Новости за 27.10.2017

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday that if Republicans don’t pass tax reform, then Democrats will take back the House of Representatives and attempt to impeach President Donald Trump. “Well, I think all of us realize that if we fail on taxes, that’s the end of the Republican Party’s governing majority in 2018,” […]

Rep. Sean Duffy said Friday that President Donald Trump was “probably misinformed” when he said the infamous dossier on him was initially funded by Republicans. The Wisconsin Republican’s claim is in contrast with widespread reporting on the matter. “That’s not been confirmed,” Duffy told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday. But CNN, citing multiple sources, reported […]

President Donald Trump, in a call Friday with Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, said that he intends to accept Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to shrink the size of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, a spokesperson for the senator told CNN. Trump met with Zinke on Friday, primarily to discuss the […]

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said Friday she has no interest in moving to Washington amid rumors of a shake-up in the Trump administration and uncertainty over the future of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. In an exclusive television interview with CNN while Haley stopped in the Democratic Republic of Congo for talks […]

It is the question that pits neighbor against neighbor, tribe against tribe, and Republican against Republican. Should America risk the last great salmon run on Earth to dig what could be the richest mine on the planet? Should Alaska gamble the red gold that swims into their nets and feeds tens of millions to chase […]

Silicon Valley had a sexual harassment crisis long before Hollywood did. Four months ago, a flood of women in tech shared their stories, from an investor exposing himself during a meeting to another kissing an entrepreneur without her consent. Companies promised investigations. Some investors resigned. People suggested ways to crack down, like more specifics on […]

Dolores Viola Bowery, 80, of Dimeling died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. Born Feb. 18, 1937 in Viola, Pa., she was the daughter of George B. and Dorothy (Dunlap) Smeal. She had worked for the former General Cigar and Custom Castings, both in Philipsburg. She had also done upholstery work for numerous […]

Jean H. Gallaher, 88, of Clearfield died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. She was born June 6, 1929, the daughter of the late Charles Gordon and Thelma ‘Denny’ (Mitcheltree) Herrington. She was a vibrant woman who lived a very active life. She was an avid golfer, playing at all of the local courses […]

Dana Boente, a career federal prosecutor who has worn many hats in the Trump administration, including most recently serving as the acting head of the Justice Department’s national security division and US attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia, is retiring, according to sources with knowledge of his departure. Boente was first thrust into the […]

Amazon’s proposal deadline for cities to host its second headquarters has passed, but a newly announced pitch has surfaced an innovative concept: a campus that spans three cities and two countries. In fact, a proposal out of New Mexico offers a facility that spans three cities and two countries. The bi-national campus would include El […]

Jeff Bezos has leapfrogged Bill Gates again for the title of world’s richest billionaire. But they’re both having a pretty good day. Amazon stock jumped 13.5% on Friday after the company turned in another incredible earnings report — more than a quarter-billion dollars in profit in three months. Bezos owned nearly 80 million shares in […]

Rose McGowan wants you to know that sexual assault and harassment is not isolated to Hollywood, and it is not something we can ignore any longer. The actress gave a rousing speech on Friday at The Women’s Convention in Detroit, Michigan, where thousands of attendees gathered for workshops, keynote speeches and music. The event is […]

The Catalan Parliament voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain on Friday, prompting the Spanish Senate to grant Madrid unprecedented powers to seize control of the autonomous region. The day’s dramatic and fast-moving events pushed Spain into uncharted territory, testing the limits of the country’s Constitution drawn up after the restoration of democracy in the […]

Remember when Taylor Swift told us in her last video that the old Taylor was dead? Well, apparently, she’s been reborn as a cyborg. The video for Swift’s new single “Ready For It?” dropped Friday. “Swifties” were definitely ready for it. Her fans were so ready, in fact, many have already tried to decode the […]

Only a third of registered voters cast a ballot in Kenya’s presidential election rerun on Thursday, according to the country’s independent election commission chairman. The 33% turnout was considerably lower than at the initial poll held in August, when almost 80% of the 19.6 million registered voters took part. Kenya’s highest court nullified the first […]

There is a web of connections between the Trump campaign, the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks and the public disclosures it injected into the presidential campaign. Federal investigators are examining some of these relationships and whether any of them were part of an effort to coordinate with Russia’s election-meddling campaign. This week, a new thread emerged: Multiple […]

Amazon may upend another industry without even launching a product. CVS Health is said to be in talks to acquire Aetna for $66 billion in a blockbuster merger that could reshape the health insurance industry. And one of the factors rumored to be driving the deal is Amazon. The Wall Street Journal reports the merger […]

Our weekly roundup of the news, notes and chatter about the prospects for the next Democratic presidential race: Former Vice President Joe Biden says he hasn’t decided yet if he’s going to run for president in 2020, but he left open the possibility in a Vanity Fair interview published Wednesday. “I haven’t decided to run,” […]

Rose McGowan wants you to know that sexual harassment is neither isolated to Hollywood, nor is it something we can ignore any longer. The actress gave a rousing speech on Friday at The Women’s Convention in Detroit, Michigan, where thousands of attendees gathered for workshops, keynote speeches and music. The event is an offshoot of […]

The founder and largest shareholder of a drug company has been arrested and charged with bribing doctors to overprescribe an opioid painkiller. John N. Kapoor, 74, of Phoenix, Ariz., was arraigned in federal court in Phoenix Thursday. He had been executive chairman of Insys Therapeutics, a company he founded in 1990, until January of this […]

Editor’s Note: GANT has teamed up with local law enforcement agencies throughout Clearfield County to develop a listing of persons for whom there are arrest warrants. Anyone with information about wanted persons is asked to contact the appropriate law enforcement agency. GANT will update its warrant page monthly based upon information provided by the participating […]

The dramatic escalation of a political crisis in Spain hit the country’s benchmark stock index on Friday. Losses on the Ibex 35 reached nearly 2% after separatist leaders in the wealthy region of Catalonia voted to establish an independent state. The euro also weakened against the dollar, reflecting fears that the dispute could escalate into […]

Here are two headlines from recent weeks that don’t share a specific link, but tell you a lot about what’s going with the federal government right now. What do coal companies have to do with health insurance companies? Not subsidies, apparently. Both of the stories above are worth a read. And both subsidies have arguments […]

An alleged member of banned UK Neo-Nazi group National Action has appeared in court charged with encouraging the murder of a British lawmaker, the UK Press Association reported Friday. Christopher Lythgoe, 31, was charged with “encouragement to murder” after allegedly giving the green light for a fellow member to murder Labour Member of Parliament Rosie […]

Offending and being offended have become Halloween traditions as obvious and predictable as jack-o-lanterns rotting on the front porch. It seems, however, that the yearly agitations over blackface, sombreros and topical shock get-ups carry more weight now. We’re in a time when hate has a prominent spot on the national stage. But it’s also a […]