Новости за 22.05.2016

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You never forget your first Tesla.

In 2010, right after the company had survived a near-death experience, I was offered the chance to sample what was then the carmaker's only vehicle: the original Roadster.

It's hard to overestimate the importance of this car, which sold for over $100,000, turned in blistering acceleration, and could top 200 miles on a single charge.

The Roadster changed our minds forever about what an electric car could... Читать дальше...

Even as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton contends with Bernie Sanders' unflagging critique from the left, she said it was vital for her to pivot to confront Donald Trump now, lest he successfully repackage himself for wider consumption rather than appealing to the Republican primary electorate alone.

While Chris Brown's relationship with his cutiepatootie daughter Royalty, is in tact, he recently got into a tiff with Royalty';s mother on social media about her attire.

Boomers are opting to stay in their houses instead of moving to a retirement residence

A tiny village in France hasn't forgotten. The deeds of American soldiers such as Tom Cundiff, even 72 years later, are remembered there.

Connor McDavid’s first-period goal stood as the winner as Canada successfully defended its world championship gold medal with a 2-0 win over Finland in the tournament final

A source with knowledge of the negotiations said Sunday that legislative leaders are crafting a scaled-back transportation deal with at least $300 million in one-time spending.

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Under instructions from U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, economist Jim O’Neill has spent the last two years looking into the problem of drug-resistant infections—bacteria and other microbes that have become impervious to antibiotics. In that time, he estimates that a million people have died from such infections. By 2050, he thinks that ten million will die every year.

O’Neill is most famous for another prediction—that by 2050, the combined economies of Brazil... Читать дальше...

The Arsenal midfielder played just over an hour for his country against Turkey and was delighted with the progress made since coming back from a serious injury

Comments from a round of Federal Reserve officials, along with U.S. trade data, could sway expectations for a June interest-rate increase, and in Japan, G-7 leaders will try to steer the global economy into safer waters.

CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — Police say a Missouri woman stole one of their cruisers and crashed it in a ditch.

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Google revealed a handful of slick new products this week that showed off its impressive artificial intelligence and machine learning tech chops. 

Its new conversational assistant, for example, will take its traditional search product to the next level, letting users ask it questions, find suggestions, or book services through text chat in its new messaging app Allo or voice, in its new smart speaker, Home. 

Google's building on many years of research, development, and data collecting here and it shows. Читать дальше...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Sunday that his course toward reaching reconciliation with Palestinians would not be affected by the expansion of the country's ruling coalition with a right-wing party.

Cipriano Guinto not only narrowly escaped the horror of the Bataan Death March, he eluded the enemy. And after the war went on to become a medical professional, a husband, a father of eight, and in 1985, an American citizen.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Far-right ELAM and two other small parties won seats in Cyprus' parliament for the first time during elections Sunday, marked by the second-lowest voter turnout and biggest shift among swing voters in Cypriot election history.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Far-right ELAM and two other small parties won seats in Cyprus' parliament for the first time during elections Sunday, marked by the second-lowest voter turnout and biggest shift among swing voters in Cypriot election history.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Far-right ELAM and two other small parties won seats in Cyprus' parliament for the first time during elections Sunday, marked by the second-lowest voter turnout and biggest shift among swing voters in Cypriot election history.

The fortunes of U.S. manufacturers are divided between those looking outward and those looking inward. Global companies are struggling with a strong dollar, reeling commodity markets and weak demand. But domestically oriented U.S. manufacturers are faring better, buoyed by the relatively brighter auto, housing and job markets.

They were pictured naked, bloody and lying in trays covered by cling-film.

One neighborhood is losing as much as an inch per year, a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research found.

According to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini's statement, Libyan authorities have requested EU assistance in the training of employees of the Coast Guard and the country's naval forces.

Metro Police are seeking the public’s help to locate an elderly man who has been reported missing ...