Новости за 16.05.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is ridding itself of a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control. The court is asking lower courts to take another look at the issue in a search for a compromise.

The Charleston branch of the NAACP will meet Thursday, May 26 for a town hall discussion on the state of the Charleston County School District.

TOKYO — A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other cities in eastern Japan on Monday, but officials said there is no danger of a tsunami. The Meteorological Agency said the earthquake had an initial magnitude of 5.6 and was centered in southern Ibaraki prefecture, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of Tokyo. Location map photo courtesy of worldatlas.com The agency said the earthquake was located about 40 kilometers (24 miles) underground, and there was no danger of a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Читать дальше...

CANNES, France, May 15, 2016 – Hollywood giant Russell Crowe rubbished the basis of ”method acting” as he gave some forthright advice to aspiring actors Sunday at the Cannes film festival. Photo courtesy of smh.com.au   ”It is not complicated. Work it out yourselves,” said the famously grumpy ”Gladiator” star. He had earlier ”trashed 100 years of tradition” by ridiculing the Stanislavsky method, the basis of modern theater and movie acting. Crowe, in Cannes with his new comedy thriller ”The Nice... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump says he plans to win the White House largely on the strength of his personality, brushing off the need for a heavy investment in what he calls the "overrated" use of data to shape campaign strategy and get out the vote.

Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte vowed yesterday to introduce executions by hanging as part of a ruthless law-and-order crackdown that would also include ordering military snipers to kill suspected criminals. In back-to-back press conferences since his landslide victory in May 9 elections, the tough-talking Davao City mayor said security forces would be given “shoot-to-kill” orders and that citizens would learn to fear the law. “Those who destroy the lives of our children will be destroyed,” Duterte... Читать дальше...

We have this common misconception that healthy food is utterly bland and boring. On the other hand, we always perceive delicious food as sinful. But what if I tell you that eating can be healthy and pleasurable at the same time?

Hair concern: At-home hair color gone wrong

By Aaron B. Recuenco and Alexader D. Lopez Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday named three candidates for the highest post in the Philippine National Police (PNP). They are Chief Superintendent Ramon Apolinario; Chief Supt. Ronald dela Rosa, who was axed as brigade commander of the Reactionary Standby Support Force (RSSF) before the May 9 elections; and Senior Supt. Rene Aspera, chief of staff of the PNP-Anti-Kidnapping Group. “They are good and had been my chiefs of police in the past.... Читать дальше...

Davao City – Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he had cancelled plans to visit the Vatican to personally apologize for calling the Pope a “son of a whore.” “No more. That’s enough,” Duterte told reporters when asked about the planned trip, pointing out he had already sent a letter of apology. He said the trip “could be an exercise in duplicity.” Duterte, 71, the long-time mayor of southern Davao city, won the May 9 election in a landslide following an incendiary campaign in which he... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA — Before each season, Chad Holbrook makes a prediction of how many games he thinks his South Carolina team will win overall and in SEC play. He writes it down, places it inside a sealed envelope, and usually keeps it to himself. Sunday afternoon, though, he gathered his USC team and told them.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina dropped two spots to No. 10 in the new Baseball America poll released Monday following the Gamecocks’ second consecutive loss in an SEC weekend series.

The need for affordable housing on Charleston’s peninsula is growing more urgent as prices skyrocket, but solutions to build more lower-cost units are elusive.

The Historic Charleston Foundation tonight is holding a forum on housing affordability on the peninsula at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Charleston Museum at 360 Meeting St.

Though gasoline prices across South Carolina are 50 cents higher per gallon than they were three months ago, prices held steady for the third week in a row and are still lower than one year ago.

Les refuges Caf des Pyrénées réouvrent leur portes en juin. Leurs gardiens y accueillent les amoureux de la nature et des sports de montagne.

Two right lanes on Interstate 26 eastbound are blocked, causing a traffic back-up.

A wreck that tied up I-526 east traffic near the Virginia Avenue exit for nearly two hours has been cleared.

Despite some turbulence this year in Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner program and commercial airplane manufacturing in general, a new report by Moody’s Investors Service shows nothing but clear skies ahead for the aerospace industry.

High and low culture collided this weekend.

The post Onward and Upward for Gisele Bündchen, Megyn Kelly, and Jonathan Saunders appeared first on W Magazine.

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