Новости за 19.10.2016

Don’t tell that to Millicent Graves, a retired veterinary technician, who says Medicare and supplemental insurance premiums eat up nearly a third of her $929 monthly Social Security payment. More than 60 million retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children get Social Security benefits. The COLA also affects benefits for about 4 million disabled veterans, 2.5 million federal retirees and their survivors, and more than 8 million people who get Supplemental Security Income, the disability program for the poor. Читать дальше...

The United States and Russia held their 12th commission meeting to discuss issues related to the New START treaty.

The State Department is calling for the immediate release of Siamak and Baquer Namazi and said they are "unjustly detained." Siamak is a business consultant and Baquer is a retired UNICEF official.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia are accusing Bill Cosby's "cadre of high-priced lawyers" of stretching the truth as they try again to get a sexual-assault case against him thrown out.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia are accusing Bill Cosby's "cadre of high-priced lawyers" of stretching the truth as they try again to get a sexual-assault case against him thrown out.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia are accusing Bill Cosby's "cadre of high-priced lawyers" of stretching the truth as they try again to get a sexual-assault case against him thrown out.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia are accusing Bill Cosby's "cadre of high-priced lawyers" of stretching the truth as they try again to get a sexual-assault case against him thrown out.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan has released his first general election campaign ad.

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris makes a string of saves to secure a Champions League draw against Bayer Leverkusen.

Kyle MacLachlan flashes a smile while attending a photo call for the upcoming reboot of Twin Peaks held during MIPCOM on Monday (October 17) in Cannes, France. The following day, the 57-year-old actor and his co-stars debuted a teaser where they discussed returning to Twin Peaks and gave fans a small glimpse into the series. [...]

The GOP nominee says limits are needed to end "cycle of corruption' in Washington.

Hillary Clinton is narrowing in on Donald Trump’s lead in Texas, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. Trump leads Clinton 41% to 38%, according to the latest University of Houston survey. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson stands in third place with 4% support, followed by Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 1%, with […]

A Somali immigrant speaking Swahili while visiting a Minnesota Applebee’s last year was left stunned and bleeding when another female customer hit her with a beer mug. This week that customer pleaded guilty to the attack, which police said was racially motivated. Jodie Marie Burchard-Risch was accused of attacking Asma Jama, a Somali immigrant, at […]

Even when Iraqi villages are liberated from the grip of ISIS, the people who live there don’t feel entirely safe. Two days after the Iraqi army’s 9th Division freed seven small towns in southern Nineveh province, a CNN crew encountered a bunch of terrified residents of Adla, who fled in a hurry when they heard […]

Delta Air Lines is getting a new look for the runway. The number two U.S. airline unveiled a new set of designer uniforms for 60,000 of its employees on Tuesday, the first major overhaul for the airline in a decade. All three of the largest U.S. carriers, flush with profit, have unveiled redesigned uniforms in […]

Wednesday night, Chris Wallace, an Emmy award winner who has spent more than 40-years in broadcast journalism, will become the first Fox News host ever to moderate a presidential debate. The presence of any Fox News personality on the presidential debate stage, even one with Wallace’s sterling reputation, would normally be cause for controversy and […]

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When I first met Donald Trump, he did not grab.

He limply shook my hand.

But I was just a guy, and a member of what The Donald now considers the lowliest caste of the lowest class of people—a journalist at a business trade magazine.

He offered me plastic cuff links.

In May 2003, I was on staff at Advertising Age working on a story about the maiden launch of The Apprentice.

At the time Trumpland was enduring marital scandals and massive... Читать дальше...

Russell Crowe: Oscar-winning actor, director, musician, pride of Australia, avid rugby fan, guy who threw a hotel phone against a wall that time. He's a multifaceted artist, the...

Apple CEO Tim Cook hopes to switch from cash to digital payments, once and for all.

One might expect Rick Laumb to hum “Anchors Aweigh” when he pulls his houseboat away from his slip at the Pettibone Boat Club along the Mississippi River, but those are fighting words to a Marine veteran like Laumb.

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Apple will announce a new slate of Macs at an event on October 27, according to new reports from Recode, Bloomberg, and TechCrunch.

The date would confirm previous suspicions that arose after Apple moved its upcoming Q4 earnings report from October 27 to October 25 due to a "scheduling conflict."

The reports do not provide any new details on what to expect from the event, but it's been reported for months that Apple would refresh its MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and... Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The woman who claimed she was gang raped in a now-discredited story in Rolling Stone magazine said the University of Virginia dean who counseled her after she came forward about her alleged assault "did everything right," an attorney said Tuesday.

That Uber you grabbed Friday after work when the weather was bad? It might actually have helped ease traffic in Seattle. At least according to a new study.

As protests go, this one was nutty.

A woman in Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, has been charged with disorderly conduct after she allegedly spread peanut butter on 30 cars that she believed belonged to Donald Trump supporters.

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Republican councilman said he deleted an online posting about casting presidential votes via Facebook and Twitter because people didn't realize he intended it as a joke, but state officials are taking the matter seriously.