Новости за 14.11.2022

Who is Christopher Darnell Jones? What we know about the University of Virginia deadly shooting suspect and his ties to Varina and Petersburg in Central Virginia.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) argued against any challenge to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House minority leader, worrying that it could have unintended negative consequences in a slim majority. "I actually think that’s a bad strategy when we’re looking at having a very razor-thin majority, with potentially 219 — we’re talking about one vote," Greene...

Jay Leno is reportedly at a burn center after being seriously burned in a car fire over the weekend.

New laws are needed to standardize sales taxes for e-commerce businesses that operate across state lines, a new report from the federal government’s internal watchdog recommends. The report describes state laws that govern taxation on goods and services purchased online as a “complex patchwork of requirements with wide variation” and says that Congress could provide...

Story at a glance International student enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities appears to be recovering after taking a hit during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey from the Institute of International Education and the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs found international student enrollment went up by...

America’s physicians are among the everyday heroes who consistently go above and beyond to ensure the health and safety of their communities. They dedicate many years to intense education and training before entering the field, and often face long hours and high stress levels once they begin practicing. Through their tireless efforts, countless lives have...

With less than 10 percent of the estimated vote left to count in Arizona's governor race, Democrat Katie Hobbs leads Republican Kari Lake by 24,772 raw votes as of Monday afternoon — just 1 percentage point. Lake is expected to further close Hobbs’s lead, but the Republican's path to victory looks increasingly narrow after recent...

A major Democratic super PAC is launching a "tip line" for those attending former President Donald Trump's expected 2024 campaign launch to provide potentially damaging information. American Bridge 21st Century announced the project a day before Trump is scheduled to announce at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida that he will run for another White House...

The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday said representatives from six foreign governments spent $750,000 at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., at the same time as they were seeking to influence U.S. policy during the Trump presidency. The chairwoman of the committee, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), released a batch of documents showing officials...

Five Democratic senators whose states comprise much of Appalachia wrote to the federal mine safety regulator Monday, questioning the delay in new standards for exposure to a compound linked to incurable respiratory diseases. In a letter to Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson, the senators noted that the Labor Department had...

Sen.-elect J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) says the Republican Party is hurting itself if its leaders continue to blame former President Trump for its performance in this year's midterm elections. "Of course, no man is above criticism. But the quick turn from gobbling up credit to vomiting blame suggests there is very little analysis at work," Vance...

Dozens of healthcare advocacy groups on Monday, World Diabetes Day, called on Congress to pass legislation ensuring access to affordable insulin, particularly for uninsured people. In a letter to congressional leadership, more than 40 medical advocacy groups asked that Congress expand insulin access. Acknowledging the recent $35 monthly insulin cap that was established for Medicare...

A federal appeals court on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program, which had already been halted nationwide by a separate court ruling. The latest ruling, by a unanimous three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, added to the legal jeopardy surrounding President Biden's massive debt-relief plan....

The White House on Monday expressed sadness over a shooting at the University of Virginia (UVA) that left three people dead the day before. "The President and First Lady are mourning with the University of Virginia community after yet another deadly shooting in America has taken the lives of three young people," White House press...

President Biden’s top national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, condemned the death sentence an Iranian court has issued against a protester, reiterating that the U.S. stands with those demonstrating in Iran. “We are deeply concerned about reports from Iran of mass arrests, sham trials, and now a death sentence for protesters voicing legitimate demands against a...

Former first lady Michelle Obama on Monday praised President Biden but stopped short of endorsing a 2024 reelection bid. Asked in a "20/20" interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts whether she hoped Biden would run again, Obama said, “You know, I — I will have to see.”  Obama, who is on a press tour promoting her...

Turkey's interior minister accused the U.S. of being complicit in a recent bombing in the city of Istanbul on Sunday that left at least six people dead and dozens of others injured. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu rejected a statement of condolence from the U.S. during a press conference with reporters near the scene of the...

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The public needs to heal from the pandemic; it can no longer tolerate being talked down to from either side.

Police are investigating a potential homicide after four students from the University of Idaho were found dead in a home. The Moscow Police Department said in a press release officers were responding to a report of an unconscious individual at 11:58 a.m. on Sunday when they found the bodies. Police have called the deaths a...

Planting grass on unused agricultural lands could provide the U.S. with enough biomass feedstock to meet the liquid fuel demands of the country’s aviation sector, a new study has found. Such a strategy could pave the way toward the full decarbonization of U.S. aviation fuel by swapping conventional jet fuel with sustainably generated biofuels, according...

Attorney and anti-Trump Republican George Conway said on Sunday on MSNBC’s "The Katie Phang Show" that a 2024 GOP presidential primary between former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would be “the mud fest to end all mud fests,” adding that he doesn’t believe the governor will run. “The way you go after Trump...

If those who served the country can work together in common purpose to fight an enemy on foreign soil, is it too much to ask that the people of this country try a little harder to achieve unity on the home front?

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday downplayed mass pro-democracy protests that over the weekend rallied against his proposed political reforms. In his daily morning address, López Obrador said the marches showed his opponents' true colors. "I think yesterday's march was very important. It was a kind of political, public striptease of Mexican conservatism,"...

Story at a glance Between 2017 and 2021, more Americans reported discussing science news with others and following science-focused social media accounts and pages. The increasing popularity is likely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Americans’ everyday lives. Although many expressed confidence in scientific experts to clarify what can be a...