Новости за 17.01.2017

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York utility is set to vote later this month on a plan to construct an offshore wind farm off eastern Long Island. The Long Island Power Authority says the 90-megawatt, 15-turbine wind farm 30 miles east of Montauk would be the largest offshore wind project built to date.

Despite bank’s best fourth quarter since the crisis, chief executive refuses to crow

A sex tape of boxer Amir Khan has leaked online long after rumors of its existence.

Martijn Krabbé heeft vandaag een nieuw vijfjarig contract getekend bij zijn werkgever RTL. De 48-jarige presentator is al ruim twintig jaar een van de belangrijke gezichten van RTL en blijft dat tot 2022.

Brooks Hays
Jan. 17 (UPI) -- According to new research out of Brown University, fast and slow talkers deliver information at the same rate.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more scores in paras 2-3; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tennis hopeful Chung Hyeon reached the second round of the Australian Open Tuesday after defeating Renzo Olivo of Argentina for his second career win at

NEW YORK (AP) — The first property connected to Republican President-elect Donald Trump has become a hot spot for real estate deal-making.

Chelsea Handler will be leading a women’s march from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Ut. this weekend ― and in a new guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, she wrote exactly why. 

NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York stonden dinsdag in het laatste handelsuur op verlies. Vooral bankaandelen moesten het ontgelden op de eerste handelsdag van de verkorte beursweek, die wordt afgesloten met de inauguratie van Donald Trump als de nieuwe president van de Verenigde Staten op vrijdag.

In October, the FAA proposed a $1.9 million fine, but today announced the fine would only be $200,000, Recode reports.

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services may have broken the law by making a stock purchase just before he introduced legislation that would have benefited the firm, the Senate's leading Democrat charged on Tuesday. A confirmation hearing for Tom Price, a Republican congressman and orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, was scheduled for Wednesday before the Senate health committee. If confirmed, he would... Читать дальше...

Football must do more to deter drug cheats, says Toni Minichiello, the former coach of Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill.

Brexit architect Nigel Farage appears to be thrilled.

In her first major speech outlining London’s plan for shepherding the UK out of the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May laid out a vision for a cleaner break from Europe than many Brexit critics had hoped for.

May said the UK would be leaving the European single market, the system that ensures freedom of movement, goods, services, and capital among all members of the regional bloc. She called for the UK to withdraw... Читать дальше...

Lollapalooza, a longtime Chicago staple, has slowly expanded its reach to countries such as Germany, Argentina, Chile and more. The most recent...

Serena Williams isn't shopping florists, tasting wedding cakes and picking color schemes... yet.  The all-star tennis player is sweeping the Australian Open right now, and...

Pope Francis met with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday for the opening of a Palestinian embassy in Vatican City. The inauguration of the embassy came just one day before representatives from 70 countries gathered in the French capital for an Israeli-Palestinian peace conference and amid threats by President-elect Donald Trump to illegally move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Paris talks began just weeks after a historic U.N. Security Council vote condemned Israel’s... Читать дальше...

The Russian leader denies his country’s intelligence services would have collected compromising information on the real-estate magnate during visits to Moscow.

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The business mogul says 2017 is an ideal time to start a company, but you'll want to avoid one costly mistake.

Chiefs safety Eric Berry pulled out of the Pro Bowl this week, but the Chiefs are still gaining in the number of players from their roster who will take part in the game. The team announced on Tuesday that quarterback Alex Smith and punter Dustin Colquitt have been added to the roster. They join tight…

Stay golden, Betty White.

Richard Tomkins
Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A $3.4 billion Taiwanese program to upgrade its F-16A/B Fighting Falcons got underway this week with the first four aircraft flown to a plant in Taichung.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Longtime major league executive Dan O'Brien Sr. has died at 87.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Longtime major league executive Dan O'Brien Sr. has died at 87.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Longtime major league executive Dan O'Brien Sr. has died at 87.