Новости за 17.06.2016

Coming out of the woodwork, former President George W. Bush has decided to lend his support to vulnerable incumbents in the 2016 Senate election.

There’s a significant difference in how Republicans and Democrats view the nation’s deadliest shooting, according to a recent poll. The majority of Republicans — 79% — believe the incident at an LGBT Orlando nightclub, in which Omar Mateen killed 49 people after pledging allegiance to ISIS, was “Islamic terrorism.” In contrast, only 29% of Democrats […]

Laverne Cox is demanding equality for the LGBT community. The “Orange Is the New Black” star spoke to CNN at the season four premiere in NYC Thursday night and choked up while discussing the mass shooting in Orlando last weekend and how legislation like the “bathroom law” in North Carolina are hindering the progress she […]

Apple has suffered another setback in China, a country that’s critical to the company’s success. A Beijing intellectual property board ruled that Apple violated the design patents of Shenzhen Baili with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. As a result, the company must stop sales of the two devices in Beijing. The ruling says […]

WIERDEN - Correspondent Olaf Koens van RTL Nieuws ziet veel in het Midden-Oosten. Verwoestingen, onbeschrijfelijk leed en... fietsen. Daaronder fietsen van Wierdense makelij.

Would the virtual Diego Simeone be happier to sell his star striker than the fearsome real-life figure? We don't know, but Grizou looks slightly guilty about taking over the Blues

“No one has seen anything like this one before,” one researcher said.

A historical face-off is the congenial centerpiece of Andrea Bowers’ exhibition of recent work at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. On one side of the room is an adaptation of a late-19th century graphic, blown up to monumental scale. On the other is a wall mural made from 168 color snapshots.

Authorities have closed some beaches along the Georgia coast as a precaution after a large alligator was spotted near Savannah

Medical aid charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said it will reject all funding from the European Union in protest at the bloc's deal with Turkey aimed at stemming the flow of refugees into Europe. MSF received $63m, about 8 percent of its total budget, from European Union institutions and its 28 member states last year. "The EU deal is the latest in a long line of policies...

A wildfire in Santa Barbara County that’s threatening homes and closing major highways more than doubled in size overnight to 4,000 acres, federal officials said early Friday.

Orthodox Christian leaders meeting for council on promoting unity appeal to Russian Orthodox Church, 3 others to attend

A Beijing regulator said it would bar Apple from selling its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models because of infringement against 100C phones.

Towards your wedding day, you may either start to feel confident that all is set for smooth ride or worry that something may just fall apart at the last minute. Of course, if you are organised, you would have a checklist which you’d go through over and over again. Still, sometimes you get too concerned […]

The force behind the museum has been dividing the art world for decades, writes Jan Dalley

Which way will you vote?

Eight Kenyan politicians were charged Friday with hate speech and incitement to violence following public comments and calls to supporters made in recent days.

A new large Eurasian partnership project will put the regional economy on top, member of the Pakistani parliament Mian Abdul Mannan told Sputnik Friday.

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LINKöPING, Sweden, June 17 (UPI) -- Siblings and offspring of people with epilepsy are two-thirds more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to a review of medical data.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 17 (UPI) -- A fast-moving wildfire in southern California has more than doubled in size to 4,000 acres and continues to threaten homes.

Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, who massacred 49 people at Pulse nightclub on Sunday, was reported to the FBI weeks before the rampage after acting suspiciously at a gun store. Mateen tried purchasing body armour and 1,000 rounds of ammunition five weeks before the attack according to the manager of a gun store in Florida. The Telegraph reports: Robert Abell, co-owner of Lotus Gunworks in Jensen Beach, said Mateen left empty-handed and that the shop alerted the FBI, but since no sale was made, the shop... Читать дальше...

Break out your red tracksuits.

Charlie Puth had us in tears this morning. The 24-year-old singer appeared NBC News' Today on Friday and dedicated a touching performance of his hit "See You Again"...

Yachting competition is boosting a tourist economy fallen on hard times

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