Новости за 17.05.2016

“…Since the beginning of the great, unfinished symphony that is our American experiment, time and time again, immigrants get the job done.”

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday has settled a long disputed question of who controls the nation's oldest synagogue in Newport, R.I.

Corcoran state prison inmate fought odds with handwritten lawsuit

Prisoner claimed 2010 California law illegally lengthened his sentence

Ruling could affect other prisoners who lose good-time credit for gang membership

In a move showing the value placed on prestigious, artisanal brands in the wine market, Jackson Family Wines is buying Copain Wines, a small and well-regarded winery in Healdsburg, The Chronicle has learned. With the Copain buy, Jackson Family continues to stake a major claim in high-end Pinot Noir, barely a month after acquiring Oregon winery Penner-Ash. Copain winemaker Wells Guthrie, who co-founded the business in 1999 with San Francisco holding company Murano Group, will become a Jackson Family... Читать дальше...

John Gonzalez has his Banning High baseball team in peak form. The Pilots went unbeaten in the Marine League and have won 12 consecutive games. He’s treating his team’s City Section Division I playoff opener against visiting Granada Hills on Tuesday just like any other game.But the Pilots have...

Jaffrey Khan, Zakia Nasrin and Rasel Raihan lived in Ohio before joining the terror group.

Global central banks sold a net $17 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds in March, a move by central banks to soften the impact of the global slowdown on their economy.

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Come on now. You didn’t really think that with his job likely on the line with this hire Rockets’ GM Daryl Morey was going to hire a guy right out of the broadcast studio who has never been a coach nor ever worked in a front office? Now is not the time for a gamble […]

The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news stories that hit the headlines on Monday, May 16.  You can find all the important things you might have missed but still need to know below in today’s digest! 1)  Buhari will pay N5000 to unemployed President Buhari is rolling out a N5 trillion welfare package […]

The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news stories that hit the headlines on Tuesday, May 16.  You can find all the important things you might have missed but still need to know below in today’s digest! 1)  Buhari will pay N5000 to unemployed President Buhari is rolling out a N5 trillion welfare package […]

Although she was spotted barefoot at Cannes, Julia Roberts still says she felt she was dressed appropriately.

Treasury wants to shed light on how $13tn market can improve transparency

Treasury wants to shed light on how $13tn market can improve transparency

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Politics, Asia

China is trying to outflank Vietnam within ASEAN.

There’s a new Chinese charm offensive underway in Southeast Asia. Two years after their uncharming offensive to drill for oil in waters disputed with Vietnam, and with their massive proto-military artificial islands almost complete, Beijing’s officials are trying to spread love. They’re trekking around the world spinning a story in which China is the virtuous actor in the South China Sea, suggesting... Читать дальше...

The federal government appears to be taking some steps to hasten the arrival of privately sponsored Syrian refugees, but sponsorship groups who have grown disappointed with Ottawa's efforts say they will keep up the pressure despite some "good news."

The airlines say they are confident they will obtain regulatory approval for the $2.6 billion deal.

Automakers are facing multiple threats to their business from tech firms. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Pfizer is fortifying its key immunology and inflammation drug business, snapping up a small maker of skin disorder treatments for about $5.2 billion, weeks after the U.S. Treasury Department torpedoed Pfizer's planned $160 billion deal for Allergan PLC. With Palo Alto, California-based Anacor, Pfizer gains an experimental eczema treatment that could be approved by the Food and Drug Administration by next January... Читать дальше...

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You're at the gate. You've got your boarding pass. You're heading somewhere exciting and you just can't wait until you get there to share the news with your friends on social media. So you snap a picture of your boarding pass and post it to Facebook. Harmless, right?

Maybe not.

Because the information printed on your boarding pass actually reveals a lot more than you think.

As explained via a recent blog post by KrebsonSecurity, there are websites that can... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Add one remarkable case to the 30,000-plus organ transplants expected to be performed nationwide this year: A cancer patient who received a donor penis. [...] the vast majority of operations involve more conventional organs. Since the nation's first successful human organ transplant in 1954, involving a kidney, more than 700,000 organ transplants have been done nationwide. FACE Since the world's first face transplant in France in 2005 on a woman mauled by family dog, about 30 more have been done. Читать дальше...

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Satellite views of the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria suggest that Russia is building a military base on top of a World Heritage Site, possibly breaking international law protecting antiquities.

In March, Syrian, Iranian, and Russian forces retook Palmyra from ISIS forces. ISIS did extensive damage to Roman era ruins and statues at the site over the last year. New satellite images of the reclaimed ruins suggest that a newly constructed Russian base is being built near the northern necropolis ruins... Читать дальше...

Looking at a hypothetical post-Trump Republican Party May 16, 2016, 2:11 p.m. Republicans continue to split over Donald Trump before the July convention as Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hone in on their remaining primaries and delegates. What would a post- Donald Trump Republican...

An Indian Tipi and a Native American Chief statue mark the front lawn to Lange's Cafe, Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in Pipestone, MN. The glass front door to Lange's Cafe has been repaired, its closures replaced. But not once in 60 years has it ever been locked. The man who opened this classic diner, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, threw the keys in the wet cement and shouted "Here's to never closing," owner Steve Lange, said.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — For a guy who hasn't played a single snap as a pro, Jeff Heuerman sure has made his mark on the NFL.