Новости за 01.06.2017

Congressional West Coast Democrats are calling on their states’ governors to uphold the core tenets of the Paris climate agreement in the wake of President Donald Trump’s expected move to pull the US out of the worldwide accord. Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Jared Huffman of California, and Suzan DelBene of Washington, along with 18 […]

Juan Martin del Potro knows all too well about injuries. He has endured four wrist surgeries, likely depriving the Argentinian of collecting more than his one grand slam title. So when opponent Nicolas Almagro — a former French Open quarterfinalist — had to retire from their second-round match at Roland Garros with a knee injury, […]

Boeing is set to deliver a refueling tanker that can gas up a jet in midair in complete darkness — the first of its kind. The U.S. Air Force is buying 179of the new KC-46 ‘Pegasus’ tankers, which are set to begin delivery at the end of this year. The Air Force has had stealthy […]

From: Wolf, Z. Byron Date: Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 8:42 AM To: Cillizza, Chris Subject: Why not end the daily White House press briefing? We seem to be on a slow road to ending the daily White House press briefing. There’s no law requiring it. White House press secretary Sean Spicer has been doing […]

“Hollywood Medium” Tyler Henry warned actor Alan Thicke about his heart months before the “Growing Pains” star died from a ruptured aorta. Henry, a well known clairvoyant, gives psychic readings to celebrities on his E! reality series. In an episode that aired Wednesday, Henry showed Thicke’s widow, Tanya, a video of a session he had […]

In an America roiled by bitter divisions, the hate keeps coming. The past week has been especially bad. Two Oregon men died defending a pair of high school girls from a train passenger’s bigoted taunts. A noose was found hanging inside a shrine to black history in the nation’s capital. And a vandal spray-painted a […]

If you live along the Eastern Seaboard and wake up early Friday you could be treated to a colorful sky hours before sunrise lights up the horizon. Blue-green and red clouds might be visible in the predawn sky from New York to North Carolina, thanks to a NASA rocket that will be launched from Wallops […]

“How do I calculate the earliest possible date I can retire — my “take this job and shove it!” date — beyond which working is my choice and earnings are gravy?” –Jason, New York Like Jason, many of us are counting down to the day we can say “shove it!” to a job we hate […]

CLEARFIELD — After five years in the Central Penn League, the Clearfield American Legion Post 6 baseball team is returning to the Jefferson County League and will open the season by hosting DuBois Thursday evening. The JCL, which was organized in the 1970s, disbanded in 2012 when Reynoldsville dropped out because of a lack of […]

President Donald Trump isn’t speaking much to the media these days, but his ability to drive any given news cycle remains nearly unparalleled. The pattern played out once again this week, with the president’s return to the country marked by few engagements with the press but ample hype on social media. Trump completed his nine-day, […]

European Union leaders and China vowed Thursday to push forward with the Paris Agreement on climate change as the world waits to see whether US President Donald Trump will pull out of the landmark accord. Trump has said he will announce his decision on the climate deal later Thursday. Two senior US officials familiar with […]

China’s controversial new cybersecurity law came into effect Thursday in the face of criticism and confusion from international companies. The new law is meant to strengthen the protection of personal information and combat online fraud. But some experts say it’s vague and leaves foreign businesses, especially tech firms, confused about how it will affect their […]

Hillary Clinton’s list of who’s to blame for her 2016 election loss gets longer with every passing day. On Wednesday, in an interview with Recode’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, Clinton added a few more names to her list: The New York Times and the Democratic National Committee. That’s in addition to the media, James […]

An odd thing happens to astronauts as they zip around the Earth at roughly 17,500 miles per hour: They don’t get enough sleep. This may be partly because astronauts don’t have to wake up early to see daybreak; they get a sunrise and a sunset every 90 minutes. “It’s far too fast for the body […]

As a short and skinny nine-year-old, Gareth Bale used to play football just a 25-minute car ride from this year’s Champions League final venue in Cardiff. At the time, Wales’ national ground — now known as the Principality Stadium — was in the process of being rebuilt and is now one of Europe’s largest and […]

The last thing any car company wants is to have a reputation as an “old man’s car.” But that might not be so bad for the bottom line, since senior drivers are a huge and growing market. The number of older American drivers jumped 50% between 1999 and 2015. So the folks over at Consumer […]

For the last three years, the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in ties. To break that streak, the rules have changed to introduce a written “Tiebreaker Test,” which will be given to all spellers who remain in Thursday’s finals at 6 p.m. The competition is now down to 40 finalists after starting with 291 spellers. […]

If you think you’re too tired for sex, you’re not alone. According to a large new study, women over age 50 who get fewer than seven hours of sleep are less likely to report being sexually active than their peers who sleep more, a problem that increases with age. Sleep disorders can also interfere with […]

Martina Navratilova has launched a scathing attack on former Australian tennis player Margaret Court by labeling her a “racist and a homophobe.” In an open letter published by Fairfax Media in Australia, Navratilova also urged Tennis Australia to take action by renaming the Margaret Court Arena, one of the arenas used for the Australian Open. […]

China’s currency has spiked to its strongest level against the dollar since the aftermath of President Trump’s election in November. The yuan jumped as much as 0.5% against the greenback on Thursday, bringing its gains in the past four trading sessions to 1.2%. A stronger yuan is likely to please Trump, who frequently accused China […]

A noose was found at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, DC on Wednesday, the museum said in a statement. This is the second incident in the last week of a noose being found on Smithsonian properties. “Today’s incident is a painful reminder of the challenges that African-Americans continue to face,” […]

The United States and Europe appear to be hurtling toward a messy breakup. China, meanwhile, is ready to pounce. Beijing is in prime position to capitalize on major policy fissures that have emerged between Europe and the Trump administration on climate, trade and defense. The new dynamic will be on full display on Thursday in […]

Sen. Ben Sasse had a little fun with his Twitter followers on Wednesday by using the buzzword of the day — “covfefe” — while live-tweeting his daughter’s piano recital. “It’s #PianoRecital night. Livetweeting likely, despite the constant negative press covfefe,” the Nebraska Republican and frequent critic of President Donald Trump tweeted, poking fun at the […]

NBA star LeBron James’ Los Angeles home has been vandalized with a racist slur spray-painted on the front gate, LA police tell CNN. Los Angeles Police Department officer Aareon Jefferson told CNN that they had received a call Wednesday morning to say that the n-word had been painted on the Cleveland Cavaliers star’s gate. He […]

Uber is ready to grow up. The company on Wednesday went public with its search for a chief financial officer and its first-quarter results. It’s an unusual move for a private company — unless, of course, it plans to go public. Uber said it estimates it had a $708 million loss in the first three […]