Новости за 15.09.2016

Dr. Oz's television show has an enormous fan base, despite the fact that his health claims have come under attack by many in the medical profession. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with W. Douglas Evans, director of the Public Health Communication and Marketing Program at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, about the role that celebrity doctors play, and why Dr. Oz has such a loyal following despite the controversy surrounding him.

Military bases turn out to be a haven for endangered species. A decision long ago by the military that working with conservationists was a better strategy than fighting them is one of the reasons why.

A ceasefire that began Monday in Syria is seeing only partial success. The guns have calmed in some areas but not much in others and badly needed humanitarian aid still hasn't arrived.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, about the settlement of the suit against the jail where her daughter died.

Leaders in Birmingham, Ala., want President Obama to declare the city's civil rights district a national historical park. Many notable events from the civil rights era took place in Birmingham, including the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church where four girls were killed by the Ku Klux Klan.

Russians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect their lower house of parliament, the Duma. Accusations of blatant vote-rigging and fraud during the last vote in 2011 brought tens of thousands of protestors into the streets. The voting process on Sunday is expected to be cleaner, but analysts say President Vladimir Putin's ruling party has already made sure there won't be any real opposition.

Pellets fired by Indian security forces have injured thousands in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Some employees are suing their employers to get better deals on their 401(k) options. It seems like a wonky version of ambulance chasing. But when employees at an investment firm that creates funds got on the trend, it became a chance to understand what makes a raw deal on a 401(k) fee.

A classified congressional report on Edward Snowden's stunning 2013 removal of top secret National Security Agency documents was approved Thursday by the House Intelligence Committee. It was just hours before the Oliver Stone biopic, Snowden, is set to hit theaters nationwide. Panel members say their report paints a far less favorable portrait of Snowden and his motives than the new movie does.

Small business entrepreneurs typically get money from family or friends. But an approach taken from the pages of Silicon Valley is being used in Cleveland. A new reality television show called Cleveland Hustles is the idea of basketball superstar LeBron James. The show documents this process as four companies try to create jobs and a business model that can be replicated across the country.

The D.C. public library has hidden books throughout the city in stores, libraries and cafes. They're covered in black dust jackets with labels like FILTHY, TRASHY and PROFANE. Can you find all six?

Nelly, who had a Billboard No. 1 hit with "Hot in Herre," has been hit with a federal tax lien of nearly $2.5 million, according to TMZ. Now, fans are streaming the song on repeat to help ease Nelly's tax burden. A writer for Spin magazine estimated fans would have to stream "Hot in Herre" at least 287 million times to cover the lien.

Synthetic chemicals have been found in Colorado water supplies. The Pentagon is examining hundreds of military sites for possible contamination by PFCs, which have been linked to health problems.

Ben Hooper
BROOME, Australia, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A visitor to an Australian beach captured video of an enormous and extremely venomous sea snake slithering across the sand.

SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. safety regulators announced a formal recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Thursday after a spate of fires led to injuries and property damage — along with a global marketing headache for the South Korean tech giant. “Because this product presents such a serious fire hazard, I am urging all consumers

An ex-convict who posted anti-Islamic rants online confessed to setting fire to a mosque that the Orlando nightclub shooter occasionally attended, and said he was embarrassed by the crime, according to an arrest affidavit released Thursday. St. Lucie County sheriff’s detectives wrote in the affidavit that after Joseph Michael Schreiber was arrested Wednesday, he told detectives that he had set the fire at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce on Sunday, the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Читать дальше...

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. officially recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in the U.S. on Thursday, adding to its previous replacement offer with an option to refund money for the device. Samsung issued a voluntary global recall for the device earlier this month because of a battery issue that could cause the smartphone to explode. The company had previously offered to replace the devices and issue gift cards through some wireless carriers in the U.S., but the Consumer Product Safety Commission... Читать дальше...

US President Barack Obama’s pledge to veto a bill that would let Americans sue Saudi Arabia over the September 11, 2001 attacks reflects a fear that the measure would undermine the US fight against state-sponsored terrorism, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Thursday.

Stephen Feller
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- An advisory panel at the FDA voted to recommend the removal of a black box warning for psychological side effects of the drug smoking cessation drug Chantix.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — The European Union has admitted Indonesia to a special licensing system it hopes will prevent the illegally felled tropical timber that makes up a substantial part of the country’s wood production from being shipped to the 28-nation bloc. [...] some environmental and civil society groups are already concerned the licensing system could become a conduit for illegal timber from a country where tropical forests are being cut down at an epic rate. Indonesia has struggled for years... Читать дальше...

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Since "Game of Thrones" fans have to wait an excruciatingly long time for season 7 to start, they need a way to keep up with their favorite actors in the meantime. Luckily for them, Jon Snow himself (they call him Kit Harington in real life) is playing the villain in the upcoming "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare."

E há chances de que isso aconteça DE VERDADE.

Você provavelmente se lembra do melhor casal da década de 2000: Britney Spears e Justin Timberlake.

Foi icônico, e nenhuma dupla chegou aos pés deles desde então.

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No entanto, desde a separação, em 2002, os dois sempre trocaram patadas. Principalmente Justin, que tem uma tendência a fazer referências à Britney em músicas, vídeos e entrevistas – mesmo 14 anos depois. Читать дальше...

Pokémon GO, the hit mobile game that made international news this summer--is it dead? Pokémon GO made history when it was downloaded 10 million times in the first week after release and rocketed to #1 in the app charts faster than any app before it. Recently, the game has begun to set unfortunate new records -- for being abandoned by 10 million users in less than a month. What happened?

Pokémon GO is an "alternate reality game" (ARG). Using your phones's camera and GPS, your device is transformed into a magic lens. Читать дальше...