Новости за 27.04.2017

The US Secret Service said Thursday attendees at President Donald Trump’s speech Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual meetings in Atlanta will have to leave their firearms outside. “The Secret Service works closely with our local law enforcement partners in each state to ensure a safe environment for our protectees and the public,” the […]

Google is proving it’s not just a one-trick pony when it comes to making money. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, saw its “other revenues” hit nearly $3.1 billion in the first quarter, a gain of about 50% from the same quarter a year earlier. The segment includes sales from newer Google product categories like hardware, cloud […]

A former Trump campaign adviser who is one of the central figures in the controversy over alleged ties between Russia and the campaign claims the allegations have led to significant violations of his civil rights. “I’ve been the victim of the one of the most horrendous civil rights violations in recent US election history,” Carter […]

Two US Special Operations Forces soldiers were killed Thursday while conducting a joint US-Afghan raid in the Achin District in Nangarhar Province, according to a US official. One additional soldier was wounded, the official said.

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 against accepting foreign payments as he entered retirement, according to new documents obtained by the House oversight committee. The inspector general of the Department of Defense also opened an investigation of Flynn earlier this month, according to an April 11 […]

The health care bill has been resurrected. Now, its fate rests in the hands of moderate House Republicans, whose ultimate decision to support or reject the newest version of the bill could not only affect the future of health care but could irrevocably reshape moderates’ bargaining power throughout Donald Trump’s presidency. Before the recess, all […]

Tottenham Hotspur’s Victor Wanyama will wake up on Sunday and he will pray. It will not be a one-off act of worship, a plea for a helping hand on the day he and his teammates face their fiercest rivals Arsenal in the Premier League. His faith is all-encompassing, it helps him as a man and […]

Adidas learned firsthand how easy it is to get in trouble online. An email earlier this month congratulating runners for having “survived” the Boston Marathon incited a backlash from people who immediately linked it to the bombing at the finish line four years ago. Adidas quickly said it was sorry. The lesson was not lost […]

Will rising oil prices be enough to snap Nigeria out of its funk? Africa’s top oil producer is expected to return to growth this year after suffering its first contraction in a quarter century in 2016. But there are precious few reasons for investors to cheer. The economic recovery is paper-thin, and the government has […]

Robots may be infiltrating the warehouse where she works, but Veronica Mena is welcoming them with open arms. Mena, 33, works at Boxed, an e-commerce retailer competing with bulk stores like Costco and Sam’s Club. Mena joined in September 2016 as a “picker,” selecting ordered items from the warehouse. After about a month Mena was […]

A reconnaissance ship from the Russian navy’s Black Sea Fleet has sunk after colliding with another vessel off the coast of Turkey, Russian state media said Thursday. All 78 crew members on board the 1,560-ton Liman were rescued alive and well, the state-run RT news outlet said, citing Turkish coast guard officials and Russian authorities. […]

President Donald Trump’s top advisers plan to meet on Thursday to discuss withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord, a point of contention in the West Wing that Trump has vowed to resolve by the end of next month. A final decision is not expected to come from Thursday’s session, which Trump himself […]

A loud explosion hit close to the Damascus International Airport in Syria Thursday, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The explosion “shook the Damascus International Airport area at dawn today. A thud could be heard in Damascus city and surrounding areas,” a statement from the monitoring group’s founder, Rami Abdulrahman, reads. “A […]

Two Taiwanese hikers have been found after going missing in Nepal for almost seven weeks, but one had died three days before help arrived. Survivor Liang Sheng-yue was found conscious and with the remains of his partner, Liu Chen-chun, just before midday Wednesday and airlifted out of a ravine near the Narchet River in the […]

A cybersecurity firm in the United States believes state-sponsored Chinese hackers were trying to infiltrate an organization with connections to a US-built missile system in South Korea that Beijing firmly opposes. “China uses cyber espionage pretty regularly when Chinese interests are at stake to better understand facts on the ground,” John Hultquist, the director of […]

Venezuela will withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS), according to its foreign minister, who announced the decision on national television. Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez told VTV state television Wednesday that the beleaguered country, which is facing huge civil unrest, would take the unprecedented step of leaving the pan-American organization over what it sees […]

Samsung Electronics likes itself just the way it is. The South Korean tech giant on Thursday rejected pressure from an activist shareholder for a major overhaul of its complicated structure. After a months-long review, Samsung announced it has decided against switching to a holding structure, saying such a move doesn’t have “clear benefits.” That announcement […]

China’s homegrown answer to Uber is about to become the world’s second most valuable startup. Didi Chuxing, the ride hailing company that’s now backed by more than 100 investors including Apple and Chinese internet giant Alibaba, is close to securing between $5 billion and $6 billion in fresh funds, according to a person familiar with […]

United Airlines really wants to avoid another customer service disaster. And make flying its airline better in the process. The airline said it is making 10 changes to prevent a repeat of what happened to Dr. David Dao, who was dragged from a flight because United needed extra seats for commuting crew members. Video of […]

The House Rules Committee has posted the language of the MacArthur amendment to the health care bill on its website. The amendment, negotiated in part by Rep. Tom MacArthur and Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, would allow states to seek waivers to weaken several key Obamacare insurance reforms that protect those with pre-existing conditions, including […]

A North Korean government official in a rare interview promised his country’s nuclear tests would “never stop” as long as the US continued what they viewed as “acts of aggression.” Speaking to CNN Wednesday, Sok Chol Won wouldn’t confirm when the country’s long-anticipated sixth nuclear test would take place but said it wouldn’t be influenced […]

Customs and Border Patrol officers at New York’s JFK airport said they captured two more passengers who attempted to smuggle drugs by strapping packages of cocaine to their legs. The most recent seizure came when two men tried to bring more than 10 kilos of cocaine into the United States on April 19, officers said. […]

A diary with John F. Kennedy’s unedited inner thoughts on politics and his personal beliefs was sold at a Boston auction Wednesday for $718,750. That’s significantly higher than the original bid estimate of $200,000. The 61-page diary includes both handwritten and typed pages, which are bound in a black leather binder. Kennedy kept the diary […]

The House Russia investigation is not just back on track, it’s chugging on — with an agreed-upon plan to call high-profile witnesses from the campaign of President Donald Trump, new access to intelligence documents and plans to work longer hours in Washington. “We’re working in a bipartisan manner, we’re going to be thorough, professional and […]

Two suburban Atlanta police officers who were fired after cell phone footage captured them punching and kicking a motorist now face criminal charges. Former Gwinnett County Police Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni, 42, and Officer Robert McDonald, 25, were charged Wednesday with violation of oath of office, a felony, and misdemeanor battery. The felony charge is punishable […]