Новости за 26.09.2016

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid called Donald Trump a racist on the Senate floor Monday, an escalation in the Nevada lawmaker’s war of words against the GOP presidential nominee in recent weeks. “Donald Trump is a racist,” he said. Reid’s direct comment goes further than the retiring five-term senator was willing to ten days ago […]

SpaceX has successfully tested a new rocket engine it plans to use to take people to Mars within the next 10 years. CEO Elon Musk tweeted about the successful first firing of the Raptor engine, and included two photos of it. The test was conducted Sunday at the company’s testing facility in McGregor, Texas, according […]

Martha D. Lynch, 81, of Clearfield died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 at the Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. She was born May 4, 1935 in Black Mountain, NC, a daughter of the late Fred and Ruth (Lytle) Fortune. Mrs. Lynch was employed by The Progress for 46 years as the classified advertisement manager. […]

Beef products are probably the cause of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened seven people in four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From June 27 to September 4, seven people ages 1 to 74 from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts contracted E. coli O157:H7. No deaths have been […]

Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein was escorted off the Hofstra University campus Monday after her prearranged media interviews because she didn’t have credentials to be there. Stein’s campaign told CNN that she was at the university doing press interviews and was escorted off after an interview with MSNBC. “We were on our way to […]

Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein was escorted off the Hofstra University campus Monday after her prearranged media interviews because she didn’t have credentials to be there. Stein’s campaign told CNN that she was at the university doing press interviews and was escorted off after an interview with MSNBC. “We were on our way to […]

Wells Fargo workers are fighting back. Two former Wells Fargo employees have filed a class action lawsuit against the bank seeking $2.6 billion or more for California workers who were fired or demoted after refusing to open fake accounts. The suit, filed in Los Angeles County, accuses Wells Fargo of orchestrating a “fraudulent scheme” to […]

Donald Trump is turning to Snapchat to drum up support from young voters ahead of tonight’s presidential debate. The Republican candidate’s campaign launched a nationwide filter on the popular social network Monday. While some candidates including Hillary Clinton have paid for local Snapchat filters during regional events in the past, this first sponsored political filter […]

Their combined ages are just 45. But that didn’t stop 26-year-old captain Kate McWilliams and her 19-year-old co-pilot Luke Elsworth from flying hundreds of passengers to their destinations this week. The young pilots manned a flight from London to Malta, after McWilliams earlier passed a course ascending to the rank of captain. Their employer, the […]

Come November 9th, I am certain to be disappointed by the outcome of the presidential race. Whether the electoral map plays into the hands of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, America will find itself retreating into illiberal, inward-looking policies, led by either one of the two least-inspiring candidates D.C. has ever managed to cook up. […]

The lights will come up, the debate will begin, the first question will go to Hillary Clinton. No one knows exactly what will happen after that at Monday night’s presidential debate, but thanks to the Commission on Presidential Debates, we do know the general format and structure. TIME: The debate will begin at 9 p.m. […]

[Breaking news alert, posted at 10:34 a.m. ET Monday] The suspect in a shooting in southwest Houston was pronounced dead after a shootout with police, Acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo told reporters. The police chief declined to release the suspect’s identity, but told reporters “he is a lawyer and there were issues concerning his law […]

[Breaking news alert, posted at 10:30 a.m. ET Monday] The suspect in a shooting in southwest Houston was pronounced dead after a shootout with police, Acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo told reporters. The police chief declined to release the suspect’s identity, but told reporters “he is a lawyer and there were issues concerning his law […]

Can OPEC do the impossible? The world’s major oil producers are meeting in Algeria this week, trying again to find a way of pushing prices higher. Despite signs of a growing willingness to cut a deal to restrain supply, they have a mountain to climb. Here are four reasons why they’ll struggle. 1. The only […]

Donald Trump may be the “king of debt,” but his economic advisers say he’ll balance the budget in the White House. Trump plans a massive tax cut for individuals and businesses. It’s how he would boost America’s sluggish growth. But slashing taxes comes at a cost: the government doesn’t take in as much money. The […]

State police at Clearfield State police responded to a two-vehicle accident Saturday on Shiloh Road in Bradford Township. A vehicle operated by Russell J. Butler of Woodland was traveling north while another vehicle operated by Bobbi J. Shirey-Rebok was traveling south. Butler’s vehicle crossed over into the southbound lane, which caused Shirey-Rebok to abruptly swerve […]

CLEARFIELD – Plans are under way for this year’s SPCA Ales for Tails event, which will again feature the “Top Dog Home Brewer Competition.” Last year’s sold-out event hosted the first competition in the area. Home brewers from Clearfield, DuBois, Reynoldsville and Coatesville entered the competition for a chance to be judged by three master […]

Our dear Lord took one of his precious jewels when Linda Thurston, 69, of Clearfield passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. She went to be with her loved ones who have passed before. She was born June 4, 1947 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late Delmont J. and Thelma (Salvatore) Clark. She retired […]

DUBOIS – A story of travel with a chance to make a difference and the presentation of new items for the museum highlighted the 34th annual Dinner of the DuBois Area Historical Society. Jack Green of DuBois was the guest speaker and talked about “My Life with the Peace Corps.” Green served in the Peace […]

Betty J. Hershberger, 79, of DuBois died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at her home. Born Feb. 25, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Dixon) Radcliffe Warnick. On Jan. 4, 1955, she married Harold B. Hershberger.  He preceded her in death on March 9, 2007. She was the owner/operator of H&B […]

A conflict that lasted over five decades. An estimated 220,000 people killed. Five million displaced. These staggering figures will soon by consigned to history Monday as the Colombian government buries the hatchet with its long-time nemesis, the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group, better known by its Spanish acronym, FARC. In a symbolic […]

French President Francois Hollande says the controversial makeshift camp known as “The Jungle” in Calais will be completely dismantled. During a visit to the northern city on Monday, Hollande said France will carry out a “full and final” dismantlement of the camp, where thousands of displaced people live in squalid conditions. The camp is notorious […]

Japan scrambled fighter jets Sunday after China flew a fleet of aircraft near contested islands in the East China Sea. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the jets were sent up after eight Chinese military planes crossed between Okinawa and the Miyako islands near Taiwan. He said that two of the aircraft were […]

After a nearly week of protests in Charlotte, the Queen City has returned to near normal after officials had enacted both a state of emergency and a curfew following protests over a fatal police shooting. The protests emerged in the wake of the death of Charlotte resident Keith Lamont Scott. On September 20, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police […]

As well as a legendary golf swing, Arnold Palmer had a sharp mind for business. Known as “the King,” he’s credited with bringing the once stuffy game of golf to a mass audience around the world. In the process, he changed the way sports stars make money. The first person to earn $1 million playing […]