Новости за 20.06.2017

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that Otto Warmbier, the American who died days after his release from North Korea, would still be alive if he had been released sooner. “He should have been brought home that same day. The results would have been a lot different,” Trump said. The Trump administration secured Warmbier’s release […]

On a pleasant graduation day outside Cincinnati four years ago, Otto Warmbier bade farewell to the Wyoming High School class of 2013. The class salutatorian, in what was his customary good cheer, delivered a memorable speech, a message of inspiration and friendship. It would be the last time many of his classmates heard his voice […]

It seems “Melodrama” isn’t just the title of Lorde’s new album. The singer kicked up a bit of drama in a recent interview with “The Guardian.” Lorde was breaking down the challenges of being friends with someone like the super famous Taylor Swift when the New Zealand native reportedly made an unfortunate comparison. “It’s like […]

For months, I have traveled the Rust Belt talking to factory workers. Over and over, in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Kentucky, men and women have told me two things: They love their manufacturing jobs and don’t want them to go away. But they don’t want their kids to do these jobs. “To be honest, […]

Record temperatures. Roads cracking and buckling. Planes that can’t take off. Power knocked out. Wildfires raging. These are just some of the trying conditions currently roiling America’s West Coast, which is in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave. Nervous about how these disruptions will negatively impact the economy and even cost human life? You should […]

Ford will shift production of the Focus compact car from the United States to China. And in a first for the automaker, it will ship many of these cars back to the U.S. to sell. But the move is more bad news for Mexico than it is for the United States. While the Focus has […]

When Petro Poroshenko visited the White House on Tuesday, the Ukrainian president wasn’t greeted by the traditional pomp and circumstance that comes with a foreign leader meeting with the President of the United States. Poroshenko — who is viewed as an enemy to Russian leaders in Moscow — will “drop by” a meeting with President […]

In venture capital, $50,000 is barely a blip. But for a shoestring political endeavor, running on volunteers and a whole lot of passion, it can be a game-changer. On Tuesday, New Media Ventures, a VC firm that invests in early-stage progressive startups, announced a $1 million round of funding in a new batch of companies. […]

There’s not much in the world of “UnREAL” that fazes the unflappable power producer Quinn, played by Constance Zimmer. But at least one woman joining the ranks of show-within-the-show “Everlasting” in the upcoming Season 3 of the Lifetime drama will certainly try her best. The “Bachelor”-inspired series will in the next season welcome its first […]

Senate armed services committee Chairman John McCain threatened Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s deputy defense secretary nominee. McCain charged that Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan was ducking questions during his confirmation hearing, particularly over his response in a written statement that he would look into providing military assistance to Ukraine. In a questionnaire submitted to […]

For a long time, a lot of Muslims had their heads in the sand when it came to jihadist violence. They preferred to pretend as if it did not exist, or that foreign policy was solely to blame. We’ve come a long way. We’ve learned that radicalization is a thing, and that we have a […]

Today is World Refugee Day, and it comes as the world faces the worst refugee crisis in history. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Otto […]

Jay Sekulow is exactly who President Donald Trump has been looking for. Most new legal advisers would be on thin ice after using a weekend media blitz to contradict their star client, a performance that earned poor reviews from traditional media outlets. But Sekulow, who this weekend discounted Trump’s tweeted claim that the President was […]

President Donald Trump wants to pass health care reform. But his most consequential action on the issue this month — calling the bill the House passed “mean” in a private meeting with Senate Republicans — has only made things more difficult. Trump’s comment was not entirely off-the-cuff. The President, those close to him say, has […]

Two journalists have died following a blast in the Iraqi city of Mosul. France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said its national Stéphane Villeneuve was killed by a mine blast while on assignment for the France 2 television network. The explosion also killed Kurdish journalist Bakhtiar Haddad, according to watchdog Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF), and injured […]

How do you follow riding the winner of the Melbourne Cup? For the 2015 victor, Michelle Payne, the challenge is now to train the first past the winning post of a race that stops a nation. The 31-year-old has not turned her back on an impressive riding career but having endured a litany of falls, […]

Tributes are being paid to former Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Ivan Dias, who died in Rome Monday at the age of 81. Described by friends and colleagues as a “visionary” and a “brilliant prince,” Dias is remembered as a vocal opponent of anti-Christian discrimination. Until last year, Dias was a voting member of the College […]

Tiger Woods says he’s receiving “professional help” to manage medication for back pain and a sleep disorder. The golfer’s admission comes three weeks after he was arrested in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence. The 14-time major champion was taken into custody by police on Memorial Day, with the golfer later citing an […]

When I saw the news recently that Britain elected a record number of women to Parliament — more than ever before — to make up a bit more than 30% of the legislative body, I took to Twitter to cheer. But then, I asked, “What will it take for this to happen in the US?” […]

NORFOLK, Va. – The United States Collegiate Athletic Association recently announced the 2018 and 2019 baseball and softball National Championships will be held in DuBois. The City of DuBois USCAA Small College World Series will be hosted by the USCAA National Office in conjunction with the City of DuBois and Penn State DuBois. Combining the baseball […]

Americans are notoriously terrible savers. But the good news is, they’re getting better. The percentage of people who have adequate savings to cover six months of expenses — a six-month-stash — has jumped to 31%, according to a new study from Bankrate.com. That’s up from 28% last year and 22% in 2015. Not everyone is […]

Savannah, 12, made a decision this January; she was going to come out as lesbian at her Mormon Church. Nothing was going to stop her. She’s a normal almost-teenage girl in Utah: She loves to draw and make art. When she grows up, she wants to be a Disney animator. Her favorite bands are Imagine […]

After 17 months of detention in North Korea, the conditions of which are still unclear, Otto Warmbier returned to his home state of Ohio last week. On Monday, his family announced his death. “It would be easy at a moment like this to focus on all that we lost — future time that won’t be […]

Many of the nation’s top tech CEOs met with President Donald Trump again at the White House on Monday, but there were some notable exceptions: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX. Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, himself a former businessman, said that created a “missed opportunity” for them. Some of the […]

While the most controversial provisions of the President’s revised ban blocking travel to the US remain tied up in the courts, a federal appeals court formally cleared the way late Monday for different portions of the executive order to move forward. The Trump administration can now conduct internal reviews of other countries’ vetting procedures for […]