Новости за 05.12.2016

DUBOIS – A Penfield man will stand trial for allegedly brandishing a gun in a convenience store. Jason Thomas Bricen, 38, is charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, driving under the influence and three traffic summaries. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday during centralized court, where his bail was lowered from $50,000 […]

Stephen Moore, an economic adviser to Donald Trump, defended the President-elect’s recent call with the president of Taiwan, saying in a local radio interview that he didn’t care if it upset China. “Taiwan is our ally,” Moore said in a radio interview Monday on the Big John and Ray Show on WLS AM890. “That is […]

For the first time, researchers have discovered genomic evidence of malaria in 2,000-year-old human remains from the Roman Empire, according to a new study. With DNA fragments from the teeth of 58 adults and 10 children buried in three imperial-period Italian cemeteries, researchers were able to recover the mitochondrial genome to identify the specific malaria […]

US officials have talked at least twice with Beijing amid concern that President-elect Donald Trump was endangering ties between the two countries after his conversation with Taiwan’s leader last week, the White House said on Monday. Trump’s call has the potential to thrust US-China relations into tumult, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. “Some of […]

Remember how everyone thought gold prices would shoot to the moon if Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election? Gold is supposed to thrive in times of political uncertainty and Trump was perceived to be uncertainty to the nth degree. So much for that. Gold fell 1% Monday to its lowest levels since February and […]

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says he will run as the Socialist Party’s candidate in presidential elections next year. The announcement Monday came during a news conference in Evry, where Valls previously served as mayor before being elected to the National Assembly. Prior to serving as prime minister, Valls was France’s interior minister. Moments after […]

The fake news plague is spreading. Half of the most popular news stories related to the referendum shared on social media in Italy before the vote on Sunday were fake, according to a fact checking site Pagella Politica. “Fake news are able to reach huge audiences, but by and large they remain undetected by the […]

Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor who is Donald Trump’s pick to be Commerce Secretary, advocated for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in television appearances this year. CNN’s KFile previously reported that Ross signed on to a letter urging New York’s Congressional delegation to support the trade agreement. Ross has become a vocal critic of trade deals in […]

Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory conceded his bid for reelection to Democrat Attorney General Roy Cooper on Monday, pledging to help with transition efforts after nearly a month of demanding a recount. McCrory, in a video message, said it was time to “celebrate our democratic process and respect what I see to be the […]

President-elect Donald Trump met on Monday with Al Gore — one of the most vocal advocates of fighting climate change. Before the meeting, Trump spokesman Jason Miller told reporters on a daily briefing call that Gore would meet with Ivanka Trump, the President-elect’s daughter, about climate issues, but he did not know what specifically was […]

Justin Ross Harris, the metro Atlanta father guilty of leaving his 22-month-old son in a sweltering SUV for seven hours to die, will learn his fate Monday. But the sentencing won’t mean the headline-grabbing case is over. Harris, 36, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison plus 42 years based on the eight counts […]

The euro swung wildly against the dollar and bank stocks in Italy slumped as the country appeared headed for a period of political and financial turmoil. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Monday that he would resign after his program of constitutional reform was rejected by Italians in a referendum, with the ‘No’ campaign winning nearly […]

Venezuela will print a 20,000 bolivar note after hyperinflation turned its currency into worthless pieces of paper. The central bank said Sunday it will issue six new bills starting Dec. 15 worth between 500 and 20,000 bolivars. That’s 200 times the biggest note currently in circulation — the 100 bolivar. Hyperinflation means very little can […]

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced his intention to resign following a resounding loss at the polls for his constitutional reforms package on Sunday. With Italy once again thrown in to political turmoil — with the prospect of a sixth prime minister in a decade — here’s a look at what could happen next. Who’s […]

Matteo Renzi will offer his resignation as Italian Prime Minister in Rome Monday after suffering a crushing referendum defeat which could transform the country’s political and economic landscape. The 41-year-old, who was appointed to office in 2014, will meet with President Sergio Mattarella, hours after close to 60% of voters rejected his plans for constitutional […]

Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber — among others — all played their part in a tennis season of firsts. It won’t soon be forgotten — or duplicated, and here’s why… Federer’s struggles Federer’s season began in promising fashion, having reached the semifinals at January’s Australian Open. But it went downhill from […]

It’s 3 o’clock on a Monday afternoon in Clarkston, Georgia, and Dr. Heval Mohamed Kelli is smiling ear to ear. He looks on as a group of overachieving Clarkston High School students file into a science classroom to receive their after-school lesson for the day. Kelli rubs his hands in anticipation and then he pauses, […]

The UK’s Supreme Court has begun hearing an appeal over whether members of parliament must approve the decision to trigger Article 50, sparking Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. The Brexit process was thrown into confusion in November when the High Court sided with campaigners who had argued that the government must seek the support […]

Transgender rights. Same-sex marriage. Federal protections against discrimination. In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, some of the hard won rights and protections that the LGBTQ community have gained in recent years are once again in the national spotlight. President-elect Trump has appointed several members to top government posts that have supported so-called religious freedom […]

From a small Dutch town to the very top of European football, Arjen Robben has been there, done it and got the trophies. With league titles in Holland, England, Spain and Germany, few can match his success. Now, with 150 Bundesliga appearances to his name, the flying Dutchman opens the door to the Bayern Munich […]

Hawaiians more used to dusting sand than ice from their feet have been warned that a winter storm may bring heavy snow to Big Island peaks overnight. Up to six inches of snow is expected to fall, the National Weather Service says, with a winter storm warning in place until 6 a.m. local time Monday […]

One of the leaders of the 2014 Umbrella Movement has vowed to take to the streets again if the Hong Kong government succeeds in unseating him and three other pro-democracy lawmakers. A lawsuit was filed Friday by government lawyers seeking to disqualify Nathan Law and three others, days after a court upheld the barring of […]

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter arrived in Japan Monday, a visit that comes amid fears that President-elect Donald Trump might pivot away from the decades-long US-Japan security alliance and heightened concern over the North Korean threat. “Our alliance with Japan has never been stronger,” Carter told reporters while en route to Yokota Air Base near […]

The fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline — the $3.8 billion project expected to move 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day across the Midwest — lasted long enough for the summer heat to give way to thick, white snow. For months, Standing Rock Sioux tribe members and their allies battled the energy project they […]

Sales of arms by American defense companies have declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2015, while European firms saw their sales jump. Despite the drop, U.S. companies are still dominating the global arms market, selling $209.7 billion worth of arms in 2015, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. That’s 3% lower than […]