Новости за 21.05.2016

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — There were plumbing issues in the visitor's dugout at the Oakland Coliseum before the start of Saturday's game against the New York Yankees.

Lawyers for Redstone are seeking to remove two members of the board of the trust that will eventually control Redstone's media empire, which includes CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. In his statement, Tu, a lawyer with the Los Angeles law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, said that Dauman and Abrams had also been removed as directors of National Amusements Inc., the holding company that owns the controlling shares of cable giant Viacom and CBS. "The picture is quite clear, Mr. Redstone is being... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Canada blew a lead before making a comeback in fighting past the United States 4-3 on Saturday to set up an ice hockey world championship final with Finland.

MOSCOW (AP) — Canada blew a lead before making a comeback in fighting past the United States 4-3 on Saturday to set up an ice hockey world championship final with Finland.

MOSCOW (AP) — Canada blew a lead before making a comeback in fighting past the United States 4-3 on Saturday to set up an ice hockey world championship final with Finland.

More than 400 demonstrations took place around the world with people voicing their anger at US biotech Monsanto. The company is facing a possible takeover from big pharma company Bayer. The German pharmaceutical and chemical corporation, is reportedly considering a bid for the agrochemical and biotechnology corporation, Monsanto. RT reports: “The whole world hates Monsanto!” read the banners among a throng in Paris, marching to the sound of a drum band.   #Tomorrowland https://t.co/wPLLCrfz55 RT JuanMazaCalleja... Читать дальше...

Canada's national ice hockey team on Saturday won the semifinal match against the United States.

Try as they might, the Stormers were just too frantic and inaccurate as the Bulls showed the greater composure to pull off a win at Loftus.

The occupational hazards of policemen in Haryana were brought to centre stage when chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a weekly off for them on May Day.

With the CBSE announcing the Class XII board results for all its regions on Saturday, it was a proud day for Pratyush Maini who topped in Gurgaon with 98.2%. While Pratyush is a science student, Manushi Kumar, from the commerce stream, bagged the second position with 98%.

The ‘traffic police control room and CCTV cameras' project for Gurgaon has been put on a hold as MCG has set up an inquiry to look into the expenses involved.

Twins are generally known to confuse people with their similar appearances, but Harshita and Ankita Chauhan — twin sisters from Gurgaon — are stumping people with their identical scores in the CBSE Class XII results and JEE Mains.

The results of CBSE's Mathematics and English exams have come as a surprise to many students. The mathematics exam, which was held on March 14, had attracted a lot of complaints from both students and teachers who complained the paper had questions out of the prescribed syllabus.

The relentless summer seems to have left Gurgaon staring at a severe power crisis with Friday witnessing record power consumption. The city consumed 251 lakh units on Friday, 30 lakh units higher than on Thursday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A measure that would replace Minnesota's caucus system with a presidential primary is headed to Gov. Mark Dayton's desk.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Republican Party leaders are calling for unity behind presumed presidential nominee Donald Trump as GOP faithful gather in Duluth this weekend.

Lisa Goss will identify current student veterans who can mentor three to five new student veterans on campus as part of a program she hopes will improve veterans' academic performance and retention and graduation rates, and help them in careers or more advanced education later. The Peer Advisors for Veteran Education Program is part of a University of Michigan network supporting service members, veterans, and military families.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged regional and international powers to push Syrian warring parties to engage in talks on a political transition to end their country`s "nightmare".

Former Communications Director for the DNC, Mo Elleithee, and Politico reporter Katie Glueck discuss the tension between Bernie Sanders and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and also comment on how this affects the Democratic party’s unity.

SEOUL, May 21 (Yomhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn finished his schedule in Uzbekistan and departed for Saudi Arabia on Saturday, in an apparent bid to maintain a balanced diplomacy in the Middle East following the president's visit to

A U.N. report says nearly half the schools it runs in the Middle East have been damaged, some severely enough to make them inoperable, in the past half decade, disrupting the education of thousands of Palestinian children, the BBC reported.

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WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama left for his 10th trip to Asia on Saturday as he prepared to visit Vietnam and Japan.

A story in Saturday’s Tribune about the La Crosse Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Cow Project used the wrong name for the ELCA’s Global Barnyard, in which people donate to send farm animals to the needy in other…

NEW YORK (AP) — Popular DJ-producer Calvin Harris is resting after he was involved in a car accident Friday night and sustained minor injuries.

NEW YORK (AP) — Popular DJ-producer Calvin Harris is resting after he was involved in a car accident Friday night and sustained minor injuries.