Новости за 27.10.2017

Standing yards away from North Korea, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Friday that US and South Korea were committed to a “diplomatic solution” to address the country’s “reckless behavior.” Mattis spoke during a visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that divides North and South Korea, which came after Pyongyang this week renewed its threat […]

Louisiana authorities on Thursday arrested a Grambling State University freshman in connection with the shooting death of a fellow student and another man on the campus early Wednesday. Jaylin M. Wayne was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Earl Andrews, 23, a Grambling State senior, and Monquiarious Caldwell, 23, both of Farmerville, […]

The vehicles carrying the 12-member Green Beret-led team that was ambushed in Niger by ISIS militants earlier this month became separated during the firefight, US officials and a Nigerien soldier present told CNN Thursday. The team was traveling with 30 Nigerien soldiers when they were attacked by approximately 50 ISIS affiliated fighters armed with rocket […]

China is going to surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest air travel market in the next five years — sooner than expected. In its annual forecast, the International Air Transport Association shifted its expectations about the center of gravity of world air travel eastward, away from the U.S. and Europe. The global airline industry […]

It’s a lot of money, even for a Rolex. A bidder agreed to pay $17.8 million on Thursday for a Rolex Daytona that used to belong to actor Paul Newman, setting a new world record for a wristwatch sold at auction, according to New York auction house Phillips. The Rolex was originally given to Newman […]

China is going to surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest air travel market in the next five years — sooner than expected. In its annual forecast, the International Air Transport Association shifted its expectations about the center of gravity of world air travel eastward, away from the U.S. and Europe. The global airline industry […]

Quest’s Profitable Moment I recently visited President Abraham Lincoln’s cottage on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. It was here that Lincoln wrote the early drafts of the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in 1863, several years into the American Civil War. It was here where he plotted the Union’s military and diplomatic moves. As I […]

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been removed from parliament for being a New Zealander, putting the government’s majority at risk. Joyce was one of several lawmakers ruled ineligible Friday by the High Court in Canberra, but the only one from the lower house. The Australian constitution bars citizens of foreign countries from serving […]

The first 10 years of my professional career were spent at CNN. Beginning as a production assistant, I worked my way up to senior producer for “Larry King Live.” I had the most amazing opportunities to work incredible news stories, and even met my husband at CNN. I loved everything about TV news — the […]

The movement empowering women to speak up publicly about sexual misconduct against them has been spreading like wildfire across the media and entertainment industries — and beyond. We’ve seen the effects this week with public accusations of sexual harassment being made against a Hollywood director, a celebrity chef, a political journalist and even a former […]

The sarin attack earlier this year on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun that killed more than 80 people was the work of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a joint report from the United Nations and international chemical weapons inspectors finds. Three UN diplomats confirmed the report’s finding. “The panel is confident that […]

The movement empowering women to speak up publicly about sexual misconduct against them has been spreading like wildfire across the media and entertainment industries — and beyond. We’ve seen the effects this week with public accusations of sexual harassment being made against a Hollywood director, a celebrity chef, a political journalist and even a former […]

A sea of black-clad mourners in Bangkok said a final goodbye to their beloved monarch during a funeral that climaxed with the late king’s son and successor lighting a pyre built to resemble the sacred center of the Hindu universe. Massive crowds gathered in the Thai capital on Thursday to observe the pomp and circumstance […]

My sobriety date is March 19, 2013. This date will enable me to persevere for the rest of my life. Social stigma accompanies the opioid crisis and prevents many people from seeking the help they need. The popular misconception is that addiction is some sort of moral failing; that it is simply picking the wrong […]

President John F. Kennedy’s death gave birth to decades of competing theories — and a mountain of government paperwork. Over the years, those theories sprawled, and the government made some of its document hoard public. Seeking to settle the matter once and for all, Congress passed a law 25 years ago mandating the government release […]

October 26, 2017 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Temporary Certification for Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy The American public expects — and deserves — its Government to provide as much access as possible to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records (records) so that […]

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s to-do list for the Middle East is not getting any shorter. The top US diplomat outlined a series of US priorities and concerns in a briefing with reporters as he ended a six-day trip to the Middle East, South Asia and Europe. Tillerson touched on US concerns about strife between […]

Toy maker Mattel saw its sales pummeled by the bankruptcy of one of its biggest customers, Toys ‘R’ Us. The company said on Thursday that it suffered a 13% sales decline worldwide — 22% in North America. Mattel is also suspending quarterly dividends starting in the fourth quarter of 2017 in order to free up […]

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia slammed pharmaceutical companies on Thursday, arguing they should be held legally liable for their role in the ongoing opioid crisis. “This is a business plan. They are liable,” Manchin told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” when asked if he believes the pharmaceutical industry needs to be found […]

President Trump called for a “big, beautiful wall” between the United States and Mexico. And the vision is now morphing into reality with the construction of eight 30-foot tall prototypes in no-man’s land on the border south of San Diego. The concrete poured for the sections of wall is now hardening ahead of official tests […]

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be White House senior adviser for environmental policy wrote an essay in 1995 in which she argued that because of federal overreach, including environmental regulations, Texas would be better off as an independent republic. Kathleen Hartnett White, the nominee to head the White House Council on Environmental Quality, authored the […]

Who you calling a job killer? Amazon now employs more than half a million workers. Amazon revealed Thursday that it had 541,900 employees in the third quarter, up from a little more than 300,000 in the same period a year earlier. Put another way: Amazon has added nearly a quarter million employees to its headcount […]

Whitefish Energy, the small Montana utility that won a $300 million contract to help restore power in Puerto Rico, issued an apology to San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz after criticizing her on Twitter and threatening to pull workers from the city she represents. “Mayor Cruz and everyone in Puerto Rico… we would like to […]