Новости за 14.09.2017

Aboard Air Force One on the way back from visiting Florida to see the damage wreaked by Hurricane Irma, President Trump fielded questions from reporters. Someone asked about Trump’s meeting with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate and someone who had been deeply critical of Trump’s both-sides-do-it response to […]

Sixty-six people were killed and 97 others were wounded when ISIS militants carried out a coordinated attack targeting a security checkpoint and a restaurant in the south of Iraq on Thursday, according to a statement released by Dhi-Qar Police headquarters. ISIS claimed responsibility, saying it targeted Shiites in the outskirts of Nasiriya city in the […]

The media organs that have so steadfastly supported Donald Trump, from the golden escalator to the White House, are turning. Hard-right commentators like Laura Ingraham are baffled, angry. And Rep. Steve King, the outspoken nativist Republican from Iowa has all but declared Trump’s presidency a lost cause. Fueling their fury is a pending White House […]

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s annual gala is what organizers refer to as “Latino Prom.” Every year, hundreds gather in Washington to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and honor people from the community for their contributions. While the celebrations remained festive at the 40th Anniversary Awards Gala, there was an elephant in the room. Actually, it […]

Like millions of other people, I freaked out a little last week when I learned that my personal information “may have been impacted” by the Equifax breach. Thieves got the mother load of data, which they could use to open credit cards or loans in my name. But what should I do to protect myself? […]

Why have four of the magazine industry’s best-known editors stepped down in the past week? It’s not a coordinated exodus. But it’s not entirely a coincidence either. The transition from the print age to the digital age has been grueling. Major publishers have been making hard choices about cuts. And analysts expect even more cost-cutting […]

Amnesty International slammed Myanmar’s ongoing crackdown on the Muslim minority Rohingya population in a scathing report released Thursday. “Make no mistake: this is ethnic cleansing,” said Tirana Hassan, crisis response director for the human rights group. “The evidence is irrefutable — the Myanmar security forces are setting northern Rakhine state ablaze in a targeted campaign […]

Polaroid — whose cameras were famously used by artists like Andy Warhol and Helmut Newton — launched 80 years ago this week. The company was the pioneer of instant photography, but in recent years, it struggled to stay relevant thanks to the convenience of smartphone cameras. Now, it’s banking on a new brand and camera […]

Pop star Fergie and actor Josh Duhamel have announced they are separating after eight years of marriage. “With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier this year,” the couple said in a joint statement to CNN. “To give our family the best opportunity to adjust, we wanted to keep this […]

Roger Stone, a one-time adviser and frequent confidante of President Donald Trump, said Thursday he will testify before the House intelligence committee on September 26. Stone said in a statement that he would testify in a closed session, though he had requested a public hearing. He said that he was “anxious to correct a number […]

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and his model wife Behati Prinsloo are set to become parents again. Prinsloo announced the news on Instagram Wednesday. The Victoria’s Secret Angel posted a photo of herself, highlighting her baby bump with the caption “ROUND 2.” The couple married in 2014 and are the parents of a daughter, Dusty […]

During a 2015 debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon, was asked to comment about his rival Donald Trump’s assertion that autism was linked to childhood vaccines. “Well, let me put it this way,” replied Dr. Carson, “there have been numerous studies, and they have […]

“Game of Thrones” looks to be serious about avoiding spoilers. During a recent talk at his alma mater, HBO programming president Casey Bloys said the show is taking measures avoid revealing its ending. “I know in ‘Game of Thrones,’ the ending, they’re going to shoot multiple versions so that nobody really know what happens,” Bloys […]

Even as Democrats and President Donald Trump near consensus on a deal to protect young undocumented immigrants, a bill passed in the House on Thursday reveals the deep divisions over immigration that remain on Capitol Hill. Thursday morning, the House voted to pass a bill that would empower the federal government to deport, detain and […]

Tech companies are bankrolling fake news even though they don’t mean to. Ev Williams, co-founder of Twitter and founder of Medium, said the revenue publishers generate from ads on platforms like Facebook helped fuel misinformation over the past year. “A ton of it was driven by people just making a buck on ads,” Williams told […]

For three days, the staff at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills scrambled to keep residents hydrated and cool after a tree fell onto a transformer that powered the air conditioning system. By Wednesday, eight of the nursing home’s residents had died. Six died from heat-related issues; the causes of the other two deaths are […]

Washington had its eyes on Lin-Manuel Miranda this week as the “Hamilton” creator made his way to the capital to receive two awards and meet with lawmakers. The last time Miranda was in town, a video of him rapping in the White House Rose Garden with former President Barack Obama went viral. Of course, a […]

President Donald Trump has only filled 126 of his Senate-confirmed nomination slots so far in his presidency — a number that lags far behind the number of confirmations at this point for George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But Trump’s slow pace of nominating his picks to their posts isn’t the only reason he’s falling […]

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for an end to the “horrors” in Myanmar’s Rakhine state Thursday, saying the violence represents a “defining moment” for the country’s new civilian government. He also called the violence, which has disproportionately affected the country’s Rohingya Muslim community, “unacceptable,” and said the attacks — which some have deemed ethnic […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted late Wednesday that the company’s upcoming Semi Truck, which the company hopes to unveil for a test drive on October 26, is a “beast” worth seeing in person. But the real Tesla beast is the company’s surging stock. One could even say, in an homage to Oakland Raiders running back […]

Comedy Central is committing to “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah in a big way — handing him a five-year contract extension. Noah and the cable network celebrated the new deal on Thursday. It will keep him behind the “Daily Show” desk through 2022, well past the next presidential election. “I’m thrilled to be continuing […]

The so-called cone of uncertainty for Tropical Storm Jose now includes North Carolina’s Outer Banks after the National Hurricane Center shifted its forecast west Thursday. The cone shows the probable track of the center of a storm over a five-day period. With maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, Jose was downgraded from a hurricane to […]

Washington had its eyes on Lin-Manuel Miranda this week as the “Hamilton” creator made his way to the capital to receive two awards and meet with lawmakers. The last time Miranda was in town, a video of him rapping in the White House Rose Garden with former President Barack Obama went viral. Of course, a […]

For a few minutes on Thursday morning it appeared that Donald Trump — the man who launched his presidential campaign by deriding immigrants and bathed in chants of “build the wall” at campaign rallies — was open to a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the United States. Then the President spoke for himself. […]

Three months after it was cast into unprecedented isolation by its neighbors, Qatar is counting the economic cost. The gas-rich nation burned through $38.5 billion of its vast financial reserves in June and July, ratings agency Moody’s estimated this week. And there’s no sign of the dispute being resolved any time soon. “In the short […]