Новости за 07.11.2022

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a new interview detailed the moment she first learned of the attack on her husband, Paul Pelosi, at their San Francisco home late last month. The Speaker, speaking with CNN for her first sit-down interview since the incident, said she was sleeping when she heard her doorbell ring. When she...

President Biden spoke by phone on Monday with former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is set to return to power in Israel, and congratulated him on his country's elections, the White House confirmed. Biden spoke with Netanyahu "to congratulate him on his party’s victory and commend Israel’s free and fair elections," White House press...

Eight in 10 Americans are concerned about political violence in the U.S., according to the latest Politico-Morning Consult poll, which comes in the wake of the violent attack against the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). That fear was prevalent in both parties, with 88 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Republicans reporting the...

U.S. voters find Democrats just as extreme as Republicans and out of touch on Americans’ values and priorities, according to a new poll from the centrist think tank Third Way ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.  “If Democrats manage to hold on to the House and Senate, it will be in spite of the party brand, not...

Whoopi Goldberg says she's quitting Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk's takeover but that she could be convinced to come back "if it settles down." The leading co-host of ABC's "The View" shared her decision with the show's audience on Monday and tweeted a goodbye message shortly thereafter. "To everyone, Thanks for everything! Until...

Presidents would have to certify annually that they are complying with federal records laws and risk a $50,000 fine if they mishandle executive branch documents under a new bill spurred by former President Trump’s storage of documents at Mar-a-Lago. The legislation from House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) would add teeth to the Presidential...

The world will get a chance to see the last total lunar eclipse for three years on Tuesday, with the next not occurring until March 14, 2025. On Election Day, a partial eclipse will begin around 4 a.m. Eastern Time, with just a part of the moon entering the Earth's umbra, or shadow. Around 5:17...

Elon Musk on Monday encouraged "independent-minded voters" to cast their ballots for Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm congressional contests as a check on President Biden. “To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic,” Musk wrote on Twitter. “Hardcore...

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in talks with external partners to use funds from major companies to sponsor developing countries’ transition away from fossil fuels, a source confirmed to The Hill. A person familiar with the discussions said Kerry will announce further details at an event at the upcoming COP27 climate summit, emphasizing that...

Story at a glance A new survey from the American Dental Association revealed the majority of dentists have had a patient attend an appointment while high. Because marijuana can interact with anesthesia, dentists may have to adjust their care during the appointment. Previous research has shown a link between marijuana use and poor oral health. ...

The number of teens and young adults seeking treatment for eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia went up during the first year of the pandemic, new research shows. A study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics looked at the new patients seeking inpatient and outpatient treatments at 15 eating disorder centers across the country between...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday issued her first opinion since joining the Supreme Court, writing a dissent over the court's refusal to hear an appeal from a death row inmate. Jackson, the nation's first Black female justice and the court's only former public defender, expressed her view in a brief, two-page dissent that was...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit on Sunday urging an extension of the absentee ballot deadline for roughly 1,000 voters in an Atlanta-area county after local election officials failed to send them their requested ballots. Cobb County election officials on Friday announced 1,046 requested absentee ballots...

Billions of dollars are at stake over a little known provision in President Biden’s signature climate legislation. The bill made headlines for providing more than $369 billion in investments, loans and tax credits to boost new decarbonizing and clean energy technologies. But making progress on these energy projects rests on a crucial but little-discussed provision...

For the first time, countries have put reparation funds for climate damage on the negotiating agenda at this year's global climate summit. At the conference, known as COP27, which kicked off this week in Egypt, countries will discuss providing funding for countries that have suffered a disproportionate amount of “loss and damage” from climate change. ...

A student showed up to school on Halloween wearing a costume that appeared to be a Nazi soldier uniform.

Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale put down $10 million in bets on the Astros to win the World Series. Not long after, the Astros won the series, and McIngvale won $75 million.

Want to vote early? This county in Florida will let you book an appointment in advance so you can skip the long lines.

Here are times when polls close on Election Day in every state and Washington, D.C. All times are listed in local time. Alabama 7 p.m. Alaska 8 p.m. Arizona 7 p.m. Arkansas 7:30 p.m. California 8 p.m. Colorado 7 p.m. Connecticut 8 p.m. Delaware 8 p.m. Florida 7 p.m. Georgia 7 p.m. Hawaii 7 p.m....

It’s a Biden vs. Trump rematch, two years early. The final days of the 2022 midterm campaign are offering a foretaste of a likely 2024 White House campaign, with President Biden and former President Trump squaring off in a proxy battle. Biden has increasingly mentioned Trump in his stump speeches as he urges Americans to...

After 20 years as the No. 2 House Democrat, Rep. Steny Hoyer is facing an uncertain future. The House majority leader has given no sign he intends to bow out of party leadership next year, marking a contrast with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has pledged to do just that. But with Republicans widely predicted...

The expected indictment of Donald Trump is looming over the midterm elections as both parties are preparing for a major battle after Election Day if Attorney General Merrick Garland moves forward with an unprecedented prosecution of a former president. Republican lawmakers in both the Senate and the House are warning they will put up a...

The moment Tuesday’s midterm elections conclude, attention will shift to the 2024 presidential race. On the Democratic side, President Biden has said he intends to run for reelection — though a very bad night for Democrats on Tuesday would put that in serious doubt. The greater intrigue will be on the Republican side. Axios reported on...

Voters across the country will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the upcoming midterm elections following a dramatic few months and record early turnout. Here is when the polls open in each state and Washington, D.C. All times are local time. Alabama 7 a.m. Alaska 7 a.m. Arizona 6 a.m. Arkansas 7:30...

A record number of Republicans support the GOP over former President Trump, according to the latest NBC News poll. About 62 percent of Republicans identify themselves more as supporters of the Republican party than as supporters of Trump, the poll shows, while 30 percent of Republicans identify as supporters of Trump over the Republican party....