Новости за 03.08.2016

Matthew Pennekamp

Politics, United States

Don't kid yourself: the chaos and unrest of 2016 has nothing on one of America's roughest years.

The line of protesters at the Republican National Convention ambled their way into Cleveland’s Public Square, festooned in individual brick wall costumes given a common span by their interlocked hands. Some were chanting pithy slogans of the positivist pro-love type (“The walls that they build to tear us apart / Will never be as strong as the walls in our heart”)... Читать дальше...

The contraption in the image above started as a crazy concept only a few months ago, and it’s already being deployed as a functional product in China. The elevated bus is meant to be a cheaper solution to subways, and a way to use existing roads for public transport without contributing to traffic congestion.

WICHITA, Kan. — A mathematician whose legal effort to audit voting machine results was rebuffed has surveyed primary voters outside a Wichita polling station to see if the official count falls within her survey’s calculated margin of error. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2axkKfD ) reports that Wichita State University statistician Beth Clarkson set up the anonymous

Apple is positioned for “at least some” from the iPhone 7.

Apple is positioned for “at least some” from the iPhone 7.

A Florida-based company won U.S. government permission on Wednesday to send a robotic lander to the moon next year, the firm's founder said, marking the first time the United States has cleared a private space mission to fly beyond Earth's orbit.

Anxiety sets in as Rustenburg residents wait anxiously to see who will win the hotly contested municipality, which includes Marikana. (VIDEO)

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline, ADDS details in last para) NEW YORK/SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of smartphones, unveiled a new Galaxy Note phablet in New York on Tuesday in a bid to keep up the momentum of its

Pokémon hunting breaks all records of popularity. Even government officials put their work aside and spend hours scoring points by chasing imaginary monsters instead of scoring points at work.

The Obama administration secretly airlifted $400 million in cash to Iran in January to settle a decades-old legal dispute just as the Iranians were releasing four Americans detained by Tehran, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Indian supporters of the LGBT community take part in a march in Mumbai.

Olympic.org

In 1904, 112 years ago, the Olympics came to the U.S. for the first time. The games, only in their third session, were basically a disaster.

St. Louis, the city hosting the event, failed to draw much participation, with the games featuring competitors from only 12 other countries. 

On top of that, the selection of sports was strange. Some were blatantly racist — while others endangered competitors and overlooked cheating.

Below we take a look back at those games. Читать дальше...

Often modest and calm, and usually one to avoid the limelight, quarterback Aaron Rodgers is currently preparing to lead his Green Bay Packers into the upcoming 2016 season with hopes of regaining the NFC North and potentially the Super Bowl. However, while the Packers are starting training camp, Rodgers’ relationship with his family and actress girlfriend Olivia Munn has come under the microscope after his brother, Jordan, won ABC’s “The Bachelorette” Monday.

Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence is breaking with the Republican presidential nominee by endorsing House Speaker Paul Ryan in his primary fight.

Tony Stewart's final Southern 500 paint scheme will emulate the car that won the 1971 and 72 races.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Wednesday that deportations of Central Americans would continue despite recognition by the administration that a humanitarian crisis had enveloped El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. … Click to Continue »

A 56-year-old farmer sustained moderate burns while fighting a runaway grass fire in Ingagane outside Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon.

We spoke to voters in Wentworth, Durban on their reasons for voting.

Durban - Doing good, making a change and making a difference.

These were some of the reasons voters gave for casting their votes in the municipal elections.

Voting stations closed at 7pm.

IOL Mojo

Big events are usually organized to make money, but not in Brazil.

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A South Carolinian's life is in danger after contracting an infection from a rare brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday.

PHOENIX — Parts of the desert Southwest were getting a second soaking Wednesday, a day after monsoon rains swamped the region, stranding drivers, flooding streets and prompting water rescues. Forecasters warned of the potential of flooding in six states Wednesday — Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and California, particularly in washes and streams. Rain