Новости за 06.10.2017

Somalia. Afghanistan. Syria. Iraq. And, as the awful headlines make clear, Niger. All places special operations forces are serving — and serving in harm’s way. Three US special forces soldiers — Green Berets — and five Nigerien troops died this week in an ambush while on a joint patrol. They were there, as US Africa […]

The United States lost 33,000 jobs in September as the economy took a hit from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. It was the first monthly decline in jobs in seven years. The jobless rate dropped to 4.2%, the lowest since 2001. Economists had been expecting an increase of 90,000 jobs, even after accounting for the hurricanes. […]

A poll this week showed Democrat Ralph Northam with a 13-point lead over Republican Ed Gillespie in Virginia’s race for governor. Time for Republicans to make an all-out bid to win over moderates who are still on the fence, right? Wrong. President Donald Trump waded into the race for the first time Thursday night on […]

“Young, gifted and black.” “Melanin and muscles.” “Our sons matter.” The slogans on the clothing that a group called “Blacktivist” offered for sale through Facebook were supposed to look like they came from American Black Lives Matter activists. But they were in fact being promoted by a Russian-linked group working to amplify political discord in […]

This is the story of the couple who purchased paradise, the neighbors who curse their name and the idea that might save life as we know it. It’s the story of how a climber who could afford his own mountains and a paddler who could buy her own rivers fell in love, pooled their fortunes […]

On the face of it, as the clock ticked towards 90 minutes inside Boca Juniors’ iconic La Bombonera, Argentina’s goalless draw against Peru didn’t seem too bad. Argentina, with Lionel Messi at the heart of every move, had tried desperately to get their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, but struggled to create against […]

The Catalan police chief appeared in a Madrid court Friday to answer allegations of sedition amid an ongoing deadlock after the banned independence referendum in Spain’s restive northeast region. Josep Lluís Trapero appeared in the Spanish capital along with two leading figures in the Catalan independence movement. Spanish authorities believe Trapero’s 17,000-strong force, the Mossos […]

After battering portions of Central America, Tropical Storm Nate is expected to reach the US Gulf Coast this weekend as a hurricane. The storm already has killed at least 22 people in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras, where it caused widespread flash flooding and mudslides, officials said. Nate is forecast to gain force as it […]

President Donald Trump hosted his top military brass and their spouses for dinner at the White House on Thursday night. The group posed for a photo. Then this exchange with reporters happened: Trump: “You guys know what this represents? Maybe it’s the calm before the storm.” Reporter: “What’s the storm?” Trump: “It could be … […]

The Middle East has a poor record on getting women into work. One chief executive is trying hard to change that. Nour Al Hassan runs translation service Tarjama, employing 400 full-time and part-time workers across the Arab world. About 90% of them are women. Tarjama offers women the chance to stay home, working from laptops […]

Has English soccer team Liverpool scored an own goal with a Chinese sponsorship deal? The high-profile club, which is owned by the same company as the Boston Red Sox, has come under fire this week from human rights campaigners who want it to ax a deal with a company that bottles mineral water from a […]

At 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, about 400 people, including journalists and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, settled into their seats at the US Supreme Court to hear what turned out to be an incredibly lively and educational argument over partisan gerrymandering. Everyone else had to wait. The case could have a profound effect on […]

Revered by drivers, loved by fans, the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka has hosted some of Formula One’s most dramatic moments down the years. With its mix of flat-out speed, sweeping corners and tight technical turns, the former Honda test track provides F1’s elite with a forensic examination of their driving skills. “Suzuka is definitely […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said the “joke is on me” as he apologized for a sexist remark he made to a female reporter. The 28-year-old has lost a sponsor, been condemned by the NFL and attracted intense criticism from around the world for the comments he made at a news conference Wednesday when a […]

The next fight in the gun debate isn’t over what to do, but who should do it. Capitol Hill Republicans have opened the door to regulating bump fire stocks, gun accessories that can convert semi-automatic weapons into firing similarly to automatic ones, but the scope of those changes, the timing and who ultimately will make […]

The Trump administration is expected to introduce new regulations that lawmakers say could make it easier for terrorists to get their hands on US weapons and harder to ensure they aren’t used by governments known for abusing human rights. The proposed regulations would move responsibility for licensing the export of arms that are commercially available […]

“It is harder in America to buy two packs of Sudafed than 10 assault rifles,” comedian D.L. Hughley said on his radio show Monday, the day after a gunman opened fire on a concert crowd in Las Vegas. At least 58 people were killed and nearly 500 injured on Sunday when Stephen Paddock, 64, shot […]

We’ve reached the end of an extremely difficult week. Hopefully, you’ll get to spend some of the weekend with the ones you love. Now, here’s what 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 […]

More than 50 years after President John F. Kennedy was slain in full view of the world, the final government documents about his death are set for release. That is, unless President Donald Trump, citing national security, certifies that some unreleased or redacted files be kept from public view. The documents are among the last […]

The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said ICAN was receiving the award for its “work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such […]

Bangladesh will build a single, enormous refugee camp to house around 800,000 Rohingya refugees as a Bangladeshi minister warned his country was struggling to deal with the flood across the border. A 3000-acre camp at Kutupalong will be able to accommodate the huge influx of refugees, Bangladesh’s secretary of disaster management and relief Mohammad Shah […]

Members of India’s lowest Dalit caste are fighting against discrimination by posting “mustache selfies” on social media. The posts are in response to a string of violent incidents in which Dalits in the west Indian state of Gujarat were allegedly attacked for sporting mustaches — traditionally only worn by upper caste Indian men. As a […]

After barreling portions of Central America, Tropical Storm Nate is expected to reach the US Gulf Coast over the weekend as a hurricane. The storm has killed at least 22 people in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras, where the storm has caused widespread flash flooding and mudslides, officials said. Nate is forecast to gain force […]

CLEARFIELD – Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and walks of life. Sometimes, a hero can appear in the form of two young men who happen to be in the right place at the right time. Dakota Taylor had only lived in his apartment in Lawrence Park Village for about two months when disaster struck. […]

DUBOIS – Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca was in Treasure Lake Thursday to share the details of a major $1.4 million project. The project involves replacing approximately 2,050 feet of leak-prone PVC pipe and polybutylene service lines with new cement-lined ductile iron pipe and copper service lines, on Bay Road between Woolendean and Treasure Lake roads.  […]