Новости за 12.09.2017

John T. Kovach Sr., 92, of Osceola Mills died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. Born Dec. 29, 1924 in Morann, he was the son of the late Michael and Sue (Kendro) Kovach.  He was married to his first wife, Edna Mae (Comitz) Kovach, on June 5, 1950 in Osceola Mills. She preceded […]

RIP cord chargers. On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone X, alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus — all of which support wireless charging. The new iPhones will use a universal wireless charging system called Qi, which is already widely available at coffee shops, stores and airports around the globe. It is in every […]

A woman the Justice Department claims received help getting a tourist visa thanks to Sen. Bob Menendez did no favors for prosecutors during the senator’s federal corruption trial in New Jersey Tuesday, telling the jury the prosecution made her testify. Prosecutors say that Menendez did political favors for his friend and co-defendant, Dr. Salomon Melgen, […]

Four years after she published “Lean In,” Sheryl Sandberg is expanding her message of dreaming big and supporting those dreams — for everyone. In a conversation at the Advancing Women’s Leadership Forum at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, the Facebook operations chief called for better public and corporate policies to support working […]

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders slammed Hillary Clinton’s new memoir Tuesday, accusing the former secretary of state with running “one of the most negative campaigns in history,” adding that the book is a “sad way” for her to continue attacking President Donald Trump. “I think it is sad that after Hillary Clinton ran one […]

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon did not mince words when asked about the popularity of virtual currency bitcoin. Dimon said at an investment conference that the digital currency was a “fraud” and that his firm would fire anyone at the bank that traded it “in a second.” Dimon, speaking at a Barclays investment conference Tuesday, […]

President Donald Trump plans to visit storm-stricken Florida on Thursday, the White House said, his third such trip to a weather devastated state after a spate of violent US weather. Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, made the announcement during Tuesday’s daily briefing. “The President’s action during these times demonstrate why he’s a true […]

Apple is betting its future on a $1,000 phone. On Tuesday, Apple unveiled new smartwatches, an Apple TV and the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus at a press event. But the showstopper was a premium device called iPhone X, with a starting price that would have once seemed laughable for a phone: $999. Tim Cook, […]

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday said the administration is still considering making tax reform — and its tax cuts — retroactive to January 1, 2017. “It would be a big boon to the economy,” Mnuchin said at the Delivering Alpha investor conference. That’s very much a debatable point at this late date in the […]

Julian Robertson, a legendary hedge fund manager, thinks disaster will strike Wall Street if the Federal Reserve doesn’t keep raising interest rates. “We are creating a bubble” in the stock market, Robertson said on Tuesday from a conference in Manhattan. Robertson, a pioneer of the hedge fund industry, warned that stock prices — which hit […]

Hurricane Irma has left Florida. But it’s left behind a massive logistical — and potentially political — problem for Rick Scott. More than 15 million people are without power in the state, according to the Department of Homeland Security — to put that in perspective, the state of Florida’s population was 20.61 million in 2016. […]

Last year was the Earth’s warmest recorded year, the third year in a row to set a new record for global average temperatures. Rising temperatures are likely to increase the intensity and impact of major storms, scientists say, yet in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the Trump administration has resisted talking about climate […]

Ten years after the launch of the first iPhone, Apple has revealed the iPhone X. It has no home button, scans your face to log you in and costs $999. The company unveiled its anniversary edition smartphone, alongside the iPhone 8 and its bigger sibling, the iPhone 8 Plus. To introduce the iPhone X, Apple […]

In her new book, Hillary Clinton says many political reporters “can’t bear to face their own role in helping elect Trump, from providing him free airtime to giving my emails three times more coverage than all the issues affecting people’s lives combined.” She believes the media playing field was tipped in Donald Trump’s favor during […]

Of the 42 people President Donald Trump has nominated as US attorneys, the chief federal prosecutors throughout the country, only one is a woman. The pattern raises the prospect of a shift in how the nation’s laws would be enforced and underscores Trump’s broader lack of diversity in appointments, starting at the top with his […]

It looks like John Oliver will keep his viewers entertained until the next presidential election. HBO has renewed “Last Week Tonight” for three more seasons, the network announced on Tuesday. That means Oliver will be on air through 2020, with each season consisting of 30 episodes. “We are thrilled to have John Oliver as an […]

First Harvey, then Irma and now … Jose? Hurricane Jose was 700 miles east of Florida at midday Tuesday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The storm is expected to remain at hurricane intensity in the Western Atlantic, and it could strengthen as […]

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the Caribbean on Tuesday pledging to rebuild the French territories ravaged by Hurricane Irma, amid mounting criticism that European nations and the US had neglected their responsibilities in the region. But as European politicians also fly out to their overseas territories and promise reconstruction, the administrative complexities of these […]

Ten years after the launch of the first iPhone, Apple has revealed the iPhone X. At its annual press conference, the company unveiled its anniversary edition smartphone, alongside the iPhone 8 and its bigger sibling, the iPhone 8 Plus. To introduce the iPhone X, Apple CEO Tim Cook uttered the classic line: “One more thing.” […]

What a difference a year — and an election — makes for Stephen Colbert, as CBS’ “Late Show” star prepares to host the Emmys. A year ago, the one-time Comedy Central star — whose “The Colbert Report” won Emmys for variety series in 2013 and ’14, ending Jon Stewart’s decade-long streak — was conspicuously overlooked […]

Lady Gaga is hoping her forthcoming Netflix documentary will raise awareness of chronic illness, as she herself battles with fibromyalgia. The singer on Tuesday opened up about her condition on social media, saying, “In our documentary the #chronicillness #chronicpain I deal w/ is #Fibromyalgia I wish to help raise awareness & connect people who have […]

The Republican Party does not like porn. At its national convention last summer, the GOP passed a draft platform provision declaring, “Pornography, with its harmful effects, especially on children, has become a public health crisis that is destroying the life of millions.” And yet, as just about everyone with internet access is now aware, Texas […]

A Russian politician appeared to mock the US intelligence community in a recent television appearance, saying American spies “slept through while Russia elected a new US president.” Vyacheslav Nikonov, a member of the lower house of the Russian parliament, the Duma, made the snarky reference to Russian interference in the 2016 US election on Sunday […]

First Harvey, then Irma and now … Jose? Hurricane Jose was 700 miles east of Florida at midday Tuesday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The storm is expected to remain at hurricane intensity in the Western Atlantic, and it could strengthen as […]

It’s back. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is not giving up on his desire to extend Medicare to all Americans. He is set to unveil legislation on Wednesday that would likely jettison private health insurance and create a government-run program. Sanders has long pushed for the United States to adopt a single-payer system, similar to those […]