Новости за 16.08.2016

Thomson Reuters

Ukraine says it thinks Vladimir Putin is planning a new invasion, and it's not hard to see why: the Russian leader has built up troops on its border and resumed the hostile rhetoric that preceded his annexation of Crimea two years ago.

But despite appearances, some experts say Putin is more likely seeking advantage through diplomacy than on the battlefield, at least this time around.

"It's about sanctions," Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council... Читать дальше...

This was Usain Bolt being extraodinary doing the ordinary. This was Usain Bolt doing the perfunctory.

Rory McIlroy's Irish Open win earlier this year raised almost one million euros ($1.13 million) for three children's charities thanks to a donation by the Northern Irishman's Foundation.

Argus downgrades the country's largest burger chain, but the Golden Arches aren't tarnished just yet.

Official GDC/flickr

I used to be terrified of being boring. Networking events made me wonder if my small talk sucked.

Coffee meetings were similarly nerve-wracking. And when I talked during team meetings, a single yawning co-worker could make me forget my point.

But then, I started paying attention to how the most interesting people around me held others’ attention. I realized that just like you could learn to be a better leader or more effective negotiator, you could learn to be more engaging. Читать дальше...

Jacob Shamsian/INSIDER

Amazon's Add-on program is incredibly useful, but it can also be a pain.

Add-on Items are cheap products that the company deems "cost-prohibitive to ship on their own." Many of them are everyday household items — like toothpaste or pens — that could save you a trip to your local convenience store.

But there's a catch: Amazon has a $25 minimum-order requirement, and that's not including the Add-ons.

Luckily, there's a loophole that lets you get around the $25 restriction. Читать дальше...

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said that the team would be activating safety Tyrann Mathieu from the physically unable to perform list this week and the team followed through on Tuesday. The Cardinals announced that Mathieu has been activated and is now eligible to take part in practice with the team. For now, though, Arians says…

Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Ellen DeGeneres asserted she's the "furthest thing" from racist after posting a photo of herself riding on Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt's back.

DEVORE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local):

Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

LinkedIn Influencer Travis Bradberry published this post originally on LinkedIn.

You know what they say about opinions — everybody has one. If you want to see that truth in action, just Google "characteristics of successful people."

Some of the results will undoubtedly point to the famous Marshmallow Study at Stanford, which demonstrated that the ability to delay gratification is a key component of success.

But that's far from the only theory:

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles made his training camp debut Tuesday, though trainer Rick Burkholder downplayed his arrival by calling it simply “part of the process.” Charles had been on the physically-unable-to-perform list the first three weeks of camp, spending his time going through rehab with the Chiefs’ training

NEW YORK (AP) — A handgun was found stashed in the wall of the basement apartment of the man suspected of gunning down an imam and his friend as they left evening prayer at a mosque, New York City police said Tuesday.

JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi secretary of state says investment firm Morgan Stanley will pay up to $4.2 million to partially reimburse customers who suffered “inordinate losses” because a portfolio manager allegedly used high-risk investments for people who hadn’t agreed to them. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says the firm agreed to resolve an investigation

Scott Kelly talked about how he got his start as an astronaut and about day-to-day life during his record-setting year in space with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko aboard the International Space Station.

African News Agency correspondent Molaole Montsho was present on the day 34 mine workers were gunned down by police in Marikana.

Sometimes really cute..is actually really cruel.

BuzzFeedVideo / Via youtube.com

LINK: Levi Morris's Website

Check out our artist's work & info!

LINK: Levi Morris's Instagram

Check out our artist's Instagram!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The parents of two girls who fell more than 30 feet from a Ferris wheel at an eastern Tennessee county fair say they tried to alert the operator that something was wrong, but the ride was…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The parents of two girls who fell more than 30 feet from a Ferris wheel at an eastern Tennessee county fair say they tried to alert the operator that something was wrong, but the ride was…

There’s an arms race of performance sports funding, facilities and goal setting

The next season of the cyber drama will air in 2017.

Kordell Stewart has an opinion on Colin Kaepernick’s play and his injury (Getty images).Former Bay Area sports personality Brian Webber and former Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart host a national radio show called, “No huddle” on tune-in. They have me on occasionally to talk about the 49ers and we typically focus on quarterback Colin Kaepernick. I was on Monday, and I was the one asking Stewart about “dead arm” the affliction that kept Kaepernick out of a few practices and the first preseason game Sunday against Houston. Читать дальше...

Forty-nine pregnant women have tested positive for the Zika Virus in New York City. When New York City implemented its Zika action plan in April of this year, it tested over 3,400 at-risk pregnant women, the Associated Press reported.

It was all a lie! Flying Lotus wasn't debuting a short film called Royal at Sundance Film Festival's Next Fest. He was actually teasing a...

Across the United States, children are headed back to school, which means teachers are stocking their classrooms. Thanks to the PATH Act, the Educator's Expense deduction is now permanent and teachers of kindergarten through twelfth graders are allowed a deduction of up to $250 spent on classroom supplies without having to itemize their deductions. To qualify, the expenses must be common for the grade level and subject taught and the teacher must work at least 900 hours. From dry erase markers... Читать дальше...

Does this seem ridiculous to you?

BuzzFeedVideo / Via youtube.com