Новости за 23.05.2018

These days, mobile data is money — and if you don't optimize your phone to handle it intelligently, you're throwing dollars down the drain.

BELLE PLANE, Iowa – Authorities say a woman and boy whose bodies were found at a railroad crossing in eastern Iowa died in a murder-suicide, according to KCCI. The incident happened May 4. Teresa Gerleman, 35, and her 8-year-old son, Henry Fields were found by police officers responding to a Belle Plaine crossing around 5 a.m. Friday. The Iowa Public Safety Department said after speaking with Union Pacific Railroad employees, video footage from the Union Pacific engine and a multitude of […]

Video from Reuters shows the reporter Haley Moore standing in front of the horse, which then knocks her to the ground and continues galloping over her.

An Ottawa city councillor's motion about reducing single-use plastics caused a bit of a stir during Wednesday's council meeting.

We lost weeks of spring as winter refused to relinquish its grip. But we can (and should) expect more from summer, which unofficially begins this weekend. The Capital Region packs the fun in over the next 90-plus days, so much so that the region expands to other regions and into two other states when it comes to entertainment, and hardly a day goes by where there isn't a concert, fair or festival somewhere close by. Where does one begin? To answer a question with a question: Why not here? In these... Читать дальше...

People who eat an egg just about every day may have a lower risk of heart attack and stroke than individuals who do not eat eggs at all, a large Chinese study suggests. 

Where were you when Harry and Meghan got married last weekend? Watching the proceedings on television I hope. It is not everyday one gets to see the nuptial of two people who were conferred the titles of duke and duchess of Sussex by the queen of England simply because they decided to marry each other. It was almost as if the monarch acknowledged their wedding as a supreme act of bravery. Which it is, to a certain extent, for the young prince, who has embarked on it for the first time, unlike his American wife... Читать дальше...

2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Preview

GULF SHORES, Ala. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will host the 2018 Outdoor Track & Field National Championships beginning on Thursday at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Midland University will have six athletes competing in the three-day meet.

Avery Blahauvietz qualified in the women's hammer throw. Her best throw this spring of 166' 1" came at the Prairie Wolf Invitational back in April. Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Education is considering changes to school science standards, including instances when it may remove or alter references to evolution. The state's superintendent of public instruction said the proposed changes reflect that parts of evolution are only theory. The department has replaced some references to evolution with words like "biological diversity" or added qualifiers to the word, according to a draft of the proposed changes. The standards focus on core... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts and Rhode Island have announced offshore wind projects aimed at delivering a combined 1,200 megawatts of energy — or enough to power 400,000 homes. The Vineyard Wind project will be Massachusetts' first offshore wind farm and is expected to generate 800 megawatts of energy. That's about 5.5 to 6 percent of the state's total annual electric load. State officials said that represents the largest single procurement of offshore wind by any state in the nation. Vineyard Wind... Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s central bank on Wednesday announced a sharp hike in interest rates to boost the embattled lira, prompting the currency to rally strongly after haemorrhaging value against the dollar in the last days just ahead of elections.

U.S. stocks turned higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and technology companies led the way as the market erased some early losses. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 index picked up 8.85 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,733.29. The Dow Jones industrial average added 52.40 points, or 0.2 percent, to 24,886.81. The Nasdaq composite jumped 47.50 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,425.96. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks edged up 2.37 points... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks turned higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and technology companies led the way as the market erased some early losses. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 index picked up 8.85 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,733.29. The Dow Jones industrial average added 52.40 points, or 0.2 percent, to 24,886.81. The Nasdaq composite jumped 47.50 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,425.96. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks edged up 2.37 points... Читать дальше...

Three investors are looking to buy stakes in Uber in an offer that values the company at $62 billion. The ride-hailing giant said Wednesday the investors want to buy up to $600 million worth of the private company's stock. They're offering $40 per share, giving Uber a valuation that's nearly 30 percent above the $48 billion set in a January stock sale. The announcement comes as Uber posted a $2.46 billion first-quarter net profit largely due to one-time gains from the sale of businesses in Southeast Asia and Russia. Читать дальше...

Three investors are looking to buy stakes in Uber in an offer that values the company at $62 billion. The ride-hailing giant said Wednesday the investors want to buy up to $600 million worth of the private company's stock. They're offering $40 per share, giving Uber a valuation that's nearly 30 percent above the $48 billion set in a January stock sale. The announcement comes as Uber posted a $2.46 billion first-quarter net profit largely due to one-time gains from the sale of businesses in Southeast Asia and Russia. Читать дальше...

The News have this week welcomed Fratton Park season-ticket-holder and work-placement student Dan Statham onto the sports desk.

The Jets are not standing with the NFL in regard to standing for the national anthem. After the league announced a rule change Wednesday — saying players must either stand for the anthem or stay in the locker room while it is being played — Jets Chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson said the team would...

A personal belongings cart developed for homeless people by UBC Okanagan students is ready for a test drive.

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• When the 2017-18 NBA season started, LeBron James said he would stand for the national anthem.
• According to one report, the NBA league office breathed a sigh of relief because James' words carry weight in the league and other players were likely to follow his lead.
• While commissioner Adam Silver said he expected players to stand, the NBA didn't have any players protesting during the national anthem.

At the start of the 2017-18 NBA season... Читать дальше...

By Michael Martina and Lesley Wroughton BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American citizen working at the U.S. consulate in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has reported suffering from "abnormal" sounds and pressure leading to a mild brain injury, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday and China said it was investigating the incident. The embassy, which issued a health alert to Americans living in China, said it could not link the case to health issues suffered by U.S. government staff in Cuba dating back to late 2016. Читать дальше...

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• Rising shipping costs are eating into companies' bottom lines, putting pressure on their shares.
• Trucking-price increases have far outpaced the rest of the producer price index.
• High oil prices are partly driving the shipping cost increases. 

This month, my wife and I drove from Austin to Memphis. Going across Arkansas, the number of trucks seemed quite high.

We finally started counting and found commercial trucks outnumbered... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks turned higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and technology companies led the way as the market erased some early losses. Stocks opened lower after a business survey suggested that the eurozone economy might remain weak for longer than experts had expected. Investors bought U.S. and European government bonds, which sent yields and interest rates lower and hurt banks. The S&P 500 index fell as much as 14 points early on. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks turned higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly. Retailers and technology companies led the way as the market erased some early losses. Stocks opened lower after a business survey suggested that the eurozone economy might remain weak for longer than experts had expected. Investors bought U.S. and European government bonds, which sent yields and interest rates lower and hurt banks. The S&P 500 index fell as much as 14 points early on. Читать дальше...