SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean outfit FC Seoul suffered a 1-0 loss to Urawa Red Diamonds in the first leg of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday. At Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan, Seoul
In a tweet on Tuesday, Rage Against the Machine directed fans to the website ProphetsOfRage.com that has a countdown clock set for May 31st. Fans connected the cryptic website to a series of posters cropping up around Los Angeles that read: "Clear the way for the Prophets of Rage. The Party's Over. Summer 2016." Among the curious fans...
Originally produced in 1965, “On a Clear Day” ran just eight months, despite a score by lyricist Alan Jay Lerner (“My Fair Lady”) and composer Burton Lane (“Finian’s Rainbow”). A 1970 movie starring Barbra Streisand fizzled and a 2011 Broadway revival that reconfigured the leading lady as a gay man was kicked to the curb after 57 humiliating performances. New York Times critic Ben Brantley savaged the revival, describing the show as having “the approximate fun quotient of a day in an MRI machine.”... Читать дальше...
Donald Trump releases names of potential Supreme Court nominees May 18, 2016, 2:36 p.m. Hillary Clinton takes Kentucky and Bernie Sanders wins Oregon in the results from Tuesday's primaries. Vice President Biden and White House spokesman downplay concerns over Democratic divisions Donald Trump...
WASHINGTON (AP) — More pay? Or just fewer work hours?
WASHINGTON (AP) — More pay? Or just fewer work hours?
The new overtime rule the Obama administration issued Wednesday could mean thicker paychecks for some Americans who work longer hours — or, just reduced time on the job. Labor Secretary Tom Perez says the change, which will take effect Dec. 1, will qualify 4.2 million more workers for overtime pay. Business groups argue that the rule will raise compliance costs and paperwork because companies will have to track workers' hours more meticulously. The National Retail Federation says about one-tenth... Читать дальше...
The new overtime rule the Obama administration issued Wednesday could mean thicker paychecks for some Americans who work longer hours — or, just reduced time on the job. Labor Secretary Tom Perez says the change, which will take effect Dec. 1, will qualify 4.2 million more workers for overtime pay. Business groups argue that the rule will raise compliance costs and paperwork because companies will have to track workers' hours more meticulously. The National Retail Federation says about one-tenth... Читать дальше...
[...] despite their own financial gains, many people worry about risks beyond their control — from a volatile stock market to another economic downturn. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. WASHINGTON (AP) — Catching many investors off guard, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that an interest rate hike in June is likely if the economy keeps improving. The minutes of their... Читать дальше...
To the American palate, aquavit can seem like one of those austere, unfriendly, searingly boozy spirits beloved by people in some exotic place — but bewildering to us in the land of Coca-Cola. (See also: raki, grappa, shochu.) Not helping its case in America is the fact that the 40-ish percent ABV spirit is meant to be served as a snaps — sipped from a shot glass neat, never on the rocks. Which is why Staffan Terje, the chef and co-owner of Volta restaurant, was surprised to learn that there was... Читать дальше...
A clip of “La Bicicleta” (The Bicycle), the new single by Carlos Vives and Shakira, has leaked online, and neither artist's...
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Kesha planned on paying tribute to Bob Dylan at this year’s Billboard Music Awards, before her performance was torpedoed amid a nasty lawsuit between the pop star and her longtime producer, Dr. Luke.
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Second place in the Mississippi Valley Conference boys golf standings was decided by a single stroke.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Russ Feingold accused Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday of trying to fool voters with Washington double-speak when he says that he supports but does not endorse Donald Trump for president.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Russ Feingold accused Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday of trying to fool voters with Washington double-speak when he says that he supports but does not endorse Donald Trump for president.
(AP) — Democrat Russ Feingold accused Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday of trying to fool voters with Washington double-speak when he says that he supports but does not endorse Donald Trump for president. Feingold's comments were in response to Johnson saying Sunday that he supports the presumptive GOP nominee, but that is different from endorsing him. "People sometimes learn fast political double-speak and the Washington insider game," Feingold told reporters after a tour of a Madison sewage treatment plant. Читать дальше...
The Dolphins came into the draft with a need to bolster their cornerback corps and they traded up in the second round to make sure they got Xavien Howard. Now they have gotten Howard under contract. The Dolphins announced Wednesday that Howard has agreed to a four-year deal with the club. Howard made 26 starts…
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos defended his company against jabs from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson says Mounties did, indeed, spy on two journalists, without permission and contrary to RCMP policy. Their supervisors knew about it - but it happened anyway.
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett recently said he’d have concerns about quarterback Sam Bradford’s desire to compete, if Bradford were Bennett’s teammate. A couple of Bradford’s teammates have chimed in, expressing no concern about their quarterback. “Yeah, all that stuff was happening, but when he came back he got right back into it and got…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Colleagues of a slain Kansas police detective say the late officer's handcuffs will be used on the man charged in the killing when the suspect is released from the hospital.