Новости за 08.10.2017

He’s either a freedom fighter, the defender of the Catalan voice or the disloyal radical risking it all to break Spain apart. It depends on how you view the crisis that’s spilled onto the streets of Barcelona as Catalonia pushes to break away from Madrid. Those who know him best believe one thing is certain […]

President Donald Trump and outgoing Sen. Bob Corker launched into a Twitter spat Sunday morning in a major public falling out, making the Tennessean the latest senior Republican lawmaker to openly criticize Trump over his statements online and off. Trump tweeted Sunday morning in a series of posts attacking Corker that he denied the senator’s […]

Donald Trump has a grandiose view of himself and his centrality to, well, everything. He is the first mover. He comes up with things. Like the idea of putting the words “fake” and “news” together. “The media is really, the word, one of the greatest of all terms I’ve come up with, is ‘fake,'” Trump […]

On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump decided to go after Bob Corker. “Senator Bob Corker ‘begged’ me to endorse him for re-election in Tennessee,” Trump tweeted. “I said NO” and he dropped out (said he could not win without my endorsement). He also wanted to be Secretary of State, I said ‘NO THANKS.’ He is […]

Vice President Mike Pence left a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday after some players knelt during the National Anthem, saying he did not want to “dignify” the event. “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our […]

Vice President Mike Pence left a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday after some players knelt during the national anthem, saying he did not want to “dignify” the event. “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our […]

A behind-the-scenes look at the expected White House decision on the Iran nuclear deal, watching the changing dynamic of the Trump/Tillerson relationship, and new worries for House Speaker Paul Ryan’s policy promise on tax reform. It’s all in the “Inside Politics” forecast — where you get a bit of tomorrow’s news today. 1) Inside the […]

“Blade Runner 2049” took the top spot at the box office this weekend, but it still failed to meet expectations. The sequel to the 1982 science fiction classic brought in an estimated $31.5 million during its opening in North America. That’s way less than the $50 million it was expected pull for its debut. The […]

President Donald Trump’s tweets Sunday morning claiming he denied Sen. Bob Corker’s request for an endorsement are false, two sources familiar with the discussions said. Trump told Corker he was going to endorse him the day the Tennessee Republican announced his intention to retire, the sources said. “The President called the senator early last week […]

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday he believed Congress could reach an agreement on health care that includes continuing the funding of a key set of Obamacare subsidies to keep down insurance premiums. The conservative Wisconsin senator said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he understands some of his Republican colleagues […]

Nate was downgraded to a tropical depression late Sunday morning as it continued to move inland, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm made its second landfall early Sunday morning as a Category 1 hurricane and had been steadily weakening ever since. Its maximum sustained winds had dropped to 35 mph, the center said, adding […]

Dana Andrew Yatta, 49, of Flinton and formerly of Curwensville, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 16, 1967 in Clearfield, he was the son of the late Dennis Yatta and Carol (Wilkinson) Eckley of Flinton. On Feb. 22, 1992, he married the former Tammie M. […]

President Donald Trump attacked Sen. Bob Corker in a series of tweets Sunday, days after the Tennessee Republican made public comments criticizing him. “Senator Bob Corker ‘begged’ me to endorse him for re-election in Tennessee. I said ‘NO’ and he dropped out (said he could not win without…” Trump wrote in a series of three […]

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said the Democratic Party should give back donations received from the disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein. “I think that probably makes sense,” Murphy said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I mean this is a pretty bad guy, who did some really awful things.” Following a report in The […]

Large crowds protested in Barcelona on Sunday to demand that their regional Catalan leaders hold fire on declaring independence from Spain, as they have threatened to do in a matter of days. Catalan leaders held an independence referendum one week ago in a divisive and controversial poll that Madrid slammed as illegal. The Catalan leaders […]

Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday that a decision by President Donald Trump to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear agreement would harm the US and benefit Iran. “The President is about to impose on himself and this country a dramatic self-inflicted wound because by pulling out of this agreement, Iran will go […]

A tanker exploded near a gas station in Accra on Saturday killing seven people, officials in Ghana said. Dozens of others were injured in the blast, said presidential spokesman Eugene Arhin. Residents fled when the explosion rocked the capital and sent massive fireballs into the sky. The fire quickly spread to a nearby gas station. […]

Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday he supported narrow legislation banning bump fire stocks and viewed such a bill as a first step on gun control. “I am willing to move forward with the Republicans on banning these bump stocks,” the Connecticut Democrat said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Murphy, an outspoken supporter of gun […]

Russian police arrested 290 protesters in 26 cities as marches took place against President Vladimir Putin on the leader’s 65th birthday, according to independent monitoring group OVD. Thousands attended the marches on Saturday, held by supporters of Putin’s only real political opponent, activist Alexei Navalny, who is serving a 20-day jail term for organizing an […]

A man arrested in a London car collision that injured at least 11 people has been released and is under investigation. The 47-year-old man was arrested on “suspicion of dangerous driving” after a car jumped the pavement and hit pedestrians near London’s Natural History Museum Saturday, London’s Metropolitan Police said. The incident is not terrorist-related, […]

Chief Justice John Roberts has compared the nine-justice Supreme Court to a family and said it can be “unsettling” when a new member comes along. Enter Neil Gorsuch. Gorsuch, who was confirmed last spring and this week began his first full term, has shaken relations at the high court with actions that show — depending […]

1. Big banks, even bigger profits: America’s leading banks are minting money. Five of the country’s biggest banks are expected to rain down a combined $21 billion in profits this week. The vast quarterly earnings from JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and PNC are likely to account for nearly half of the […]

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will consider taking the dramatic measure of suspending Catalonia’s autonomous status, as the region’s leaders escalate threats to declare independence from the country. Spanish politics has been plunged into disarray since Catalonia held an independence referendum a week ago. Catalan leaders say the people voted overwhelmingly to split, but Madrid […]

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans have taken to the streets since last weekend’s bitterly contested independence referendum to voice their support for a split from Spain. The issue has divided opinion within the northeastern region, and the wider country. Catalan nationalists argue the region is a separate nation with its own history, culture and language, […]

Officials in Virginia denounced white supremacist Richard Spencer and dozens of his supporters who held another rally holding tiki torches in Charlottesville on Saturday night. The city’s mayor, Mike Signer had a blunt message for them: “Another despicable visit by neo-Nazi cowards. You’re not welcome here! Go home!” Charlottesville was rocked by violence nearly two […]