Новости за 14.08.2017

Many voters in Argentina showed no interest in tangoing again with their former president. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a staunchly populist leader, narrowly lost a primary vote on Sunday for a senate seat. Investors cheered Kirchner’s loss. Argentina’s peso rallied 3.2% Monday morning, its best gain of the year. Its stock market, the MERVAL, gained […]

Kenneth Frazier, the CEO of drug giant Merck that left President Trump’s manufacturing council following Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacists, was previously a lawyer who helped free a black death row inmate falsely accused of murder. Prior to joining Merck, Frazier was a partner at the Philadelphia-based law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath. During […]

Brace yourselves for Round 2: White nationalists are planning for another protest in September. White nationalists, neo-Nazis and other extremist groups plan to hold a “white lives matter” rally at Texas A&M on September 11. Richard Spencer, the white supremacist who helped found the so-called alt-right movement, will speak at the event, according to the […]

In the first six weeks since he began representing President Trump, Jay Sekulow went on television so much on the president’s behalf that Axios dubbed him Trump’s “TV Lawyer.” But lately, Sekulow’s TV strategy has been to avoid questions about Trump and instead to use Fox News, and particularly Sean Hannity, to raise awareness for […]

CNN will host an exclusive town hall August 21 featuring House Speaker Paul Ryan in Racine, Wisconsin, CNN announced on Monday. The town hall will be moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper, and Ryan will take questions from constituents living in his southeast Wisconsin congressional district. The town hall comes as Ryan is preparing to return […]

A SpaceX rocket is ready to deliver one of the most high-tech payloads ever to the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for 12:31 p.m. ET. on Monday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is Florida. It marks the 12th unmanned resupply mission that SpaceX — the private space exploration company headed by Tesla CEO […]

A year before the end of the Second World War, George Orwell wrote an essay inspired by an American poll, which asked for a serviceable definition of “fascism.” The answers, he noted, ranged from “pure democracy” to “pure diabolism.” And to this admittedly baggy semantic category, Orwell added the examples of people applying it fatuously […]

Brace yourselves for Round 2: White nationalists are planning for another protest in September. White nationalists, neo-Nazis and other extremist groups plan to hold a “white lives matter” rally at Texas A&M on September 11. Richard Spencer, the white supremacist who helped found the so-called alt-right movement, will speak at the event, according to the […]

Tensions remained high here Monday after a brief court hearing at which a judge appointed an attorney for James Alex Fields Jr., the man suspected of killing a woman during a white supremacist rally. A couple of “Unite the Right” activists screamed at journalists outside, saying, “You are all to blame for this.” They were […]

President Trump is set to crank up the pressure on China over trade. He’s expected to ask officials on Monday to look into Chinese practices that allegedly squeeze or steal valuable commercial secrets from U.S. companies doing business there. Tariffs on Chinese goods could eventually follow. Chinese state media have lashed out at the plans, […]

Shonda Rhimes, one of the best-known producers in television, is making the leap from ABC to Netflix. And the timing could not be more significant. Rhimes’ existing hit shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” will keep airing on ABC. But she will develop new shows exclusively for the streaming service. This is what’s known as a production […]

I’ve hit 10,000 steps! My Fitbit is vibrating and digital fireworks are shooting across the tiny screen on my wrist. The only problem is I haven’t even arrived at my office yet. I hit the gym before I go to work, and think heck, if I’ve already logged that many steps, why not kick back […]

A jury will hear closing arguments today in a lawsuit brought by a former radio DJ in Colorado who says Taylor Swift’s allegation that he groped her led to his firing. They’ll also hear final arguments in Swift’s countersuit against ex-DJ David Mueller. The singer was dismissed as a defendant in Mueller’s suit on Friday […]

1. Trade with China: President Trump is expected to order a broad probe of alleged Chinese unfair trade practices on Monday. Senior administration officials said Trump would direct U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into forced intellectual property transfers and patent thefts. The move could lay the groundwork for an official investigation, if Lighthizer […]

DUBOIS – A DuBois man is facing charges for exposing himself by standing naked in his own window. Carl Victor Wagner, 34, was allegedly naked and pleasuring himself while looking out of his apartment window on July 29 at 2:30 a.m. Police said he could be seen by patrons of Coyote Joe’s as they left […]

DUBOIS – Aggravated assault charges have been filed against a Reynoldsville man who allegedly punched a nurse at Penn Highlands DuBois. Carl R. Black, 74, was also charged with simple assault and harassment by DuBois City police in relation to an incident at the hospital on May 18. According to the affidavit of probable cause, […]

CLEARFIELD — By edging Bob Boob Garage 6-4 in the winner’s bracket final and then 7-3 in the championship game on Sunday, the Bedford Over-the-Hillbillies claimed the 23rd Annual Clearfield over-40 Modified Fastpitch Tourney title. Bedford has won or shared six out of the last seven tourney championships. The main beneficiary of the charity tournament […]

CURWENSVILLE – The Rotary Club of Curwensville welcomed Lydia Whipple, program specialist with the Clearfield County Conservation District to its weekly meeting Aug. 8.  Whipple provided an overview of the many programs administered by the CCCD and summarized the intent of each program, as well as a review and timeline of the fundraising and educational […]

h(Provided photo)DUBOIS – The Penn State DuBois Alumni Society will host A Night in the Wilds from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette. All members of the public are invited to attend and take the opportunity to become familiar with what the center has to […]

CLEARFIELD – Twelve winners were selected out of more than 200 “Americana” photographs submitted in the 2018 CNB Bank wall calendar contest. The calendar has become a customer favorite. Beginning in November, CNB associates will be providing them to more than 15,000 customers throughout western Pennsylvania. For the past two months, residents, from amateur to […]

James Armour Callahan, 68, of Osceola Mills died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 at his home. Born Dec. 17, 1948 in Philipsburg, he was the son of the late Harold and Mary Helen (McCamley) Callahan.  He married Jeanne L. (Teats) Callahan on March 12, 1982 in Philipsburg. She survives at home. Mr. Callahan was of the […]

The Anderson Creek Sportsmen’s Club held its monthly Groundhog match Sunday. The results are: Unlimited Class  First place, Jim Wonders of Johnstown  Second place, Jeff Gates of Altoona  Third place, Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings Factory Class First place, Nate Harabaugh of Ebensburg  Second place, Harold Peters of Nicktown  Third place, Joe Lash of Pittsburgh  The […]

A coalition of major civil rights and faith groups on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to “directly disavow the white supremacists” who participated in violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend — a reference to Trump’s remarks condemning the deadly clashes on Saturday. “It represents a failure of leadership from the nation’s chief executive,” […]

The suspect in Saturday’s deadly vehicle incident in Charlottesville, James Fields Jr., may have intended to send a message — and not just harm the immediate victims, according to a Justice Department official familiar with the investigation. The official says that while Fields’ motive is not yet clear, federal investigators have gathered enough evidence to […]

The suspect being held in a Virginia jail in connection with a deadly crash near a scheduled rally of white nationalists holds extreme values, one of his former teachers told CNN on Sunday. James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, is accused of running his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of people, killing a […]