Новости за 15.09.2019

(CNBC) — States across the country have voted to hike their minimum wages to $15 per hour. A prominent lawyer is piling millions of dollars into a push to make Florida the next one. Frustrated by the state government’s inaction to raise the pay floor, John Morgan has pushed to get a $15 minimum wage […]

(CNBC) — Following a series of drone attacks in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province on Saturday, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the administration is prepared to tap into the petroleum reserve in order to stabilize the global energy supply. Saudi Arabia shut down half its oil production Saturday after an attack claimed by Yemen’s […]

(CNBC) — Senator Kamala Harris on Sunday called for the impeachment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh after an article in the New York Times surfaced a previously unreported allegation of sexual misconduct against the justice when he was a undergraduate at Yale University. “I sat through those hearings. Brett Kavanaugh lied to the U.S. Senate and […]

(SCIENCE) — Forget the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. Geologists have reconstructed, time slice by time slice, a nearly quarter-of-a-billion-year-long history of a vanished landmass that now lies submerged, not beneath an ocean somewhere, but largely below southern Europe. The researchers’ analysis represents “a huge amount of work,” says Laurent Jolivet, a geologist at Sorbonne […]

(FOX NEWS) — Roger Moore’s ghost still visits from beyond the grave, his daughter has claimed. Deborah, 55, says she often gets signs that Sir Roger, who died of prostate cancer in 2017, is still around. Roger Moore is among the best-known actors to have played James Bond, starring in seven films from the iconic […]

(THE COLLEGE FIX) — New York City schools will excuse absences for students who wish to participate in “climate strikes” taking place at various locales on September 20. Those Interested will need parental permission, and “younger” students must be accompanied by a parent, according to a school district tweet. “We applaud our students when they […]

(WBNS) — COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 100 people have been arrested in a massive human trafficking and internet sex sting. The operation focused on three central Ohio counties: Franklin, Fairfield, and Delaware. Among those charged include a doctor and church youth director. Austin Kosier, a 31-year-old doctor, works in the emergency department at Genesis […]

(BBC NEWS) — Around the world, children are far more likely than ever before to develop food allergies. Inquiries into the deaths of British teenagers after eating buttermilk, sesame and peanut have highlighted the sometimes tragic consequences. Last year, a six-year-old girl in Western Australia died as the result of a dairy allergy. The rise […]

(REUTERS) — DUBAI — Iran dismissed accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that risk disrupting global energy supplies and warned on Sunday that U.S. bases and aircraft carriers in the region were in range of its missiles. Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attacks that knocked […]

(Christian Post) Reality star Kim Kardashian West was a guest on “The View” Thursday where she spoke about her husband’s religious beliefs and revealed that he sometimes hosts pop-up churches around the country through his music ministry, Sunday Service. “Kanye started this to really heal himself and it was a really personal thing, and it […]

(WASHINGTON POST) In Virginia, Charlottesville’s Confederate monuments played many roles in recent years: the epicenter of a legal and cultural battle over what should count as cherished history, the rallying spot for murderous white supremacists, the touchstone of a painful national reckoning with America’s slave-owning past. Now, they’re fodder for a Bible study. Two Methodist […]

(BBC NEWS) The CIA has declassified details of its secret Cold War spy-pigeon missions. The files reveal how pigeons were trained for clandestine missions photographing sensitive sites inside the Soviet Union. The release also reveals how ravens were used to drop bugging devices on window sills and dolphins were trained for underwater missions. The CIA […]

(PBS NEWS HOUR) When Hurricane Dorian smothered the Grand Bahamas and Abaco Islands for 41 hours this month, it knocked out power and plunged nearly 70,000 people into darkness. Two years ago, Hurricane Maria smashed Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, leaving 3 million people without working lights, many of which stayed off for months. Yet for […]

(WMAR NEWS) Police responded for a fight inside a hotel room, then it turned out it was just two women having loud sex, it ended with a security guard getting shot at. That’s what charging documents say happened Monday afternoon at the Days Inn Hotel in the 8700 block of Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson. […]

(IRISH EXAMINER) Sir Ringo Starr has teamed up with Sir Paul McCartney to record a version of a lost demo written by John Lennon less than a year before his death. Lennon penned Grow Old With Me during the sessions for Double Fantasy, the final record he made before he was shot and killed outside […]

(CBC NEWS) The only thing a curious black bear in Port Moody, B.C., couldn’t figure out early Friday morning was how it would unlock the door of an SUV after it had managed to open it and climb inside, said police. Just after midnight Friday, a homeowner in the 1300-block of Ioco Road was alerted […]

(COCHRANE TODAY) It’s not every day a man tries to fight a grizzly bear. But it appears that is what happened in Banff National Park in 2015 when Devin Mitsuing, 35, got out of his truck shirtless and began shouting at the young grizzly while in a “boxing stance” before charging at it, according to […]

(WSBT) Officials say 2,246 fetal remains were found in the home of a doctor who used to perform abortions in South Bend until his license was suspended in 2015. Dr. Ulrich Klopfer, who has a home in Will County, Illinois, passed away on September 3. Klopfer used to practice out of Women’s Pavilion in South […]

(BBC NEWS) The billionaire Sackler family “funnelled” at least $1bn (£800m) to different banks, including accounts in Switzerland, officials said. The Sacklers own Purdue Pharma, which is accused of fuelling the US opioid crisis through drugs like OxyContin. Purdue is currently facing legal action brought by more than 2,000 plaintiffs, including almost two dozen US […]

(Gateway Pundit) While speaking before congressional Republicans in rat infested Baltimore, President Trump addressed several environmental policies that have been championed by democrats, from straws to AOC’s “green new deal” to the democrats’ light bulb bans. Trump took the opportunity to crack a joke about himself by saying that the new light bulbs make him […]

(Washington Examine) The leading indicator of gun sales jumped in August, driven in part by Americans seeking self-protection and deep concerns congressional Democrats are going to push through expanded gun control legislation. The overall number of background checks recorded in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System surged 15.5%, said the National Shooting Sports Foundation. […]

(Gateway Pundit) On Thursday night the Democrat Party held a presidential primary debate in Houston, Texas. Ten candidates qualified for the debate. The Democrats did all they could to be noticed in the crowded field. Three candidates went that extra mile to get noticed and brought their own booster boxes.

A federal appeals court has been asked to decide whether the federal government can force states to pay for programs they don’t want. The dispute, under appeal to the full U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is over a supposedly optional refugee program organized by the federal government. But the case could have impact beyond the […]

(SUMMIT NEWS) Nigerian-born rap artist Jesse Ekene Nweke Conable called for his fans to “shoot” white people while urging, “Take them as slaves and treat them even worse.” What a fantastic role model for the kids. The comments were made in a rant posted on a closed Instagram group called Barasvarta (“Blacks only”), according to […]

(DEUTSCHE WELLE) Germany is prepared to take in 25% of migrants who arrive in Italy by boat, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told Germany newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung on Friday. In an apparent goodwill gesture ahead of European Union talks on immigration later this month, Seehofer said: “If all that has been agreed stands, we would be […]