Новости за 30.06.2017

The first half of the year is about to come to a close. And despite all the drama in Washington, and lack of any significant progress from the White House and Congress to get anything major done to help the economy, Wall Street is still in rally mode. The Dow and S&P 500 have gained […]

High-profile tech investor Chris Sacca is fessing up to his own bad behavior toward women in tech. “By stupidly perpetuating a culture rife with busting chops, teasing and peer pressure to go out drinking, I made some women feel self-conscious, anxious and fear they might not be taken seriously,” wrote Sacca, in a lengthy Medium […]

President Donald Trump, speaking alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in, declared Friday the US’ patience with the North Korean regime “is over.” “The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed,” Trump declared from the Rose Garden. “And frankly, that patience is over.” Trump said that the US is facing “the threat […]

Tatami mats, silk cushions, a Japanese garden…Starbucks’ new Kyoto coffeehouse has swapped the usual glass-and-metal facades for a renovated 100-year-old wooden Japanese townhouse. Opened on June 30 in Higashiyama — one of the city’s best-preserved historic districts — the cafe feels like it’s been locked inside a Meiji-era time capsule. Thanks to its vernacular architecture […]

Our weekly roundup of the news, notes and chatter about the prospects for the next Democratic presidential race: Add another major 2020 Democratic player to the list of supporters of single-payer health insurance: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. “Yes,” the New York senator does support single-payer, her senior adviser Glen Caplin told me. Gillibrand first seemed to […]

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced criminal charges against 50 people accused of selling heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs on the streets of Altoona and surrounding Blair County. “As a result of law enforcement collaboration, our agents and local law enforcement today filed charges against 50 drug dealers who peddled their poison […]

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Front party, has been formally placed under investigation in connection with a corruption scandal, a spokesman for the far-right party told CNN on Friday. She will appeal against the decision on Monday, National Front press director Alain Vizier said. In the French criminal justice system, a “formal […]

Negotiating a health care compromise that would deliver 50 Senate Republican votes is damn near impossible. That’s why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, after insisting that the vote had to happen before the July 4 recess, postponed the vote earlier this week. The votes weren’t there — or even close to there. McConnell has spent […]

A police report says that Venus Williams is responsible for a car accident earlier this month in Florida, which caused injuries to a 78-year-old man who later died. The Palm Beach Gardens Police report states the accident occurred on June 9 in Palm Beach Gardens and the victim, Jerome Barson, was a passenger in a […]

In a major push to defeat ISIS, US-backed fighters have surrounded the Syrian city of Raqqa in an attempt to oust the militants from their de facto capital. The fighters have cut off all routes into and out of Raqqa, said Nasir Haj Mansour, a senior commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces — a mainly […]

With 12 million people set to line the roadside for the Tour de France and the changing face of terrorist attacks targeting large public gatherings, security is at its peak for this year’s race. France remains in a state of emergency and on high alert to a possible terror attack and two teams of French […]

Two weeks before he left office in January, President Barack Obama was asked why he thought the Affordable Care Act never achieved the level of popularity its early backers predicted. Obama was typically circumspect, assigning out blame both to intransigent congressional Republicans and, as he described it to the Vox panel, a “dissatisfied column” of […]

If you’re a busy parent, chances are you’ve been in the company of hungry children, desperate to find the nearest place to eat and refuel. Although fast food can make for a quick and appealing pit stop, meals can be high in calories, sugars and sodium. But that doesn’t mean fast food can’t have its […]

Mark Beaumount can vividly recall his worst day on a bike. Just two-and-a-half weeks from the completion of his bid to cycle around the world, an elderly driver in Louisiana skipped a red light and hit Beaumont, sending him flying over the bonnet and onto the tarmac. Luckily, Beaumont escaped serious injury, though he did […]

As the revised version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban went into effect Thursday night, the public reaction was muted compared with the massive protests that erupted in January. Small groups of lawyers and volunteers gathered at the arrival terminals of major airports including Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Lawyers had signs […]

1. The return of volatility: Thursday was a rough day for stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 0.8%, while the S&P 500 declined 0.9%. The Nasdaq plunged 1.4% as tech stocks took a hit. CNNMoney’s Fear & Greed Index, which looks at seven measures of market sentiment, ticked over into “fear” territory. Meanwhile, the […]

It’s an unsung region in the heart of Europe, but Poland’s Lower Silesia is packed with natural wonders, historic cities, splendid palaces and unsolved mysteries. This southwest corner of the country has undergone a cultural change since World War II when the predominantly German-speaking province of the Free State of Prussia became part of the […]

HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf has signed House Bill 217, renewing the commonwealth’s commitment to the safety of its children and increasing penalties for those who carelessly and flagrantly endanger them. Act 12, House Bill 217, introduced by Rep. Rob Kauffman and passed unanimously by both the House and Senate, will strengthen Pennsylvania’s child endangerment […]

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Health has granted 27 dispensary permits for medical marijuana dispensaries. The permittees will now have six months in which to become operational, before they can begin dispensing medical marijuana. “This has been a highly competitive process and the department received hundreds of quality applications,” said John Collins, director of the Office […]

CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will begin bridge preservation work next week on four structures in the Clearfield area. Repairs and preservation work on these bridges will keep them in useful service for years to come.   All four bridges are located on Route 879 (Clearfield Bypass) between Park Avenue and River […]

German lawmakers will decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding opposition to allowing a free vote on the issue in parliament. The bill, which is widely expected to pass, would give homosexual couples in Germany the same rights as heterosexual couples. Once it has been officially […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army Friday in a major display of military force for a city whose soldiers are normally barely visible. The parade was the largest since Hong Kong was handed over from the UK to China in 1997, with 20 squadrons taking part, including […]

On July 1, as Hong Kong marks 20 years of Chinese rule, the city gets a new leader. Carrie Lam will be sworn in after she was selected by a Beijing-dominated committee in March to be the next Hong Kong Chief Executive. Lam succeeds her former boss, CY Leung, who chose not to seek a […]

At the dinner table, if there is one topic that Lu Yuping’s family is careful to avoid, it’s medicine. Her husband and other relatives chide her for making weekly trips to the local pharmacy to buy large piles of traditional herbs to treat her daily ailments. “They’re always telling me to stop wasting money on […]

Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the country’s authorities, according to state media. Nguyen, also known by her blogging pseudonym, Me Nam — which translates to “Mother Mushroom” — was convicted of “conducting anti-State propaganda.” The 37-year-old, whose pseudonym originated with her nickname, “Mushroom,” for her […]