Новости за 31.08.2016

In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the United States revealed its true colors. The stunned nation came together as a resolute community. Political rancor, sports rivalries, even road rage all subsided. And above all, a spirit of service took hold as people pitched in to do whatever they could to help the […]

In the Food and Drug Administration’s latest move to help stem the tide of drug overdoses, it is now requiring “black-box warnings” on nearly 400 products to warn about the dangers of using opioid painkillers in combination with benzodiazepines, drugs commonly used to treat neurological and psychological conditions including seizure, anxiety and insomnia. Both opioids, […]

Brazil’s first female president is out of a job, but not barred from the ballot if she wants to run again. The South American country’s Senate voted 61-20 Wednesday to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, finding her guilty of breaking budgetary laws in an impeachment trial. Michel Temer, Rousseff’s former vice president who has […]

Republican nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday that he discussed the wall he wants to build along the southern border with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto — but not which country would pay for it. Trump’s call for a wall that Mexico would pay for has been a central theme on the campaign trail and one […]

In the Food and Drug Administration’s latest move to help stem the tide of drug overdoses, it is now requiring “black-box warnings” on nearly 400 products to warn about the dangers of using opioid painkillers in combination with benzodiazepines, drugs commonly used to treat neurological and psychological conditions including seizure, anxiety and insomnia. Both opioids, […]

Just one week ago, ISIS controlled and tormented this city, which had turned into a gateway for aspiring terrorists. Now, people walk the streets freely and in a seemingly elated mood. We entered Jarablus, on the border with Turkey, under Turkish government supervision. Then we were handed over to Free Syrian Army rebels from different […]

Donald Trump was greeted by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto with an earful on trade and the importance of ties between the US and its southern neighbor. The Republican presidential candidate made a last-minute trip Wednesday to Mexico in his first visit after becoming the nominee to meet with a world leader — one who […]

When the Breitbart media empire was just starting, and still being operated out of late founder Andrew Breitbart’s basement, Alex Marlow was the first hire. Eight years later, at just 30 years old, he is the editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, the longest-serving employee there — and a link to the outlet’s origins that some conservatives […]

The Supreme Court denied a request Wednesday from North Carolina to allow provisions of its controversial voting rights law to go back into effect. In a 4-4 split, justices left undisturbed a lower court opinion that struck down the law. The Supreme Court’s order means provisions of the law — concerning a tightening in voter […]

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria, his first to sub-Saharan Africa, has put the country’s tech businesses firmly in the world’s spotlight. Zuckerberg staged a surprise visit to Nigeria’s capital Lagos on Tuesday and his first stop was a local innovation center and tech hub in Yaba, an area on the mainland of Lagos […]

A pair of crushing primary re-election victories — by Sens. Marco Rubio in Florida and John McCain in Arizona — show that Republican candidates can succeed in November without cozying up to their floundering standard-bearer, Donald Trump. Both men succeeded by giving Trump a tepid, almost grudging endorsement — but refused to appear on the […]

Brazil’s Senate convened Wednesday for a closely watched vote that will determine whether President Dilma Rousseff gets kicked out of office. In an impeachment process that’s dragged on for months, Rousseff was accused of breaking budgetary laws. She was suspended in May. And if senators find her guilty in an impeachment trial Wednesday, she’ll be […]

There’s no shortage of potentially market-moving catalysts right now: an unpredictable U.S. election, turbulent oil prices and ever-changing bets on when Janet Yellen will finally raise interest rates. Yet the American stock market is barely budging, going through an unusually long lull in volatility. The S&P 500 is on track to close on Wednesday with […]

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg misses his days as an engineer and coder. While the 32-year-old billionaire tech CEO was visiting Nigeria this week, he spoke publicly about how he applied his engineering mindset to help build Facebook, a company that’s now worth north of $360 billion. But he also admitted giving up coding to manage […]

Where you live can have a big impact on your future prosperity. That’s because the country’s most expensive housing markets have appreciated at a much faster clip in the last 30 years than homes in the country’s least expensive markets. Home prices in the priciest cities have increased 10 times more than those in the […]

I’m looking to retire soon and a financial adviser wants me to invest half of my $700,000 401(k) balance in an annuity. I’m wary of doing that as the annuity’s annual fees total almost 3% and I’m also already eligible for a combined Social Security and pension benefit of $70,000 a year. What do you […]

State police at Clearfield State police received a report about an incident of criminal mischief that occurred Monday on Church Hill Road in Morrisdale. During the incident, someone allegedly dug the victim’s Dish Network cable from out of the ground. Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police at Clearfield at 814-857-3800. State […]

Things are about to get even stranger. The popular “Netflix” series, “Stranger Things” has been renewed for a second season. Season 2 will premiere in 2017 and will have nine episodes. Netflix released a short clip announcing the news on Wednesday morning with text that read, “In the fall of 1984, the adventure continues.” Also […]

The Federal Reserve is probably not going to raise interest rates when its next meeting wraps up on September 21. And it would probably be insane to do so at the end of its November 2 meeting — just days before the U.S. presidential election. But several Fed members — including, most notably, Fed chair […]

Want to be on the road with the nation’s safest drivers? Head to Madison, Wisconsin. The state capital and college town tops a list of the ten safest cities for driving from Allstate insurance. The rankings are based on data such as the average time between auto accident claims to how often drivers need to […]

The Zika virus is on a rampage in Singapore, with 82 locally-transmitted cases confirmed late Tuesday by the country’s Ministry of Health (MOH). The MOH warns that the figures are likely set to rise, but why is Zika spreading so fast in the city state? “Immunities to the Zika virus are low in Singapore, and […]

Sometimes when a complex mess suffers an added complication, it can in fact make matters simpler — such is the case in northern Syria now. For months, US support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a predominantly Syrian Kurd force that also includes Arab tribes and other factions, has led them to take large swathes […]

Less than two days after the US Navy revealed a third mechanical breakdown in a year of one of its $360 million littoral combat ships, the service has announced a fourth. The USS Coronado was on its way back to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after suffering an “engineering casualty,” a Navy statement said. It said it […]

Slammed as unpatriotic and disrespectful, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has taken heat for refusing to stand during the national anthem. Kaepernick was criticized as being insulting to those who made sacrifices for the country. A Gold Star mom who lost her son in an IED attack in Afghanistan told CNN that her heart […]

Nine bodies were found in a home for the elderly in the town of Iwaizumi in Iwate Prefecture, which suffered flooding following Typhoon Lionrock, police tell CNN. Rescue operations are underway to rescue 400 people who are stranded due to flooding and landslides, according to a statement by the town’s prefecture disaster prevention office. Over […]