Новости за 09.02.2017

The struggle for Israel’s rights as a sovereign state is the battleground that the settlement regulation law has entered.

The art market sank into a deeper slump last year, with London-based auction house Christie’s International PLC saying Wednesday it sold £4 billion, or $5.4 billion, of art last year, a 27% decline from a year earlier—and a 36% drop from the market’s peak two years ago.

ATLANTA (AP) — A colossal panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta from the Civil War will be lifted by cranes from the building where it has been for nearly a century and then trucked to its new location.

Things are not looking up for Twitter. While the micro-blogging service has become the platform du jour for the leader of the free world, its numbers continue to fall below expectations.

The broken-hearted dad whose three young daughters perished in a 2011 Christmas Day fire at their mom’s Connecticut mansion has died.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer took a page out of the President Trump playbook Thursday.

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The Islamic State has claimed yesterday’s suicide assault on a hotel in the northern Somali town of Bosaso in a statement released online. The attack left at least four security guards and at least two gunmen dead.

According to local media, militants affiliated with the Islamic State faction operating in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland stormed the Village Hotel in Bosaso. This prompted a fierce shootout between the militants and the hotel’s security guards... Читать дальше...

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Lucas Wacha is just looking for a chance. The former Wyoming linebacker got one in the form of an invite to the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The next goal is an invite to an NFL training camp. “Once you get into that camp, everyone’s the same type of player,” Wacha said. “It

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's justice minister resigned Thursday following mass protests over a law that eases criminal penalties for government officials engaged in corruption.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's justice minister resigned Thursday following mass protests over a law that eases criminal penalties for government officials engaged in corruption.

The Gunners are hoping to keep the midfielder, but he wants to be sure he will play regularly next season before committing to anything

The Ecuadorian presidential candidate who has vowed to arrest Julian Assange has been caught working for the U.S. government as a spy.  Ecuadorian presidential candidate, Patricio Zuquilanda, has threatened to expel Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy if he wins the Feb. 19 election. Zuquilanda said that if he wins he will hand over Assange to Swedish authorities. “Mr. Assange learns at twelve o’clock that Patriotic Society and Patricio Zuquilanda won the Presidency, he must take his chécheres and immediately leave... Читать дальше...

Adriana Lima got sassy while talking about the miraculous catch her rumored beau and New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman made during Super Bowl LI. The two began dating last...

Just about everyone in the world thought the Falcons got a bit too aggressive with their play calls when they got into field goal range in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LI with an eight-point lead. The guy who was calling the plays is now the head coach of the 49ers, but Kyle Shanahan’s…

So you want to be a SUR-ver? After Lisa Vanderpump shook the world with a single tweet, announcing that SUR, the West Hollywood restaurant at the heart of her Bravo series Vanderpump...

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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- China is responding positively to a recent letter U.S. President Donald Trump delivered to President Xi Jinping.

As part of the opening celebration Wednesday and Thursday for Walker Art Center's new exhibition "Merce Cunningham: Common Time," four former dancers in Cunningham's troupe reunited to stage an "Event" -- a 30-minute assemblage of his moves. Meanwhile, New York-based choreographer Maria Hassabi presented her own "Staging," with eight dancers scattered throughout the Walker, doing slow-motion movements that echoed Cunningham's use of stillness in his work.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Lucas Wacha is just looking for a chance.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Lucas Wacha is just looking for a chance.

It might be time to stop thinking about Kansas City, Mo. as "flyover country." After a series of projects and millions of dollars spent, "“We will be the smartest city on Earth within five years,” Bob Bennett, Kansas City’s Chief Innovation Officer, said in an interview with The Kansas City Star . The mission began four years ago when Kansas City officials added free Wi-Fi on 50 city blocks and 125 smart LED street lights all over downtown.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Derrick Williams will get a chance to impact the NBA champions.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Derrick Williams will get a chance to impact the NBA champions.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Derrick Williams will get a chance to impact the NBA champions.

The Senate is on track to confirm Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) as Health and Human Services secretary early Friday morning, and he is poised to hit the ground running.