Новости за 03.12.2019

Greta Thunberg has made some pretty strong demands for us all over the short time she’s been an activist. Her latest? “Change everything.” In an Op-Ed published at Project Syndicate on Friday -- filed from Madrid, which is currently hosting the United Nations’ latest climate summit -- Thunberg and several other young climate change activists…

Just one of the questions that many want answered by Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson is why he allowed the so-called whistleblower who raised a complaint against President Trump to submit hearsay as evidence. Then there's why he told Congress he didn't know that whistleblower went around him to Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., first.…

(CNBC) -- U.S. equities sank on Tuesday after President Donald Trump suggested he may want to delay a trade deal with China until after the 2020 presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 400 points in morning trading, led lower by trade-vulnerable Apple, Caterpillar and Boeing. The S&P 500 slid 1% amid…

Those of us who live inland see plenty of anti-littering campaigns, and in some places there are signs that urge people not to dump anything down storm drains because they eventually lead to the sea. People who live on or near the water see more of the effects of littering first-hand, and on Thanksgiving, a…

(SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST) -- Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday began hearing a landmark appeal on whether forced labour and human trafficking for that purpose should be criminalised in the city under a new offence. Lawyers for a Pakistani victim of forced labour in Hong Kong, bringing the first such case to the city’s…

An NFL player who went into the Marines and is now running for Congress is going after Colin Kaepernick for what he calls ”pulling the racism and victim card” in Kaepernick's ongoing battle with the NFL. Jeremy Staat made the remarks during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Monday morning, criticizing Kaepernick’s take on…

(SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST) -- Beijing’s decision to suspend US military port calls in Hong Kong has been greeted with a degree of derision in Taiwan, with many suggesting that the Americans would be welcome to come to the island instead. Although the United States is unlikely to risk angering Beijing further by sending warships…

Some Democrats have been vowing to impeach President Trump since even before he took office. Now some employers are taking out their hatred of the president on innocent job applicants – solely because they support the president. According to the Airtasker, which was provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner's Paul Bedard, 20% of left-leaning managers…

I don’t think anyone was under the opinion that the marriage between Kellyanne and George Conway was going swimmingly. Change Kellyanne’s name to Martha and give George a prop gun which fires an umbrella and you have a high-powered reboot of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” This was not a sunny marriage. There was the…

As he left Washington for a meeting with NATO leaders in London, President Donald Trump ripped Democrats for stepping up their impeachment activities while Trump is out of the country. The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday, one day after the House Intelligence Committee is expected to vote on a report…

(AP) -- Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s Far East. Discovered last year in a lump of frozen mud near the city of Yakutsk, the puppy is unusually well-preserved, with its hair, teeth, whiskers and eyelashes still intact. “This puppy…

"Avengers: Endgame" star Mark Ruffalo called for an "economic revolution" in a tweet on Sunday, contending that "capitalism is failing us." “It’s time for an economic revolution,” the actor wrote. “Capitalism today is failing us, killing us, and robbing from our children’s future.” Ruffalo -- whose reported net worth is around $30 million -- linked…

First lady Melania Trump shared a video of the Christmas decorations at the White House on Sunday. She designed the theme for this year's adornments herself: "The Spirit of America." "'The Spirit of America' is shining in the White House! I am delighted to share this beautiful exhibit of patriotism for all to see, and…

President Donald Trump responded on Twitter on Monday after former FBI lawyer Lisa Page described her reactions to the president's comments about her. In an interview with The Daily Beast published Sunday, Page discussed Trump's frequent criticism of her and Peter Strzok, a fellow FBI employee with whom she had an affair. Strzok, then a…

A homeless veteran is getting back on his feet thanks to a collective effort from the community and authorities from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Just in time for Christmas, a homeless veteran has a vehicle that runs and soon will have an apartment to call home. According to the Carson Sheriff's Station, a…

Jen Costa says she's always been on the chubbier side. Despite being a bit bigger than the other kids her age, she was still mobile -- until an accident left her sedentary at the age of 19. The Long Island native told the New York Post that a bus hit her, snapping her knee ligaments…

  A new think tank is being launched to defend Christianity in America and oppose those "seeking to eliminate Judeo-Christian principles." Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of Liberty University, and Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, are behind the organization, to be known as the Falkirk Center for Faith and Liberty. It will be…

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has released 15 transcripts of closed-door testimony in the Democrats' impeachment investigation, but one remains under lock and key. It's the transcript of the more than eight hours of testimony of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson on Oct. 4, noted investigative reporter Paul Sperry in a tweet. A…

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, which traditionally has been tasked with reviewing impeachment charges, says Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., is evaluating impeachment without any evidence. No report on impeachment proceedings has been released, nor has any evidence been provided, he said, noting the first hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. Rep. Doug Collins,…

She’s nothing if not shameless. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knows her party controls only one of two houses of Congress. She knows that President Donald Trump is almost certain to be in the White House through the rest of his term, and probably a second, despite her party’s best efforts to impeach him. She must…

(LONDON EVENING STANDARD) -- A rabbi was badly beaten by two men who shouted "kill the Jews" in an anti-semitic attack. The senior religious leader, who was visiting the UK for a family wedding, was thrown to the ground by two men on Clapton Common in Stamford Hill at about 9.45pm on Friday. Security group…

(JERUSALEM POST) -- A Belgian town that sparked outrage for featuring an antisemitic float in its renowned carnival has decided to renounce their UN cultural heritage status after dealing with the accusations, the German publication DW reported on Sunday. The mayor of Aalst, Christoph D’Haese, also said it is “unavoidable” that Jews will be mocked…

(CNBC) -- Stocks dropped Monday, the first trading day of December, as investors digested disappointing manufacturing data along with the latest trade news after capping a month that featured blistering gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 264 points, or 0.9%. The S&P 500 pulled back 0.9% — its biggest one-day loss since Oct. 8…