Новости за 20.09.2016

Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the recent shooting of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was “unbearable” and said “systemic racism” should not be tolerated. “We have got to tackle systemic racism,” Clinton said on “The Steve Harvey Morning Show.” “This horrible shooting again. How many times do we have to see this in our country?” […]

The blame game started even before the guns fell silent. The tenuous ceasefire in Syria appears to have collapsed following two devastating bombings: one that killed 62 Syrian army soldiers and another that hit an aid convoy northwest of Aleppo, destroying 18 out of 31 lorries. What are chances of the ceasefire being re-imposed after […]

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure’s career, both for club and country, took two very different turns Tuesday. The $300,000-a-week star announced he was quitting international football at the same time his club coach threatened to freeze him out for the rest of the season. After the 33-year-old star announced he was retiring from Ivory Coast […]

Stock market volatility may be back. But big tech stocks are holding up well despite all the unease about the global economy, what the Federal Reserve will do next, terrorism and the U.S. presidential election. The Nasdaq is now less than 1% from its all-time high. Apple’s recent resurgence — shares of the world’s most […]

The Syrian army and Russia have denied their forces were behind an attack on an aid convoy Monday night near Aleppo, a strike that prompted the United Nations to halt its aid operations in Syria. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, and it is unclear whether an airstrike hit the convoy or if […]

President Barack Obama painted a dark picture Tuesday of a world divided between those who want to cooperate with global partners and those who want to retreat into division and isolationism. “Our societies are filled with uncertainty and unease and strife,” Obama said during his final address to the United Nations General Assembly, in remarks […]

Wearable technologies can monitor your physical activity or your allergies. Increasingly, they are part of our everyday lives. But a new analysis comparing two sets of dieters discovered that those wearing activity trackers lost less, not more, weight than the tech-free dieters. “We went in with the hypothesis that adding the technology would be more […]

One of Hollywood’s highest profile marriages is over. Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from husband Brad Pitt, a source familiar with the filing confirmed to CNN. Already there is speculation that a tabloid-friendly, child-unfriendly custody battle may ensue over their six children. But a source close to them asserted that both sides want a […]

What Harinder Bains did isn’t unusual: He saw something suspicious and called police. But who Harinder Bains is makes this story special. Bains is the bar owner who led police to Ahmad Rahami, the suspect in the New York and New Jersey blasts. While officials haven’t pinned an exact motive to the Afghanistan-born Rahami’s act, […]

President Barack Obama bids farewell to the United Nations Tuesday with an address meant to recap eight years of efforts to foster peace and security around the globe, despite an often-tumultuous world that stymied his efforts. He touted his foreign policy achievements even as he acknowledged the deep concerns about an integrated world witnessed at […]

India wants Silicon Valley’s tech giants to help solve an unusual problem: The country has far too many men. Because of a preference for male children, India has one of the largest gender imbalances in the world. Men now outnumber women by 43 million, according to the United Nations. The imbalance is growing despite bans […]

[Breaking news update 5:35 a.m. ET] The United Nations has suspended aid operations in Syria after a deadly attack on an aid convoy in rural Aleppo on Monday night, a UN spokesperson told CNN. “At the moment (the) aid operation remains suspended while we assess and reevaluate the situation on the ground,” the spokesperson said. […]

The wage gap between blacks and whites is the worst it’s been in nearly four decades, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. Last year, the hourly pay gap between blacks and whites widened to 26.7%, with whites making an average of $25.22 an hour compared to $18.49 for blacks, the EPI […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Borough will provide curb-side leaf pick-up and has released its collection schedule. West Side of the River (Recycling Zone 1) The curb-side leaf collection will occur during the following weeks: Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 East side of the River (Recycling Zone 3) The curb-side leaf collection will occur during the […]

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield school board will consider refinancing bonds after hearing a financial analysis from Jamie Doyle of The PFM Group, the district’s independent financial advisor, at Monday night’s committee meeting. At the end of June, interest rates hit all-time new lows as a result of the Brexit vote, or when the citizens of […]

Helen M. Taylor, 99, of Clearfield died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 at the Knickerbocker Villa, Clearfield. She was born Jan. 4, 1917 in Hyde, a daughter of the late Lewis E. and Catherine E. (Rafferty) Danver. Mrs. Taylor was a skilled seamstress and was head of the local union.   She was a member of St. […]

Thomas J. Thacik, 78, of Curwensville died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Johnstown. Born Dec. 22, 1937, he was the son of Gabriel and Elizabeth F. (Mayersky) Thacik. Mr. Thacik had worked for the former Kent’s Sportswear in Curwensville. However, he was retired from the former Target Sportswear as the assistant […]

CLEARFIELD — On Sept. 8 convocation was held at the Lock Haven University Clearfield campus, recognizing the campus’ scholarship winners. Speaker and LHU alumna Stephanie Craig, Director of Triangle Tech Dubois Campus, spoke about the influence her education had on her career path. Craig, a 1992 graduate taught high school math for several years before […]

Nelson E. Flack, 86, of Philipsburg died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at his home. Born Aug. 12, 1930 in Julian, he was a son of the late John S. Flack and Elizabeth R. (Andrews) Flack. Mr. Flack was a 1949 graduate of Philipsburg High School. He retired from Charles Navasky & Co. after more than […]

CLEARFIELD – The water levels are low along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Clearfield due to damage that recently occurred to the Raftsman’s Memorial Dam. Photos are by GANT photojournalist Steven McDole.

Hillary Clinton described Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “bromance” during an interview that aired Monday, making light of a connection that she has derided during the 2016 presidential campaign. Clinton, during an interview taped Friday for NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, was presented with a brown paper bag […]

The daughter of a runaway British lord has become one of the highest profile victims of the Philippines’ war on drugs. Maria Aurora Moynihan, daughter of the third Baron Moynihan, was found shot dead in Quezon City, Manila in the early hours of Sunday September 11, police told CNN Philippines. A sign reading “Drug pusher […]

A daughter of Robert Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, said in a Facebook post that former Republican President George H.W. Bush told her he’s voting for — wait for it — Hillary Clinton. Townsend, a Democrat who served as Maryland lieutenant governor for eight years and goes by Hartington online, posted a photo with the former […]

Security forces and protesters battled on Monday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the unrest led to at least 17 people killed, the UN mission to the country said. Three police officers were among those killed in the fighting, which took place in the capital, Kinshasa, and elsewhere, according to the United Nations […]

Syria’s nascent ceasefire hung in the balance Monday after an airstrike on a United Nations aid convoy led the US to question Russia’s commitment to calming violence in the war-torn country and its ability to influence its ally in Damascus. “What happened today has dealt a serious blow to efforts to bring peace to Syria,” […]