Новости за 17.04.2016

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WASHINGTON — When President Obama departs for Saudi Arabia, an incubator of the 9/11 attacks, he will leave behind a dispute about government secrecy. The suppression of 28 pages, first from a public congressional inquiry and then from the 2004 report by the national 9/11 Commission, has spared the Saudis embarrassment, which...

Thursday night’s Democratic debate in Brooklyn, which was more like a screaming match, should wake up Republicans. There are important lessons to be learned:

I recently pointed out that the U.S. had fared pretty well from the leak of the "Panama Papers." There are Americans named who hold offshore accounts, to be sure, but so far, they seem to be random people with a bit of money, not a Who’s Who of our richest and most powerful citizens.

I have not seen several important items addressed in letters to the editor about the proposed bike/pedestrian lane across the T. Allen Legare Bridge over the Ashley River.

Charleston’s traffic problems have been at the forefront of recent news, but most of the proposed solutions have been I-26 centric or an assortment of localized road fixes that use valuable road funding in a piecemeal fashion.

The City of Charleston gave first reading to an ordinance that changes the qualifications for becoming a licensed tour guide. The further "dumbing down" of America.

This letter is to correct the impression that doctors do not have a responsibility to provide patients’ records in the event of a practice closing or termination of a physician-patient relationship.

Free admission to national parks and park events themed on social media are among the plans for National Park Week, April 24.

BOSTON — Ernest Hemingway penned 47 possible endings to "A Farewell to Arms," eight of which are on display at a new exhibition on the famed American writer at the John F. Kennedy presidential library, along with the one that actually concluded the classic World War I novel.

If you’ve visited parks in New York, Boston or many other places around the U.S., you’ve probably experienced the landscapes of Frederick Law Olmsted.

ALICE & OLIVER. By Charles Bock. Random House. 416 pages. $28.

CIRCLING THE SUN. By Paula McClain. Ballantine Books. 366 pages. $28.

THE MERMAN. By Carl-Johan Vallgren. Pegasus Books. 232 pages. $24.95

LADY BIRD AND LYNDON: The Hidden Story of a Marriage that Made a President. By Betty Boyd Carroli. Simon and Schuster. 400 pages. $29.99.

The International Justice Mission, a Washington, D.C.-based Christian nonprofit that fights human trafficking, returns to Charleston for a special concert featuring Christian music artists Sara Groves, Brandon Heath and duo Jenny & Tyler. The concert is 7 p.m. today at Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting St. It’s part of a...

NEW YORK — If you close your eyes and think of a really special Broadway show, there’s a good chance an image born at SpotCo will pop up.

I read every word in The Post and Courier connected with Pat Conroy’s death.

LOS ANGELES — Oops. The idea lasted about as long as a Snapchat text: the head of AMC Theatres mulled openly about creating texting-friendly movie theaters to appeal to smartphone-addicted youngsters. Two days later, after a backlash on social media, the company says it’s leaving the idea on "the cutting room floor."

I grew up in a small town. My first trip to a major city was pre-GPS days. All I had was a map. I saw parts of Chicago’s South Side that were not on the tour. Like most endeavors, it would’ve helped to have someone who knew where they were going.

Q: What could be causing black stains on the walls above each segment of our radiators? Could the heating fuel be leaking from the radiators into the air we breathe?

The Bowman is intriguing in appearance. It’s clearly a contemporary home, yet many of its exterior design elements hark back to the Craftsman era of the early 1900s.

The transactions listed below include properties sold for $200,000 or more and recorded between March 14-18.

"If NXT is the future of WWE, then WWE's future is extremely bright."

BALL, Carroll, Charleston