Новости за 08.09.2011

James Waterson reports on day 11 of the US Open. Rafael Nadal came back from a 3-0 deficit to beat Gilles Muller 7-6, 6-1, 6-2, and Andy Roddick defeated David Ferrer 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Court 13. Andy Murray ended Donald Young's run at the US Open, beating him 6-2, 6-3, 6-3, and he'll play John Isner, who ousted Gilles Simon in four sets. On the women's side, Serena Williams won her quarterfinal match against Anasatasia Pavlyuchenkova, and she'll play Caroline Wozniacki for a spot in the final. Читать дальше...

The folks on this week’s four-day sea kayak tour were in for a treat last night when a band of Outdoor Odysseys guides along with owner and founder Clark Casebolt showed up at their campsite on Jones Island to surprise the tour leader and birthday girl, Sarah Young. The group left San Juan Island in the afternoon and paddled out to Jones, armed with pizza, ice cream, cake, balloons, and a whole host of other goodies. They spent the night on Jones Island along with Sarah and her guests and returned to San Juan Island this morning... Читать дальше...

Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was ordered to down the hijacked planes using her own jet — even knowing that the pilot for one of them could have been her father.

There is little sympathy for bankers who lose their jobs these days—except when the losses come at HSBC Holdings PLC and are taking place in Hong Kong, the bank’s historic home.