Новости за 06.02.2017

A warning to parents: Your pets’ medications need to be secured just like pills intended for humans. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests that many households don’t safeguard pets’ medicines, which can unintentionally end up in the hands and mouths of young children. “It’s much more common than we thought,” said study […]

In December, top executives from about a dozen of the largest technology companies streamed into Trump Tower for their first meeting with the president elect. On Sunday night, several of those companies stood up to President Trump by signing a court motion — along with nearly 100 other businesses — declaring that his executive order […]

Maybe most of America doesn’t care that much about plug-in cars. Nationwide, they’re less than 1% of the market. But in the San Francisco Bay area, they’re nuts about them. The number one selling Chevrolet model here isn’t the Silverado or the Cruze. It’s the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. And the streets are positively teeming […]

President Donald Trump vowed stout support for NATO on Monday, even as he insisted again that member countries scale up their defense spending on the alliance. Trump has offered varying stances on NATO during his campaign and presidency, calling the membership obsolete and ill-prepared to confront modern-day threats. His remarks Monday signaled he would maintain […]

Wall Street probably wasn’t expecting to find a friend in President Trump, the populist candidate who vowed the industry would no longer “get away with murder.” On the campaign trail, Trump slammed Wall Street for causing “tremendous problems” and promised to “drain the swamp” in part by breaking up the biggest banks. Trump knocked Hillary […]

State police at Clearfield State police received a report about an incident of criminal mischief that occurred Saturday on Friendly Acres Road in Penn Township. During the incident, a Curwensville man went to the victim’s residence and allegedly threw an object through the driver’s side window of his vehicle, breaking the glass. Charges will be […]

Trailing 28-3 with a little over a quarter to play in the Super Bowl final, the New England Patriots were down and seemingly out. But in a frenzied knee-knocking climax, Tom Brady’s men produced an astonishing comeback, overcoming a 25-point deficit — the biggest in Super Bowl history — to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 […]

PA girl found safe after Amber Alert.

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley says President Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is on the “far extreme right” and slammed congressional Republicans for what he said was the “theft” of a Supreme Court seat. He was referring to former President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat, which Republicans […]

Martellus Bennett told reporters following the New England Patriots’ historic Super Bowl win Sunday that he will not accompany his teammates to the White House, where they are set to be honored by President Donald Trump later this year. “I haven’t thought about it. I am not going to go,” the New England Patriots tight […]

Demonstrations are expected to continue in Romania today despite a temporary government retreat over a bill that would have protected many politicians from being prosecuted for corruption. On Sunday — when an estimated half a million protesters took to the streets — a government statement was issued repealing the decree, which had been approved Tuesday […]

Google and Facebook are partnering with journalists to help prevent fake news stories from spreading during France’s presidential election. Google News Lab and the non-profit First Draft News have launched a verification project called “CrossCheck” that will help French newsrooms identify and quickly debunk hoaxes, rumors and other false claims. At least 17 major news […]

Republican Rep. Chris Collins has distanced himself from comments made by President Donald Trump that seemed to equate the US and Russian governments morally, telling CNN’s Alisyn Camerota that he “would not have used those words.” When asked if he was comfortable with the President comparing US leaders to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Collins said […]

While conservatives and supporters of President Trump are (in many cases rightfully) complaining that the Super Bowl is following Hollywood award shows in politicizing entertainment, Lady Gaga, who performed the half-time show this year, is actually a perfect reflection of Trump — rather than a rejection of him. The game was politicized even before kickoff, […]

President Trump is encouraging his 24 million Twitter followers to ignore accurate polls. On Monday he tweeted — inaccurately — that “Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election.” Professional polling is scientific, not political, in nature. Polls by TV networks during the election were not “fake […]

At least 117 people have died along the Afghan-Pakistani border after three days of heavy snowfall caused a series of deadly avalanches Sunday. Numbers are expected to rise as rescuers reach isolated regions where it’s feared more people are trapped beneath the snow. Most of the casualties occurred in Afghanistan, where at least 107 have […]

America’s biggest tech firms have stepped into the legal fight against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. A total of 97 companies — including Apple, Facebook and Microsoft — filed a court motion Sunday night declaring that Trump’s executive order on immigration “violates the immigration laws and the Constitution.” The ban represents “a sudden shift in […]

One in four teens who vape say they’ve used e-cigarettes for an alternative technique known as “dripping,” new research finds. Dripping produces thicker clouds of vapor, gives a stronger sensation in the throat and makes flavors taste better, according to a study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. “This study is the first systematic evaluation […]

Takata is zeroing in on a buyer from the U.S. to help it deal with its massive airbag recall crisis. An independent committee set up by the troubled Japanese firm recommended a takeover bid from Detroit-based company Key Safety Systems, Takata said in a statement over the weekend. It added that a final decision hasn’t […]

US President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again travel ban is back with the courts after a tumultuous weekend, when an appeals court opted to keep the suspension ordered by a federal judge until a final ruling can be made. The now-suspended order bars citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and […]

At least 117 people have died along the Afghan-Pakistani border after three days of heavy snowfall caused a series of deadly avalanches Sunday. Numbers are expected to rise as rescuers reach isolated regions where it’s feared more people are trapped beneath the snow. Most of the casualties occurred in Afghanistan, where at least 107 have […]

America’s biggest tech firms have stepped into the legal fight against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. A total of 97 companies — including Apple, Facebook and Microsoft — filed a court motion Sunday night declaring that Trump’s executive order on immigration “violates the immigration laws and the Constitution.” The ban represents “a sudden shift in […]

If wide receiver Julian Edleman hadn’t made that catch, the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history may never have happened, and the New England Patriots wouldn’t have been Super Bowl champions. “It was one of the greatest catches I’ve ever seen,” quarterback Tom Brady said. “I don’t know how the hell he caught it.” It’s […]

Top U.S. tech firms are preparing to join the legal fight against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Companies including Twitter and Netflix intend to file a court brief Sunday night opposing Trump’s executive order on immigration, according to two people familiar with the matter. Others joining in the legal action are Salesforce, AppNexus and Uber, […]

President Donald Trump has only been in office for 17 days, but his Justice Department is already embroiled in a high-stakes legal battle over his executive order on immigration that could have monumental implications. It’s a stunning escalation of an issue that has caused chaos in airports across the country, left those with valid visas […]