Новости за 21.01.2016

While she's hardly the conservative kingmaker she once was, Palin remains a favorite of the tea party insurgency, and her endorsement of Donald Trump for the 2016 GOP nomination gives him an added boost of conservative, anti-establishment credibility. [...] the GOP system is cracking, leaving some in the establishment feeling they would be the outsiders in a party helmed by Trump — or by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a frequent tormentor of Republican leaders who is a strong contender for the nomination. Читать дальше...

Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers would open grand jury proceedings to the public with a bill (LB1055) introduced Wednesday.

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Wednesday, including Viacom, FireEye and Chesapeake Energy.

Vincente Minnelli directed two of the best movies ever made on the subject of Hollywood filmmaking—“The Bad and the Beautiful” and “Two Weeks in Another Town.” But he made a third, “Goodbye Charlie,” from 1964 (which I discuss in this clip), which is, in a way, the most daring and original of them all. It’s an outrageous sex comedy, and it doesn’t show any movies being made; Minnelli doesn’t go behind the scenes or on location to show directors and actors collaborating on the set or producers wielding power with their checkbooks. Читать дальше...

“Martyrs” is only eighty minutes long, sans credits, yet still it manages to cram four bad horror films into its meager runtime. A remake of 2008’s French torture porn/cult horror flick with the same title, the original “Martyrs” was by no means a masterpiece, but managed to be extremely effective during its third act, thanks mainly to writer/director Pascal Laugier’s staunch dedication to medieval-level gruesomeness mixed with an intensely grim existential hopelessness. By easing up on the... Читать дальше...

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As the stock and commodities markets continue trying to make paupers of energy investors everywhere, many investors are undoubtedly unnerved by the volatility. Yet for all of the sound and fury of the markets, many oil companies from Exxon to Devon actually remain in relatively good shape even if this quarter’s earnings will be pretty rough.

That is not universally the case though – some firms are actually very risky and in the current market investors would be wise to stay away. Читать дальше...

Report raises new concerns about the accelerating pace of climate change

Report raises new concerns about the accelerating pace of climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — The current version of the SAT college entrance exam has its final run this weekend, when hundreds of thousands of students nationwide will sit, squirm or stress through the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The current version of the SAT college entrance exam has its final run this weekend, when hundreds of thousands of students nationwide will sit, squirm or stress through the nearly four-hour reading, writing and math test. Alex said his college adviser was worried about students being "guinea pigs" for the new SAT that rolls out March 5 and told him to focus on Saturday's exam. Everything that's in the redesigned SAT is knowledge and skills that kids are learning in classrooms every single day. Читать дальше...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors pursuing sex-assault charges against Bill Cosby say he wants special treatment in trying to have the case thrown out even before the first evidence hearing.

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania - Prosecutors pursuing sex-assault charges against Bill Cosby say he wants special treatment in trying to have the case thrown out even before the first evidence hearing.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors pursuing sex-assault charges against Bill Cosby say he wants special treatment in trying to have the case thrown out even before the first evidence hearing.

That's a lot of cash for a moment of frustration.

The Tomah City Council has spent nearly four hours in two separate meetings attempting to resolve an accusation from mayor Shannon Hough that a "hostile work environment" exists at Tomah City Hall.

Dip it real good.

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Creamy, Smoky Sriracha Dip

You will need:
1 × 200g block of cream cheese
1 × 290g jar of fire-roasted baby red peppers, drained
1 tbsp Sriracha

Directions: Allow your cream cheese to soften a bit before blending by taking it out of the fridge about 20 minutes prior. Then, blitz all ingredients together in a food processor.

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Fans van Star Wars zullen nog wat langer geduld moeten opbrengen voor de achtste episode. Walt Disney kondigde woensdag aan dat de film, geschreven en geregisseerd door door Rian Johnson, op 15 december 2017 in de bioscopen wordt verwacht. Eerder was 26 mei 2017 als releasedatum genoemd.

A electric power official wearing radioactive protective gear stands inside the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Seven of the 24 countries across the world with weapons-grade nuclear materials scored a zero in their ability to protect their nuclear facilities from a cyberattack, according to a new study by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).

“A cyber attack against... Читать дальше...

Prices for the US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate have reached $26.55 a barrel on Wednesday, falling 6.7 percent, according to New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) data.

Here’s how to wash your jeans: DON’T.

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency has pledged a loan for around Rs 4,000 crore for two major highways projects in Mizoram and Meghalaya. The bilateral funding agency approved this loan immediately after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited India last month.

NBC, Netflix, USA Network

Television's executives, producers, and stars are just wrapping up this winter's biannual Television Critics Association press tour.

It's an exhausting (and exciting) pageant of the network's best current programming and upcoming shows for hundreds of critics and reporters from all over the US (and even some international press) who flock to Los Angeles twice a year for the event.

Each day of the TCA press tour, a network's top boss kicks off the morning... Читать дальше...

One must be vigilant at all times while driving, especially in case a truck loses its load on Canadian highway.

Take any song, on any Billboard chart, in any style or genre, and the recordings have one thing in common -- top-notch musical gear created those...

“What the hell is TGIF? I work literally every weekend.”

They often forget to pee and eat when they're working so hard.

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Even when patients call you a ~*bitch*~ and call for help 2 minutes later.

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They can handle anything at the drop of a hat.

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They're... Читать дальше...