Новости за 05.02.2018

Trump, who has been outspoken about national anthem protests in the NFL this season, expresses delight during Ohio visit.

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• During his State of the Union address last week, President Donald Trump called on Congress to allow his cabinet to fire federal employees if they "fail[ed] the American people."
• Experts say such a proposal would undermine the independence of federal agencies and would be "irresponsible."
• Such powers would also be quite difficult to implement because of existing protections for civil servants.
• Trump has come under scrutiny for his heavy-handed approach to heads of federal agencies... Читать дальше...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has given his blessing for Sen. Bob Menendez, one of Congress’s most conservative Democrats on foreign policy issues, to return to his previous job as the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Hill aides tell BuzzFeed News.

Menendez, who relinquished the position in 2015 after being indicted on federal corruption charges, is expected to reclaim the title of ranking member this week... Читать дальше...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has given his blessing for Sen. Bob Menendez, one of Congress’s most conservative Democrats on foreign policy issues, to return to his previous job as the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Hill aides tell BuzzFeed News.

Menendez, who relinquished the position in 2015 after being indicted on federal corruption charges, is expected to reclaim the title of ranking member this week... Читать дальше...

The actress from "The Office" and "The 15:17 to Paris" recalls many happy trips to Chicago during her childhood in St. Louis.

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• Yale's Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity released proposed reforms to improve an environment some students describe as sexually unsafe.
• The proposed reforms were created by fraternity members.
• Yale University has indicated that it doesn't plan to sanction DKE related to allegations of misconduct within the organization.

Following allegations of sexual misconduct at Yale's Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity, chapter leaders have released a first... Читать дальше...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A $15 million legal claim alleges the state of Arizona failed to protect a foster child who spent 12 years in the home of a man later convicted of child sex crimes. The Arizona Daily Star reports the claim was filed Wednesday against the Department of Child Safety and Department of Economic Security. The claim — a precursor to a possible lawsuit — alleged the Department of Child Safety failed to investigate reports of abuse and neglect inside the home of David Frodsham. In December 2016... Читать дальше...

The new NASCAR Fantasy Live follows the NASCAR official scoring system, allows players to make in-race driver substitutions and features incentives.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow briefly fell more than 10 percent from its Jan. 26 record high on Monday before paring losses to trade above its lows of the day.

Relive the notable stunners and milestones en route to Harry Kane becoming the second fastest player in Premier League history to reach 100 goals. Tottenham's Harry Kane explains his mindset on both his penalty kicks: his miss and a late conversion for his 100th Premier League goal. Harry Kane scored his 31st goal of the season in Tottenham's 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday to join the Premier League's prestigious "100 club." Kane, 24, is aiming to become just the third player to win... Читать дальше...

On Monday, The New York Times argued that because President Trump declassified the so-called Nunes memo last week, there is no longer justification for the confidentiality of documents related to the wiretapping of his former campaign associate, Carter Page. The Times has apparently notified the Justice Department about its decision to petition the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to unseal the documents.

Buffalo Wild Wings on Facebook

• The owner of Arby's, Roark Capital Group, announced it would buy Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.9 billion in November 2017. The deal was finalized on Monday. 
• The two restaurants will be run separately under the name of a new company, Inspire Brands Inc.
• With the merging could come some changes for the two chains. 

Arby's parent company, Roark Capital Group, confirmed on Monday that its deal to acquire fast-casual restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings has been completed.

Another hour, another high-profile touching tribute to new mama Kylie Jenner.

Clinging to male dominance won’t do your relationship any favors. Men who buy into the Sigmund Freud-coined “Madonna-Whore dichotomy” — i.e., viewing women as either “good” and chaste or “bad” and promiscuous — are more likely to embrace a “patriarchy-enhancing ideology” and feel less satisfied in romantic relationships, a recent study published in the journal...

On February 3, a group of German lawmakers arrived in Crimea to to "send a special signal by the visit," according to the member of Berlin's House of Representatives, who added that they "consider mutually beneficial coexistence with Russia very important."

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average briefly plunged nearly 1,600 points Monday as two days of steep losses for U.S. stocks brought an end to a period of record-setting calm in the market. The Dow recouped about half that loss within minutes, but its gains for the year were still gone as of late afternoon. The slump began on Friday as investors worried that creeping signs of higher inflation and interest rates could derail the U.S. economy along with the market's record-setting rally. Читать дальше...

A former top aide to Gov. Cuomo was inspired to call his alleged bribe payments “ziti” by watching “The Sopranos,” the admitted middleman in the corruption scheme testified Monday. Lobbyist-turned-cooperating witness Todd Howe said Joseph Percoco made like a wannabe gangster while discussing the $300,000-plus in “pay-to-play” cash he allegedly scamed from two firms doing...

Chelsea fans are fuming over Tiemoue Bakayoko’s red card The Blues support vented their anger both at the game and on Twitter Bakayoko got two yellow cards in the first half an hour against Watford READ MORE: Antonio Conte fails miserably with attempted dig at Chelsea’s big-spending rivals Chelsea fans did not hold back as they […]

A jury begins hearing arguments Monday in the case against a man accused of killing an Orange County teenager nearly four years ago.

Vincent Zhou is well-versed in the rivalry between American Brian Boitano and Canadian Brian Orser — the "Battle of the Brians" at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.

Meet the man who transformed his home into a haven for 300 cats complete with hammocks, heated perches and roast chicken dinners for the pampered residents. Chris Arsenault, 58, opened his cat sanctuary to cope with the grief of losing his son and has devoted his life to rescuing and caring for abandoned kitties. The...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California's attorney general overseeing reforms at the San Francisco Police Department (all times local): 12:35 p.m. The San Francisco police chief says his department will be the first in the nation to get voluntary state oversight after the federal government ended a police reform program from the Obama era. San Francisco was among at least 15 departments nationwide that sought help from the U.S. Department of Justice after deadly police shootings or other problems. Читать дальше...

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