Новости за 30.09.2017

Lately, doctors in politics are doing their original profession a disservice. From neurosurgeon Ben Carson’s sleepy and tangential presidential debate performances (and scientifically inaccurate statements to the department he now leads) to gastroenterologist Sen. Bill Cassidy’s underhanded sales job for his bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, it’s fair to ask what makes physicians so […]

Tom Price, who just resigned as health secretary after a scandal over his use of private jets, is worth $14.1 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Price and his wife, who is also a doctor, have an extensive investment portfolio, according to his 2016 financial disclosure form. That made him the 9th wealthiest […]

With the preemie cradled in his arms, the retiree glanced toward the entrance of the pediatric intensive care unit. The child’s mother stood at the door, David Deutchman later recalled. She’d gone home to take care of her older daughter, all the while worrying about the baby boy whom she’d left the previous night at […]

Shortly before 5 a.m. on September 18, Ashaniti Billie drove her cream-colored Mini Cooper through Gate One at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Norfolk, Virginia. She was heading to her job at a Blimpie sandwich shop on the base. She never showed up. Now, authorities are investigating what happened to the 19-year old woman […]

Elaine Duke, the acting secretary of Homeland Security, on Friday sought to clarify her comments that the aftermath of Hurricane Maria was a “good news story” as she traveled to Puerto Rico amid scrutiny of the administration’s response. “We will never be satisfied,” Duke told CNN and reporters traveling with her on the tarmac at […]

It is the speech we wish the President of the United States had delivered. Alas, it fell to an Air Force general to remind America of its values. His rank may be lower than the commander in chief’s, but Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria spoke with extraordinary passion and eloquence. Everyone in America should listen to […]

Zach Wolf [2:58 PM] — Donald Trump will be sitting at his golf club in Bedminster this weekend, and in between watching some football and engaging with Puerto Rico relief efforts, he’ll also have to figure out how to deal with his HHS secretary. You argued earlier today that Price’s near-addiction to private jet travel […]

“SNL” is coming off one of its best rated and critically lauded seasons ever. So, can they do it again? That’s the question heading into Saturday’s Season 43 premiere of the long-running sketch series, which just weeks ago won nine Emmy Awards, including one for outstanding variety sketch series. Though the true answer to the […]

Parents of victimized children — one missing, the other murdered — are at the heart of two dramas debuting Sunday, ABC’s serialized “Ten Days in the Valley” and CBS’ tech-informed procedural “Wisdom of the Crowd.” While each show boasts a cable-credentialed stars in Kyra Sedgwick and Jeremy Piven, neither makes much of a case for […]