Новости за 15.06.2017

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's main opposition party set off on a 425-kilometer (265-mile) march Thursday from the capital to an Istanbul prison to protest the conviction of one of its lawmakers. Thousands took to the streets in Ankara, drawing criticism…

The mother of the criminal, popularly known as Lady Nwosu, is reportedly in hiding to avoid the crowd besieging her Umudim, Nnewi home in Anambra state.

The investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election has reached a potential turning point. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly now scrutinizing whether President Trump tried to obstruct justice. Allegations of obstruction surfaced after the president fired FBI Director James Comey. Major Garrett reports.

The Ottawa Senators are hopeful that star defenseman Erik Karlsson will be ready for the start of next season following surgery on his left foot Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup victory parade and rally have drawn an estimated 650,000 people, including some who say they "haven't missed a game in years.".

An undocumented immigrant arrested just before his high school prom has failed in his effort to win extra time in the U.S. Lawyers for Diego Puma Macancela say immigration authorities denied their request for a "stay of removal." The 19-year-old and his mother face deportation back to Ecuador. Tony Dokoupil reports.

GOP lawmakers were practicing for Thursday's Congressional Baseball Game when a shooter opened fire Wednesday. Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer, who was only about 20 yards away from the shooter, joins "CBS This Morning" from the Capitol to discuss what he witnessed in the Alexandria, Virginia, ambush.

Fleeing sponsors and an attack on congressional Republicans has not shaken Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes' support for New York's Public Theater.

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Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis recently labeled North Korea the number one threat to the US, above Russia and terrorism, but the US can keep Kim Jong Un's burgeoning nuclear arsenal in check.

North Korea's vicious acts against civilians like Otto Warmbier, however, are much more difficult to rein in.

North Korea has a nuclear deterrent as well as a massive artillery installation that holds Seoul's metro area of about 25 million residents at risk, as well... Читать дальше...

The FIVB World Tour stop in The Hague got under way on Thursday and while American teams had mixed results at the three-star event in The Netherlands, Emily Day and Brittany Hochevar couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Among the USA men, eighth-seeded Theo Brunner and Casey Patterson lost a tough one (21-19, 29-27) to Robin […]

Early animal evolution occurred more rapidly than previously thought, new research suggests.

Defensive end Sheldon Richardson has been the subject of trade chatter dating back to the 2016 trade deadline, but the offseason program has come to an end with Richardson still wearing No. 91 for the Jets. Richardson is headed into the final year of his contract off of a poor 2016 season and told Manish…

The hard-R comedy about a bachelorette party gone awry doesn’t rewrite the rules of the raunch-com, but it plays well within them.

Dimitri Alexander Simes

Politics, Eurasia

President Trump’s road to easing sanctions targeting Russia just became immensely more difficult. In a rare display of bipartisan unity, the Senate voted in favor of new sanctions against Russia by a margin of 97–2 on Wednesday afternoon. Republicans not only joined Democrats in supporting the initiative, but also helped spearhead it. The motion, which came in the form of an amendment to the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act, is sponsored by Sen. Читать дальше...

It’s been 16 years since Naomi Watts first knocked our socks off in David Lynch’s “Mulholland Dr.,” the kind of dream showcase that an actor can count herself lucky to encounter once in a lifetime. It’s no knock on her talent to suggest that she has never had a role as rich, extreme or demanding...

Teju Cole's latest work is a blend of text and image that adds up to more than the sum of its parts

“We’re the protectors of the innocent, we’re known as the Charmed Ones.”

Nearly four years after the settlement was negotiated, the money finally is being paid out. Via Barry Wilner of the Associated Press, a pair of former players have become the first two recipients of payments in the NFL’s concussion settlement. One received $5 million for a qualifying diagnosis of ALS. Another received $4 million for…

Australian jockey Michelle Payne is looking forward to her debut at Royal Ascot after serious injury ruled her out of last year's event.

A century ago, the U.S. government forced hundreds of thousands of Native American students to attend boarding schools where authorities shaved their heads, banned their traditional languages and gave them Western names. Today, these students still attend schools in crumbling buildings with white-washed curriculum and dismal resources.  

The Cowboys hid a fake snake around the locker room for a month.

Booz Allen shares down 8% after company discloses DOJ probe

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SEATTLE (KCPQ) – A high-end yoga studio client believes she was targeted by a pair of career criminals in Lululemon out to steal cars.

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