Новости за 12.04.2019

(Reuters) EU countries are set to agree an overhaul of the bloc’s two-decade old copyright rules next week, requiring Google to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook to filter out protected content, despite increasing opposition from some governments. EU lawmakers at the European Parliament gave the European Commission’s proposal a thumbs up last month, […]

(Associated Press) The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo does not yet warrant being declared a global emergency but is of “deep concern,” the World Health Organization said Friday. Following a meeting of its expert committee, the U.N. health agency called for efforts to be redoubled to stop the deadly virus, noting that the recent spike […]

CBC) Vaccinations are commonly considered a childhood health issue, but if adults think they’re protected, doctors say that’s not always the case. Some adults may need a vaccination booster for highly contagious infectious diseases like measles. Amid travel-related measles cases in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, New York City, New Jersey, California, Michigan, Washington state, as […]

(Associated Press) A 20-month-old boy survived a six-story fall from a suburban Seattle apartment window after the toddler landed on the roof of a parked car that cushioned the impact of the plunge, authorities said. The toddler “landed in a way where the car absorbed enough of the impact that he was awake and crying […]

(WTSP) A man fatally shot a home invasion suspect in the head late Tuesday, according to police in southwest Houston. The shooting happened shortly before midnight in the 7500 block of Quail Meadow Drive, not far from Fondren and Highway 90. Police say three suspects pistol whipped a father, 39, as he arrived at the […]

(Associated Press) Russian lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday that would expand government control over the internet and whose opponents fear heralds a new era of widespread censorship. The bill would install equipment to route Russian internet traffic through servers in the country. That would increase the power of state agencies to control information and […]

(Fast Company) In a remote field south of Yangon, Myanmar, tiny mangrove saplings are now roughly 20 inches tall. Last September, the trees were planted by drones. It’s early proof of technology that could help restore forests at the pace needed to fight climate change. “We now have a case confirmed of what species we […]

(Fox News) New York Assembly Democrats on Tuesday blocked a bill that proposed expanding college tuition aid for children of deceased and disabled military veterans after– having a week earlier– approved a state budget that set aside $27 million in college tuition aid for illegal immigrants. The Assembly’s Higher Education Committee voted 15 to 11 […]

(London Independent) Donald Trump will have to release five years of tax returns if he wants appear on the Illinois 2020 presidential ballot, the state’s senate has ruled. The bill, which still requires approval by the Prairie State’s House of Representatives, comes amid a growing row in Washington over Mr Trump’s unprecedented refusal to make […]

(CNBC) Stocks rose on Friday after a slew of positive corporate news that included strong bank earnings and Disney unveiling a new streaming service. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 269.25 points. Gains in the financials and materials sectors pushed the S&P 500 0.66% higher. The benchmark broke above the key 2,900 level for the […]

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In an attack on the pro-life community, Google categorized the new hit movie “Unplanned” as “propaganda” for about 12 hours. Who knew that “propaganda” was a movie genre? @Google once again exposing its gross political bias. @UnplannedMovie pic.twitter.com/jOh6TlqQ7C — Kelsey Bolar (Harkness) (@kelseybolar) April 11, 2019 Kelly Bolar took a screenshot of Google’s designation, “Drama/Propaganda,” and posted it […]

In our nation’s drug overdose crisis, a crisis that shows no sign of slowing, the U.S. Surgeon General’s office estimates more than 20 million people in our country have a substance use disorder. One other thing this epidemic has made painfully apparent is that, by all accounts, there are not nearly enough physicians in this […]

LEESBURG, Va., April 11 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democrats are accusing Republican President Donald Trump of aggravating a crisis situation at the southern U.S. border, saying he has not used funds available to help deal with a surge of migrants and exacerbated the problem with his attempts to crack down. House Speaker Nancy […]

(NBC) Amazon and Walmart are in war over worker pay — and now corporate taxes. After Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos on Thursday issued a challenge to other retailers, not naming which ones specifically, to match Amazon’s pay and benefits, Walmart snapped right back. “Today I challenge our top retail competitors (you know who […]

(CNBC) The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a 49-1/2-year low last week, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could temper expectations of a sharp slowdown in economic growth. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 196,000 for the week ended April 6, the lowest […]

(ABC) After more than a year of restoration, the 28 steps that make up the “Scala Sancta,” or Holy Stairs, of the Pontifical Shrine in Rome were unveiled on Thursday, just in time for the thousands of people who will flock to Rome and the Vatican for Easter. The steps were believed to be part […]

(Daily Mail) Workers may have found 27 more human graves near notorious Florida reform school shuttered in 2011, where children were said to have been locked in chains, beaten and sexually abused. ‘Anomalies consistent with possible graves’ were uncovered at the site of the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in the Florida Panhandle […]

(Reuters) Switzerland on Wednesday announced plans to abolish the nation’s emergency stockpile of coffee, in place for decades, after declaring the beans not vital for human survival, though opposition to the proposal is brewing. Nestle, the maker of instant coffee Nescafe, and other importers, roasters and retailers are required by Swiss law to store bags […]

(Associated Press) The suspect in a string of fires that destroyed three black churches in rural Louisiana is the white son of a sheriff’s deputy whose father helped arrange for his arrest, authorities said Thursday. Holden Matthews, 21, was jailed without bail on arson charges in connection with the blazes in and around Opelousas, a […]

(DailyWire) On Wednesday, speaking at a Special Session of the United Nations Security Council on the Crisis in Venezuela, Vice President Mike Pence issued a scathing condemnation of the Maduro regime in Venezuela and one of the most stunningly blunt statements in the history of the U.N., looking directly at the ambassador from the Maduro […]

(Fox News) The idea of potential prison time is finally getting real for Lori Loughlin. A report claims that the disgraced actress was “in complete denial” about the fallout of the college admissions scandal, but now fears going behind bars. “She has been in complete denial and thought maybe she could skate by,” a source […]

Lawyers representing a Christian cake artist in California contend in response to a lawsuit by the state that a same-sex couple demanding that she prepare a cake for their wedding against her will were trespassing. The state now has sued Cathy Miller twice over the claim. A judge ruled in the first case that Miller’s refusal to […]

You number my wanderings — put my tears into Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? Psalm 56:8

Prior to the Civil War, tariffs on imports into southern ports, notably Charleston, South Carolina, provided the majority of the revenue for the U.S. federal government. A federal income tax did not exist yet. Tariff taxes on foreign-made goods caused them to be more expensive, causing people to buy domestically produced goods mostly produced in […]