Новости за 26.06.2017

The following contains spoilers about the “Veep” season finale. For “Veep” and its central character, Selina Meyer, the indignities associated with life as a former president are going to give way to a return to the foibles of life on the campaign trail. The sixth season of the HBO series dealt with Meyer, played by […]

Erlich Bachman has likely said goodbye to “Silicon Valley” for good. Though Sunday night’s season finale left the door open for a return at some point for the contentious character, his portrayer T.J. Miller seems at peace with what he sees as his indefinite departure from the acclaimed comedy. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller […]

Four of the biggest companies in tech are boosting efforts to fight extremism on their platforms. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Microsoft have formed the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, which was announced on Monday. The group will share technical tools for combating extremist content, such as violent imagery and terrorist propaganda, and commission research […]

The fate of President Donald Trump’s health care plan rests in the hands of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Kentucky Republican has said he wants a final vote on the Senate version of the American Health Care Act before Washington leaves for the July 4 recess. The challenges are clear; a half dozen Republican […]

Activists in Northern California launched a campaign to recall a judge for what they say is a pattern of lenient sentences for sex crime convictions, including the punishment in the well-publicized Brock Turner case. The group said Monday that it filed a notice of intent at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters to begin […]

A federal judge in Denver has ordered the release of an Uzbek terror suspect who was held without trial for more than five years. Jamshid Muhtorov is also the first defendant to be prosecuted on evidence gathered by a controversial NSA surveillance program. U.S. District Judge John Kane will outline the conditions of Muhtorov’s release […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed details of her proposals for the rights of EU citizens hoping to remain in Britain after the country’s departure from the European Union. A 15-page document published Monday showed the UK’s offer regarding the 3.2 million EU nationals in Britain, who have faced enormous uncertainty since the UK […]

The fate of President Trump’s healthcare plan rests in the hands of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Kentucky Republican has said he wants a final vote on the Senate version of the American Health Care Act before Washington leaves for the July 4 recess. The challenges are clear; a half dozen Republican Senators have […]

Here is your chance to win 2 tickets to Music Fest 2017 at the Treasure Lake Ski Lodge.  The Eagles Tribute Band will play on Friday, July 7 and Parmalee with special guest Lanco will perform on Saturday, July 8. This round in the ticket giveaway is open for the Eagle Tribute Band.  Tickets are […]

Redemption was sweet and emphatic as Emirates Team New Zealand trounced holder Oracle Team USA to regain the America’s Cup on Bermuda’s Great Sound. The Kiwis took a 6-1 lead into Monday’s fifth day of racing in the 2017 event and landed the sucker punch with a win in race nine to clinch the oldest […]

Bowing to pressure from the ultra-Orthodox parties, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu froze plans for an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites. The decision, made during the cabinet meeting on Sunday, brought a stinging rebuke from Jewish organizations in Israel and around the world. In freezing the plan, Netanyahu […]

Ivanka Trump offered high praise for President Donald Trump in an interview on Fox and Friends that aired Monday, giving her father “an A, of course” for his performance as President while in office. “I think he’s doing an amazing job. I think he’s doing an unbelievable job,” the first daughter and senior adviser to […]

The family of Philando Castile, who was shot and killed last year by a St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer, has reached a $3 million settlement with the city, according to a statement from the city and lawyers for the family. Jeronimo Yanez, who is leaving the force, was acquitted June 16 of second-degree manslaughter and […]

CLEARFIELD — A walk-off single by Eli Glass capped an improbable comeback from a seven-run deficit by the Clearfield American Legion baseball team Sunday evening that prevented Brookville from opening a commanding lead in the Jefferson County League race with one week remaining. The Chiefs rallied for three runs in the sixth inning and five […]

Nigeria will overtake the United States to become the third-most populous country in the world by 2050, according to a United Nations report. Currently the seventh-most populous country in the world, the West African nation is projected to surpass the 300 million people mark by 2050, according to The World Population Prospects 2017. The report […]

The websites of Ohio Gov. John Kasich and a Maryland County were hacked Sunday, displaying what appeared to be pro-ISIS propaganda. Visitors to governor.ohio.gov were greeted with a black background and an Arabic symbol while an Islamic call to prayer played in the background. “You will be held accountable Trump,” text on the landing page […]

Hedge fund star Dan Loeb thinks life could be sweeter for Nestle, the company behind KitKat chocolate bars and Haagen-Dazs ice cream. His fund, Third Point, said Sunday it had taken a $3.5 billion stake in Nestle and would push for a new strategy to help the company improve its sales and profitability. “It is […]

A “couple of hundred” ISIS fighters still defend the Old City in western Mosul, though it’s not clear how many civilians are trapped in the area, a US-led coalition spokesman said. “There is still tough fighting to go,” Col. Joseph Scrocca told CNN, stressing that the operation launched last month to liberate Iraq’s second-largest city […]

Britain’s embattled Prime Minister Theresa May has finally secured a governing majority in the UK Parliament after agreeing a £1 billion ($1.2 billion) deal with a political party with 10 MPs from Northern Ireland. Under the deal, the 10 lawmakers from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will back May’s minority government over the Queen’s Speech […]

A fire sparked by a traffic collision in California’s Placerita Canyon is the latest blaze to hit the West amid a deadly heatwave. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the collision Sunday caused a tree to catch on fire, beginning a blaze that spread toward the Disney Ranch area. Sheriff’s deputies began helping residents […]

Rescue efforts at the scene of a landslide that flattened a village in southwest China have been called off after authorities warned of the risk of more land collapsing. Thousands of rescuers had been combing through rubble to find 93 people missing after the landslide devastated their remote mountain village in Sichuan province. Dozens of […]

On May 12, Frank Kerrigan buried his son in a plot next to his late wife in California. About two weeks later, Kerrigan heard his dead son’s voice. Kerrigan’s oldest child, also named Frank, had visited the home of a family friend, a pallbearer at the funeral. “Are you sitting down? Frankie is alive,” the […]

On May 12, Frank Kerrigan buried his son in a plot next to his late wife in California. About two weeks later, Kerrigan heard his dead son’s voice. Kerrigan’s oldest child, also named Frank, had visited the home of a family friend, a pallbearer at the funeral. “Are you sitting down? Frankie is alive,” the […]

The American Civil Liberties Union has expanded a petition to prevent the deportation of Iraqis in Michigan and Northern Ohio into a nationwide class action covering more than 1,400 Iraqis facing removal orders. The ACLU and detainees argue that if the Iraqis were forced to return to Iraq, they would face “persecution, torture, or death.” […]

Efforts to find 31 people still missing after a tourist boat capsized in northwest Colombia have been suspended overnight due to thunderstorms. At least six people died in the incident which occurred near the town of Guatape, roughly 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Medellin, one of Colombia’s biggest cities. Colombian officials originally said nine […]