Новости за 21.10.2015

CEO of 21 Inc. Balaji Srinivasan speaks with WSJ's Rolfe Winkler about the future of bitcoin. They speak at the WSJDLive 2015 conference in Laguna Beach, Calif.

Justin Vernon's hometown musical camp-out will land a few weeks later next year, Aug. 12-13.

Netflix needs at least $1 billion in the next 12 to 18 months to continue funding its aggressive plans.

Bill Ackman is even more committed to his investment in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. , following the selloff in the drug maker's stock on Wednesday. A source close to Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management said Ackman hasn't sold any of his Valeant holdings, and has actually bought two million more shares on Wednesday. Valeant's tumbled as much as 40% in intraday trade Wednesday, after noted short-seller Citron Research published a report alleging questionable business practices by Valeant. Читать дальше...

Pakistan on Wednesday said it has handed over to the US three "dossiers", which it claims to contain "evidence" about India's role in "subversive activities" in that country, nearly a month after it gave such an alleged document to the UN which paid no heed to it.

Marty...IF YOU'RE READING THIS, ITS NOT TOO LATE. What's that from? It's the title of this major album by an artist named Drake, but you...

To celebrate the new season of MythBusters (check out the epic sizzle reel here) premiering this Sunday at 8pm ET/PT on the Discovery Channel, we asked hosts Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Grant Imahara, Kari Byron and Tory Belleci to pick the most insane myths they’ve ever tackled in their decade of busting. Here's what they said.Jamie

Legislation to give defendants the right to opt out of the SEC’s in-house court is expected to be introduced in Congress.

Vladimir Putin hopes that the new leadership of Argentina will continue the policy of developing and strengthening bilateral relations with Russia.

Amazon.com Inc. conducted a test briefly this fall using newspaper carriers to make package deliveries along their routes.

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Khloe Kardashian and husband Lamar Odom reportedly withdrew their petition for divorce following the former NBA star's hospitalization.

NEW YORK (ANP) - Een voormalig handelaar van Rabobank klaagde in 2006 tevergeefs bij een Britse toezichthouder dat banken sjoemelden met het rentetarief Libor. Dat bleek uit emails die werden getoond tijdens een rechtszaak in New York.

Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has downplayed the effect of university students storming parliament as he delivered his medium term budget.

Announcement in Rose Garden with Obama by his side ends months of speculation

Brands will serve as primary sponsor for Clint Bowyer in two races in 2016 and be associate sponsors in the remaining races.

The only problem is that most classic oyster dressing recipes call for mostly white bread, cornbread and vegetables. The oyster dressing was gone in no time and my friends begged me to make it again the next day. Since I had riffed on the dish based on what I liked about oysters, I had to re-create my steps to develop an actual recipe. If you like oysters as much as my mother and I do — and you want a little bread with your oysters instead of a few oysters with your bread — use a lot of oysters. Читать дальше...

When the Dolphins released cornerback Cortland Finnegan during the offseason, Finnegan said that he was hanging up his cleats for good and retiring from the NFL. It seems that his retirement was more conditional than it appeared at the time. According to multiple reports, Finnegan worked out for the Patriots on Wednesday. No deal was…

The work was part of a project to make several repairs on the bridge, including replacing steel hatches, repairing the bridge deck and repairing damaged guard rails.

Last week The Weeknd shared two separate remixes of his single “The Hills” with Nicki Minaj and Eminem. For this short remix clip, The Weeknd recruits director Nabil to shoot a virtual reality experience. Using the GoPro’s new spherical virtual reality technology, artists are able to deliver visuals that allows viewers to truly feel apart of the experience.

The rand weakened against the dollar after the finance minister slashed 2015 growth expectations to 1.5 percent from a previous forecast of 2 percent.

Dwarf star acting like a "death star" worthy of Star Wars

Reese Witherspoon gets all dolled up for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Show and Tea held at the Chateau Marmont on Tuesday (October 20) in Los Angeles. The 39-year-old actress was joined at the event by Camilla Belle, Jaime King, Scandal‘s Katie Lowes, Anna Wintour‘s daughter Bee Shaffer, jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer, west coast editor of [...]

DALLAS (AP) — A foundation to honor the Monuments Men treasure hunters who saved 5 million works of art during World War II says it is closing due to a lack of funds.

DALLAS - A foundation to honor the Monuments Men treasure hunters who saved 5 million works of art during World War II says it is closing due to a lack of funds.

DALLAS (AP) — A foundation to honor the Monuments Men treasure hunters who saved 5 million works of art during World War II says it is closing due to a lack of funds. Edsel is a Dallas-based author who wrote "The Monuments Men," which was made into a 2014 movie starring George Clooney. The foundation's seven-person team will stop operating at the end of the month, but Edsel will pay for two researchers to finish writing the short biographies the foundation publishes online. The 345 treasure hunters... Читать дальше...