Новости за 01.07.2016

The Human Library Organization loans out humans who talk about everything from race and gender to homelessness and PTSD.

The Pistons badly needed a backup point guard. They outscored opponents by 1.6 points per 100 possessions with Reggie Jackson on the floor and got outscored by 3.7 per 100 with Steve Blake, the second-string point guard after Detroit traded Brandon Jennings. Enter Ish Smith. Keith Pompey of The Inquirer: A source said Smith will get […]

The Chancellor, who has failed to hit his budget target every year since starting the job, only had 'a slightly better than 50/50 chance' anyway.

Browsing through statistics may not sound like fun, but once the data has been visualized it’s a totally different beast that offers unexpected insights into what could have seemed to be a familiar story. Take this interactive map showing world's migration in 2010-2015.

One analyst called the first death from Tesla's Autopilot system a "headline risk."

Just in time for the 4th of July weekend, Stephen Colbert and country star Sturgill Simpson debuted their new American national anthem on The...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be a skull bone from the revered Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. The bone was hidden inside a model of a stupa, or a Buddhist shrine used for meditation. The research team found the 1,000-year-old model within a stone chest in a crypt beneath a Buddhist temple in Nanjing, China.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jurors are expected to resume deliberations Friday in the second trial of a lawsuit filed against Gage County by people wrongfully convicted in a 1985 rape and slaying.

Support for same-sex marriage has surged to its highest ever level, while Malcolm Turnbull has received a late boost with the Coalition's plan to hold a national plebiscite on the issue also backed by a thumping majority of Australian voters.

EasyJet is in gesprek met luchtvaartautoriteiten in verschillende Europese landen over de mogelijkheden van een verplaatsing van zijn hoofdkantoor uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Dat meldt Sky News vrijdag op basis van bronnen rond het bedrijf.

Yale professor facing drug charges after dog mauling death (AP) — A Yale Medical School professor whose dogs mauled a Connecticut woman to death is facing drug charges. Police say he had three bags of crack cocaine in his possession during the June 20 dog attack that killed 53-year-old Jocelyn Winfrey.

It’s a month overflowing with great options.

If ever there was an argument for subscribing to one of the top four video streaming services, July 2016 is it.

All of them will be packed with new arrivals worth watching this month, to the degree that selecting just five choices to recommend from each service proved far more difficult than it usually does. (I even kinda cheated with Netflix, as you’ll soon see.)

So, plan to stay inside for the next several — and probably cripplingly hot — days. Читать дальше...

Basically over night, designer clothes start arriving on your doorstep, a personal trainer comes by to help you sculpt your body into silver screen perfection, and suddenly your every move is photographed by a horde of paparazzi. For example, with the monumental success of Orange Is the New Black, one would think that Danielle Brooks would have an assistant to handle all of live’s petty grievances, but with her latest Instagram the actress proved she still steams her skirt one wrinkle at a time, just like the rest of us. Читать дальше...

Basically over night, designer clothes start arriving on your doorstep, a personal trainer comes by to help you sculpt your body into silver screen perfection, and suddenly your every move is photographed by a horde of paparazzi. For example, with the monumental success of Orange Is the New Black, one would think that Danielle Brooks would have an assistant to handle all of live’s petty grievances, but with her latest Instagram the actress proved she still steams her skirt one wrinkle at a time, just like the rest of us. Читать дальше...

ENTER - Het AKD Festival staat voor zaterdag 2 juli op het programma in Enter. Voorheen ging het feest door het leven als 'Adje Kratje Dag', maar omdat het Enterse evenement elk jaar groeit, is de naam veranderd.

A Dutch designer created Tree Wi-Fi, a series of birdhouse-like structures that give free Wi-Fi when air pollution falls to a healthy level.

Every spring and autumn, tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes gather at the Narcisse snake dens.

With the millions of headlines being published about Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's whirlwind romance, it's hard to make sense of all the gossip. That's why we went straight to an...

Two men in a white van have sparked concerns after they were seen knocking on doors and peering into homes.

Brooklyn Public Library

When 3-year-old Serenity first saw her father on the big screen, she rushed up to put both hands on his face, as if preparing for him to hoist her into the air.

Serenity and her mother were at the Brooklyn Public Library, in a well-lit room outfitted with picture books, stuffed animals, and a widescreen monitor that showed a live video call from New York City's main jail, Rikers Island. Serenity's father was on the line.

The three of them spent the next hour reading books and singing songs. Читать дальше...

Every traveler wants to pack light, especially when it comes to carry-on luggage. No one wants to be that passenger who is forced to check baggage they were hoping to bring on the flight.

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There are a number of things you should probably remove from your résumé immediately.

For one thing, it's time you got rid of those buzzwords you love so much and have become so overused they've practically lost all meaning. "Best of breed?" What is that?

And then there's the all-too-subjective words that come with trying to oversell yourself. These are a real résumé killer, according to Amanda Augustine, a career-advice expert for TopResume. Читать дальше...

Despite Brexit upheaval and stock market losses, U.S. real estate market appears on much more solid footing in 2016

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the British vote to leave the European Union (all times local):