Новости за 27.06.2019

(CHRISTIAN POST) – A Christian doctor is under investigation after a complaint was filed accusing him of praying and “evangelizing” to patients. Dr. Richard Scott, 58, a general practitioner at the Bethesda Medical Centre in Margate, Kent, England, is the subject of a fitness to practice inquiry launched by the General Medical Council after a […]

Presumably with prolific tweeter President Trump in mind, Twitter announced Thursday it will censor the messages of prominent government officials by “down-ranking” any that violate the social-media company’s rules. Offending messages sent by verified political candidates and government officials with more than 100,000 followers will be flagged with a notice, the company said. Users who want […]

(CNBC) – The S&P 500 rose on Thursday, powered by bank shares, as investors await trade clues from an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The broad index climbed 0.4 percent to 2,924.92, snapping a four-day losing streak, as the financials sector gained nearly 1 percent. The Nasdaq Composite advanced […]

(MILITARY HEALTH) – The rates of certain types of sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are rising dramatically for both male and female service members, according to a recent report. These STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm similar surges for these three types of infections in […]

(POLITICO) – Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday that education has not been a main agenda item for President Donald Trump but that he’s been supportive of her agency’s work. “Education clearly has not been at the top of his list of priorities to address directly, but he has been very supportive of all the […]

(NEWS MEDICAL) – Tens of thousands of Californians have come off the Social Security disability payroll and gone back to work, part of a national trend that reflects a surging U.S. economy, a shift toward less conventional work and tighter supervision of what qualifies a worker for disability benefits. The number of adults in California […]

(BLOOMBERG) – China’s economy continued to weaken in June, with the slowdown underscoring how important it will be for President Xi Jinping to push forward talks with President Donald Trump this week and avoid tariffs on the rest of the nation’s exports to the U.S. The deterioration is reflected in a Bloomberg Economics gauge aggregating […]

Amid outrage over illegal-alien detention centers established by President Obama, Bank of America announced it will end its association with companies that provide prisoner and immigrant detention services. Bank of America said through a spokesman it decided to “exit the relationships” with the providers even though the bank appreciates “steps they have taken to properly […]

(DAILY CALLER) – Wayfair employees planned a walkout after learning the online furnishing company is going to fulfill an order to furnish a migrant camp and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is voicing her support. The retailer is going ahead with a $200,000 bed and furniture sale to a detention facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas. Almost 550 […]

(FORTUNE) – The Supreme Court has blocked a citizenship question from being added to the 2020 U.S. Census for now, a major blow to President Donald Trump. In a narrow ruling, the court said in the case the Trump administration did not give reasons to add a citizenship question to next year’s census. The administration […]

(SKY NEWS) – A Brazilian air force officer travelling with President Jair Bolsonaro’s G20 team has been arrested after being caught with 39 kilograms of cocaine. The officer was detained in Seville, Spain, when the back-up plane travelling to Osaka made a stop-over, a statement released by the Brazilian defence ministry said. It said: “The […]

(YAHOO) – The president of the National Union of Students has attacked the education system for being “institutionally racist” as she steps down from the role. Universities must do more to ensure black women and working-class women reach positions of power and feel comfortable in them, Shakira Martin, the National Union of Students (NUS) president, […]

(USA TODAY) – Abortion-rights supporters on Wednesday challenged an Arkansas law banning the procedure 18 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy and another requirement that they say would likely force the closure of the state’s only surgical abortion clinic. In all, the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood targets three abortion […]

(ABC NEWS) – Veteran conservative activist Ralph Reed said Wednesday that the faith-based group he leads plans to spend at least $50 million on get-out-the-vote efforts in 2020. It’s part of a large-scale marshaling of evangelical resources that’s poised to benefit President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. After Trump spoke to an annual conference hosted by […]

(INQUISITR) – The 2020 election is off to a hilarious start after an unintentionally funny moment at the Democratic debate on Wednesday went viral. Former Texas lawmaker Beto O’Rourke responded to a question about tax rates in Spanish rather than English, and Senator Cory Booker’s face during the response is causing social media to explode. […]

(NEW YORK POST) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking for a second time in just over a week – renewing concerns about her health. Merkel appeared to clasp her arms to keep still for about two minutes on Thursday as she stood alongside German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during an indoor event with the […]

(YAHOO) – An economic conference intended to kickstart a Middle East peace initiative by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has failed to convince Palestinians, who boycotted it and treated it with disdain or disinterest. In a rare show of unity, all Palestinian factions condemned the conference in Bahrain before it started and the event received […]

(UPI) – Authorities in Colorado shared video of a bear being released after climbing into a car and locking itself inside. The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded alongside Telluride deputy marshals late Tuesday when a bear was found trapped inside a car after apparently opening the unlocked doors to get inside. The […]

(Hill) The Supreme Court found Thursday that the Trump administration did not give an adequate reason for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The move is a surprise win for advocates who opposed the question’s addition, arguing it will lead to an inaccurate population count. The administration had argued the question was needed […]

(Washington Examiner) The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that claims of partisan gerrymandering are beyond the reach of the federal courts, delivering a sharp blow to challengers who hoped the justices would endorse a standard for determining when a map is so infected with politics it violates the Constitution. The court split 5-4 along ideological […]

Sen. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Wednesday night claimed during the first Democrat debate for the 2020 presidential race – a race crowded with about two dozen names – that she is the “most qualified.” A lot of people agreed – at least to the point of putting her above Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker. […]

(Daily Mail) Whoopi Goldberg and The View co-host Joy Behar have defended Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s comments about Donald Trump being ‘mentally retarded’. Discussing the statement by Rouhani, Goldberg and Behar claimed that many people already question President Trump’s mental fitness and Goldberg added: ‘We say it.’ Their comments came in response to co-host Sunny […]

(Star-Tribune) The Rev. Dan Collison is the lead pastor at a historic downtown Minneapolis church that houses a homeless shelter, child care center and several social justice projects. But this week, national leaders of his Evangelical Covenant Church denomination are voting whether to evict him, and his entire church, because of disagreements over support of […]

(Dispatch) Cara Hathaway left her job as a speech therapist because she couldn’t work in a hospital and speak out against the vaccine manufacturers she believes are doing more harm than good, she said. A bad reaction to the vaccine for human papillomavirus and a miscarriage after she was vaccinated for the flu motivated Hathaway […]

(APNEWS) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren raised her hand as one of the only Democratic presidential contenders willing to abolish her own private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan, demanding “structural change” in the economy and the government as Democrats met on the debate stage for the first time in the 2020 presidential […]