Новости за 01.08.2016

Trump said that The Washington Post's coverage of him has improved since he banned its reporters from campaign events.

When you make an online purchase, you try and take confidence that your personal information, including your credit card information, remains secure throughout the transaction. A good indicator is in the URL bar of your browser. If it shows a green lock, that means you're secure. If it doesn't then stop what you're doing and walk away. Like wise you can always look at the protocol part of the URL. If it's HTTP, then you're on a page that isn't secure. If it's HTTPS, then you are secured, though... Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Striking Atlantic City casino workers have rallied in Trenton in support of a bill that would grant unemployment benefits to workers engaged in lengthy labor disputes.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Striking Atlantic City casino workers have rallied in Trenton in support of a bill that would grant unemployment benefits to workers engaged in lengthy labor disputes.

Kevin O'Leary said that companies that are paying out dividends are "hitting it out of the park."

Jewett Williams served in the 20th Maine Regiment in the Civil War. When he died in 1922 at an Oregon insane asylum, he was cremated and his ashes were stored and forgotten along with the remains of thousands of other patients.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police in Austin, Texas, say a man suspected of opening fire in a crowded downtown entertainment district and killing one woman was likely aiming at someone else.

The 21-year-old Denmark international has completed his move to the Spanish side, signing a five-year contract after completing a medical on Monday

Four years ago, there were more than 4,900 homeless people living in New Orleans. The majority — more than 3,450 of them — were living in abandoned buildings, or just camping out on the streets, according to a "Point in Time" report by UNITY of Greater New Orleans.

After receiving backlash for writing a post about gender in the tech industry, Bindu Reddy launched a new social network with the goal of hosting anonymous conversations without harassment or abuse.

Not everyone can be a Pokémon master. For some convicted sex offenders on parole, the popular Pokémon GO mobile game is officially — and legally — off limits.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge lobbed tough questions at GOP lawyers Monday as he considered whether to block a North Carolina legal measure governing transgender bathroom access, asking pointedly how the law was making people safer.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge lobbed tough questions at GOP lawyers Monday as he considered whether to block a North Carolina legal measure governing transgender bathroom access, asking pointedly how the law was making people safer.

Visual Capitalist

The saga surrounding one of the world’s most recognizable internet stocks has come to a close.

Yahoo has finally sold its operating business to the highest bidder. The winner was Verizon – and the price was $4.8 billion.

That’s worth less than 1% of the company it had multiple opportunities to buy: Google (now Alphabet).

WHAT HAPPENED?

Technology changes fast, and successful companies must leverage smart acquisitions in building for the future. Читать дальше...

Michelin stars and cheap eats are rarely mentioned in the same breath, which is one of the reasons Hong Kong’s Tim Ho Wan commands such international intrigue. Known as the world’s least expensive Michelin-starred restaurant, the growing dim-sum chain has spread throughout Southeast Asia and Australia, and it’s now setting its sights on its first U.S. location in New York City.

In a way, all of us have an El Guapo to face. For the Panthers, it’s the fact they have no experienced cornerbacks. After Josh Norman’s franchise tag was rescinded, the Panthers were short on corners. Now the established one of the remaining lot, Bene Benwikere, hasn’t started practicing yet after last year’s broken leg.…

Western coal producers once saw exports to Asia as their future. Many are now giving up on that dream amid a global glut of the fuel and the demise of long-sought port projects.

PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets re-acquired Jon Niese from Pittsburgh on Monday, bringing the left-handed pitcher back to where he played his first eight seasons in a trade that sent reliever Antonio Bastardo to the Pirates. Traded from the Mets to Pittsburgh last December for second baseman Neil Walker, Niese struggled during his time

Nature’s the ultimate winner in the end.

1. Athens, Greece — home of the 1896 Summer Olympics

A podium is shown inside the marble Panathinaikon stadium in Athens, Greece. The Panathenaic Stadium was the venue of the first modern Olympics in 1896 and was also used for the archery events and the finish of the marathon during the 2004 Athens Games. While the the Panathenaic Stadium is still used locally for sporting events, many of Greece's once-gleaming Olympic venues have since been abandoned. Читать дальше...

There you were on a "Pokémon GO" scavenger hunt, when suddenly you came upon a Clefable. After swearing loudly in excitement, you tapped on the little guy only to discover that you're fresh out of Pokéballs. "Fine!" you say, and, in your rush to capture the adorable little pocket monster, you splash out on some in-game currency with real money so that you can buy some Pokéballs. 

Prepare for a meltdown from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump if he loses the election.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have agreed to sign free-agent running back Reggie Bush to a one-year deal to provide veteran depth behind starter LeSean McCoy and fill a big hole in their return game.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have agreed to sign free-agent running back Reggie Bush to a one-year deal to provide veteran depth behind starter LeSean McCoy and fill a big hole in their return game.

Julian Assange has said that Hillary Clinton approved of the US arming ISIS militants in Syria when she was Secretary of State, in an effort to oust Assad. Clinton knew that the US was sending arms from Libya to Syria in 2011, one year before the Benghazi consulate attacks. Thegatewaypundit.com reports: Hillary Clinton denied she knew about the weapons shipments during public testimony (under oath) in early 2013 after the Benghazi terrorist attack. Senator Rand Paul questioned Hillary Clinton about... Читать дальше...