Новости за 03.02.2017

Melania Trump is taking steps to make the White House a home, hiring Laotian-American interior designer Tham Kannalikham to decorate the Trump’s private living quarters, a spokeswoman for the first lady confirmed Friday. Kannalikham is the first lady’s second official hire. She announced Lindsay Reynolds as her East Wing chief of staff on Wednesday. News […]

The latest Miracle on 34th Street for Macy’s could wind up being a sale of the company itself. Macy’s stock soared 10% Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Hudson’s Bay, the Toronto and New York-based parent company of Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue, might be interested in buying the iconic retailer. […]

With the stroke of a pen, President Trump has begun the push to dismantle the sweeping Dodd-Frank reform of Wall Street. Trump signed an executive order on Friday that sets this deregulation effort in motion. Details of the order were not immediately available, but the action wasn’t expected to make immediate changes to financial regulations. […]

The Senate voted to reject a federal rule Friday that requires energy companies to report payments made to foreign governments to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The resolution passed 52-47 along party lines, with Republicans voting to disapprove of the rule and Democrats defending it. The GOP-controlled House passed the same resolution Thursday. The Republican-led […]

Jetlagged and jittery, Hass walks through the arrivals door at John F. Kennedy International Airport — eyes darting left and right, scanning the sea of strange faces in front of him. He spots someone: A woman from Catholic Charities jumping up and down to catch his attention. She holds a sign, a big one. “Welcome […]

In fewer than 50 words, a provision of President Donald Trump’s border security executive order signed last week could upend the way the US handles asylum seekers at the southern border — potentially causing a standoff with Mexico during already tense relations between the two neighbors. While ordering the building of Trump’s promised wall and […]

Apple’s “1984” commercial remains a famous model for Super Bowl advertising. Yet part of the Ridley Scott-directed ad’s impact had to do with the element of surprise, as viewers were jolted by its dystopian vision. Over the last few years, advertisers have gradually dispensed with that approach. Many of this year’s big-game spots are already […]

A man tossed an explosive device into a Pasadena Cheesecake Factory on Thursday evening, scattering terrified diners and sparking an police search for the perpetrator that’s still ongoing. Although no one was injured, according to witnesses who spoke with CNN affiliate KABC, the device filled the restaurant with heavy smoke and set off panic and […]

Drawn from an unpublished and unfinished manuscript by James Baldwin, “I Am Not Your Negro” is a scorching, stunningly relevant documentary, almost hypnotically combining the late author’s provocative words and interviews with cinematic and historical images. Just nominated for an Oscar as best documentary alongside two other films devoted to aspects of the black experience […]

Reputed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman isn’t happy with jail conditions in America, his lawyers said Friday. Guzman wore dark blue prison garb during a status conference in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, where public defenders argued that their client’s 23 hours under lock-down each day, with limited visits, kept him from selecting […]

The U.S. economy picked up in 2017 right where it left off in 2016. America added 227,000 jobs in January, well ahead of December’s gain of 157,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up a bit to 4.8%. It’s the first jobs report to be released under the Trump administration. However, the Labor Department conducted its […]

EU leaders, led by French president Francois Hollande, have denounced recent attacks on Europe by Donald Trump as they met for a summit to debate the future of the union. Hollande described Trump’s statements as “unacceptable”, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the EU to press ahead with its own plans whatever the US […]

Thieves who stole a dog while burglarizing a home are demanding the owners pay a ransom to get their pet back

France’s status as a tourist magnet took another hit Friday after a man wielding a machete was shot in Paris. French authorities have opened a terror investigation after the man, who rushed a group of soldiers, was shot in an underground plaza that adjoins the Louvre museum. The incident follows a string of high-profile terrorist […]

When Maro Itoje walks into a crowded university lecture room, nobody realizes they are in the presence of one of rugby’s next superstars. Despite his tall, muscular physique, Europe’s player of the year goes largely unnoticed by his course mates at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where he is studying for […]

The European Parliament’s main political party is attempting to block US President Donald Trump’s expected choice for US ambassador to the European Union, calling the likely nominee “hostile and malevolent.” A letter from the Group of the European People’s Party, or EPP, urges the EU to reject US businessman Ted Malloch as bloc leaders hold […]

Bernadette McLaughlin’s world turned upside-down on April 16, 1990, when a visit to the doctor revealed a surprising breast cancer diagnosis. “I was only 36 years old, and I was single,” she said. “I just couldn’t process anything he was saying.” She worked full-time as a special-education teacher in New Jersey, but her most important […]

PHILIPSBURG — After an amazing pre-match tribute to Emily Whitehead – and to the foundation in her name, dedicated to saving the lives of children – there was a strong chance that the actual Clearfield Bison-Philipsburg-Osceola dual meet would be anticlimactic. For much of the night, it looked like an easy win for the home squad. […]

The Senate voted early Friday to advance President Donald Trump’s education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos to a final confirmation vote, which is expected Monday. The vote was 52 to 48 along party lines. Senators convened at the unusual, early hour — 6:30 a.m. ET — because of Democratic stalling tactics that reflect their unhappiness with […]

Good morning. It’s the Friday before the Super Bowl. If you haven’t picked the team you’ll be rooting for come Sunday, you better get to it. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. 1. Israeli settlements Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s got to be a little confused. […]

After months of negotiations, Apple is set to start manufacturing iPhones in the Indian tech hub Bangalore, a government official says. The state of Karnataka, where Bangalore is located, has reached an agreement in principle with Apple, said Priyank Kharge, the state’s information technology minister. Kharge told CNNMoney that iPhone assembly could start as soon […]

Found — one lost continent, hiding underneath a tropical holiday destination. It might sound implausible, but deep at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, a research team, led by South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand, has found pieces of an ancient continent. The lava-covered piece of continent, dubbed ‘Mauritia,’ was found under the popular island […]

President Donald Trump is quickly becoming the world’s most undiplomatic — and unpredictable — diplomat. Over the course of a week, he had a bruising telephone call with the leader of Australia, one of America’s closet allies. He complained to the Mexican President about that country’s “handling” of “tough hombres.” And Thursday evening, Trump’s administration […]

The commitment of the US and South Korea to the THAAD missile defense system is pushing the Korean peninsula to the “brink of a nuclear war,” North Korea said Friday in a report on its official Korean Central News Agency. The statement attributed to the National Peace Committee of Korea comes just a day after […]

The greatest NFL head coach-quarterback combination began 17 years ago. But before Bill Belichick and Tom Brady could get started, Brady was going to need some directions. Belichick was hired as the New England Patriots head coach on January 27, 2000. Shortly after, on April 16 — which happens to be Belichick’s birthday — the […]