Новости за 22.11.2016

More than a dozen Bay Area artists are banding together the day after Thanksgiving for an event that will combine music, poetry and social justice. Taking Back Thanksgiving Show at Slim’s on Friday, Nov. 25, will be hosted by Equipto, the San Francisco rapper and activist who staged a hunger strike earlier this year to call attention to police actions, mass incarceration and gentrification in the Bay Area. Equipto will be joined by several local musicians, rappers, poets and speakers at the all-ages event... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's highest court says the state has the right to review federal relicensing applications for the Indian Point nuclear power facility on the lower Hudson River.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's highest court says the state has the right to review federal relicensing applications for the Indian Point nuclear power facility on the lower Hudson River.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee believes it has plenty of incentive for the rest of the season even though a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game has slipped from its grasp.

If you loved Twenty One Pilots’ “Lane Boy” before, get ready to fall in love all over again with DJ Premier’s remix. The...

The Irish writer William Trevor, who contributed dozens of short stories to The New Yorker over nearly four decades, has died at the age of eighty-eight. Trevor, who was born in 1928, in County Cork, Ireland, and who began his career as a sculptor and a copywriter, published more than forty volumes of fiction in his long career, including numerous novels, novellas, and plays. But he was best known as a master of the short story, a form whose strength, he once told The Paris Review, “lies in what it leaves out just as much as what it puts in... Читать дальше...

Gigi Hadid hosted the 2016 American Music Awards and her sister Bella Hadid was presumably watching! Bella posted a series of fun emojis to react to Gigi‘s gig! See the tweet below. Gigi wore so many different chic looks during the show! Check out all the photos if you missed them. If you missed it, [...]

New Geelong forward Aaron Black says his AFL trade wasn't about getting away from North Melbourne but rather about the opportunity the Cats presented.

Cloud Nothings released "Internal World," an anthemic new track from their upcoming LP 'Life Without Sound.'

Entrepreneurs are putting the Silicon in Silicon Valley with investments in cosmetic surgery companies. Today, techies are adding everything from RFID chips to remote controls to breast implants. So which Series DD round should you invest in?

Prospective Department of Homeland Security chief Kris Kobach appears to be left with egg on his face after a revealing photo showed his plans to keep the nation secure, Raw Story reported Monday. A report in the Topeka Capital Journal said the Kansas Attorney General – the favorite to earn the job of DHS chief in a Trump administration – was photographed walking into Trump Tower this week with a paper out in the open outlining his proposals to track and interrogate Muslim immigrants in the United States to screen out potential terrorists... Читать дальше...

Dave Majumdar

Security, Asia

Watch out, North Korea. 

South Korea has awarded Lockheed Martin a massive $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 F-16 Fighting Falcons into an advanced new configuration. Once the modernization program is complete, the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) will possess some of the most advanced versions of the venerable F-16 anywhere in the world.

“We truly appreciate the trust and confidence the Republic of Korea has placed in us with this contract,” said Susan Ouzts... Читать дальше...

Intel spent more than $400 million to buy this deep-learning startup. Here's what it plans to do with it.

As market risks and potholes lie ahead, investors can prepare for the uncertain outcomes with an all-terrain exchange traded fund investment strategy that handles the rough roads of tomorrow’s financial markets. On the upcoming webcast, All Terrain ETF Investment Strategies for 2017, Jerry Wagner, President and Founder of Flexible Plan Investments, will paint an overview…

Pope Francis has given all priests worldwide the power to forgive women for the ‘grave sin’ of having an abortion, saying that God’s mercy cannot be denied to those with a repentant heart. The head of the Catholic Church extended priests’ special permission to absolve the sin of abortion, making permanent a policy announced last year for the Holy Year of Mercy. USA Today reports: “I want to insist as firmly as I can that abortion is a grave sin because it puts an end to an innocent life,” the pope said, according to Vatican Radio. Читать дальше...

Gabriel Klein, 21, is accused of entering Abbotsford Senior Secondary School on Nov. 1 and attacking two female Grade 9 students

NEW YORK (AP) — The three golden elevator doors in the Trump Tower lobby have turned into the most unlikely television feature.

NEW YORK (AP) — The three golden elevator doors in the Trump Tower lobby have turned into the most unlikely television feature.

NEW YORK (AP) — The three golden elevator doors in the Trump Tower lobby have turned into the most unlikely television feature.

NEW YORK (AP) — The three golden elevator doors in the Trump Tower lobby have turned into the most unlikely television feature.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An environmental group is suing the Federal Railroad Administration for failing to disclose the approval process for the Alaska Railroad's application for rail shipments of highly volatile liquefied natural gas.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An environmental group is suing the Federal Railroad Administration for failing to disclose the approval process for the Alaska Railroad's application for rail shipments of highly volatile liquefied natural gas.

Pokémon Go was a huge smash over the summer, landing on millions of smartphones. The game’s popularity has wavered since its initial boom, but a new Thanksgiving event for the game may draw players back in as they look for a way to walk off the extra serving of stuffing.