Новости за 07.11.2016

In the wake of the death of Janet Reno, the US’s first female attorney general, one tribute stood out from the rest. Former 2 Live Crew member Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell penned some kind words to honor Reno, who died Monday morning following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 78. Campbell — whose […]

The battle for control of the Senate is so close that going into Election Day, there are at least eight races virtually tied, leaving in doubt which party will control the chamber for the next two years. Republicans currently hold a 54-46 advantage over Democrats, meaning to gain control of the Senate, Democrats would need […]

DUBOIS – A DuBois man accused of making methamphetamine after an incident in November of 2015 will stand trial. Jason Yusnukis, 26, is charged with risking a catastrophe, possession of red phosphorus with intent to manufacture a controlled substance, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, manufacture/delivery/possession with intent to manufacture/deliver a controlled substance, possession […]

Hillary Clinton began her closing message of the 2016 campaign Monday, asking Americans to look ahead to the work that needs to be done after Election Day. “Tomorrow is the election, but that is just the beginning,” Clinton said at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh. “We have to heal this country. We have to bring […]

The idea of a Donald Trump presidency might make the stock market nervous, but not gold bugs. That’s because gold prices stand to gain a lot. It has been moving almost lockstep with Trump’s political prospects. Last week, gold rallied as his chances of winning the White House seemed to rise. Then gold plunged 2% […]

I’m currently at college in Washington, D.C., so I voted with an absentee ballot in my home county in Ohio. I’m 20 years old, so this isn’t the first election I could have voted in. But my excuses for not voting since I became eligible at 18 were numerous. Going to the DMV to register […]

Here’s a look at the life of United Nations Secretary-General designate Antonio Guterres. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1949 Birth place: Lisbon, Portugal Birth Name: Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres Marriages: Catarina Vaz Pinto (2001-present); Luisa Melo (1972-1998, her death) Children: A son, a daughter and a stepson Education: Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon Other […]

House Speaker Paul Ryan said the latest bombshell letter from FBI Director James Comey issued over the weekend clearing Hillary Clinton of any wrongdoing in the bureau’s email investigation wouldn’t have any major impact in Tuesday’s election. “I think it’s baked into the cake,” Ryan told Wisconsin radio host Jay Weber on WISN, explaining that […]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are poised to fight late into the night Monday as they barnstorm across battleground states on the final full day of campaigning. As Election Day approaches, each candidate has a path to victory. Clinton is better positioned than Trump with a narrow lead in national polls and an advantage in […]

The team on CBS’s “Scorpion” is taking on one of its biggest jobs ever: saving Election Day. The episode, airing Monday night, will see the team band together when an unknown force tries to rig the presidential election. To accomplish this story, the executive producers told CNN they aimed to keep all aspects of the […]

Super news for Wonder Woman. “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot and husband Yaron Versano announced on Instagram that they are expecting baby no. 2. Gador captioned a photo of her and Versano cradling her tummy “So excited to share this wonder with you…” The couple married in 2008 and are the parents of daughter Alma, […]

In journalism circles, 2016 is the year of the fact-checker. “It’s really remarkable to see how big news operations have come around to challenging false and deceitful claims directly. It’s about time,” said Brooks Jackson, the director emeritus of FactCheck.org. PolitiFact editor Angie Drobnic Holan added: “All of the media has embraced fact-checking because there […]

Amid claims by both campaigns of election tampering, foreign observers are fanning out to polling locations across the country to scrutinize the US election system. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is typically associated with monitoring elections in countries with fragile democracies, such as Ukraine. But on Tuesday, more than 400 observers sent […]

Who says Texas isn’t a swing state? Not the golfers at a course in Longview, Texas. They’re taking all the swings they want at Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the Alpine Golf Course. The golf course owners put out a couple of bales of hay and put pictures of Clinton and Trump on them. […]

American and Turkish military leaders have agreed on a long-term plan for “seizing, holding and governing” the de facto ISIS capital of Raqqa in northern Syria, following meetings in the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday, according to the US Department of Defense’s news service. Developing story – more to come

It just got easier for top Indian CEOs to visit the U.K. British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Monday that India’s elite business executives will be given access to an exclusive, bespoke visa service known as the “Great Club” that will help them secure travel documents. Indian travelers are also now eligible for the U.K.’s […]

Fleeing El Salvador’s civil war, Javier Torres, 19 at the time, came to the United States across the Mexican border on January 10, 1986. On Tuesday, 30 years later, Torres will vote for the first time in an American presidential election. The eldest of three, Torres says he came to the United States to help […]

The US presidential election. It’s exhilarating, it’s exhausting, but it’s also inexplicably complicated – even for us natives. Here’s everything you need to know to become an insta-pundit. When’s the election? Tuesday, November 8 for most Americans. Notice we say “most.” Millions will have already voted by then. That’s because early voting is a thing […]

Two new battleground state polls released Monday find Hillary Clinton with the advantage in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania with hours to go before Election Day. New Hampshire The CNN polling average in New Hampshire now has Clinton with a 3-point edge (44% to 41%) over Republican opponent Donald Trump following a new poll’s released Sunday […]

The headlines were everywhere. “Pair prank their way into North Korean golf tournament,” read Brisbane’s Nine News. “2 Australian men pretended to be pro golfers and faked their way into the North Korean Open,” proclaimed SBNation.com Even Golf Digest fell for it: “Pair of Australian hackers pull ultimate prank by posing as pros to play […]

Lady Gaga has joined the chorus of those criticizing Melania Trump days after the would-be first lady gave a speech decrying bullying online. “.@MELANIATRUMP to say u will stand for “anti-bullying” is hypocrisy. Your husband is 1 of the most notorious bullies we have ever witnessed,” the pop artist tweeted. Trump’s speech on Thursday was […]

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is urging his employees to embrace “respect and dignity” in the face of an “epic, unseemly election.” Schultz has publicly endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president. But the letter, obtained by CNNMoney on Sunday, does not suggest that Starbucks employees vote for a particular candidate on election day. Instead, Schultz wrote […]