Новости за 01.03.2018

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Hundreds of kids in Flint, Michigan, were treated to a day at the movies recently, courtesy of Little Miss Flint. Mari Copeny, 10, raised more than $16,000 through a GoFundMe campaign so local children could see Black Panther. Working with the Flint Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and churches, she put together a list of kids who would benefit from seeing the film, paid for 150 tickets at the Rave Cinema in Flint Township, and distributed 650 tickets on gift cards. Copeny... Читать дальше...

A "life and death" storm is set to plow into the East Coast on Friday and Saturday, bringing with it dangerous coastal flooding, winds that could match Hurricane Sandy's, and heavy snow, The Washington Post reports.

President Trump announced Thursday that next week he will formally impose a tariff of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports — news that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 500 points, or more than 2 percent.

Roberta Jacobson is resigning as the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, she announced in a letter to embassy staff Thursday. Jacobson, a career diplomat, will leave her post May 5, The Associated Press reports.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is considering "alternate ways" to fly on airplanes beyond first class, he told CBS News.

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee apparently leaked a Senate Democrat's private text messages to Fox News in an attempt to discredit him, The New York Times writes based on the Senate Intelligence Committee's conclusions. The text messages — in which the Senate Intelligence Committee's ranking member, Mark Warner (D-Va.), attempts to arrange a meeting with the author of the controversial Trump dossier, Christopher Steele, by talking to a Russia-linked lawyer — were initially shared... Читать дальше...

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has canceled a pricey furniture order that raised eyebrows earlier this week, CNN reports. On Thursday, Carson's longtime adviser provided a statement exclusively to CNN in which Carson said he was "as surprised as anyone" to find out that the set — a $31,000 bundle including a table, hutch, and 10 chairs — had been requested for his office. "I have requested that the order be canceled," Carson said.

John Kelly is fine, you guys. Everything is great. Everything is awesome.

California has the worst quality of life in the country, according to a new U.S. News and World Report ranking that put North Dakota in first. "Californians scored poorly in part because they're simply insufferable," a gleeful Fox News wrote under the headline "Failed State?"

A self-taught astronomer has won the cosmic lottery. Argentine locksmith Victor Buso, 58, was photographing the stars from his Rosario rooftop when he witnessed what no scientist had ever seen before: the birth of a supernova. Until then, the burst of light that shines before a star explodes had only been observed in computer models, Nature reports.

It has been a rough few weeks for President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The senior White House adviser lost his top-secret security clearance last Friday, is accused of being a target for manipulation by foreign officials, and was the subject of a New York Times piece alleging companies gave his family business millions in loans following White House meetings.

President Trump declared Thursday morning that "we must not let our country, companies, and workers be taken advantage of any longer," indicating that a rumored announcement about new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports looks like it's a go this afternoon.

Making employees feel happy and healthy at work is the holy grail for many businesses. If you can achieve it, the benefits are great: It can help a company attract the best job candidates, hold on to the staff it already has, and boost productivity. But keeping employee engagement up — and happiness high — isn't always easy. Staffers have a tendency to get into a work slump, mindlessly going through the motions without reaping much reward or satisfaction. Gallup research suggests that, overall... Читать дальше...

For a store of the future, The Soap Dispensary and Kitchen Staples shop in Vancouver, Canada, has a cozy old-style feel. Jars and bins line the long counter; all the products on the shelves are package-free and easy to pick up and examine. "People come here to talk about the things they buy," owner Linh Truong explains. "Shopping is a collaboration. Staff take each order and touch every product."

Every month, more than 200 million people open Pinterest, the online pin board website, and start scrolling. While some of them might be looking for fashion tips, or tasty recipes, or design ideas, many are on the hunt for a different kind of inspiration: crafts. From flower boxes to bath bombs to hand-made wreaths, Pinterest is where DIYers go for ideas for their next project. But how many of those painted ombre vases or stenciled barn wood signs actually get created? One budding group of entrepreneurs... Читать дальше...

President Trump said a lot of jaw-dropping things Wednesday during a meeting with Republican and Democratic lawmakers on ways to curb gun violence: "I like taking the guns early" from people who pose a danger to others or themselves, and police should "take the guns first, go through due process second"; adding an assault rifle ban to an existing bill would make it "very strong, I'd rather have you come down on the strong side instead of the weak side"; "it doesn't make sense that I have to wait... Читать дальше...

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Walmart said Wednesday that it would stop selling guns and ammunition to anyone under 21, hours after Dick's Sporting Goods did the same thing. Dick's also said it would stop selling assault-style rifles, which Walmart did in 2015. Bass Pro Shops, which bought former rival sporting goods retailer Cabela's last year, is now the only remaining giant retailer that still sells the powerful semiautomatic weapons. Bass Pro Shops has 160 stores under the two brands in the U.S. Dick's CEO Edward... Читать дальше...

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Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's closest aides, said Wednesday she was resigning as White House communications director. Her decision came the day after she met behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee as part of its investigation into Russia's election meddling, and its contacts with Trump associates. Hicks, a 29-year-old former model who had no experience in politics before Trump's campaign, testified before the committee for eight hours, and told the panel that... Читать дальше...

Russia has successfully developed a new range of nuclear weapons that are unparalleled in the West and are effectively impossible for America to intercept, Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted Thursday, as reported by The Associated Press. "I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful sanctions aimed to contain our country's development: All what you wanted to impede with your policies have already happened," Putin said. Читать дальше...

In a White House that leaks like a broken faucet and features a cast of characters constitutionally predisposed to appear on cable TV, Hope Hicks has been an anomaly, a silent communications director, the rare aide who could reach President Trump without going on TV to get his attention. It is probably unintentionally perfect that in her statement announcing her resignation, the main formulator of the president's message said she had "no words to adequately express my gratitude" to Trump.

When Julia Cybularz's 9-year-old niece, Hannah, was diagnosed with scoliosis, she took a photographer's approach to the news.

There's a verse in Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" that really speaks to me.

President Trump — master of turning subtext into text — has made it official: He's running for president again in 2020. Trump announced earlier this week that he's hired his campaign manager — a full 980 days before Election Day 2020. (This move, it must be said, wasn't exactly a shock, not least because Trump actually filed re-election paperwork the day he moved into the White House.)

In most years, by the time Oscar night rolls around, the categories have been so exhaustively analyzed by pundits and prognosticators that there are no real jaw-dropping surprises in store. But no one could've predicted what happened back on Feb. 26, 2017, when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly announced that La La Land had won Best Picture — leaving that movie's producer Jordan Horowitz the unenviable task of saying that, no, there'd been a mistake and Moonlight had actually won.

I have a confession to make: I don't really get the second season of Atlanta.