics are facing doping bans to prevent their participation in this summer’s Games in Rio de Janeiro, after samples from 2008 were recently retested, according to the International Olympic Committee.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire casino executive Sheldon Adelson is already at work on behalf of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Most RJC members backed other Republican candidates over Trump in the primary contest, and some have been put off by Trump's divisive comments and ideas, such as temporarily banning all Muslims from entering the country. Earlier in the race, Trump dismissed GOP rival Marco Rubio as striving to be "a perfect little puppet" of Adelson, who in addition... Читать дальше...

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Fredi Gonzalez was fired by the Atlanta Braves after a league-worst 9-28 start to the 2016 season.

With everybody emailing, texting and messaging these days, instead of buying stamps and sending letters, what's a poor postal service to do to make up the lost revenue?

The U.S. Navy is remembering the 29th anniversary of the Iraqi attack on the 3,900-ton guided-missile frigate USS Stark.

Minnesotans from all walks of life will rally outside the State Office Building to urge lawmakers to pass legislation creating a Paid Family and Medical Leave insurance program.