Новости за 17.07.2016

In 2008, one man, Timothy Ray Brown, was cured of HIV. Also known as the “Berlin patient,” Brown was considered cured of his infection after receiving two bone-marrow transplants to treat a separate disease he had been diagnosed with a few years earlier: acute myeloid leukemia. The bone marrow he received came from a donor […]

One minute they were slugging it out in one of golf’s fiercest battles, the next minute Henrik Stenson stood over Phil Mickelson in triumph with the Claret Jug won. The 40-year-old Swede launched a late charge to beat the American by three shots to become the first Scandinavian man to win a major in the […]

Nearly two dozen substances in synthetic drugs such as “K2” and “spice” would be illegal under proposed legislation announced Sunday by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer. There were 130 suspected overdoses on synthetic drugs in New York last week, in what Schumer described as “a scene from ‘The Walking Dead.’ But it was no TV […]

A lot has happened since Gretchen Carlson filed her sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News chief Roger Ailes on July 6 — indeed, the case is not even in the same court anymore. After the defense team launched its counteroffensive, it’s an open question which judge will hear the case — or whether it will […]

President Barack Obama on Sunday condemned the slayings of three Louisiana law enforcement officers, as he called on the nation to condemn violence against law enforcement. “We as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement,” Obama said, speaking from the White House press briefing room. “Attacks on […]

The city of Cleveland will have an army ready when the Republican National Convention opens on Monday. Concern over security was heightened after an ambush on police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killed three police officers and wounded three others. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said on ABC’s “This Week” there were “no specific and credible threats […]

The Ghostbusters may not be afraid of no ghost — but tiny animated dogs are a different story. “Ghostbusters,” the Sony reboot of the 1984 classic, this time starring four women as the proton pack wielding ghost hunters, nabbed an estimated $46 million in North America this weekend. That total, which is the biggest opening […]

The Republican National Convention in Cleveland will be the moment that the nation will learn whether Donald Trump has anything to promise the millions of disaffected voters he has appealed to, other than anger and fear. The key to Trump’s insurgent campaign against a massive field of Republicans was to appeal to voters who have […]

WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR — A man with a gun opened fire on officers — At least seven are shot — At least three of the officers shot are feared dead — The situation is contained FULL STORY A man with a gun opened fire on police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday, injuring […]

French authorities arrested an Albanian couple Sunday in connection with the Nice terror attacks that killed 84 people last week, the Paris prosecutor’s office spokeswoman confirmed to CNN. Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31, drove a 20-ton truck through hundreds gathered to watch the Bastille Day fireworks Thursday night on the Mediterranean city’s waterfront. Agnes Thibault Lecuivre, a […]

Three officers are feared dead after a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, officials said. Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish Kip Holden, said authorities were still trying to get a handle on the situation, but added, “The count is three officers dead possibly.” The victims may include police officers and sheriff’s deputies […]

Three officers are feared dead after a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, officials said. Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, said authorities were still trying to get a handle on the situation, but added, “The count is three officers dead possibly.” The victims may include police officers and sheriff’s deputies “There is […]

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday sought to downplay the policy gulfs between Donald Trump and his newly minted running mate, Mike Pence, on issues like trade, the Iraq War and Trump’s proposed Muslim ban. “Trump is looking to be challenged by other people. He’s not looking for ‘yes’ people around him,” Priebus […]

The Syrian army and pro-government forces have taken control of the main road leading into rebel-held areas in Aleppo, effectively cutting off the rebels’ main supply route, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday. Aleppo has been a major battlefield in Syria since 2010, with fierce fighting between rebel groups and regime forces. […]

Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Sunday that a recent spate of terrorist attacks reflects that ISIS is “on the run” in Iraq and Syria. Kerry downplayed attacks like the shooting at an Orlando nightclub, a driver’s rampage through a crowd in Nice and the Istanbul airport attack, saying they don’t reflect the strength of […]

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Two days after he beat back a military coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown on those behind it — and those perceived to have been involved — is underway. In the hours since Friday’s uprising — which left nearly 200 people dead in a chaotic night of violence and uncertainty — thousands of soldiers […]

French authorities arrested a man and a woman Sunday in the terror attack that killed 84 people in Nice last week, a prosecutor said. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, 31, drove a 20-ton truck through hundreds gathered to watch the Bastille Day fireworks on the Mediterranean city’s waterfront Thursday. Agnes Thibault Lecuivre, a spokeswoman for the anti-terrorism […]

A picture is slowly starting to form of what led Nice, France, attacker Mohamed Bouhlel to carry out the deadliest ever terrorist attack by a lone individual. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Saturday said there were indications the attacker had been “radicalized very rapidly.” It appears Bouhlel also had serious mental health challenges. His […]

On Friday, the photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti went to Nice, France. Her first impression, she said, was that it was “absolutely beautiful.” And that’s true. Anyone, myself included, who has ever been to the southern French city will tell you: It’s a place where the sunshine is surreal, the blue hue of the Mediterranean is majestic. […]

Two people were killed in a shooting at a medical center in Florida on Sunday, authorities said. A suspect is in custody. Police received the call about the shooting shortly after 2 a.m. local time, Titusville Police said. A motive is unknown in the shooting on the third floor of the Parrish Medical Center. The […]

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre (CAST) is once again holding its Beautiful Baby Contest at the Clearfield County Fair. All babies ages birth through 36 months are encouraged to be part of the contest. Parents, grandparents and other family members entering a baby in the contest can decorate a can and include the […]

Bridge to be replaced as part of Public-Private Partnership BRADY TOWNSHIP – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Rapid Bridge Replacement Project continues in Clearfield County in July with the reconstruction of a bridge in Brady Township. Replacing the bridge will allow PennDOT to remove it from Clearfield County’s structurally deficient list. The state-owned bridge (JV045) is located on […]

CLEARFIELD – The Lena Smith Owens Scholarship was recently presented to Taylor Martini and Nadia Lopez De Sudik of the Clearfield County Career & Technology Center’s full-time 2015-16 practical nursing program. The scholarship, which was established in 1983 by Hazen Owens of Glen Richey in memory of his mother, is awarded annually to two students […]

French authorities arrested a man and a woman Sunday in the terror attack that killed 84 people in Nice last week, a prosecutor said. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, 31, drove a 20-ton truck through hundreds gathered to watch the Bastille Day fireworks on the Mediterranean city’s waterfront Thursday. Agnes Thibault Lecuivre, a spokeswoman for the anti-terrorism […]