RIO DE JANEIRO — After months of dire predictions from abroad about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, some Brazilian fans are doing some stinging of their own: They’re booing U.S. athletes and taunting them over the fears that kept some competitors at home. From the beach volleyball arena to the soccer stadium, boisterous Brazilian fans are
Vanessa Marcotte, 27, was last seen Sunday afternoon going for a jog while visiting family.
DALLAS (AP) — Twice in less than a month, a major airline was paralyzed by a computer outage that prevented passengers from checking in and flights from taking off.
DALLAS (AP) — Twice in less than a month, a major airline was paralyzed by a computer outage that prevented passengers from checking in and flights from taking off.
On Monday, it was Delta's turn, as a power outage crippled the airline's information technology systems and forced it to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. The answer is that airlines depend on huge, overlapping and complex IT systems to do just about everything, from operating flights to handling ticketing, boarding, websites and mobile-phone apps. [...] after years of rapid consolidation in the airline business, these computer systems may be a hodgepodge of parts of varying ages and from different merger partners. Читать дальше...
On Monday, it was Delta's turn, as a power outage crippled the airline's information technology systems and forced it to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. The answer is that airlines depend on huge, overlapping and complex IT systems to do just about everything, from operating flights to handling ticketing, boarding, websites and mobile-phone apps. [...] after years of rapid consolidation in the airline business, these computer systems may be a hodgepodge of parts of varying ages and from different merger partners. Читать дальше...
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At this point, you're probably fully aware of how hot it is. But in case you're unaware: It's really, really hot.
In fact, it's likely that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, increasing 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.3 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial averages.
That brings us dangerously close to the 2.7-degree-Fahrenheit (1.5-degree-Celsius) limit set by international policymakers for global warming.
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During his first major economic policy speech in Detroit, Donald Trump was repeatedly interrupted by protesters and uncharacteristically keep his cool throughout the disturbances. … Click to Continue »
MIAMI (AP) — The San Francisco Giants say manager Bruce Bochy has been admitted to a Miami hospital after falling ill and will miss Monday night's game against the Marlins.
MIAMI (AP) — The San Francisco Giants say manager Bruce Bochy has been admitted to a Miami hospital after falling ill and will miss Monday night's game against the Marlins.
The Indian authorities arrested over a thousand of protesters over two weeks in Kashmir in a bid to curb anti-government protests in Himalayan region, media reported on Monday.
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Monday, edging back from the major indexes’ record highs set late last week. Drug company and consumer-focused shares weighed on the market the most, while energy stocks surged along with the price of oil. On Monday: The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 14.24 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,529.29. The
RIO DE JANEIRO — This past year in Istanbul, U.S. assistant coach Jamie Morrison worked right alongside a man he considers among the best volleyball minds in the business. And fired-up, Italian-born Netherlands coach Giovanni Guidetti is suddenly making quite a splash in Brazil with group of tenacious Dutch women determined to spoil the fun
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. resolution would establish a 4,000-strong regional force to provide security in South Sudan's capital and deter attacks on U.N. sites where over 30,000 civilians have sought refuge from fighting.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The problems are stacking up for Kenya at the Olympics: A new doping scandal, ineligible athletes, missing plane tickets, and now bad blood between the track and field federation and the national Olympic committee.
The U.S. took an early lead in the Olympic medal count, while China and Italy vied for the top spot in the establishment lane. Donald Trump gave a major "policy speech," and we realized he reads off a teleprompter with the same cadence we use to order takeout from people who don’t speak English well. And a Republican House staffer will run for president. His campaign will presumably center on his consensus building in his shared Massachusetts Avenue apartment and his able stewardship of the sunroom he converted into a bedroom. Читать дальше...
It just seems to me that these USA star players can stay at a luxury hotel or a luxury cruise liner anytime they want. But the Olympics only come around every four years. I would hate to see them look back and regret that they missed out.
The third day of Olympic competition featured a couple of firsts: Rafaela Silva captured host Brazil's initial gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Games, and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history by becoming the only American ever to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The incarcerated Georgia parents of a badly abused infant were given permission by a judge to visit her before she was taken off life-support.
Donald Trump’s economic plan favors the rich over blue collar Americans, says Breakingviews.
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — If House Speaker Paul Ryan was the least bit concerned about a political newcomer trying to snatch the Republican nomination for his seat, he didn't show it Monday.
Study was requested during the pre-budget period
Avoiding possible banishment from the bench, a remorseful Kentucky judge was suspended Monday for racially charged comments aimed at a top prosecutor that stemmed from the judge’s frustration over lack of minority representation on a jury panel. Olu Stevens, a black circuit judge in Louisville, accepted a 90-day suspension without pay in an agreement approved by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission. In provocative posts that threatened to end his judicial career, Stevens’ social media barrage... Читать дальше...
– One of the APC factional chairmans criticizes President Buhari, who was elected under the platform of the same party, describing him as a big failure – He warned that if immediate steps were not taken to address the current situation in the country, Nigerians would soon begin to die of hunger on the streets […]
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