Новости за 11.08.2015

Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott is confirmed as the second celebrity to appear on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

It's been just over a month since Showtime launched its stand-alone streaming service - and network president David Nevins expects that positions them well in the cord-cutting bubble.

Experts claim that the soaring costs of US medicines under the Affordable Care Act are caused by the program’s refusal to rein in giant American pharmaceutical corporations and challenge their profits.

Josh Wise will be behind the wheel of the No. 32 Go Green Racing Ford Fusion for the next three Sprint Cup races, according to a report by Catchfence.com.

Soon-to-be 16-year-old Tate Malone has cerebral palsy.

As protests in Ferguson continued on a sweat-soaked Missouri night, at least three men openly carrying assault rifles approached the south end of West Florissant Avenue -- and began to attract a crowd themselves.

UN Secretary General’s spokesman says US citizens have the right to take to the streets in a peaceful manner.

Jared M. Feldschreiber
MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee said Magomed Suleimanov was among four terrorists killed by security forces in Untsukul's district of Dagestan.

(AP) — Teachers, administrators and staff at more than 1,000 Arkansas schools will be able to quickly notify authorities if there's a shooting or other emergency on campus under a "panic button" system that state officials announced Tuesday. The schools are being equipped with the Rave Panic Button, a smartphone app that will quickly connect school employees with 911 and simultaneously notify on-campus staff in case of an emergency. David Maxwell, state emergency management director, said it'll... Читать дальше...

LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — Family, friends and teammates of a 9-year-old Kansas batboy who died when he was accidentally hit by a bat honored him Tuesday as an inspiration whose smile brightened peo…

John C.K. Daly
On August 6 the Egyptian government opened an expanded Suez Canal. The $8.5 billion project is intended to double the Canal's ship transits from its current rate of of 49 ships to 97 merchantmen by 2023. The cost of the upgrade was met by issuing bonds available to the Egyptian people and companies, with the bonds selling out in six days.

Oh, the trials of young love. Austin Mahone and Becky G have broken up after a few months of dating, sources confirm to E! News. Reps for the two have not returned request for...

China's first devaluation of the yuan may have little effect, but markets are shaken amid uncertainty of the country's next move.

Kardashian recently began promoting a prescription pill to treat morning sickness through her social media accounts. [...] FDA regulators say the posts violate rules for promoting drugs because they don't mention side effects of Diclegis, which include sleepiness that can make it dangerous to drive or perform other activities that require mental alertness. The drug label warns that Diclegis should not be combined with alcohol or other medications that cause drowsiness, such as sleeping aids or certain pain relievers. Читать дальше...

In his second press conference of the day, Jets coach Todd Bowles again opted not to discuss what transpired between Geno Smith and IK Enemkpali before Enemkpali threw a punch that broke Smith’s jaw and elevated Ryan Fitzpatrick to the starting lineup other than to say that it takes “two to tango” even if only…

Top universities can stifle students' creativity, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts warns

Top universities can stifle students' creativity, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts warns

(AP) — A prosecutor in western Michigan says he met with a Detroit-area lawyer who shared information about a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in a group bicycle ride across the Lower Peninsula. Muskegon County prosecutor D.J. Hilson says the sheriff's office will continue to investigate the death of 50-year-old Susan Cummings of Lake Orion.

Industry observers say Tuesday's announcement of charges against nine people in the U.S. and Ukraine for allegedly making $100 million by hacking into business newswire services and using that information to make illegal stock trades highlights those security woes. Scott Moritz, the head of the fraud risk management practice at Protiviti, a business consulting and internal audit firm, called the indictments a "watershed moment" for the convergence of financial crime and cybercrime, noting that hackers... Читать дальше...

Joshua Jackson is dapper in a suit while hitting the red carpet at the CBS, Showtime & CW 2015 Summer TCA Tour Party held at the Pacific Design Center on Monday (August 10) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 37-year-old actor was joined at the event by his The Affair co-stars Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and [...]

NFL owners met in Chicago today to get the latest on the Los Angeles situation. And it doesn’t bode well for Oakland. Eric Grubman, the league’s point man for its L.A. efforts, said that the Raiders haven’t been presented with a viable proposal from the city of Oakland, via Mark Maske of the Washington Post.…

Any investigation into claims of historical child sexual abuse involving former PM Sir Edward Heath is to be led by Wiltshire Police.

Phoebe Tollefson, Medill News Service
WASHINGTON, August 11 (UPI) -- A new Department of Energy report details growth in the wind energy industry and predicts continued growth through 2016.

TOKYO - The Japanese government plans to privatize the new National Stadium to be built for the 2020 Tokyo O...