Новости за 24.03.2017

WASHINGTON— Middle-aged white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven by their dwindling economic opportunities, research by two Princeton University economists has found. The economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, argue in a paper released Thursday that the loss of steady middle-income jobs for those with high school diplomas or less has triggered broad problems for this group. Case and Deaton’s paper, issued by the Brookings Institution... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's startling allegation that former President Barack Obama tapped his phones during last year's election is pitting the White House against U.S. intelligence officials, sparking grave concern in law enforcement circles and alarming Democrats and Republicans alike. [...] he called Obama a "Bad (or sick) guy." Questions about his campaign's ties to Russia have been compounded by U.S. intelligence agencies' assessment that Russia interfered with the election to help Trump triumph over Hillary Clinton... Читать дальше...

Mark Lukasiewicz, a three-time Emmy winner whose 16-year career at NBC News included executive producing the much-maligned “Commander in Chief Forum” where Matt Lauer was accused of going too easy on Donald Trump, is stepping down to take another role at NBC Universal. Lukasiewicz, who served as senior vice president of NBC News Specials, will become “a resource for NBCUniversal’s Talent Lab,” NBC News president Noah Oppenheim told staff last week. Specials is no exception, so we are expanding... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New budget office analysis: Revised GOP health bill reduces deficit less than earlier version, does not improve coverage.

Rescue personnel from different agencies joined forces Thursday to save a man whose car plummeted down a 100-foot ravine in the Marin Headlands, officials said. The driver was awake and alert when rescuers reached him, said Nathan Hale Sargent, a spokesman for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The vehicle was traveling on Conzelman Road in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near the Battery Rathbone-McIndoe historical landmark when it careened off the road and down the hillside, Sargent said. Читать дальше...

“Power Rangers” is a pretty well-made movie with strong characterizations, enjoyable action (though not enough of it), a few topical touches and a nutritious helping of fun. The ultra-cheesy rubber suits of the various TV series are exchanged for some pretty good CGI, and the alien kung fu fights are drastically improved — apparently one can still buy nice things with a $100 million budget. The titular heroes of the film are small-town teens granted powers by ancient alien artifacts and mentored... Читать дальше...

Nearly a decade after the recession, population migration in the U.S. is reverting back to traditional patterns, with the Northeast and Midwest losing people and the South and West gaining people, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Immigration from abroad has continued to shore up the U.S. population, even as the country saw the lowest rate of growth last year than at any time since the 1930s. The counties and metropolitan areas with the biggest population losses were mostly in Midwestern and Rust Belt states.

D.C. police officials said there has been no increase in the numbers of missing persons in their jurisdiction. According to local police data, the number of missing child cases in the District dropped from 2,433 in 2015 to 2,242 in 2016. Hundreds of people packed a town-hall style meeting at a neighborhood school on Wednesday to express concern about the missing children cases. Wilson said she is concerned about whether human trafficking is a factor, citing the case of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd... Читать дальше...

“First and foremost, we know the confidence that Americans and Nebraskans have in the election system is at an all-time low,” said Murante, a Republican who is backing a constitutional amendment that would require all voters to display photo IDs. Given Republicans’ history of raising undocumented claims of fraud, Democrats and voting rights advocates say that citing perceptions of tainted ballots as a reason for voting restrictions is disingenuous at best. “It seems strange that someone who created... Читать дальше...