North Korea vow to produce better players than Messi
The Asian nation may be working under strict sanctions, but there is a desire on their part to dominate their geographical region and then world football
The Asian nation may be working under strict sanctions, but there is a desire on their part to dominate their geographical region and then world football
New Hampshire called for Clinton — six days later
President Barack Obama opened his final foreign trip as president Tuesday with reassuring words in Greece about the U.S. commitment to NATO even as he prepares to hand off to a Donald Trump administration, saying Democratic and Republican administrations alike recognize the importance of the alliance to the trans-Atlantic relationship.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — President Barack Obama opened his final foreign trip as president Tuesday with reassuring words in Greece about the U.S. commitment to NATO even as he prepares to hand off to a Donald Trump administration, saying Democratic and Republican administrations alike recognize the importance of the alliance to the trans-Atlantic relationship. Obama pledged to keep pressing his view that "austerity alone cannot deliver prosperity and that it is going to be important both with respect... Читать дальше...
Sienna Miller and Dominic West flash a smile together while attending the special celebration for The Tale of Thomas Burberry at Burberry’s SoHo store on Monday (November 14) in New York City. The 34-year-old actress and Dominic, 47, were joined at the event by Ben Barnes, Shameik Moore, Olivia Palermo and her hubby Johannes Huebl, [...]
The RINO Administration - by Jerry Jasinowski
The right wing of the Republican Party employs a dismissive euphemism for other Republicans who do not share the right wing agenda - RINO - which stands for Republican In Name Only. It is predicated upon the assumption that all "real" republicans are on the far right of the political spectrum.
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Prices for foreign goods shipped to the U.S. rose in October, a sign of firming inflation driven by higher fuel costs.
Premier Mark Rutte heeft zijn telefoontje met de aankomende Amerikaanse president Donald Trump vandaag moeten verdedigen. Onder meer D66-voorman Alexander Pechtold had hier kritiek op. Die vond een verklaring van Rutte op Facebook over de inhoud van het gesprek nietszeggend en slap.
(Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday agreed to work toward "constructive cooperation", including on fighting terrorism, the Kremlin said.
(Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday agreed to work toward "constructive cooperation", including on fighting terrorism, the Kremlin said.
Thomson Reuters
(Reuters) - Only "significant negative news" could derail the Federal Reserve's high expectations for raising U.S. interest rates next month, a Fed official who has recently advocated for policy tightening said on Tuesday.
Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, a historically dovish policymaker who surprised some in September when he joined the minority in advocating a rate rise, said the U.S. economy should hit its inflation goal next year and could well go too far in driving unemployment lower. Читать дальше...
Trump and congressional Republicans appear set to put deficit on back burner
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is trying to bring in more tourists by taking advantage of surfing's elevation to Olympic sport status.
The Hawaii Tourism Authority usually spends most of its $9.1 million sports budget on land-based events, but Vice President for Marketing and Product Development Leslie Dance says HTA will start to focus on surfing and water sports as the games approach. HTA's marketing contractor, Hawaii Tourism Japan, will ask Japan's Olympic Committee to allow them to highlight surfing in the opening ceremony.
If Ryan Reynolds thought interviews could be easy, he thought wrong. As one of GQ's Men of the Year, Ryan had the opportunity to be interviewed by his "twin brother" Gordon...
McDonald's
McDonald's is changing the recipe for the iconic Big Mac for the first time in 50 years.
The fast-food chain is adding a spicy Sriracha sauce to the burger at 126 restaurants in Columbus, Ohio.
McDonald's spokeswoman Becca Hary called the move a "milestone for McDonald's."
She said customers in the area will also be able to test the Sriracha Mac sauce separately for dipping McNuggets and fries.
The traditional Big Mac consists of two 1/10-pound burger patties... Читать дальше...
(Reuters) — Barack Obama arrived in Greece on Tuesday on his last European tour as U.S. president, and Athens said it held out hope that he will use his clout to help persuade the country's creditors to forgive some of…
(Reuters) — Barack Obama arrived in Greece on Tuesday on his last European tour as U.S. president, and Athens said it held out hope that he will use his clout to help persuade the country's creditors to forgive some of…
United will become the first major U.S. airline to limit low-fare customers to one carry-on bag that fits under a seat.
Sci-fi drama Arrival tops the UK box office after taking £2.9m on its opening weekend.
The model and actress seems more comfortable out of her clothes!
N.Y. Fed's Empire State index positive for first time in four months