Новости за 23.08.2017

The US Secret Service says it will stop automatically deleting visitor logs for agencies within the White House complex while a lawsuit seeking the records is pending, according to a court filing late Monday. Last week, government watchdog group Public Citizen filed suit in federal court, asking a judge to force the Secret Service turn […]

When President Donald Trump’s aides said he wouldn’t discuss a pardon of controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio, he did it anyway. When they warned him against lashing Arizona’s Republican senators by name, he made snide allusions to them instead. And when they insisted his statements about white supremacist violence required a re-do, he declared he was […]

What to make of the hype surrounding the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor? They step into the ring at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena Saturday with question marks surrounding the legitimacy of the fight; one of boxing’s all time greats against an amateur and a novice without a professional bout to his […]

The Twitter hashtag is celebrating its 10th birthday. The hashtag character (#) popularized on Twitter was tweeted for the first time by designer Chris Messina on this day in 2007. He asked his followers: “how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]?” It’s since become a way to track […]

United Nations human rights experts have called upon the US government and political leaders to “unequivocally and unconditionally” reject and condemn racist hate speech and crimes. The panel said it was “alarmed” by recent displays of racist violence and, without mentioning US President Donald Trump by name, condemned the “failure at the highest political level” […]

The world just got a glimpse of the suits astronauts may one day wear when they travel to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX craft. Elon Musk — the billionaire serial entrepreneur behind SpaceX — shared a photo Wednesday of an astronaut wearing a crisp white suit with black paneling, and a helmet with […]

Marc Benioff kicked off Salesforce’s second-quarter earnings call with an urgent plea: “This hatred must end now.” The company’s CEO began what is usually a formulaic presentation to investors by commenting on violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia and the terror attacks in Spain. “The world has watched with all of […]

Russia’s former ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak downplayed his contact with members of the Trump campaign on Wednesday, calling allegations that he worked as a spymaster and tried to recruit people within President Donald Trump’s orbit “nonsense” during an exclusive interview with CNN. Kislyak left the US for Russia last month after concluding […]

There will be plenty of fights among Republicans over the details of tax reform … if they’re lucky enough to get that far. But on one measure there’s likely to be unanimous support: Repealing the federal estate tax, or what critics derisively refer to as the “death” tax. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin […]

Some of world’s richest families have signed up to a pact: They will invest parts of their vast fortunes in ways that improve the lives of others. The group, which calls itself The ImPact, has plenty of billionaire street cred: It’s the brainchild of Justin Rockefeller (a great-great grandson of John D. Rockefeller) and Josh […]

President Donald Trump has another speech out West on Wednesday, coming just hours after he held a campaign rally in Phoenix, this time with a scheduled stop in Reno, Nevada. The White House said Trump will speak to the National Convention of the American Legion. Amid Trump’s divisive and bombastic speech Tuesday in which he […]

Amazon’s stock has surged nearly 30% in the past year. If you think that’s impressive (it is), consider this: Best Buy, a company many investors assumed was in big trouble because of the threat from Amazon, is up 55%. The brick and mortar retailer’s remarkable success is all the more impressive because it sells many […]

Ever wonder what the weather’s like on Mars or Neptune? Now, you don’t have to (and spoiler alert: it involves diamond rain). 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 […]

Think President Trump couldn’t ratchet up his attacks on the news media any more than he already has? Think again. At a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, the president called journalists “liars” and “sick people” who are fomenting “division” in the country and “trying to take away our history and our heritage.” He encouraged his […]

Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin has been relieved of his duty as the commander of the US 7th Fleet, based in Yokosuka, Japan, according to the Navy. This follows an incident Monday in which the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant ship. Ten sailors assigned to the ship were missing following the […]

1. Samsung unveils new Galaxy Note: Samsung is set to reveal “the latest member of the Galaxy family” in New York at around 11 a.m. ET. The previous edition — the Note 7 — had to be recalled after some of the devices burst into flames. The disaster cost Samsung billions of dollars in lost […]

Shares in the world’s largest advertising company dropped by more than 10% on Wednesday after it warned that fierce competition could wipe out revenue growth this year. London-based WPP said that it was expecting revenue growth of between 0% and 1% for 2017, down from an earlier forecast of 2%. “In the last year or […]

The Eternal City of Rome is unquestionably one of the world’s greatest cultural treasures, a beguiling mix of history both ancient and recent, architecture — and food. The beauty is that all three elements are often combined in dining destinations that truly take the breath away. From humble, crumbling piazzas with easygoing charm to famous […]

CLEARFIELD – On Tuesday afternoon, the commonwealth rested its case against an Allport woman who has been accused of causing the 2013 death of her then-boyfriend’s toddler daughter. Jennifer Ann Medzie, 22, has been charged by Clearfield-based state police with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, F1, endangering the welfare of children, F3, simple assault, M1, and […]

CLEARFIELD – The results of a Board of Election hearing, held Aug. 14, were released to the public at yesterday’s Clearfield County Commissioners’ meeting. The hearing before the Board of Election members was held in regards to a campaign finance inquiry by John A. Rogers versus Jeremy Ruffner. Rogers submitted an inquiry on July 24 […]

President Donald Trump suggested at his Phoenix rally on Tuesday that he may pardon Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff. “Do the people in this room like Sheriff Joe?” he asked. He paused as supporters applauded. “So was Sheriff Joe convicted for doing his job?” he asked. “You know what, I’ll make […]

President Trump says he’s not optimistic about the future of America’s free trade deal with Canada and Mexico. “I think we’ll probably end up terminating NAFTA at some point,” he said during a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona on Tuesday night. Leaders from the U.S., Canada and Mexico officially began renegotiating NAFTA […]

President Donald Trump signaled at his Phoenix rally on Tuesday that he may pardon Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff. “Do the people in this room like Sheriff Joe?” he asked. He paused as supporters applauded. “So was Sheriff Joe convicted for doing his job?” he asked. “You know what, I’ll make […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his responses to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, while omitting that he blamed the clashes on “many sides.” “What happened in Charlottesville strikes at the core of America. And tonight, this entire arena stands united against the thugs who perpetrate hatred and violence,” Trump told the crowd at the […]

President Donald Trump hinted Tuesday he could pardon Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Maricopa County sheriff, amid reports the President is planning to pardon him for his conviction on criminal contempt charges. “Do the people in this room like Sheriff Joe?” he said to cheers at his Phoenix rally. “So was Sheriff Joe convicted for […]