Новости за 19.01.2017

Satellite imagery shows increased activity at a major North Korean nuclear site, according to a new report. Monitoring project 38 North said evidence suggested Pyongyang may be preparing to resume operations at a plutonium production reactor at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of the capital. “Stepped-up activities throughout the […]

After earning a warning for bad language, receiving a point penalty and attempting a questionable between-the-legs shot deep in the fifth set of a defeat at the Australian Open, the reception for Nick Kyrgios wasn’t warm as he awoke Thursday. Any hope that tennis’ bad boy would make a quick transformation evaporated faster than one […]

Virginia executed Ricky Gray, 39, by lethal injection on Wednesday evening at the Greensville Correctional Center. Virginia was to use compounded midazolam and compounded potassium chloride, as well as the paralytic drug, rocuronium bromide. Midazolam has been highly problematic in past lethal injections. Lethal injection is a trick of chemistry, and contrary to appearances, does […]

Virginia on Wednesday evening executed death row inmate Ricky Gray via lethal injection for the killing of a family of four in 2006. Gray was pronounced dead at 9:42 p.m. ET, said Lisa Kinney, communications director for the Virginia Department of Corrections. When asked whether he had any last words, Gray said, “Nope.” Gray appealed […]

John R. “Jack” Newman, 85, of Treasure Lake, DuBois died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born Sept. 11, 1931 in DuBois, he was the son of the late Anthony W. and Mary (Duda) Newman. In 1961, he married Marla (Wiser) Newman.  She survives. Mr. Newman was a veteran of the […]

A veteran of the Bush-Cheney White House, Neil Patel, is in talks with President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to work with him in the White House, according to sources with knowledge of the transition. Sources close to the discussions told CNN that Kushner has offered Patel a position, but a final decision hasn’t been […]

Vice President-elect Mike Pence is looking to a former US vice president-turned-president as a model for his new role as he prepares to assume the second-highest office in the country. He recently spoke on the phone with former President George H.W. Bush, Pence told CNN’s Dana Bash in an interview Wednesday, and said the Ronald […]

Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Wednesday declined to say whether he believes Russia should be punished for carrying out a hacking operation aimed at influencing the 2016 presidential election. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Pence said simply that he was “aware” of a bipartisan bill moving through Congress designed to impose additional sanctions […]

The power of the tweet is in full force. Corporations give the appearance of buckling under pressure from Donald Trump to create more jobs in America. GM just announced it will be investing $1 billion more in US factories, and hiring as many as 7,000 workers over the next two years. Walmart claims it will […]

After 32 years, Budweiser’s sponsorship of Team USA has gone flat. Anheuser-Busch InBev, which owns Budweiser, has decided not to re-up its partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee, the company said Wednesday. The move means other brewers can jockey to be Team USA’s official beer after years on the sidelines. Budweiser has been a sponsor […]

A police officer was killed in southern Israel on Wednesday in a suspected ramming attack ahead of protests against the demolition of Bedouin Arab homes, police said, but a police video raises questions about what exactly happened. The suspected attacker was shot dead. Police say 34-year-old Erez Levi was among police carrying out security for […]

Samantha Bee is planning to go to the Women’s March on Washington. But it’s likely her “Full Frontal” cameras will not be. “We have rented a bus for people who want to go and we’re just going,” Bee told CNN during a recent interview. “We’re not going to do anything there. We’re going because we […]

Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat who Republicans hope might support some or all of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, on Wednesday singled out two nominees that he found objectionable and could vote against. Manchin volunteered Betsy DeVos and Tom Price, Trump’s picks to run the Education and Health and Human Services Departments respectively, as the […]

Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, is seeking to dismiss questions about donations to Focus on the Family from a foundation tied to her. She said at her confirmation hearing Tuesday that a “clerical error” led to her being listed as an officer of her mother’s multi-million-dollar foundation, which made […]

The Office of Government Ethics Wednesday sent a series of four tweets outlining its procedures examining incoming Trump administration officials — right in the middle of a contentious Senate hearing about Rep. Tom Price’s stock transactions. The OGE tweets did not specifically cite Price, his financial holdings or the Senate hearing. The tweets came less […]