Новости за 24.02.2017

Police in France are investigating a possible anti-Semitic attack on two Jewish men, during which one man’s finger was reportedly sawn off. The two sons of a local Jewish community leader said they were forced off the road in the Parisian suburb of Bondy on Tuesday just after 9 p.m. (3 p.m. ET). France’s interior […]

Have an idea on how to build the border wall? The Department of Homeland Security wants to hear from you. Customs and Border Protection gave notice Friday that it will soon collect proposals to design and build “prototype wall structures” near the US-Mexico border, setting a mid-April timeline for awarding contracts. The pre-solicitation notice comes […]

The State Department on Friday announced a date for resuming press briefings, after an unusual six-week hiatus. Spokesman Mark Toner said the regular press briefings would begin again on March 6, adding in a statement that the department would “continue to be responsive to media queries and breaking news on an ongoing basis.” The announcement […]

Washington, DC residents, upset that a Utah congressman is meddling in their local politics, are using their voices and money — and setting up a PAC — to try and help oust him. Rep. Jason Chaffetz represents the 3rd Congressional District in Utah, but residents in the District have a bone to pick with him. […]

How’s the economy doing? The answer may depend on who you voted for. At first glance, Americans appear to have gained significant confidence since the conclusion of the deeply-polarizing election of Donald Trump. The University of Michigan said on Friday that its index of consumer sentiment was higher during the past three months than at […]

The speakers at this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference struck the same anti-media tone that has defined President Trump’s first month in office. But young conservatives listening to those same speeches have a more nuanced — even sympathetic — view. Some even admitted they got their news from the sources the White House regularly maligns. […]

The Daytona 500 has arrived, and with it so has a new generation in NASCAR. That includes a rookie who could be the next star in the sport — and who could attract fans south of the US border. Daniel Suarez, 26, is originally from Monterrey, Mexico. He is the first Mexican-born competitor to race […]

Throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game is a tradition for U.S. presidents. But an executive from the Baltimore Orioles is not eager to welcome President Trump. Team VP John Angelos says he doesn’t want Trump to throw out the first pitch unless Trump apologizes for all of the offensive comments he’s made. […]

Penn State President Eric Barron spoke to the Board of Trustees about two important topics today (Feb. 24) — access and affordability for students, and athletics success that leads to greater Penn State success.

Rep. Peter King said Thursday that he won’t do town hall meetings because he believes they would just devolve into a “screaming session,” adding that angry town halls “trivialize” and “diminish” democracy. The New York Republican noted his many appearances on national television and meetings with supporters and opponents of Obamacare in his office. “As […]

Support for Obamacare is at an all-time high in a new survey released Thursday, as Republican leaders continue to press the case for repeal amid fierce resistance at town halls from the public. A survey from the Pew Research Center found 54% of Americans approve of the Affordable Care Act — the highest level ever […]

Ten years competing in one of the world’s most demanding sports has done nothing to dampen Lewis Hamilton’s will to win. When he takes to the track in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix on March 26, it will be a decade since a baby-faced, 22-year-old Hamilton made his Formula One debut on the Albert […]

President Donald Trump makes a valedictory return Friday to the right-wing conference where he made his first political inroads, but which he shunned last year during his unconventional 2016 run. Trump’s speech is the highlight of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, held at a hotel and convention center outside Washington. Trump plans to arrive […]

JCPenney plans to shutter as many as 140 stores in the coming months, the latest traditional retailer to announce closings. The department store chain did not disclose how many jobs would be cut, but it said it is also offering early retirement to 6,000 full-time employees. Because it will hire to fill those buyout positions, […]

When Sam Altman mentioned his plan to speak with President Trump’s supporters around the country, the response in Silicon Valley was often less than inspiring. “It was pretty bad. ‘Why do you want to? These people are so racist, they are beyond help,’ ” says Altman, president of Y Combinator, recalling what people said to […]

India’s decision to ban a film from move theaters that examines the lives of four women living in a small town has unleashed outrage. “Lipstick Under My Burkha” is an award winning movie that follows the lives of four women of different ages and explicitly depicts their sex lives and desire for men. The filmmakers […]

For the first time, Iraqi fighter jets carried out airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria, according to a statement issued Friday by Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, and Iraq’s Joint Operation Command. A spokesman with the Joint Operation Command confirmed to CNN the airstrikes that hit ISIS targets in Syria were coordinated with the Damascus […]

The FBI has joined an investigation to determine whether a shooting that killed one man and injured two others at a crowded bar in Kansas is a hate crime. Adam W. Purinton, 51, allegedly opened fire Wednesday night at the bar in Olathe, killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, police said in a statement. The victim’s friend, […]

A car bomb killed as many as 60 people and wounded dozens more Friday in northwestern Syria, Turkish state media and activist groups said. The attack killed between 53 and 60 people in Sousian village, according to activist groups Aleppo Media Center and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The groups said ISIS militants […]

Donald Trump wants to build a wall. But it’s not the one you’re thinking of. About 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) from the US on the other side of the Atlantic, a familiar debate between local residents of an Irish town and environmental activists is in full swing. Three years ago, Trump bought a golf course […]

You’d expect partisan questions about a politician’s sanity, but now there’s an unusual debate growing among licensed mental health professionals about President Donald Trump. The United States’ major mental health associations — including the American Psychiatric Association, which claims to be the largest psychiatric association in the world — are warning members not to wade […]

The FBI has joined an investigation to determine whether a shooting that killed one man and injured two others at a crowded bar in Kansas is a hate crime. Adam W. Purinton, 51, allegedly opened fire Wednesday night at the bar in Olathe, killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, police said in a statement. The victim’s friend, […]

President Donald Trump met Thursday with CEOs of 24 manufacturing companies that he praised for being committed to “bringing manufacturing back.” The corporations also are some of the most politically active in Washington. They spent $250 million combined in 2015 and 2016 on lobbying, according to a review by CNN. Their political action committees gave […]

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson declared Thursday evening that Donald Trump was likely to be “the best president for Israel ever,” an overwhelming endorsement delivered as a former Republican Vice President sat in the audience. Adelson made the remarks at his home on the eve of the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership conference, which brings together hundreds of […]

It’s a rare public spat between two Communist neighbors. North Korea has lashed out at its only real ally, accusing China of “dancing to the tune of the US” over its decision not to import any more coal from the country. Without naming China, KCNA, North Korea’s official state news agency, said Thursday a “neighboring […]