Новости за 14.09.2017

Millions of people could be in the dark for days after Hurricane Irma toppled overhead power lines. The delay raises the question of whether an underground electrical grid would have better weathered the storm — and helped get life back to normal quicker. Burying power cables, or “undergrounding,” makes lines impervious to damage from wind […]

Something weird is happening in Democratic politics. On Wednesday in Washington, Sen. Bernie Sanders debuted a very big, wildly ambitious piece of legislation. Dozens of approving activists, plus a handful of its impressive legion of Senate cosponsors, almost all of them potential presidential candidates, turned out for the unveiling. But the scene wasn’t the thing. […]

When an impressive Viking grave containing weapons, horses and even a board game was excavated in the 1880s, it was simply assumed that the skeleton belonged to a man. A new analysis of the DNA has proved it to be the “first confirmed female high-ranking Viking warrior,” according to a recent study in the American […]

Millions of consumers may be furious at Equifax after the massive hack, but few have heard of Richard F. Smith. As the company’s CEO for the last 12 years, he’s presided over massive growth in revenue, profit and share price. As a result, the 57-year old executive has netted a staggering $68.9 million by selling […]

Larry King has gone public with a recent cancer diagnosis. In a statement to CNN on Thursday, King’s rep said the legendary talk show host was “diagnosed with stage 1 Adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer through a routine chest examination.” “He immediately underwent a successful surgery to remove the upper lobe and […]

A week of outreach to Democratic lawmakers and leaders — with one deal inked and a second in the works — is offering the clearest indication yet that President Donald Trump is truly leaning into bipartisanship, breaking with the strategy that has defined nearly every executive and legislative action of his first eight months in […]

For some Florida orange growers, Hurricane Irma did more than destroy crops. It wiped out the best growing season in ten years. This was supposed to be a comeback year for the citrus industry, which has suffered years of declining production. Nearly all of the oranges grown in Florida are used to make orange juice. […]

One outcome of President Trump’s surprise budget deal with Democrats is a potential December showdown over the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and its hundreds of thousands of young beneficiaries. All eyes will turn to Congress — where, admittedly, a major immigration deal has eluded DC lawmakers for decades now. […]

Ryanair is officially eying Alitalia. The low cost airline confirmed Thursday that it is finalizing a binding offer for the bankrupt Italian carrier. The national carrier has been up for sale since May, when it went into administration. Bids will be accepted until October 2. Michael O’Leary, chief executive of the budget Irish carrier, told […]

Even as Democrats and President Donald Trump near consensus on a deal to protect young undocumented immigrants, a bill being voted on in the House on Thursday reveals the deep divisions over immigration that remain on Capitol Hill. Thursday morning, the House is voting on a bill that would empower the federal government to deport, […]

North Korea is still making millions from selling small arms despite years of sanctions aimed at choking off exports. The country is one of the world’s major illicit exporters of small arms and light weapons, according to a new report by the Small Arms Survey at the Geneva Graduate Institute. “The report provides some information […]

The U.S. government is investigating the Equifax breach. In an unusual move, the Federal Trade Commission confirmed on Thursday that it has opened a probe into the Equifax debacle, which may have compromised the personal information of as many as 143 million Americans. “The FTC typically does not comment on ongoing investigations,” Peter Kaplan, the […]

HARRISBURG – State Reps. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria) have joined the majority of their colleagues in approving legislation that would fund the 2017-18 budget without the need for tax increases or borrowing. House Bill 453 now awaits approval by the state Senate before it can be sent to Gov. Tom Wolf for his […]

Two incarcerated Turkish academics who have been on hunger strike for the last six months appeared in an Ankara court on Thursday charged with terror-related offenses. Nuriye Gulmen and Semih Ozakca were fired from their jobs in a crackdown following the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year. Since November, the pair had […]

I want to retire at age 55. I contribute to several retirement savings plans but worry I’ll be penalized for withdrawing my savings early. I want to invest additional money somewhere else. Where should I invest? –Dave Many of us dream of retiring long before our 65th birthday and having more time to enjoy life […]

The U.S. federal government is cutting ties with a top Russian cybersecurity firm. The Department of Homeland Security has ordered government agencies to remove any products from Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab because of security concerns. Kaspersky’s anti-virus software is commonly used in equipment bought by U.S. government agencies and has also become popular among American consumers. […]

Overflowing with patients, many of them lying on thin, dirty mattresses on the floor, the Chittagong Hospital in Bangladesh is at breaking point. The facility acts as the main trauma center — and the main lifeline — for Rohingya who have been injured fleeing violence in Myanmar. Of the more than 100 Rohingya refugees that […]

President Donald Trump is moving closer to a deal with Democrats that would protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation and put off funding for his marquee campaign promise of a border wall along the US-Mexico border. The bombshell developments, which were first announced in a statement Wednesday night by Democratic leaders […]

Selena Gomez revealed on Thursday that she received a kidney transplant from her BFF. The singer posted a photo on Instragram that shows her and fellow actress Francia Raisa holding hands across their hospital beds. “I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning […]

Oh, Nikon. The Japanese camera maker is under fire for hosting an advertising event that featured 32 professional photographers testing its new D850 camera. One problem: All 32 photographers were men. The absence of women was first spotted by photography blog Fstoppers.com, which sarcastically asked whether the camera was designed specifically for men. A fierce […]

President Donald Trump returns to the storm-swept American South on Thursday, this time to the Gulf coast of Florida where Hurricane Irma raged last weekend. In the Naples and Fort Myers area, Trump is expected to receive updates on recovery efforts from state and local authorities as well as view damage caused by the monster […]

Hillary Clinton sat down with CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday night for an interview to talk about her new book — “What Happened” — and her life during and after the 2016 election. I went through the transcript and picked out 36 lines from Clinton that I found telling. They’re below. 1. “For so much of […]

British cash just became much more accessible. The new £10 note, which entered circulation on Thursday, features special design elements that will help the blind and partially sighted. The Bank of England note includes clusters of raised dots in the top left corner that will help people with poor vision to identify its denomination. It […]

President Donald Trump pushed back Thursday morning against claims by top congressional Democrats that a deal has been reached over legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants and that a border-security package would not include a wall along the US-Mexico border. “No deal was made last night on DACA,” Trump tweeted. “Massive […]

Bookstores seem to be dying faster than it takes to download the complete works of Shakespeare these days, so when one comes back from the grave it’s a cause for celebration. As is the case in New York, where venerable retailer Rizzoli Bookstore — booted out of its grandiose West 57th Street premises in April […]