Новости за 26.12.2016

Biden's office said in response that, "this is not accurate, he hasn't made any calls."

Clayton Keller scored twice and the United States overcame a slow start to beat Latvia 6-1 at the world junior hockey championship on Monday.

For all the bike lovers, the announcement of a new beast hitting the roads becomes the much-awaited event. In 2016 several world-class motorbikes made their debut. Out of all, these top 5 bikes remained the favourites:

MONTREAL (AP) — Alexander Nylander scored twice and 16-year-old Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist and Sweden routed Denmark 6-1 in the opening game of the world junior hockey championship on Monday.

Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage marriage have demonstrated in separate rallies outside Taiwan's parliament in Taipei, where lawmakers reviewed different versions of an amendment to the Civil Code.

George Michael's sweet soul music will live on even after his sudden death. Having worked with him on a number of occasions his great talent always shone through and his self deprecating sense of humour made the experience even more pleasurable. — Heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend Yog. Whenever an Artist dies, the world loses a bit of what makes us uniquely human. George Michael was a musical genius and I am so grateful to have known him. James Corden, actor, comedian and host of Carpool Karaoke, on Twitter. Читать дальше...

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Business Insider recently released its list of the 50 best law schools in the country, which focused on the institutions that lead to top jobs in the legal world.

The ranking primarily homed in on the percentage of graduates who land full-time, long-term, highly coveted jobs, which we narrowed down to two things: positions at big law firms and federal clerkships.

While not the highest-paying positions, federal clerkships allow young lawyers to make connections and can set them up for career success. Читать дальше...

A former Indiana University student accused of rape is suing the school for gender discrimination during the investigation.

The Middlesbrough manager has defender his Spanish goalkeeper after his late error at Turf Moor led to Boro suffering a 1-0 Premier League defeat on Boxing Day

It has been a violent year in Chicago, and Christmas weekend offered no respite. "We have a traumatized city," one woman who works with victims' families tells NPR.

Eli Manning has a Giant message for his teammates and Washington this weekend.

PRINCETON, N.J. — Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday.

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Israel's Foreign Ministry has reportedly suspended all working ties with 12 of the UN Security Council countries that voted to pass a resolution urging Israel to halt building settlements on occupied Palestinian land.

The move came at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request, one day after he summoned 10 of the nations' ambassadors to Jerusalem to personally reprimand them for the vote.

Foreign ministers and ambassadors from Britain, France, Russia, China... Читать дальше...

Kim Kavin is the author of "The Dog Merchants." She explains which dog breeds have the most health problems.

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TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Iran said it negotiated to pay Boeing only $8 billion for 80 new planes -- half the amount the American manufacturer originally reported Iran would pay.

The U.S. has accused Russia of having “interfered” in the 2016 presidential election without providing any hard evidence. Yet, the US establishment who mainly backed Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump have interfered in presidential elections of other countries. There is well-documented evidence of interference with the elections of numerous foreign nations under the pretext of protecting or furthering US “interests” abroad. The US was found to have interfered in foreign elections at least 81 times between 1946 and 2000 ... Читать дальше...

The boat with 45 aboard - many reportedly drunk - capsized on Lake Albert, with the craft understood to have been overloaded

A 21-year-old man was shot to death on a Staten Island street Monday afternoon, police said.

George Michael's longtime love Kenny Goss is at a loss upon hearing the Wham! singer died Sunday. Goss, who was long described as the love of Michael's life, tells E! News in a...

George Michael was rumored to have been in a relationship with hairstylist Fadi Fawaz at the time of his death and now the hairdresser is speaking out about finding his boyfriend dead in bed. Fadi took to his Twitter account on Monday (December 26) to pay tribute to George and explain how he was the [...]

As 2016 draws to a close, we look back on some of the notable deaths that occurred in the last 366 days, according to The Associated Press. Among the deaths were people from all walks of life: Politicians, musicians, actors, sports, artists, entertainers and, of course, public affairs. From Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader who defied the power of the United States at every turn, to Muhammad Ali, the boxer who changed the sport and was the innovator of today’s rising boxing class. From astronaut/politician... Читать дальше...

The American coach has vowed to keep scrapping for Premier League safety after seeing his side suffer a disheartening 4-1 defeat to West Ham on Monday