Новости за 22.02.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials earlier this month discussed the need to raise a key interest rate again "fairly soon," especially if the economy remains strong.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials earlier this month discussed the need to raise a key interest rate again "fairly soon," especially if the economy remains strong.

Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said the "fairly soon" phrase in the minutes "clearly leaves the door open to a March rate hike although ... we still think the Fed will delay until June." The minutes showed that a couple of Fed officials suggested the central bank might need to alter the wording of its policy statement because currently the Fed's assurances that it planned to raise rates at a "gradual" pace could be "misunderstood as a commitment of only one or two rate... Читать дальше...

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward Derrick Williams to a second 10-day contract, Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin announced today. Williams signed his first 10-day contract with the Cavs on February 9th. Williams (6-8, 245) has appeared in four games for the Cavs this season, [...]

Officials reportedly barred Kellyanne Conway from appearing on TV after she made on-air comments contradicting the Trump administration.

"Speaking just yesterday President Trump called this a horrible and painful act," Pence said at the Fabick Caterpillar plant in Fenton, Missouri.

There's a new (and super fast) way to elevate your look. Braid hoops, ribbons, golden pins, etc.--hair accessories are a simple solution to elegant styles. Stars stride the red carpet...

Emails released by the Oklahoma attorney general's office show a cozy relationship between energy companies and Scott Pruitt, who was the state's top prosecutor before being sworn in last week as the new chief U.S. environmental regulator, a media watchdog group said on Wednesday. The Center for Media and Democracy has sought the release of emails between energy companies and Pruitt for the past two years, saying they show energy companies drafted language that Pruitt's attorney general office... Читать дальше...

A Fandango poll of 8,000 moviegoers also saw Denzel Washington and Emma Stone favored in the acting categories To celebrate Oscar week, Fandango conducted a poll of over 8,000 moviegoers to see who the public would pick to win the top Academy Awards, and it turns out that they would give the Best Picture Oscar to “Hidden Figures” over the heavy favorite, “La La Land.” “La La Land” and “Hidden Figures” have been far and away the biggest box office successes among this year’s field, racking up a worldwide gross of $340 million and $166 million... Читать дальше...

When President Trump rails against the news media and decries reports as “fake news,” he is beating a dead horse.

Behind the scenes at the last Fed meeting, rate hikes were seen as possibly coming "fairly soon."

"We will also make sure you know fold a fitted sheet or remove a red wine stain," say the co-founders.

A Moldovan-Russian business forum will be held in Moscow in the second half of March.

Multilateral cooperation is the only way to achieve peace, security and stability, and there is no alternative to it, Austria’s Foreign Minister told the United Nations Security Council today, underscoring the work of his country in its role as the Chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Wednesday’s PFT Live included a visit from Eli Gold, the long-time voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Gold addressed, among other things, the incoming NFL class of Alabama players and the hiring of former Alabama assistant Steve Sarkisian by the Falcons. Along the way, I asked Gold about the possibility that the man who once…

NEW YORK — Meryl Davis and Charlie White won’t be defending their Olympic ice dance gold medal in South Korea. They’re confident they are leaving U.S. chances in good hands. The Sochi champions haven’t competed for three seasons, so their announcement Wednesday hardly was a surprise. But their decision, even as archrivals Tessa Virtue and

Busy isn’t the status symbol you thought. What the boss thinks when you say it

Two top officials from President Donald Trump's administration are heading to Mexico for talks with President Enrique Peña Nieto and his cabinet primarily aimed at cooling tensions that threaten to derail trade and other agreements on counterterrorism efforts, drug trafficking and immigration.

The Islamic State group has reportedly beefed up its arsenal.

Looks like Tarek El Moussa and Christina El Moussa are starting over again in their dating lives. The former Flip or Flop couple--who announced their split in December after being...

Tuckerville, het festival dat Ilse DeLange in 2014 voor het eerst organiseerde, krijgt een tweede editie. Dat maakte ze vanavond bekend in de Wereld Draait Door. Met weemoed keek ze terug naar de eerste keer. ,,Ach, die pa van mij had dat nog eens moeten zien."

Adele sang “Fastlove” as a tribute to George Michael at the Grammys, but on Wednesday it was his band Wham!’s turn to pay tribute to the late pop star at the Brit Awards in London. The performance follows on the heels of last year’s ceremony, where Lorde sang a moving tribute to David Bowie — who, coincidentally, was expected to win big this year for his much-acclaimed final masterpiece Blackstar. Wham! members Andrew Ridgeley, Pepsi, and Shirlie began the tribute with a moving speech about their former bandmate. Читать дальше...

PassportOnline.ca markets itself as a quick and easy service for Canadians to get a passport, but critics say it's misrepresenting what it does and charging hundreds of dollars for service it doesn't provide.

Gary Backman, 61, Bismarck, died Feb. 20, 2017, at CHI St. Alexius Health. Arrangements are pending with Parkway Funeral Service.

MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff speaks with the officials at the San Ysidro border crossing who are on the hunt for drug smugglers.