Новости за 18.05.2016

In case you were wondering, Donald Trump Jr. is definitely a chip off the old race-baiting, hate mongering block.

BIRZEIT, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians opened a dazzling new museum Wednesday aimed at telling the tale of their history and culture, but the building is devoid of exhibits.

ENSCHEDE - FC Twente degradeert naar de Jupiler League. Dat heeft de licentiecommissie besloten. Het is een straf voor het financiële wanbeleid van de laatste jaren. Het gaat om een voorgenomen besluit. Dat betekent dat de commissie voornemens is dit te doen, maar in dit geval eerst een advies van de Centrale Spelersraad (CSR) moet afwachten. Die heeft twee weken de tijd om een niet-bindend advies uit te brengen. Vervolgens kan FC Twente tegen het definitieve besluit in beroep.

You'll still have to unplug your modem and wait 30 seconds, though.

Clinton, Sanders split latest Democrat nominating contests, Senate passes bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia and the drunkest cities in America.

Warnings about the transition to chip-enabled credit cards for small businesses; why it's time to stop criticizing a key customer base: millennials; and the chain restaurant giving up on the "no tipping" policy.

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Recently, I wrote about the fact that more and more high schools are making financial literacy a graduation requirement.

I went to one of those schools.

My home state, Rhode Island, doesn't require students to take personal finance classes.

But the private school I attended held mandatory assemblies for juniors and seniors throughout the year where we'd learn about money.

A representative from a local bank would teach us about how to set goals, create a budget, and build credit. Читать дальше...

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The war between Google and Microsoft is escalating today with the introduction of new technology that makes it easier than ever to build applications that integrate directly with Google Apps. 

This new Google Apps API, or application programming interface, provides the "hooks" that turns Google Docs into more of a platform — outside services can now integrate with Google Apps in a deeper way than ever before.

At launch, Google is announcing integrations with a wide range of business apps... Читать дальше...

Expectations for a June rate hike rose as Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed that members would support it if the data improved.

More than 20% of votes cast at AGM reject remuneration report

DONGDUCHEON, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- An unarmed U.S. soldier awaiting trial has deserted an American Army base in a city near the border with North Korea, police said Wednesday. The whereabouts of a 27-year-old serviceman, whose identity is

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 24 points and 13 rebounds in the first game against her former team, Maya Moore added 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 97-80 on Wednesday.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 24 points and 13 rebounds in the first game against her former team, Maya Moore added 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 97-80 on Wednesday.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 24 points and 13 rebounds in the first game against her former team, Maya Moore added 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 97-80 on Wednesday.

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The FDA on Wednesday approved a new kind of drug to treat the most common form of bladder cancer.

The drug, which goes by the name Tecentriq and was developed by Genentech, is a cancer immunotherapy. Unlike chemotherapy, which involves administering powerful drugs that kill both cancerous and healthy cells (most healthy cells can repair themselves), immunotherapies harness the power of the immune system to help it identify and knock out just the cancerous cells. Читать дальше...

Three Federal Reserve Presidents said a June rate hike is a strong possibility after a slew of positive U.S. economic data.

(AP) — An 11-year-old boy who told police he brought a knife to a northern Indiana school to protect himself at the basketball courts near some apartments has been suspended for five days. The South Bend Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1ToWDza) that the Emmons Elementary School principal in Mishawaka called police after the boy took the folding knife with a 3-inch locking blade out of his backpack and showed it to some friends.

Carlos Santana resumes his residency run of “Greatest Hits Live” at House of Blues in Mandalay Bay through Memorial Day Weekend. Filter, Vampires Everywhere and Orgy rock the roof of Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at the Linq Promenade.

Championship runners-up Falkirk host top-flight Kilmarnock in the Premiership play-off final first leg.

Ze is het levende bewijs dat topsport voor zestigplussers mogelijk is, zélfs na een slopende ziekte als spierreuma. De Culemborgse Maria Berendsen, die vorig jaar door de ziekte werd getroffen, neemt in oktober deel aan de wereldkampioenschappen gewichtheffen in Duitsland.

US Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland has wrapped up her visit to Moscow. According to officials, Nuland came to the Russian capital to discuss the situation in east Ukraine. Adding his two cents about the real purpose of the visit, analyst Gevorg Mirzayan suggested that the secretary may have lost her bearings.

It’s taken the entire season, but the posted total in games between these two teams may have finally reached a saturation point. ...

A federal judge in Minnesota has denied the NHL's latest attempt to throw out a class-action lawsuit by former players filed over head injuries.