Новости за 12.12.2016

Michigan Republican Party Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Republican National Committee chair, a transition source tells CNN. The announcement is expected to happen this week, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Republican National Committee members will need to ratify Romney McDaniel as the […]

In picking Tom Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump has chosen an orthopedic surgeon who in his congressional career, has loyally promoted the interests of the medical profession — its freedom and importantly, its financial interests. A conservative representing Georgia’s 6th District, Price sponsored a 2015 bill that would restrict […]

Amy Schumer isn’t going to let body-shamers bring her down. “There was an announcement that I might star in this movie playing, I won’t same the name of it but it rhymes with schmarbie,” Schumer said on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Monday. “Throughout my career, people have been, like, you’re too fat or I’ve been […]

Those reindeer antlers were cute the first time I saw them. With the big red Rudolph nose on the grill, they almost made a crossover SUV look like a giant rolling reindeer head. Almost. Now that I see them on roughly a dozen cars a day… It’s old. Stop. You need something different. How about […]

Kellyanne Conway, the campaign manager who steadfastly defended Donald Trump through a series of controversies at the end of his campaign, said in a pair of recent interviews she will not serve as his administration’s top spokesman. Conway told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday she turned down the job of press secretary, traditionally […]

Oil is on a roll. The price of a barrel of crude oil hit $54.51 Monday, the highest level yet in 2016. It sounds as if the world’s epic oil glut will finally come to an end after OPEC finally agreed to cut production in November. Even Russia, Mexico, Oman and Kazakhstan — non-OPEC countries […]

Syrian government forces and their allies made significant gains in east Aleppo on Monday. Ismail Abdallah, a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also called the White Helmets, told CNN that al-Fardous neighborhood has been captured by Syrian government forces, while some areas of resistance remain in parts of the city. “There is a mass […]

President-elect Donald Trump is holding a press conference Thursday to explain his plan to avoid conflicts of interest posed by his businesses. Experts in government ethics have put forth a number of ways Trump could relinquish control of his business empire, from carefully constructed arrangements involving his children to full liquidation of his assets. The […]

Donald Trump, who ran as an outsider and vilified Goldman Sachs during the campaign, is adding another veteran of the powerful Wall Street firm to his administration. Trump said Monday he will appoint Gary Cohn, second-in-command at Goldman Sachs, as director of the influential National Economic Council. The leader of the NEC acts as the […]

State police at Clearfield State police received a report about an incident of criminal mischief that occurred sometime Friday or Saturday at the intersection of Glendale Boulevard and Dillion Road in Beccaria Township. During the incident, someone allegedly damaged a township stop sign and post; damage is estimated at $100. Anyone with information is asked […]

“La La Land” is the early darling among contenders for the 74th Golden Globe Awards announced Monday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The movie pulled in seven nominations, including best picture, best director and best actor and actress nods for its stars, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The romantic musical is centered around a […]

Movies Best Motion Picture – Drama “Hacksaw Ridge” “Hell or High Water” “Lion” “Manchester by the Sea” “Moonlight” Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy “20th Century Women” “Deadpool” “Florence Foster Jenkins” “La La Land” “Sing Street” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Amy Adams – “Arrival” Jessica Chastain – […]

Here we go again. Donald Trump has tweeted another critique about a major defense company — and the stock immediately fell. Trump tweeted Monday morning that “the F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th.” Shares of Lockheed Martin, […]

President-elect Donald Trump says he isn’t set on dismantling President Barack Obama’s legacy — but wants to streamline federal agencies’ interactions with businesses. Asked on “Fox News Sunday” by host Chris Wallace if he is going to “take a wrecking ball to the Obama legacy,” Trump quickly answered, “No, no, no.” “I don’t want to […]

Your kids can get a phone call from the North Pole this year. The SantaPhone project from Twilio is an automated phone chat bot that lets parents arrange to receive a phone call from Santa’s headquarters. When the phone rings, kids can tell one of his helpers what they want for Christmas. Parents schedule a […]

The Earth is on the verge of a mass extinction event. To understand how big of a deal that is you don’t have to look much further than the definition of “mass extinction.” It means that three-quarters of all species vanish — forever. In all of history, that’s happened only five times. The sixth extinction […]

It took four months for the first tech company to go public this year — and the situation barely improved after that. For all the talk of a possible rebound, 2016 will likely go down as the worst year for tech public offerings since the recession in 2009. Just 20 tech companies have gone public […]

Having a family while working at American Express is about to get a lot better. Starting in January, the financial services giant will expand its paid parental leave policy for mothers and fathers to 20 weeks at full pay, plus another six to eight weeks for women who give birth and require medical leave. Full-time […]

Viacom and CBS stock dropped Monday morning after Shari Redstone called off a months-long exploration of a merger between the two companies. The market moves came after CNBC reported that National Amusements, the controlling shareholder of both media giants, had put an end to the merger talks. National Amusements subsequently released the letter it sent […]

1. Oil prices surge to 2016 record: Oil has soared above $54 a barrel to its highest level in over a year. U.S. crude futures jumped more than 5% on Monday after Russia and other big oil producers agreed over the weekend to join OPEC members in cutting their output next month. The group of […]

Throughout 2016, terror attacks have ripped apart small towns and big cities in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. This weekend brought no respite. Three deadly blasts in major cities thousands of miles apart targeted sites where people gather for life’s daily rituals. Different groups claimed responsibility for two of the attacks, carrying them out […]

CLEARFIELD – Trees were the talk of the town Thursday at the Clearfield Borough Council work session. At Thursday’s meeting, the Planning and Community Development Committee reminded residents that there will be no Christmas tree disposal again this year. Residents needing to dispose of their trees can take them to the borough’s compost site behind […]

CLEARFIELD – The 2016 Clearfield Rotary Citizen of the Year is Catherine Ross of Clearfield. This past summer, Ross spearheaded a drive to help Clearfield flooding victims to obtain clothing and other much-needed items. She was assisted by her family, friends and pastor. Pictured, from left, are Mrs. Ross’ friend Kim Jordan, who helped with […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Area United Way volunteers announced nearly $16,000 in new pledges at its third report luncheon. This brings its total to 98.6 percent of its $226,000 community campaign goal for 2016-17.  United Way volunteers hope people will continue to give to the campaign. Donations can be mailed to Clearfield Area United Way, 18 […]

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Area School District, in partnership with Clearfield Jefferson Suicide Prevention Team, will present, Marc Mero, former WWE wrestling champion and author of “How to be the Happiest Person on the Planet.” Mero will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 6, 2017 in the school’s auditorium. Admission is free, and the event is […]