Новости за 31.12.2015

CLEVELAND - Cleveland officials said Thursday they're balancing public safety with protesters' First Amendment rights as small groups of people continue to criticize a decision not to indict police officers in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland officials said Thursday they're balancing public safety with protesters' First Amendment rights as small groups of people continue to criticize a decision not to ind…

He'll be starting for the Montreal Canadiens in the Winter Classic.

Traditionally, a few minutes before the end of the year, President Vladimir Putin addresses the Russian nation.

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Nina Dobrev and boyfriend Austin Stowell cozied up on the slopes after spending their first Christmas together.

Rejected former boss David Moyes says Manchester United must not become a club that are continuously sacking managers and should give his under-fire successor Louis van Gaal time to build a successful side.

The service, which provides users with free access to only Facebook approved content, has stirred controversy.

Are you retiring soon? Then you may be thinking about moving somewhere new, within Illinois, right?! If you're on the move, Niche has got your back with its list of the top towns to retire to in Illinois.

Niche compiled its lineup by looking at a bunch of factors that might interest retirees, like how many people of their age live nearby, how many new retirees moved in during the past year, housing costs, property taxes, crime rates, weather and access to things like restaurants, golf courses and doctors. Читать дальше...

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UN troops stood guard over the main vote-counting centre in Bangui on Thursday after a peaceful election in the Central African Republic aimed at turning the page on years of inter-religious violence.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $28.6 million contract to provide 12 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to the United Arab Emirates.

New Year revellers ushered in the New Year with music and parties in Chandigarh and most places in Punjab on Thursday night amid tight security arrangements.

Russia greets the New Year with a fireworks celebration in Moscow.

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Charles Glanville won't have to worry about battling snow, rain, heat or gloom of night to complete his appointed rounds anymore, unless it's to go to the mall or mow his lawn. Postal officials say Glanville is the longest-serving city mail carrier in New Jersey.

De Nederlanders geven weer meer geld uit aan vuurwerk. Dit jaar is voor naar schatting 65 miljoen euro onder meer rotjes en vuurpijlen gekocht. Maar het gaat om voorlopige cijfers. 'Mogelijk schiet dit bedrag nog door naar 67 miljoen', zegt Leo Groeneveld van de Belangenvereniging Pyrotechniek Nederland donderdag.

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You can watch the ball drop on TV or online from anywhere, but if you happen to be in New York on December 31, Times Square is a classic place to ring in the new year.

The New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square is co-produced by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment and takes a year of planning to put on.

Here is just some of the planning that goes into organizing the biggest New Year's bash in the world.

Planning for New Year's Eve begins the day after last year's bash. Читать дальше...

The legal battle over one of the J. Paul Getty Museum's most prized possessions -- the "Victorious Youth" bronze sculpture dating from around 300-100 B.C. -- has taken another detour, with a court in Italy ordering that the case be sent back to a lower court. 

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The troubled campaign of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Martin O'Malley was dealt another blow on Thursday when the struggling candidate failed to qualify for the primary ballot in the political bellwether state of Ohio.

Ohio holds its primary on March 15. O'Malley's campaign submitted 1,175 signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State's Office, but only 772 were deemed valid by the state's boards of elections ahead of the Jan. 5 deadline. That is short of the... Читать дальше...

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For the seventh consecutive year, the White House's official chief photographer, Pete Souza, published his "Year in Review" gallery — what he calls "one of the best and most challenging aspects" of his job.

"Editing photographs, especially for a project like this, is both subjective and personal. I not only found key historic moments from the year, but also chose moments that give people a more personal look at the lives of the President and First Lady," Souza wrote. Читать дальше...

For now travellers can look forward to a slightly better retail experience

Conner Cummings, 24, fell as he tried to climb back into an interior shaft of the 52-storey building

Gold's image as a haven asset has taken a battering with the metal capping its longest slump in more than 30 years.

The College Football Playoff gets an unlikely advertising partner: An ABC soap opera tries to convince viewers to watch New Year's Eve games.

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