Новости за 08.08.2017

President Donald Trump is in the midst of a 17-day stay away from Washington at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Trump seems desperate to make clear that he is working on this vacation, not just taking time away from the job. But, is he? I reached out to CNN White House super-producer […]

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt fans who are looking for signs of trouble that led to their split might find some insight in the “Mom” star’s latest interview. Faris is on the October cover of Live Happy magazine. The interview reportedly took place a few months ago, when Faris opened up about relationships and her […]

The Libyan navy fired two warning shots after a migrant rescue ship was seen patrolling near Libyan waters on Monday. Open Arms, a humanitarian aid vessel belong to the Spanish NGO ProActiva said it was chased away by Libyan coast guards although it was within its territorial bounds at around 1.5 miles Libyan territorial waters. […]

South Africa’s scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has survived an ouster attempt in the country’s National Assembly. A motion of no-confidence in Zuma was defeated by 198 votes to 177. Even though the ballot was held in secret, the opposition was not able to persuade enough members of Zuma’s ruling African National Congress to side with […]

Cheetos aren’t just for snacking anymore. Now you can get a three-course Cheetos meal. Cheetos, the snack chip owned by PepsiCo, is launching a pop-up restaurant in New York City devoted to Cheetos-inspired dishes. The Spotted Cheetah, which opens to the public between August 15 and August 17, is a marriage between Cheetos and celebrity […]

CLEARFIELD – A Woodland man accused of touching himself inappropriately while interacting with a bank teller pleaded guilty Monday in Clearfield County Court. Kirk John Bloom, 29, pleaded guilty to open lewdness, a misdemeanor of the third degree. President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman sentenced him to 15 days to one year less one day in […]

At a recent dinner party of mostly liberal, upper-middle class white people in San Francisco, one man made a comment he thought would be innocuous: Since women carry children and evolved a unique neural chemistry and hormonal attachment system to care for said children, he thought it might also be harder for them than men […]

It usually takes a lot to get a rise out of New Yorkers. But for Dion Cini, a middle-aged former Marine from the Upper West Side, it actually requires very little. Nearly every day, Cini climbs into an 18-foot scull rowing boat and paddles the Hudson River along the Manhattan shoreline. Before shoving off, Cini […]

Martha Jane (McGee) Miller departed this life on July 31, 2017 to be with her beloved husband. She was the daughter of William Robert and Annabelle (Wilson) McGee. She was born Jan. 24, 1926. She graduated from Mahaffey High School.  She married Eugene D. Miller on June 16, 1943.             She […]

The Google engineer who wrote the 3,300-word memo criticizing the company’s diversity efforts that has roiled Silicon Valley is out. A source inside the company told CNN Tech that James Damore, the employee behind the memo, was no longer in an online directory that lists every Google employee on Tuesday. He was listed on Monday […]

Athletes staying at one of the team hotels for the IAAF World Championships in London have been affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, officials have confirmed. Approximately 30 people have fallen ill, with laboratory tests confirming two of those cases as the norovirus — an unpleasant but rarely serious stomach bug which causes gastroenteritis (diarrhoea […]

Britain is running out of workers. Employers have plenty of jobs to fill but potential hires are in short supply, according to a new report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The number of open permanent jobs grew at the fastest rate in 27 months in July. Meanwhile, the availability of both permanent and […]

It was an unoriginal argument: Women aren’t biologically fit to succeed in tech. Over the weekend, a 3,300-word manifesto written by one of Google’s male engineers was leaked to the press. In the memo, the rank-and-file engineer mused that women aren’t suited for tech jobs for “biological” reasons. Men have “higher drive for status,” and […]

Karachi isn’t a city you’d often see on the silver screen. It isn’t “pretty”; descriptions of it usually harp on the doom and gloom of terror, crime and death. It’s erratic, sometimes insufferable and often torments those who love it. But this city, home to almost 27 million people, also has a tenacity said to […]

Australia’s biggest bank just became the first financial institution to be sued over how it deals with the risk of climate change to its business. Two shareholders of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia filed a lawsuit in the country’s federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the bank did not “adequately disclose” the risks climate change […]

Haruo Nakajima, the man who wore the Godzilla suit in the original film, died on Monday aged 88 from pneumonia, Toho studios said in a statement. Nakajima wore the Godzilla costume, originally made from ready mixed concrete, from 1954 to 1972 for 12 films. “We would like to express our sincere condolences for the death […]

Iran’s newly re-elected President has not included any women in his proposed list of 17 ministers, according to Iranian state media, reneging on an election pledge to his largely reformist base. Hassan Rouhani presented his list of Cabinet nominees for all but one of the 18 minister roles on Tuesday. The exclusion of women from […]

British police released dramatic video footage Tuesday appearing to show a jogger pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming London bus. The footage of the incident, which took place on the morning of Friday May 5, shows the 33-year-old victim walking across Putney Bridge in southwest London when a male jogger appears to […]

Much has been made recently of how the policies of the Trump administration clash with the global conventional wisdom — and how these contrast with the new spirit of global leadership emanating from China. As Trump touted protectionism and “America First,” Chinese premier Xi Jinping defended globalization at Davos. While Trump was bashing the stinginess […]

For Democrats hoping to turn President Donald Trump’s unpopularity into an opportunity to take control of the House next year, this Orange County community is ground zero. Their target here — Rep. Ed Royce — is like several other established Republican incumbents in California who progressives hope can be toppled in a wave of anti-Trump […]

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry returned to work Monday, more than a week after her 22-year-old son died. Her son, Max Barry, died from an apparent overdose on July 29, the mayor and her husband, Bruce, said in a statement last month. The mayor began her first day back at work by greeting children who were […]

A company associated with President Trump is seeking new trademarks for the casino industry in Asia’s biggest gambling hub. A firm called DTTM Operations LLC has applied for four new trademarks under the Trump brand in Macau, according to documents published by the government of the Chinese territory last week. The company, which lists the […]

Rachel Lindsay’s season of “The Bachelorette” may have been a first for the franchise, but it ended much like the others. The Texas attorney went into Monday night’s finale with three men vying for the final rose: chiropractor Bryan Abasolo, personal trainer Eric Bigger and business owner Peter Kraus. The show alternated between a live […]

Spencer Trayner locked things down with a five-out save, and the State College Spikes knocked the Mahoning Valley Scrappers out of first place in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division as they clinched a series win with a 3-2 victory over the Scrappers on Monday night at Eastwood Field.

Kenyans are heading to the polls in a hotly contested election that pits incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta against the nation’s former prime minister. Raila Odinga, who’s running for president for the fourth time, served as prime minister between 2008 and 2013. As the candidate for the National Super Alliance party, he is one of eight […]