Новости за 21.07.2016

Bonnie Kristian

Security, Europe

It’s not just Turkey.

That the United States briefly lost access to the Incirlik Air Base was almost a footnote in the glut of news about the recent military coup attempt in Turkey. And what attention the incident did get was focused on the immediate implication: Incirlik is central to the United States’ anti–Islamic State air campaigns, and those dependent on the base were forced to come to an immediate halt.

Now, as the Erdoğan government consolidates its restored authority... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States moved Wednesday to recover more than $1 billion that federal officials say was stolen from a Malaysian wealth fund by people close to prime minister Najib Razak.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States moved Wednesday to recover more than $1 billion that federal officials say was stolen from a Malaysian wealth fund by people close to prime minister Najib Razak.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States moved Wednesday to recover more than $1 billion that federal officials say was stolen from a Malaysian wealth fund by people close to prime minister Najib Razak.

This is a hairy one.

Young delegates gather at the convention, hoping to help GOP avoid becoming "the next MySpace," as Sen. Mike Lee put it

Trump's running mate gets overshadowed by Cruz's stunning refusal to endorse the Republican nominee.

In his speech Wednesday night at the GOP Convention, Ted Cruz refused to endorse Donald Trump, instead saying “vote your conscience” which drew loud boos from inside Quicken Loans Arena. … Click to Continue »

Republican Senator Ted Cruz was booed by the audience at the GOP National Convention after he failed to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump during his speech.

PFT Live has hit the road, Jack. To Minnesota. The land of 10,000 lakes and one brand-new football stadium that officially opens on Friday. I’ll be sneaking in Thursday to do three hours of radio, to tape some interviews for Friday, to join Paul Allen of KFAN for an hour of his own show, and then…

Three of four semifinalists have been decided -- in very different fashions -- as the U.S. Open Cup's quarterfinals were staged Wednesday.

Seth J. Frantzman

Security, Middle East

Iraq’s Sunnis are fighting back on their own terms with Hashd al-Watan.

“The reason for the collapse of Nuri al-Maliki’s army and the conquest of Mosul in 2014 and other Sunni areas by Daesh [Islamic State] was the failure of the Iraqi government regarding Sunnis,” says Gen. Sa’adi al-Obaidi. Sitting in a small air conditioned caravan in the middle of a military base around thirteen miles east of Mosul, the general and several of... Читать дальше...

Asia markets mostly climbed at the open on Thursday, with Japanese shares leading regional peers on stimulus expectations.

Sen. Ted Cruz's wife Heidi Cruz was heckled by attendees at the Republican National Convention after her husband refused to explicitly endorse Donald Trump.

Donald J. Trump was greeted by his family when he arrived in Cleveland on Wednesday.

Sebastien Roblin

Security, Eurasia

They were hot rides—but with significant downsides.

The MiG-29 Fulcrum was the first Russian fourth-generation jet fighter, marked by its sleek and deadly appearance in contrast to earlier Soviet fighters. The fast and agile Fulcrum could outturn any NATO fighter, and it was armed with cutting-edge missiles. But, alas, it was held back by its old-fashioned electronics, short service life and limited range.

In a sense, the MiG-29... Читать дальше...

Jayna Brown totally blew the audience and the judges away with her performance during the judges’ fourth round cuts on America’s Got Talent. The 14-year-old singer took on Andra Day‘s hit “Rise Up.” Jayna not only received a standing ovation from all of the judges on the panel, but Louis Tomlinson used the Golden Buzzer [...]

Posters at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Wednesday night included an image of Hillary Clinton behind bars.

PHILADELPHIA — The Marlins got shut down by a pitcher who could help them down the stretch. Jeremy Hellickson struck out eight in eight impressive innings, Tyler Goeddel hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Miami 4-1 on Wednesday night. Hellickson (7-7) allowed one run and five hits, improving his value as the

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday brushed off North Korea's threat that its latest missile launches were part of an exercise to preemptively strike American troops in South Korea, urging Pyongyang to refrain from

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You really have to hand it to Elon Musk.

He doesn't think small.

After teasing a momentous update to Tesla's 2006 Master Plan, which was authored before the company even had a car to sell, he set off much speculation about what the new version might contain.

We now know. And it contains at least one completely unexpected new product.

A Tesla Semi.

Here's Musk at the Tesla Blog, where he laid it all out:

"In addition to consumer vehicles... Читать дальше...

Samuel Rines

Economics, Americas

For lawmakers searching for money to spend, the Fed’s easy money may be too tempting.

Ever so quietly, the U.S. government has discovered an excellent new funding source for its projects—the U.S. Federal Reserve.

A new transportation bill, the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act,” passed in late 2015, draws against the surplus account at the Federal Reserve to fund road and highway construction and repairs. On the surface... Читать дальше...