Новости за 15.03.2017

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When I was a little girl, one of my older sisters got her period. Nana was 11, about a year older than me. When Nana and our other sister, Rosa, locked themselves in the bathroom, I banged on the door demanding to know what was happening. Rosa opened the door and proudly announced, “Nana is a woman now.” She showed me some underwear and the bathroom was smelly. I thought the whole situation was gross and I walked away, shaking my head, saying to myself, That is definitely not happening to me. Читать дальше...

The digital ad exchange operator forecast a first-quarter loss and lower sales than Wall Street expected. The Evening Standard reported S&P Global may buy MSCI, which makes software tools that help portfolio managers make investment decisions. Energy companies climbed after the price of oil changed course to break out of a recent slump.

The government says more than 12 million people have signed up for coverage this year under former President Barack Obama's health care law.

For sharemarkets, this Fed meeting was about as favourable as we could have hoped for.

"If you think a law is unjust, use the democratic process to get it changed," the opposition leader said.

The actress has denied nude photographs are included in the set.

The Australian dollar has surged, topping US77¢, after the Fed opted for a less hawkish rate tone than expected.

Before you start your tax return this year, learn how to avoid some common mistakes.

Europe Editorial Page Editor Joseph Sternberg on renewed calls for independence from Great Britain. Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images.

Playoff format looking awfully faulty

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a request by prosecutors to lift the immunity of Edgar Justino Ovalle, a lawmaker and adviser to President Jimmy Morales. Ovalle is a former military officer accused of participating in rights abuses during the 1960-1996 civil war. He is now a member of Congress, which gave

INDIANAPOLIS — A House bill that would increase state funding to send poor kids to preschool was gutted in an Indiana Senate committee, setting up a potential clash between the two chambers. The changes approved Wednesday by the Senate education committee bring the measure in line with what the Senate passed earlier this session and

An Indonesian national, who was the commander of Islamic State group militants in Southeast Asia, died fighting in Syria amid a botched suicide attack on troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Bahrumsyah died when his car, which was packed with explosives, prematurely exploded before reaching a unit of the Syrian Army near the central city of Palmyra.

Threadrobe automatically puts your laundry away for you, then helps you pick what to wear

Threadrobe automatically puts your laundry away for you, then helps you pick what to wear

Threadrobe automatically puts your laundry away for you, then helps you pick what to wear

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to confirm former Republican senator Dan Coats to be President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence and to approve Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser. The vote was 85-12 to confirm Coats, who also served as ambassador to Germany under former President George W. Bush. Fifty-one votes were required for confirmation. The only Republican who voted against Coats was Senator Rand Paul, one of the Senate's leading privacy advocates... Читать дальше...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's VVD Party won the most seats in parliamentary elections on Wednesday, according to a first exit poll published by national broadcaster NOS.

Former University of Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis, a prospect in this year’s NFL Draft, was recently charged with misdemeanor domestic violence . Per MLive.com, Lewis is accused of assaulting his 20-year-old girlfriend early Wednesday morning in Ann Arbor. The report says no date for his arraignment is set. Lewis participated in the NFL Scouting Combine…

Splitsider reports that members of the “alt-right” subreddit r/The_Donald called on users to inundate the special with the bad reviews, just as prior campaigns targeted Schumer’s past projects. The special, released on March 7, currently has more than 1,400 user reviews on Netflix, hundreds more than other Netflix stand-up comedy specials. On Instagram, Schumer slammed news outlets that reported on the special’s negative reviews. Amy Schumer's Netflix Special Slammed By Users: 'She's Lost Herself'... Читать дальше...

Republicans may not be able to replace the Obama-era rule they just repealed in the Senate.

The Saints traded receiver Brandin Cooks to the Patriots. In his first media availability as a member of the Patriots, Cooks was asked whether he asked to be traded. “I didn’t,” Cooks told reporters on Wednesday. “It was a long process. So if we can set this straight, I think a lot of that and…

Hey, not bad.

Pep Guardiola's men risk seeing their last-16 Champions League tie spin out of control and will need to react in attack fast to overturn the 2-0 score