Новости за 17.02.2017

If you’ve lost sleep worrying that Ivanka Trump’s brand is in jeopardy, take comfort — her perfume is a now a best seller on Amazon. Sales were so high that her scent on Friday took the two spots in Amazon’s best sellers in Women’s eau de parfum: one spot for the spray and one for […]

For nearly 30 years, Ethan Hawke has done the same job — without ever repeating himself. He began his career as a poetry-loving kid in prep school and went on to be the poster boy for Generation X in “Reality Bites.” He’s played a cop, a cowboy and a dreamer, all in service of his […]

DUBOIS – Clearfield County Coroner Mike Morris, along with other officials, have responded to the scene of a house fire in DuBois. According to GANT News partner WJAC-TV, a man died in the fire, which broke out Friday around 8 a.m. in the 400 block of South Church Street. Law enforcement authorities, a state forensics […]

During the 2016 election, a political action group called Liberty Action Group raised nearly $3 million through radio advertisements and robocalls by asking for contributions to help elect Donald Trump. According to public filings reviewed by CNN’s KFile, the group made no direct donations to the Trump campaign nor is there any indication the group […]

US troops have deployed to Bulgaria as part of a NATO operation to support Eastern European allies from potential aggression by Russia, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The move is the latest in a series of multinational training and security cooperation activities along the alliance’s eastern front. It comes at a […]

The death toll has risen to 88 from a suicide attack targeting a packed shrine in the southern Pakistani city of Sehwan, a health official told CNN on Friday. The number of people injured in Thursday’s attack on Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine has climbed to 200, said Fazal Pechuho, health secretary for Pakistan’s Sindh province. […]

The Senate is set Friday to confirm Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, an agency Republicans desperately want to rein in after what they charge was eight years of dangerous activism under the Obama administration that hurt businesses, jobs and the economy. Pruitt maybe just the person to do it. As Oklahoma attorney […]

Snapchat’s parent company has an unusual pitch for a tech IPO: Size doesn’t matter. “One of the challenges that we’ve encountered over time is to explain to people why bigger isn’t better,” Evan Spiegel, Snap’s CEO and cofounder, says in a new presentation to sell investors on its upcoming IPO. “When we started our business, […]

Sending US ground troops to Syria to fight ISIS will fan flames of extremism in the region that will impact the security of the whole world, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Friday. He also said that the agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program — brokered in 2015 by […]

The average person doesn’t get it. President Trump doesn’t love it. Businesses are divided over it. Many lawmakers are dubious about it or just flat out opposed. So it’s looking less likely that a border adjustment tax — which would fundamentally change how imports and exports are taxed — will be included in the tax […]

Filling the race seat of reigning Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg will be no easy task for Valtteri Bottas. Nor will going wheel-to-wheel with new Mercedes teammate and three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, whose fractious relationship with Rosberg all but reached breaking point last season. Throw in the fact that the 27-year-old did not […]

Standing less than 5 feet tall, it’s easy to overlook “Corey J.” in a crowded room. Until he opens his mouth. “There are two types of people in this world,” says 10-year-old Corey Jackson. “There are dreamers. And there are dream chasers. I’m chasing my dreams!” He may only be 10, but rapper Corey J., […]

Congressional Republicans are finally starting to flesh out their plans to replace Obamacare. House GOP members met Thursday to hear more from committee leaders about efforts to replace the massive health reform law. In a presentation, Representatives Greg Walden of Oregon and Kevin Brady of Texas explained how the party wants to overhaul America’s health […]

1. Samsung scandal takes new turn: The de facto leader of Samsung — South Korea’s biggest conglomerate — has been arrested on corruption allegations. Lee Jae-yong has been under investigation as part of the huge political corruption scandal that has rocked the country. Prosecutors are accusing him of bribery, perjury, concealing criminal profits, embezzlement and […]

A widower sends heartfelt messages to his grief-stricken daughter. A father weeps at the sight of his newborn baby. A man reflects after giving money to the poor. These are all scenes from TV ads in Thailand that have spread like wildfire on social media. Often referred to as the “Land of Smiles,” Thailand has […]

CLEARFIELD – Penn Highlands Clearfield is seeking grant money to upgrade the emergency department. At Thursday’s meeting, Gary Macioce, president of Penn Highlands Clearfield, spoke to the Clearfield Borough Council about plans to improve the hospital. Macioce said the emergency department at the hospital sees about 21,000 people per year. He said the department hasn’t […]

CLEARFIELD – For the first time in six years, Clearfield Borough will have an assistant police chief. At Thursday’s meeting, the Clearfield Borough Council voted to promote Sgt. Greg Neeper to the position of assistant chief. The position has been open since Chief Vince McGinnis was promoted in 2010. Following a closed meeting, the council […]

Residents are being reminded that the county recycling drop-off sites located at the Curwensville Borough municipal garage and the Cooper and Woodward Township municipal buildings do not accept corrugated cardboard boxes.  The types of paper, which are accepted at these sites, include newspaper and mixed paper, and both should be placed in the compartment marked […]

CLEARFIELD – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clearfield County recently received $5,000 from the Wal-Mart Distribution Center through the Volunteerism Always Pays grant. The VAP grant is a “dollar-for-doer” type of grant in which Wal-Mart associates give back to local charities through volunteering. Pictured are Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clearfield County Program Manager Kaitlin […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) has introduced a bill that will invest in the next generation of farmers and help them pay back their student loans through an existing program geared toward public service. H.R. 1060, the Young Farmer Success Act, is a bipartisan bill sponsored by Thompson, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and […]

HARRISBURG – The Department of Health is reminding everyone in Pennsylvania that there is still time to get immunized against the flu as the number of illnesses from the virus remain extremely high across the commonwealth. “As long as the flu virus is circulating in a community, it’s not too late to get vaccinated,” said […]

Samsung is known around the world for its smartphones. But in its home market of South Korea, the huge company is a whole lot more than just a tech brand.  Its businesses reach deep into many parts of people’s lives, from the cradle to the grave. South Koreans can be born in a Samsung-owned medical center, […]

Vice President Mike Pence will try to leave behind a White House in tumult when he arrives in Europe Friday, but he’s likely to be dogged by the recent events that have thrown the Trump administration into disarray. Though he is seeking to reassure key allies such as Germany of US resolve on Russia and […]

A Washington florist violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when she denied a same-sex couple wedding services on the basis of her faith, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The case drew national attention in 2013 when the couple sued Arlene’s Flowers for refusing to provide flowers for their wedding. As state bans on same-sex marriage […]

A federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby by Katherine McKee, an actress who claimed he raped her in 1974, according to court documents. McKee’s sexual assault allegation first appeared in a New York Daily News article in 2014. After the article was published, Cosby wrote a letter to the paper […]