Новости за 21.11.2016

It took almost 30 years, but the Taronga Zoo in Sydney has finally been graced with some baby puggles. No, we’re not talking about the dog breed. Puggles are baby short-beaked echidnas, a species of spiny anteater. The babies debuted last week at the newly completed breeding facility at the zoo, though they were hatched […]

Until last week few people in the U.S. would have heard of Pune; fewer still could have told you where it is. All that changed after an encounter last week in New York between President-elect Donald Trump and Sagar and Atul Chordia — two property developers from the Indian city south of Mumbai. They were […]

Hundreds of workers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport plan to strike on Tuesday, November 29. “It was never their intent to disrupt travel,” said a spokeswoman for the Service Employees International Union during a at a press conference at the airport Monday morning. She was responding to a question as to why the workers won’t […]

Executives and anchors from the country’s five biggest television networks are set to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Monday afternoon. The meeting was organized by Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who is now a senior adviser to Trump. The substance of the meeting is intended to be off the record, meaning […]

President-elect Donald Trump and his family will spend Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, according to a spokesperson. Jason Miller told reporters that Trump plans to leave for the holiday on Tuesday afternoon from New York, though he said the President-elect may leave on Wednesday morning, and that there would be “further updates on […]

Ret. Marine Corps Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis has emerged as a favorite for the position of Defense Secretary in the new Trump administration. However, a legal statute could prevent him from being eligible for the job unless a congressional waiver is procured. Section 903(a) of the National Defense Authorization act requires a seven-year wait […]

Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat in the French Republican primary Sunday night could mean a reshuffling of priorities on the center right of French politics. The race will now be between two former prime ministers, Alain Juppe and Francois Fillon, and the winner will then have to lead the mainstream right in what is set to be […]

Police are on high alert — and in at least one city, mourning — after four officers were shot Sunday in incidents around the country. Perhaps most startling to law enforcement is that in three of the shootings, it appears the alleged perpetrators specifically targeted police officers, according to authorities and local media reports. An […]

Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn, has in past interviews strongly criticized torture, drone strikes, and night raids conducted by the U.S. Army. The more moderate views expressed by Flynn in the past run counter to the president-elect’s, who has repeatedly said he will bring back waterboarding and go […]

The New York Times on Monday announced a change at the top of its legal department, with Diane Brayton tapped to become the newspaper’s general counsel. Brayton, who has been with the Times since 2004 and who currently serves as deputy general counsel and corporate secretary, will replace Kenneth Richeri, who will retire at the […]

Drama, drama, drama — and we’re not just talking about Mike Pence’s weekend. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. 1. Trump 2016 Just hours after Donald Trump agreed to pay $25 million to settle his outstanding Trump University lawsuits, Mike Pence got booed and called out […]

After Donald Trump launched a Twitter broadside against the Broadway show “Hamilton,” many of his supporters went on the offensive, too. But some of them targeted the wrong Hamilton. Their misdirected anger caused quite a surprise for Riane Leonard, who runs the Twitter account for Hamilton Theatre Inc., a small musical theater company in the […]

In every corridor, every corner of the Omar Hospital in Aleppo, there are scenes of horror. Decapitated bodies on the hospital’s floor, children with bloodied faces, screaming mothers searching for their families under the rubble — these were some of images that one medic described to CNN after a hospital in eastern Aleppo was attacked […]

Facebook plans to open a new office and hire 500 additional workers in London, making it the latest industry giant to show a commitment to the burgeoning tech hub. The hiring spree will increase Facebook’s total headcount in the capital city by 50%. “We came to London in 2007 with just a handful of people, […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an overhaul of the United Nations on Monday, saying its Security Council had failed to address the Syria conflict and other global challenges. Erdogan gave an unabashed speech in Istanbul at the closing of a NATO meeting, where he slammed the Security Council’s concentration of power, reiterating that […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals to implement major tax cuts and roll back oversight of the financial industry risk triggering another economic crisis and crippling the country for a generation, warns former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. “The idea that we would repeal Dodd-Frank” — the landmark financial reform legislation passed in the wake of the 2008 […]

A suicide bomb attack in Kabul has killed at least 20 people. More than 40 others were injured when the bomber detonated their vest inside a mosque in the Afghan capital, according to Saleem Rasooli, head of Kabul hospitals. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Spate of attacks Last week, a suicide attack […]

CLEARFIELD – Boyles Insurance Agency of Clearfield recently made a donation to the Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre.  The donation was made in the memory of Scott Crago, whose involvement was integral to CAST in their early years.  In lieu of purchasing birthday gifts for one another each year, the employees opt to make a donation […]

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its employment situation report for October. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from September to 5.8 percent. Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force was up 8,000 from September to 6,531,000. Resident employment increased by 3,000 while the unemployment count rose 5,000. Total nonfarm jobs declined 1,800 […]

CLEARFIELD – GANT News is pleased to announce it is continuing efforts to get the community it serves engaged in and informed of the proposed consolidation of Clearfield Borough and Lawrence Township. GANT previously launched its new news category on its site, “Clearfield-Lawrence Consolidation.” Also, it’s launched a Facebook discussion group; you can join the […]

Police and about 400 people who were protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline clashed Sunday evening as demonstrators lit cars on fire and police launched tear gas and water at the crowds. A live stream from the North Dakota location showed a chaotic, loud scene full of screaming and honking cars. Protesters were attempting to cross […]

One survivor said he was sleeping around 3 a.m. Sunday as the train traveled through northern India. “All of a sudden there was a massive jerk,” Ravindra Pathak said in the aftermath of the deadly derailment. “Our heads collided with the roof of the carriage.” More than 130 people died when the Patna-Indore passenger train […]

The 2016 American Music Awards brought out the biggest names in music Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. The awards, which were co-hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah, were full of show stopping performances — including John Legend’s emotional performance of “Love Me Now,” and Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj’s racy “Side To […]

A provocative roadside billboard in Mississippi that mixes art and politics has united onlookers in anger and confusion. The sign on Highway 80 outside Pearl features President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” superimposed on a well-known Civil Rights-era image by photographer Spider Martin. The famous “Two Minute Warning” photo shows a group […]

St. Louis Police are trying to track down a gunman who they say ambushed an officer in a shooting. Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night, a gunman pulled up in a silver car next to a marked Chevy Tahoe and opened fire, St. Louis Police Department Police Chief Sam Dotson told reporters. One officer, a 46-year-old […]