Новости за 31.08.2020

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both recorded their best August since 1984, while stock splits by Apple and Tesla pushed the Nasdaq Composite higher.

The Parliament of Lebanon on Monday named as new prime minister Mustapha Adib, 48, former ambassador to Germany, as the country moved forward after a massive explosion a month ago in its capital city, Beirut.

According to a new survey of personality traits and career success, being a jerk isn't the secret to climbing the corporate ladder.

Will Smith's Westbrook Entertainment announced a special reuniting the cast of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" on Monday. Will Smith and costars will tape Sept. 10 and air on HBO Max around Thanksgiving.

An Australian woman who has been using the same set of "random numbers" to play the lottery for 20 years had her patience pay off with a jackpot totaling more than $400,000.

A British man who posted an ad for "ghost ship" tours of the empty cruise ships moored in the English Channel said the business has proven unexpectedly popular.

The USS Sioux City began its initial deployment to support enhanced counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific regions, the Navy announced.

RIMPAC 2020, a 10-nation naval exercise off the Hawaiian coast ended on Monday after use of Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles to sink a decommissioned ship.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday against a Trump administration attempt to roll back penalties for automakers that don't meet mileage standards.

The power of U.S. House investigative committees to issue subpoenas was weakened Monday when a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel ruled 2 to 1 that lawmakers need a new law to do so.

A Kentucky woman who threw a message in a bottle containing her husband's ashes into the ocean during a Florida trip said the bottle was found two years later in Spain.

Netflix is offering non-subscribers free streaming of "Stranger Things," "Bird Box," "Murder Mystery" and more.

Nearly 30,000 e-scooter riders visited emergency rooms across the United States in 2019 after sustaining injuries on the two-wheeled vehicles, a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open found.

A Florida angler broke a state record when he reeled in a flathead catfish that tipped the scales at 69.9 pounds.

New York City has decided to delay plans to lay off 22,000 workers to plug a budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.

Americans are generally well-versed about the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, although knowledge gaps about face coverings persist, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll reveals.

Authorities on Monday arrested on terror-related charges Paul Rusesabagina, who sheltered hundreds of Rwandans in a hotel to save them from genocide, inspiring the film, Hotel Rwanda, an investigative agency announced.

Ryan Murphy released onto Instagram Monday a cast photo for his Netflix film "The Prom" that features Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and more.

K-pop stars Donghae and Eunhyuk shared a preview of their video for "B.A.D," the title track from their EP "Bad Blood."

The San Diego Padres improved their rotation Monday with a trade for Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger.

The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a district court hearing on the Justice Department's effort to dismiss a criminal case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn can proceed.

Lack of enforcement is being blamed for a restaurant collapse in northern China that killed at least 29 people and injured 28 others during an 80th birthday celebration.

"Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special," a holiday special featuring music, dancing and animation, is coming to Apple TV+.

Amazon Studios has acquired the worldwide rights to J Balvin documentary, "The Boy From Medellín."

U.S. drugmaker Novavax announced Monday it has reached an agreement in principle to supply Canada's federal government with up to 76 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine.