Новости за 13.06.2017

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that the next round of talks on Syria in Kazakh capital, Astana, is scheduled for July 4-5.

Expansions underway at top US airports will result in increased costs to carriers and ultimately bring higher fares.

College student Otto Warmbier is on his way back to the U.S. after being released by North Korea. In 2016, Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years hard labor by a North Korean court for allegedly stealing a poster. Warmbier's parents say they learned a week ago that their son has been in a coma since shortly after his conviction.

Loxo Oncology Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Tuesday after the biotech said it was launching a secondary offering of an undisclosed number of shares. Loxo shares declined 2.2% to $72 after hours. The company said proceeds from the offering will be used to advance development of the cancer drug larotrectinib. Morgan Stanley, Cowen and Citigroup are joint book-running managers for the offering.

You either say “you guys/yinz/yous” or “y’all.”

You and your friends on your way to a party in the North:

Cramming in the Uber.

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You and your friends on your way to a party in the South:

Pick-up trucks are your Uber.

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Bars in the North:

Shotskis and ice luges.

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Rex Tillerson said that every foreign counterpart he has spoken with has asked him to improve US-Russian relations.

Rex Tillerson said that every foreign counterpart he has spoken with has asked him to improve US-Russian relations.

With Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifying on Capitol Hill, the White House is still grappling with fallout from the Russia investigation and the president's firing of FBI Director James Comey.

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Henry McDonald, who covers Ireland for The Guardian, about the new Irish Prime Minister, who is the son of a Pakistani immigrant, and is openly gay.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Peter Coy, economics editor for Bloomberg, about why pay isn't rising in the U.S., despite a falling unemployment rate.

Uber released recommendations from former Attorney General Eric Holder about how the company should change its workplace culture. Holder was hired by Uber following an explosive blog post by a female engineer who was propositioned and harassed repeatedly. Her complaints to senior management and human resources were ignored.

South Florida's large Venezuelan-American community has been actively sending goods to the beleaguered nation for years and a large number of express services have set up shop in Miami. Now, shipments are being intercepted by the government in Venezuela and some goods, including medical supplies, are banned.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee less than a week after the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey raised several questions about Sessions' contacts with Russians in Washington, D.C., before his recusal from the investigation now underway.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rep. Chris Stewart, Republican of Utah and member of the House Intelligence Committee, about Attorney General Jeff Session's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

Verizon has completed its $4.5 billion purchase of Yahoo, and, as expected, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is resigning. She's turning over control to Tim Armstrong, the former CEO of AOL who is now the head of Oath, a digital media brand that combines the Internet assets of AOL and Yahoo. Verizon sees the acquisition of media content as a way to expand beyond its core wireless business.

The Senate Intelligence Committee questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday about his contacts with Russian officials in Washington, D.C., before he recused himself from investigations related to Russian influence on the 2016 election.

Diesel vehicles have caused more than their fair share of drama in the last few years. They have cost Volkswagen billions in fines and judgments. Chrysler is defending itself against allegations of cheating on emissions, and several other companies are still under investigation. But diesel manages to hang on.

Anthony Horowitz's latest novel is a whodunit about whodunits. He says, "I wanted it to be ... a sort of a treatise on the whole genre of murder mystery writing."

Luis von Ahn

There's no room for doubt in the hiring process.

That's a mantra that Luis von Ahn, CEO and founder of language learning app Duolingo, lives by.

He meets with every single person interviewing at his company, which currently employs about 70 people.

"The best hiring advice that I've ever got is: 'When in doubt, don't hire,'" he tells Business Insider.

"It is very common that we're in doubt," von Ahn says, which accounts for why the Duolingo team remains so lean. Читать дальше...

It was a testy exchange.

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) had a testy exchange with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, claiming he was “obstructing” the investigation during his testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. Throughout the testimony, Sessions has been saying it would be “inappropriate” for him to discuss the content of private conversations with the president.

Heinrich, however, did not feel that was correct, and he let Sessions know it.

Below is a video and a transcript of the exchange. Читать дальше...

The Wyoming men's 2017-18 Mountain West Conference schedule features nine home contests and nine on the road

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming 2017-18 Mountain West Conference men's basketball schedule features nine home contests and nine on the road.