Новости за 26.09.2018

India’s Supreme Court ruled the country’s biometric-identity program, with data on more than 1.2 billion people, can continue for disbursing welfare benefits, but shouldn’t be made mandatory for applications such as opening bank accounts or in school admissions.

CBS Corp.’s board of directors has named Richard Parsons interim chairman, and two other longtime directors have resigned, in the latest significant change in the broadcaster’s ranks, the company said.

Executives at one in 10 U.K. companies fear their businesses could go bankrupt if imports faced 10- to 30-minute customs delays due to Brexit, according to a survey.

Delta Air Lines briefly halted U.S. domestic departures on Tuesday evening because of what the carrier said was a problem with its computer network.

Kaepernick ads sent the stock to a record, but solid earnings failed to further excite investors.

Mazie Hirono makes clear that if Brett Kavanaugh were liberal, she’d give him the benefit of the doubt.

Like the mullahs, the Euros think they can outlast Donald Trump.

The U.S. Trade Rep thinks he can pass a deal without Canada. Uh oh.

The FCC moves to override extortion by local politicians.

Consumer confidence hit a new 18-year high in September, as robust job growth and a strong economic outlook bolstered Americans’ expectations for the future.

Democrats and Republicans work together to make the justice system fairer to the poor.

Instagram’s co-founders increasingly clashed with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over a range of issues, including recent changes to the photo-sharing app that appeared designed to promote Facebook’s growth at Instagram’s expense.

Central bankers should give up the search for the neutral real interest rate.

A windfall will compound the kingdom’s economic and social malaise.

Those of us who are shocked by the abuses can help foster better standards of conduct.

Thursday’s hearing should be canceled in favor of an agreed quick hunt for truth.

Brian Wansink’s tale shows that academic peer review is broken.

The U.S. and several South American countries sharpened their stance toward Venezuela’s government, with Washington imposing sanctions on the country’s first lady and others as the country’s neighbors ready a push for an international investigation into its alleged crimes against humanity.

State officials expressed concerns about technology giants’ market dominance and user-privacy practices at a meeting hosted by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Nike posted a 10% increase in sales during the summer quarter, riding strong consumer spending in the U.S. and healthy demand outside its home market for the brand’s sneakers and athletic apparel.

Twitter plans to expand its rules to no longer allow content that treats others as subhuman in its latest attempt to replace toxic speech with healthier discourse.

Investors in American Outdoor Brands Corp. on Tuesday won a shareholder vote urging the top U.S. firearm maker to do more to address gun violence.

As former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has said, any mistakes AIG made leading to its liquidity crisis, “would not have been made if Hank Greenberg was running the company.”

Dunkin’ Brands is dropping the word “Donuts” from its flagship brand, becoming the latest company to signal a fresh approach with a new name.

The owners of the last remaining nuclear-power plant under construction in the U.S. continued Tuesday to negotiate a deal to finish the half-built project. But in some ways, the choice of whether to keep going amounts to a no-win proposition.