Новости за 23.05.2016

Scientists believe that 10 million species still await discovery around the world. And every year — on the birthday of Carolus Linnaeus, the 18th century Swedish botanist considered the father of modern taxonomy — the International Institute for Species Exploration releases its list of the top new species (from among about 18,000 found over the […]

Sen. Bob Corker, who is rumored to be on Donald Trump’s short list for vice president, said Monday that he had “a good meeting about foreign policy and domestic issues” with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Corker, who said he’d never met with Trump before, downplayed the VP speculation, adding he had no reason to […]

Tim Canova, primary opponent to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz — who is also Democratic National Committee chair — said Monday that a fundraising email from Bernie Sanders helped him raise $250,000. The cash haul came after the Vermont senator endorsed Canova on CNN. In a press release, the Canova campaign said that it raised more […]

DUBOIS – A former star of the show “Breaking Amish” was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Friday during centralized court in Clearfield County. Chapel Renee Schmucker-Peace, 33, whose address is listed as Glen Campbell, was charged with manufacture/delivery/possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and criminal conspiracy as part […]

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court reached back three decades to right a racial wrong. It ruled that prosecutors purposefully kept African-Americans off an all-white jury that sentenced a black man to death. Not only is the decision yet another reminder of the continued exclusion of people of color from juries and the resulting racially […]

Viacom controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone has officially split with his protege and friend of 30 years, the man who’s running Viacom for him, CEO Phillippe Dauman. And now the two men are taking the dispute to court. On Monday morning, Dauman filed suit to block what he called an “unlawful corporate takeover.” “We all continue […]

A new federal rule that expands the number of workers eligible for overtime pay means employers will have to pony up more money — in payroll, administrative and legal costs. They’re not happy. And, they warn, workers won’t be either. That’s a stark contrast from the message put out by the Department of Labor, which […]

Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald downplayed Monday the time it takes for veterans to receive medical treatment by comparing the “experience” of waiting for health care to Disneyland guests waiting for a ride. “When you go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what’s important?” McDonald told reporters […]

Hedge funds have plunked down billions of dollars wagering that some of America’s most beloved stocks will falter. Walt Disney, General Electric and Netflix are among the stocks that the so-called “smart money” has bet against, according to a Goldman Sachs analysis. Though the negative bets, or short positions, show that the funds believe a […]

More than 100 million people have watched a woman crack up in a Chewbacca mask. In her car! Just hanging out outside of a Kohl’s! It is the most simple thing ever, yet it’s snowballed into Facebook Live’s most-watched video ever . Despite how ridiculous it seems, Candance Payne’s legendary debut is not an indictment […]

A holy relic of the murdered saint Thomas Becket is to return to England for the first time in centuries as part of a pilgrimage tour. The relic, a fragment of bone thought to come from Becket’s arm, is coming all the way from Hungary’s Esztergom Basilica, where it has been venerated for almost 800 […]

Top European airline Ryanair will slash fares in the coming months to keep people flying after a recent spate of terror attacks. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary told CNNMoney that attacks in Brussels and Paris, combined with worries that terrorists brought down EgyptAir flight 804 over the Mediterranean last week, could lead some people to stay […]

The U.K. government has a message for British citizens: If you vote to leave the European Union, you should expect economic growth to evaporate. An analysis published by the U.K. Treasury on Monday predicts up to 820,000 job losses and a year-long recession if Britain quits the world’s biggest single market. That’s an even gloomier […]

IBM is laying off thousands of employees, but it’s also hiring like crazy. As IBM transitions from a software and services business to a cloud company, it is letting go workers whose skills carried IBM in the last decade but are no longer in vogue. IBM said last month that it would lay off an […]

Jonathan Garcia Pereda snapped a photo, the contraband glowing white in his smartphone. Mexican federal police had stopped a 28-year-old man from San Felipe at a checkpoint, discovering black plastic bags balled up in the tires. It appeared to be another familiar bust to the Mexican police, until they cut open the bags. One hundred […]

A series of coordinated explosions tore through two Syrian government strongholds Monday in the coastal cities of Tartous and Jabla, killing at least 78 people. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks. Three explosions struck a bus station in Tartous and four hit residential areas of Jabla, according to Syria’s state-run Syrian Arab News Agency. The […]

The 2016 Billboard Music Awards were held Sunday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it was non-stop star power and performances. If you didn’t get a chance to see it, here’s some of what you missed: All is forgiven Britney Spears This being Vegas, it seems only right that Spears should […]

If someone told you that you could get a full workout in the same amount of time it takes you to make a cup of tea or take out the trash, would you believe them? It sounds like a dubious exercise regimen promoted on a late-night infomercial, but there is actual science behind it. A […]

With summer just around the corner, there might not be a more iconic vacation than a stay at the beach. With a spate of new coastal hotels opening in time for this weekend’s Memorial Day holiday — the unofficial launch of summer in the United States — there are even more lodging options from which […]

The world’s largest insurer is ditching tobacco assets worth $2 billion, saying it can’t continue to invest in an industry that kills six million people per year. AXA said it would sell 224 million euros ($250 million) worth of stocks in tobacco companies immediately. The French insurer, the world’s largest by non-banking assets, will also […]

The U.S. says it is lifting its ban on sales of lethal arms to Vietnam — a move that is likely ruffle Beijing’s feathers and lead to an escalation in tensions between China and its neighbors in the South China Sea, according to defense and regional experts. The move, announced by U.S. President Barack Obama […]

President Obama has announced that the United States is fully lifting the ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam which has been in place for decades. In a joint news conference with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Obama said that the removal of the ban would be part of a deeper defense co-operation […]

It was meant to be a night of pride at the ballpark but an apparent glitch left some fans crying foul. On Saturday night the San Diego Padres suited up to play their Southern California rivals Los Angeles Dodgers. In the stands fans gathered for a Pride Night promotion. The award-winning San Diego Gay Men’s […]

Hong Kong has pulled the plug on a subversive art installation that graced the city’s tallest skyscraper — the International Commerce Center. The nine-minute light-show that had appeared nightly on the facade of the 118-story building since May 17 contained an animated, nine-digit number. The artists later revealed the digits represented a clock counting down […]

Philippines-based terror group and ISIS affiliate Abu Sayyaf has released a “final” video of three hostages pleading with Filipino president-elect Rodrigo Duterte and their embassies for assistance. The video, released Sunday, anticipates a rapidly-expiring June 13 deadline set by the group, which is headquartered in the restive Muslim-majority province of Mindanao in the country’s far […]