Новости за 25.08.2016

Those arrested were identified as Sonay Potai (32), associated with the military wing of Maoists, and Soni Potai, an area committee member.

Zanzibar’s original eco-chic beach lodge with 12 vibrantly furnished guest villas and two pools perched on a coral rag cliff. Just opposite is the Mnemba Island Marine Conservation area which is home to nesting green turtles and more than 600 species of coral reef fish.

On August 25, the US National Park Service turned a century old.

To celebrate, President Barack Obama designated 87,500 acres of land in Maine as protected territory, creating the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument along the east branch of the Penobscot River.

The area comes as a gift from the family foundation of Roxanne Quimby, a philanthropist and the co-founder of Burt's Bees. Combining the value of the land ($60 million), an operations and maintenance endowment ($20 million)... Читать дальше...

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When you're watching live sports, sometimes the action is happening so quickly that it can be easy to miss a crucial moment.

That's where highlight reels come in, to help focus your attention on something incredible you may have missed the first time around.

The same thing happens in the popular online multiplayer shooter "Overwatch."

Every match in the 6v6 competitive shooter ends by highlighting a particularly amazing play from a single player; sometimes... Читать дальше...

Tiffany reported an unexpected rise in profit, driven by lower raw material costs, price hikes and high-margin jewelry sales.

John Krasinski and James Corden recreate famous movie moments in this hilarious seven-minute long sketch from The Late Late Show, which aired on Wednesday (August 24). The premise of the sketch is that James and John have worked together on dozens of movies for years and years, but have somehow found themselves fired or cut [...]

Mayor Drew Dilkens says to anyone who saw the destruction, it appears to be a tornado

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's minister of defense has received a no-confidence vote from parliament just as Iraqi forces retook a key northern town near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul.

Two students and a local chapter of a national civil rights advocacy group have filed complaints against two public middle schools in Richmond, Virginia, over alleged discrimination. Students identified only by their initials — J.R., an eighth-grader at Boushall Middle School, and A.L., a sixth-grader at Martin Luther King Jr.

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Chia seeds pack a powerful energy boost.

On an extreme backcountry hunt, like the Dall sheep hunt that I'm about to leave for, you will be in calorie deficit if you're doing things right. That means you are burning more calories than you are consuming, and the numbers can surprise you. I'll typically lose 10 pounds on a sheep hunt. In 23 days in the mountains last fall, I lost 21 pounds.

Because weight is a major consideration for backcountry foods... Читать дальше...

With so many great games coming out all the time, it's easy for things to get lost in the shuffle. Many of the biggest game releases these days ask players to spend dozens (if not hundreds) of hours with them, so there just isn't enough time to see everything.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Court records say a northern Iowa woman accused of misappropriating money from the U.S. Postal Service intends to plead guilty.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Police in Oklahoma said a drug-sniffing dog found five bags of methamphetamine hidden inside a box of Twinkies snack cakes.

Testimony came from administrators for several school districts, as well as development attorneys, activists and former elected officials. Kansas City Public Library CEO R. Crosby Kemper III raised concerns about incentives diverting money from the library system.

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Bodo groups said they will block the national highways across Assam for five hours demanding solution to the problems of Bodo people.

Discount retailers Dollar Tree and Dollar General reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales.

A review of Clinton's July FEC filing shows the campaign apparently hadn't paid for a July 5 flight on Air Force One.

First-round pick and running back Ezekiel Elliott, as well as most of the first-string Dallas Cowboys’ offense, is expected to make his NFL preseason debut against the Seattle Seahawks Thursday night at CenturyLink Field. A hamstring injury kept Elliott out of Dallas’ first two preseason contests, but the 21-year-old rookie will get his first taste of the league against Seattle’s hard-hitting defense.

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Is there anything members of Congress love more than the chance to haul a wayward CEO to Capitol Hill to lecture them about their un-American transgressions?

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced snap military drills on land and in the Black and Caspian Sea, the defense ministry said on Thursday. The drills began at 7:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) Moscow time in Russia’s southern, western and central military districts where troops have been put on combat alert, the ministry said

Select members of the public can hail a free ride through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy

The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Britain have worked out a new approach toward the resolution of the conflict in Yemen.

Six migrants who were trying to reach the Kent coast in a small boat are rescued from a sandbank in the English Channel.