Новости за 22.04.2017

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Walter Reed Medical Center on Saturday, where the President awarded the Purple Heart to a wounded soldier. Trump presented the medal to Sgt. First Class Alvaro Barrientos and thanked him on behalf of himself and the first lady. Barrientos’ wife, Tammy, was present for the short […]

This week it was Bebe. Last month it was Staples. In February it was JCPenney. Stores are closing at an epic pace. In fact, the retail industry could suffer far more store closures this year than ever. Brokerage firm Credit Suisse said in a research report released earlier this month that it’s possible more than […]

Apple is producing more than 200 million electronic devices each year. And making all those iPhones, MacBooks and tablets takes an enormous amount of energy. That’s why it’s a big deal when Apple says it wants to be the greenest company on Earth. The company launched a massive clean energy program in October 2015. The […]

A former adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign referred to reports that Russia tried to influence the US election as possibly “a political stunt” on Saturday in remarks largely dismissive of questions about the issue. CNN is exclusively reporting that the FBI gathered intelligence last summer suggesting that Russian operatives tried to use Trump advisers, including […]

Thousands of Floridians are under mandatory evacuation orders as more than 115 wildfires scorch the state, the Florida Forest Service said Saturday. Nearly 30,000 acres of the Sunshine State have burned, the Florida Forest Service said. FEMA has approved two fire management assistance grants to aid the response in Polk and Lee Counties, Florida Gov. […]

Germany’s Neumayer Station is an active research institute in Antarctica. During the Antarctic summer, the station houses up to 50 scientific researchers and support staff. With the Antarctic winter drawing near, a very small “overwintering” team remains there to conduct research and maintain the station. On Saturday, this skeleton crew traveled out into the 20°F […]

SpaceX celebrated Earth Day by revealing a stunning photograph of the Earth captured during the company’s historic launch last month. The company — which is headed by Tesla’s Elon Musk — made a massive leap toward making spaceflight more affordable when it sent the same first-stage rocket booster to space on a second mission. It […]

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was asked to resign by the White House on Friday after assisting in the transition to the Trump administration. Dr. Murthy’s deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams, will assume the position of acting surgeon general. Trent-Adams, a 24-year veteran of the corps, also served as its chief nurse officer and as deputy […]

I’m marching for science. As I stand in a crowd, surrounded by chanting people and signs covered with clever slogans, it occurred to me that not everyone will understand why I chose to spend this chilly day on the Chicago lakefront when my sofa is a lot comfier. It’s because I think it is critical […]

American Airlines is investigating after a video surfaced on social media showing a confrontation between a passenger and a flight attendant aboard one of its flights. The video, filmed by another passenger Friday, appears to be the aftermath of an incident during boarding of a flight from San Francisco to Dallas. It does not show […]

Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi, who won the Giro d’Italia in 2011, died in a road collision while training Saturday morning, his Astana Pro Team said in a statement. Scarponi, 37, was struck by a van near his home in Filottrano in Italy’s Le Marche region. He was coming off a fourth-place finish in the Tour […]

Limiting the number of foreign doctors who can get visas to practice in the United States could have a significant impact on certain hospitals and states that rely on them, according to a new study. The research, published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week, found that more than 2,100 U.S. […]

American Airlines is investigating after a video surfaced on social media showing a confrontation between a passenger and an airline employee aboard one of its flights. The video, filmed by another passenger Friday, appears to be the aftermath of an incident during boarding of a flight from San Francisco to Dallas. It does not show […]

Taliban fighters dressed in military uniforms raided an army base in northern Afghanistan, raking it with gunfire in an hours-long attack that killed or injured more than 100 soldiers, officials said. The attack started as soldiers were observing Friday prayers at Camp Shaheen near Mazar-e Sharif, the country’s third-largest city, the Afghan military said. As […]

On this day last year, the Paris Agreement, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preventing global warming, was opened for signatures, eventually going into effect in November. This week, President Donald Trump was to meet with senior administration officials to discuss the deal — and whether the United States should withdraw from it. The […]

Crowds of people are marching Saturday in the United States and around the world in support of science and evidence-based research in a protest fueled by opposition to President Donald Trump’s environmental and energy policies. Besides the main march in Washington, organizers said more than 600 “satellite” marches were due to take place globally in […]

Crowds of people are marching Saturday in the United States and around the world in support of science and evidence-based research, in a protest fueled by opposition to US President Donald Trump’s environmental and energy policies. Besides the main march in Washington, organizers said more than 600 “satellite” marches were due to take place globally […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson has encouraged local fire departments to apply for federal grant assistance to help with fire prevention and safety efforts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2016 Fire Prevention and Safety Program is currently open and will close on Friday, May 19, at […]

DUBOIS – DuBois Central Catholic is the recipient of a grant from the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, formed in 2001 to enhance the quality of living in Clearfield County.  According to Elementary Principal Gretchen Caruso, the grant is helping the school meet its goal of creating “classrooms of the future” while keeping faith with the […]

Researchers need your help. There is an ongoing need for healthy volunteers in clinical research studies that can lead to health care breakthroughs that provide better drugs and treatments for patients. “Participating as a healthy volunteer is one way that individuals can actually contribute to the development of new medications, devices or procedures,” said Terry […]

CLEARFIELD – A large yard sale event featuring scratch and dent items that could not be sent to the Wal-Mart stores will be held May 12-13 to support Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger. Nearly 20 tractor-trailer loads of items have been donated by the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Woodland for the event. The event will […]

US Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that the United States would “honor” a refugee resettlement agreement forged with Australia in the closing days of the Obama administration, despite it previously being described by US President Donald Trump as a “dumb deal.” Pence made the commitment — subject to the refugees passing stringent US vetting […]

Thousands of homes have been evacuated as firefighters continue to battle 91 wildfires across Florida, the state’s forest service said. Since Thursday, more than 25,000 acres have burned in the state, Florida Forest Service spokesman Joe Zwierzchowski told CNN. “The state is really dry. Thank God we have the firefighters we have all around the […]

A presidential election in France is not usually the sort of thing that I would tell you to pay attention to. After all, it’s hard enough to convince people that they should pay attention to elections in this country. But, even before the latest terror attack in the country earlier this week, the race to […]

The penultimate stop on US Vice President Mike Pence’s tour to Asia was to Indonesia, a strategic move that should send positive signs about the Trump administration’s engagement to trade in the region. The largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is important to the US as it is a vibrant democracy with a young and […]