Новости за 14.10.2019

PALM BEACH, Florida -- ABC News is coming under heavy fire after airing footage it claimed showed a ferocious attack by Turkish military forces bombing Kurdish civilians in Syria. There's only one problem: the video was actually from a nighttime weapons demonstration at the Knob Creek Gun Range in West Point, Kentucky. "We've taken down…

Over a decade ago, when the Chuck Norris Facts or memes began going viral on the internet, even Google jumped onboard. To this day, if you type in a Google search bar, "Find Chuck Norris," then hit the "I'm feeling lucky" tab, it will yield the result: "Google won't search for Chuck Norris because it…

(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- Are “virtuous sex robots” the way of the future? University researchers suggest that robots created for human pleasure should be designed so that they can grant or withhold consent, as well as teach sex education. Anco Peeters, a doctoral student at Australia’s University of Wollongong, and Pim Haselager, associate professor at…

(AFP) -- When Veronica Merrill decided to undergo stomach surgery for weight loss, she found two options: pay $12,000 at home in the United States, or have it done in Mexico for $4,000. She packed her suitcase. Her insurance would only cover the operation if she was morbidly obese and suffering from diabetes and hypertension.…

(DAILY CALLER) -- A new report about the relationship between President Donald Trump and Fox News alleges that hosts Chris Wallace and Martha MacCallum criticized and mocked Trump during a closed-door meeting last month. Fox News hosts Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, and Martha MacCallum attended an event in Manhattan to assure advertisers that “Trump doesn’t…

President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan after Tlaib publicly talked about jailing administration officials who do not comply with House Democrats' demands to testify in the impeachment inquiry. Tlaib said Democrats have been kicking around the idea of forcing compliance, according to Deadline Detroit. “If they were…

(Washington Examiner) Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo says her sources are telling her an extensive report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz on alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses by the Justice Department and the FBI will be released by the end of next week. Bartiromo, who is the first journalist to report an…

(Fox News) Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was held as a political hostage in Turkey for 735 days, says he is sharing God's side of the story, as well as the darkest moments of his life -- when he was in jail-- in his new book. The book stems from a promise to God while in…

(Fox News) The New Orleans Saints may have some divine intervention to thank for their close win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Prior to the start of the game, a tweet from Pope Francis thanking God for saints went viral because the pope hashtagged "Saints," prompting the New Orleans Saints' team emoji to pop…

After witnessing an Indiana state trooper save a young boy's life, a woman wrote a beautiful tribute to the hero cop and all other law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day despite the growing resentment against them. The Gates family was on their way back home to Georgia from a…

(DAILY MAIL) -- A young mother says she has a 'mini sumo wrestler' living with her after giving birth to a healthy baby girl weighing almost six kilograms - and she wasn't even full term. Emma and Daniel Millar welcomed Remi Frances Millar at Wollongong Hospital, south of Sydney, on Monday via emergency caesarean. While…

(THE OBSERVER) -- Will it or won’t it appear? This is the question being asked across the art world about the Salvator Mundi - the first Leonardo to be discovered for more than a century - as the Louvre prepares for its blockbuster da Vinci exhibition. With just under two weeks to go before the…

(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- A New Jersey middle school teacher who “habitually” took a knee during the school’s recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance has been reassigned during the school’s homeroom period. Earlier this month, the school board of the Vineland Public Schools district listened to public input on the situation at Sgt. Dominick Pilla…

(FOX NEWS) -- A 10-year-old girl in New Jersey has died after falling off a ride at a festival, officials said. The child was at the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival in Cumberland County after 6 p.m. on Saturday night when she was "ejected from an amusement ride," according to New Jersey State Police. Authorities said…

(STUDY FINDS) -- LONDON — Everyone has the occasional day at work that is more stressful or hectic than usual, but at what point does job-related stress become unbearable? A new survey of 2,000 working British adults finds that the modern employee is more stressed than ever, and a significant portion of workers feel like…

(STUDY FINDS) -- LINKOPING, Sweden — Is there anything quite like the bond between a dog and its caregiver? Canines usually become incredibly attached to their human companions, so much so that it feels like their entire world revolves around their owners. Now, a new study conducted at Linköping University in Sweden finds that dogs…

(CNBC) -- Cases of burnout have been increasing at an alarming rate in recent years among millennials and Gen Zers. It’s a growing problem in today’s workplace because of trends like rising workloads, limited staff and resources and long hours. It’s no surprise, then, that a recent study by Mind Share Partners, Qualtrics and SAP…

(BLOOMBERG) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party lost control of Budapest and four of the country’s biggest cities, in a major rebuke to his rule after a video of one of his allies at an orgy handed a last-minute gift to a galvanized opposition. The unexpectedly strong showing in local elections across Hungary gave…

The Michigan Supreme Court will review the case of a former pastor who was arrested for distributing information about juries on a public sidewalk. Keith Wood was handing out "informational pamphlets" on the power of jurors to vote their conscience – as permitted by Michigan's Criminal Jury Instructions – when he was ordered into a…

(AP) -- AKCAKALE, Turkey — Hundreds of Islamic State supporters escaped from a holding camp in northern Syria on Sunday amid heavy clashes between invading Turkish-led forces and Kurdish fighters, and President Donald Trump ordered all U.S. troops to withdraw from the north to avoid getting caught in the fighting. Full Coverage: Syria The twin…

(FOX BUSINESS) -- President Trump said on Sunday that he and members of Congress are working to punish Turkey economically after the country invaded neighboring Syria following the administration's decision to withdraw troops from the region. "Dealing with [Sen. Lindsey Graham] and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey," Trump…

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- Pete Buttigieg does not agree with Beto O’Rourke's idea to strip religious institutions of their tax-exempt status. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Buttigieg, who is gay, said O’Rourke’s view that churches should be taxed if they don’t support same-sex marriage is a step too far. “I agree that anti-discrimination…

  The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its police chief have been sued for First and 14th Amendment violations for firing an officer allegedlly to appease local Muslims. "In a cowardly act of political correctness, the city of Tulsa and its chief of police fired a good officer because local, left-wing political activists complained about…

(ABC AUSTRALIA) -- A Queensland primary school teacher was so drunk she passed out in front of her grade-two students, in one of a string of incidents that exposed children to "considerable risk", the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has found. The woman, who cannot be identified, has been banned from teaching for two…

(WTAE) -- INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. — A 16-year-old girl from Homer City, Indiana County, is facing juvenile charges after Pennsylvania State Police said she kicked and scratched multiple state troopers while she was in custody Friday morning. State police in Indiana said the girl was reported missing Thursday evening. She was located early Friday morning…