Новости за 20.12.2015

The Brazilian right-back is more than used to success with the Catalan club but that did not lessen his excitement at winning the Club World Cup on Sunday

GEESTEREN - In de Schephuve, aan de Dorpsstraat 9 in Geesteren, kunnen liefhebbers van de Top 2000 zondagmiddag 27 december terecht voor een inloopcafé. Het is geopend van 16.00 tot 18.00 uur.
 

A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly hitting and killing a moped rider in North Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Martin Weale says more downward pressure on inflation means the need to raise interest rates has become "less immediate"

Martin Weale says more downward pressure on inflation means the need to raise interest rates has become "less immediate"

Ben Proud sets a fourth British record and Aimee Willmott wins a fourth medal at the ASA National Winter Meet in Sheffield.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians rejected same-sex marriage by a large margin in a referendum on Sunday, according to near-complete results, in a victory for the conservatives backed by t…

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians rejected same-sex marriage by a large margin in a referendum on Sunday, according to near-complete results, in a victory for the conservatives backed by t…

For the first time in more than 40 years, Iraq has crowned a Miss Iraq beauty pageant winner. 

SPOKANE, Washington - The nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site is now its newest national park.

As many as 12 mutual funds declared dividends recently. Traditionally, the last quarter of the financial year is the dividend season, so investors can expect more funds doling out dividends in the coming months. But it is not necessarily something investors should get too excited about.

Matt Weinberger/Business Insider

Not only did my girlfriend and I just buy a new house — we also brought her pet poodle Wookiee to live with us. 

Now, we want to make sure we protect both. 

So when we heard about the Canary — a $199 smart home camera billed as the "all-in-one home security system you control from your phone" — we were eager to give it a try.

That's doubly true since homeowners' insurance companies like State Farm are apparently also willing to give you a break on your rate. Читать дальше...

Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Odell Beckham Jr. totally lost his cool late in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday and should have been ejected for an ugly cheap shot he threw at Carolina cornerback Josh Norman.

Beckham and Norman had been going at it all game long, scrapping at the line of scrimmage and shoving each other after just about every play. Beckham had already been flagged for multiple penalties, including unnecessary roughness and offensive pass interference... Читать дальше...

She’s fabulous, but she’s evil.

Paramount Pictures

Wyoming public school district reports cause concern (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers are trying to determine why widespread financial problems with district reporting are continuing after audits showed the state could owe some districts hundreds of thousands of dollars for over-reporting local revenue. Inskeep said the state has also tried to change the rules, discounting work experience and higher academic degrees for teachers, staff and administrators that lead to higher pay.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico is ending its relationship with an Albuquerque clinic that offers services that include late-term abortions. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1IifEQY) that the UNM Health Sciences Center announced last week that it will stop sending medical fellows and residents to Southwestern Women's Options for training.

Some questions in personal finance simply do not die. What is the point of paying a premium and not getting anything? Why can’t the elderly get health insurance when they need it the most? Why does life cover not extend beyond 60 years? Why can’t a mutual fund assure returns? Why do finance companies fail?

Community gathers to remember horrific deaths of eight children.

Early returns indicate voters in Slovenia decided against allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, the Associated Press reported. The referendum marked a major setback for gay-rights advocates in Eastern Europe.

Sam Most was a first call studio musician on the jazz flute. The instrument was often seen as a secondary instrument for reed players in many jazz ensembles, but Most believed in the right hands it could stand by itself and become an important voice for the music. He is known as the father of bebop flute and credited with being the first innovator to hum or sing through his flute for added effect. This technique was taken up and expanded by people like Jeremy Steig and Rahsaan Roland Kirk and later Ian Anderson from the rock group Jethro Tull. Читать дальше...

Uber wants to be everywhere. Not just physically in every city, but also in your digital life — and especially where you're making plans.

Great Britain's triumphant Davis Cup side win the Team of the Year award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show.

The Vikings are marching toward the playoffs, and beating the Bears was a relatively easy stop on the journey to the postseason. Minnesota jumped out to an early lead and never looked back today against Chicago, winning 38-17 in a game that was never in doubt. Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater played what may have been…

Former President Jimmy Carter broke the news to his church on Sunday that his grandson Jeremy Carter died suddenly at the age of 28, using the occasion to speak candidly about grief.