Новости за 21.06.2017

While Lincoln residents slept Friday night, the city's water system staff was at work making sure water continued to flow to homes and businesses.

Before taking off on a yearlong trip in their van-home, the couple spent time saving up and customizing the van. They gave up their apartments in San Francisco in 2016.

The new lights are expected to improve visibility on the city’s streets, enhancing safety for motorists and pedestrians, while sharply curbing electricity usage and maintenance costs. “Better light, lower maintenance costs and more energy efficient — the business case for our LED streetlight conversion project could not be clearer,” said PUC General Manager Harlan Kelly in announcing the initiative. The remaining 40 percent are mainly owned and operated by PG&E. The city is also separately... Читать дальше...

With driverless cars moving closer to reality, car makers and designers are imagining a future where car interiors look more like a high-tech living room. Photo: Morgan Anderson/Yanfeng

New legal action by the EU against member states who to take in refugees shows how the worst migrant crisis since World War II has divided Europe.

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Want to work for a top boss that you actually like?

Try getting a job at Clorox, Facebook, or T-Mobile. Employees at these companies love their CEOs.

That's according to a new report by Glassdoor, an online jobs and careers community.

The 2017 Highest-Rated CEOs report relied solely on the input of employees who elected to participate anonymously in an online company review survey.

Respondents were asked to rate their CEO and say whether... Читать дальше...

It’s fair to ask if this team has what it takes to raise its level and meet the expectations that come with early success.

Prince Philip has been hospitalized, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Queen Elizabeth II's husband was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London Tuesday night "as a...

The California Senate recently voted to pass a bill that would establish a single-payer healthcare system for the entire state. The proposal, called the Healthy California Act, will now be taken up by the state Assembly.

I felt kind of sorry for the guy sitting next to me Monday at the “Future of Cannabis” event at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in January, 2007, before an adoring congregation, in his signature “Sermon on the Mount” style. On June 29, it became available to the public. Ten years later, the phone has spread like Christianity. There are 1 billion iPhones in use, and the device represents...

The Trump administration is urgently lobbying Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the National Security Agency to collect the electronic communications of foreigners living abroad. Before he was fired, FBI Director James B. Comey told the...

As a sociologist and legal scholar, I struggle to explain the boundaries of free speech to undergraduates. Despite the 1st Amendment—I tell my students—local, state, and federal laws limit all kinds of speech. We regulate advertising, obscenity, slander, libel, and inciting lawless action to name...

In city of cars and traffic headaches, L.A. and disabled drivers wrestle with a 7-year-old parking problem

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is pushing for a vote next week on a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare despite having held no public hearings, obtained no feedback from budget analysts and taken no testimony from doctors, patients or hospitals.

Total mortgage application volume rose 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous week.

Queen’s Speech did not mention previously proposed visit from US president

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Tanzania's boxing sensation Francis Cheka says his fight this weekend in Geneva, Switzerland is the biggest of his professional career.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A telecom company in the Netherlands has teamed up with the country's traffic safety authority to develop a bicycle lock that also blocks its mobile network, in a move aimed at protecting young riders who regularly pedal through busy streets while looking at their phone, the developers said Wednesday. An app opens the lock and simultaneously blocks the KPN cellular network, meaning that the cyclist's phone can only be used to call emergency services. The app does not... Читать дальше...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A telecom company in the Netherlands has teamed up with the country's traffic safety authority to develop a bicycle lock that also blocks its mobile network, in a move aimed at protecting young riders who regularly pedal through busy streets while looking at their phone, the developers said Wednesday. An app opens the lock and simultaneously blocks the KPN cellular network, meaning that the cyclist's phone can only be used to call emergency services. The app does not... Читать дальше...

King Salman removed his nephew as crown prince and named his son as first heir, giving the 31-year old almost unprecedented powers

Saudi Arabia's King Salman promoted his son to crown prince on Wednesday, replacing the heir to the throne and changing the country's succession process.