Новости за 12.02.2016

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1. The CEO of Myspace told us why he just sold the company to Time Inc. On Thursday Time Inc. announced it was acquiring the social network's parent company Viant.

2. The Independent owner is considering closing national print titles. The owner Evgeny Lebedev has not yet made a final decision, but it looks likely he will focus resources on the independent.co.uk website, reports The Guardian. Читать дальше...

The analysts over at Vestact have unveiled a video series that captures blunders in the business world.

CLEARFIELD – Reports of dishonesty have the members of Clearfield Borough Council reviewing their policy on granting handicapped parking. At Thursday’s work session, residents Tammy and Darrin Shugarts questioned the council members about their policies on approving requests for handicapped parking. Tammy Shugarts said that on her street, there are two handicapped parking spaces with […]

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir has named his arch-rival Riek Machar as vice-president, after fighting for more than two years of civil war.

The number of Indian students has decreased in the last few years in the UK following a clamp down on bogus colleges, but the British government is wooing students by increasing scholarships, a British High Commission official said on Friday.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's efforts to "close the gap" have begun with some highly symbolic words.

The U.S. stock market is more likely to be higher than lower in six months, writes Mark Hulbert.

The U.S. stock market is more likely to be higher than lower in six months, writes Mark Hulbert.

The U.S. stock market is more likely to be higher than lower in six months, writes Mark Hulbert.

One person is dead after a blaze at a Queens home late Thursday, authorities said.

When the pope and the patriarch meet today, one of Christianity's most enduring divisions could edge closer to becoming ancient history.

U.S. President Barack Obama will designate three new national monuments in the California desert Friday, expanding federal protection to 1.8 million acres of landscapes in the region. The designation, requested by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, will cover land that wasn't included in the 1994 California Desert Protection Act, and connect three existing sites — Death Valley, Joshua Tree national parks and the Mojave National Preserve — to create one of the world’ largest desert preserves.

De afspraken rond het staakt-het-vuren in Syrië moeten zo snel mogelijk worden uitgevoerd. Dat liet minister Bert Koenders (Buitenlandse Zaken) vrijdag weten vanuit München.

Apparently this happens quite often in the town!

One woman wants her sister to live in an assisted living facility.

The Sharks beat French club Toulouse in a friendly clash on Thursday night.

It wasn't easy being a Keogh in Perth last April.

'Memory is always being written and rewritten'

BALTIMORE (AP) — Former presidential candidate Martin O'Malley will perform with his Irish pub-rock band for the first time since he suspended his presidential campaign. The former Maryland governor sings and plays acoustic guitar and his band often plays original songs and covers of the 1980s Celtic band The Pogues.

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(Reuters) - Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com Inc, said it has acquired NICE, a software developer for technical computing.

The company said it has signed an agreement with NICE, which is also a cloud computing firm, and expects the deal to close in the first quarter of 2016.

No financial terms were disclosed.

Italy-based NICE has customers in industries ranging from aerospace to industrial, energy and utilities.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/1o58qGp ) that a majority of people who testified at a public hearing in Fairbanks Wednesday were in favor of the federal agency's predator hunting restrictions. Supporters of the new hunting rules criticized the state government's predator control policy, while those against the plan cited the effects on subsistence users.

Obama moving to grant national monument status to some 1.8 million acres of California desert

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate has given initial approval to a bill banning photo radar on state highways that will affect just two cities. The Arizona League of Cities and Towns opposes the measure, saying the cameras slow down drivers in areas where police cannot safely pull them over.

Equity crowdfunding could be risky entry to cannabis industry for first-time investors