Новости за 15.11.2016

The train services are suspended in the capital of New Zealand amid other consequences of a major earthquake, local media reported Tuesday.

People's excitement about the new Rs 2000 currency notes fizzled out soon after the banks started tendering them.

After the Bengals and Giants traded touchdowns in the first six minutes, things have slowed down considerably. The defenses have shown up. Some bad offense has, too. The Bengals have a 10-7 lead late in the second after a diving Dre Kirkpatrick interception led to a Mike Nugent field goal, which was actually another win…

The last time the U.S. men’s national soccer team came to Costa Rica for a World Cup qualifier, it was greeted at the airport by a large, unruly crowd that hurled insults and eggs at the team bus.

President Obama spent the better part of a year trying to convince the nation that Donald Trump was not fit to hold the Oval Office. Now, determined to smooth the transfer of power, the president has launched a persuasion campaign aimed at an audience of one: the president-elect himself.

CINCINNATI — After a sloppy opening win, No. 11 Xavier spent its time working on defense. It was much improved the second time around.

Claire Labine, right, on the set of “Ryan’s Hope” with her fellow head writer Paul Mayer.

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It's fitting that the market response to President-elect Donald J. Trump — a brash nationalist with an "America first" credo — was a new record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average to cap the best week on Wall Street in five years.

But for many stock market sectors and pretty much every other asset class, last week was hellish. Treasury bonds were routed.

Precious metals were pounded. Mega-cap tech and dividend-focused stocks were trounced. Emerging market assets and currencies were smashed. Читать дальше...

Australia's ineffective political donation laws have allowed 85 per cent of all private money going to major parties avoid scrutiny, a new report has found.

KINGSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley thought the key to his players making shots was the way they selected them.

“You know you love me…”

INDIANAPOLIS — C.J. Miles made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, and the Pacers spoiled Frank Vogel’s return to Indiana with an 88-69 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.

OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi’s Sebastian Saiz has a wide 6-foot-9, 240-pound body and an aggressive demeanor around the basket. When it comes to rebounding, his strategy is extremely simple.