Новости за 19.05.2016

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A grand jury is recommending no criminal charges against officials in a western Pennsylvania school district where two teachers have already been convicted of having sex with students, and two more face related charges. The 100-page grand jury report issued by the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office says the Plum Borough School District had "systematic failures to protect students" but that no school official broke laws requiring police to be notified of teacher-sex allegations.

A recent roundup of NFL players trying to get to the Olympics mentioned a very intriguing name: Former Lions running back Jahvid Best. Best, a first-round pick of the Lions in 2010 (they traded up to get him) who last played in the NFL during the notorious Schwartz/Harbaugh pushy-shovy game between the Lions and 49ers…

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President's Pedro Agramunt said Thursday that he intends to promote contacts with Russia.

An inquest has been opened into the death of a man whose body lay undiscovered in a back garden in south Wales for nearly two decades.

The best-dressed on the Croisette were the women who wore their personalities

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SEOUL, May 19 (UPI) -- Dozens of gas explosions at a U.S. military base in South Korea sent debris flying into the air and set off a fire at a nearby greenhouse and thrift store.

Greece's civil aviation department issued a timeline on Thursday of the missing EgyptAir plane's journey over Greece before it disappeared in Egyptian airspace.

– Here are 10 reasons why music star, 9ice is a legend in the Nigerian music space – He has released over 5 studio albums including two double CD albums 1. For starters, all his names begin with an A, ‘Alexander Abolore Adegbola Adigun Alapomeji Ajifolajifaola’! Talk about a pacesetter! 2. He blessed us with one […]

Rory McIlroy has expressed frustration at the “negative spin” that has been aimed at his winless start to the season, adding there is nothing wrong with his game.

Sri Lanka seam bowler Dasun Shanaka picked up three quick wickets on his debut as England slumped to 57 for three at lunch on the opening day of the first Test in Leeds.

There is not a purity ring in sight in the morning-after-the-night-before video for 2016 Billboard Music Awards performers DNCE's "...

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Sources report that the Senate Arms Services Committee has just confirmed Eric Fanning’s nomination to be Secretary of the Army.

The nomination has been held up since June of 2015 when Senator John McCain, R-Az., threw a wrench in the process to protest Democratic changes to the nominations were forwarded and President Obama’s threat to veto the 2016 National Defense Authorization Bill.

After that was cleared up the nomination was again thwarted by Senator Pat Roberts... Читать дальше...

Anthony Minghella's sumptuous 'Madam Butterfly' has its sixth revival

If you're a fan of hookah pipes, you should probably read this.

MK Elazar Stern on the future of religious life in Israel, the importance of religious liberalization, and the threat of alienating Diaspora Jewry.

Thousands of United States military service members have lost their military careers after reporting incidents of sexual assault, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch published Thursday.

The number of Americans filing for aid fell last week, a sign that the economy is regaining speed after stumbling in the first quarter.

The bond markets are pricing in a June rate hike. Here's why the Fed should not pull the trigger, says Ron Insana.

The right foot of Adam Reynolds may have done just enough to seal his place in the NSW side for game one.

Xavier Dolan’s new film disappoints at Cannes

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An American working at a US military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of dumping the body of a 20-year-old Japanese woman, media said, a case likely to stir anti-US sentiment ahead of President Barack Obama's visit.

Okinawa police charged the 32-year-old US civilian working at the Kadena airbase with "abandoning a corpse", public broadcaster NHK said. It did not mention any murder or other charge.

A spokesman for Okinawa police declined to comment. Читать дальше...

A criminal group planned terrorist attacks in large Russian cities, it says

International Monetary Fund (IMF) made several statements on the state of the Russian economy.

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US officials announced this week that ISIS has lost more territory in Iraq and Syria as the international effort to take back land the terrorist group seized continues.

Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Steve Warren said during a Pentagon briefing on Wednesday that ISIS (also known as the Islamic State, ISIL, or Daesh) has lost 45% of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and 30-35% of the populated areas it once held across its "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria. Читать дальше...