Новости за 19.08.2017

Former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur pulled out of this year's tournament due to an injured right hand, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Friday.

The sporting goods industry got kicked around on Friday — thanks to a disastrous second-quarter performance by Foot Locker. The sneaker and apparel chain missed estimates on profits, revenue and margins — and investors, scared that the long-running athletic footwear bull market was weakening, ran away from rival Finish Line and Genesco, and from Nike...

Nitish recently walked out of the grand alliance with RJD and the Congress to join hands and form government with the BJP in July.

Hours after being ousted out of the White House, Steve Bannon, Trump’s controversial chief strategist and former right-hand man made a potentially prescient statement: “The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won: It’s over.”

Kyle Busch beat Daniel Suarez and Elliott Sadler to win the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Mitt Romney said Donald Trump's words caused "racists to rejoice" as another one of President Donald Trump's advisory boards saw mass resignations over his Charlottesville rhetoric. Jon Fasman of The Economist and fmr. Bush senior aide Peter Wehner...

Earlier this year, Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer voted against moving the Robert E. Lee statue out of a city park. Instead, he wanted to create “a new context” around the statue of the Confederate general. Now Signer has changed his mind. He wants Lee gone ASAP. “I think everything changed last weekend,” Signer said Friday […]

Mercedes-Benz

On Friday, Mercedes-Maybach unveiled its new Vision 6 Cabriolet concept at the 2017 Monterey Car Week in Monterey, California.

The stunning drop top is the ultimate embodiment of the Mercedes' Sensual Purity design philosophy. The concept melds classic automotive design element with a sleek futuristic aesthetic.

"The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet takes modern luxury into the realms of the ultimate in luxury and is the perfect embodiment of our design strategy. Читать дальше...

Confederate Motorcycles makes some of America’s meanest, leanest and loudest V-twin street machines.

“Baby Jane’’ is taking on Wall Street. Andy Warhol protégée “Baby Jane” Holzer is suing her neighbor, investment giant KKR President Joseph Bae, claiming that the renovation of his $20 million mansion nearly toppled her town house. In her lawsuit, Holzer, who bought 41 E. 65th St. for $16 million in 2006, says she warned...

LOS ANGELES — Doug Ghim advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur on Friday with a 2-and-1 victory over Scotland’s Connor Syme. Tommy Humphrey also advanced with a 1-up victory over Taiwan’s Chun An Yu. Doc Redman beat Australia’s Travis Smyth 1 up, and Mark Lawrence Jr. finished off Dawson Armstrong 3 and 2

Former attorney general Luisa Ortega Diaz arrived in Bogota on Friday after fleeing Venezuela together with her husband German Ferrer, the Colombian migration agency has announced.

Former attorney general Luisa Ortega Diaz arrived in Bogota on Friday after fleeing Venezuela together with her husband German Ferrer, the Colombian migration agency has announced.

Doug Ghim advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur with a 2-and-1 victory over Scotland's Connor Syme

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Doug Ghim advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur on Friday with a 2-and-1 victory over Scotland's Connor Syme.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Doug Ghim advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur on Friday with a 2-and-1 victory over Scotland's Connor Syme.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Doug Ghim advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur on Friday with a 2-and-1 victory over Scotland's Connor Syme.

Drew Pomeranz's start Friday night was short-lived, as the Red Sox starter left in the fourth inning against the Yankees with what the team later called back spasms.

Viewing the eclipse The solar eclipse over the Bay Area will occur Monday from 9:01 a.m., when the moon begins to edge in front of the sun, to 11:37 a.m. Here’s a list of viewing opportunities: The Exploratorium science museum at Pier 15 in San Francisco will conduct live eclipse viewing on the plaza in front of the building. Inside, images of the total eclipse will be live-streamed from Oregon and Wyoming onto viewing screens. Читать дальше...