Новости за 18.01.2016

Recently my wife and I watched "Schindler’s List" for the second time. As far as a movie it rates up there with "Gone With the Wind," "The Godfather," "Casablanca" and "Forrest Gump."

A Jan. 14 letter once again made the tired assertion that the Second Amendment applies only to a "well-regulated militia." This is nonsense.

On Dec. 18 President Obama signed legislation repealing a four-decade ban on exporting U.S. oil and natural gas. The industry was quick to react, and among the first customers are European nations seeking liquid natural gas (LNG) to reduce their dependence on Russian energy exports.

The neighborhood around Spring and Cannon streets in Charleston is named the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial District in honor of the man and his message of peace, love, justice, righteousness, accountability and humility.

Last Monday, Charleston, S.C., Mayor Joseph Riley handed the baton to his successor, John Tecklenburg, after 40 years in his grand, federal-style office on Broad Street. Such a transition would be momentous under any circumstances. But Riley, who will turn 73 this month, is hardly sailing off to a well-earned retirement. Instead,...

WASHINGTON — Iowa and New Hampshire together have just 1.4 percent of the U.S. population, which is actually why it is fine for them to begin the presidential selection process: Small states reward an underdog’s retail politics. Chris Christie relishes such politics and has fresh evidence that voters are enjoying his...

Last Tuesday, I spoke to a room full of beaming high school and middle school boys — about 150, a vast majority of whom were black — at the St. Petersburg College Allstate Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.

PASADENA, Calif. — There’s finally a subject to unite Comedy Central and the National Geographic Channel.

PASADENA, Calif. — CBS is committed to increasing the diversity of its prime-time series, the network’s new programming chief said, offering himself as evidence.

A look back at key business events last week.

Details on recalls are at cpsc.gov or, for cars, at nhtsa.gov.

CLEMENTS FERRY ROAD UPDATE: Berkeley County Councilman Josh Whitley holds a Town Hall meeting about the Clements Ferry Road widening project. 7 p.m. Daniel Island School, 2365 Daniel Island Drive. Scheduled speakers include S.C. Department of Transportation Chairman Jim Rozier, Berkeley County Supervisor Bill Peagler and Charleston Mayor John...

Brent Case and Hannah Corri of Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic represented Clean Eatz in leasing 2,078 square feet of restaurant space at 1662 Savannah Highway. Dave Mantek of Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic represented the landlord.

Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce has named Jim McDaniel of Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union as 2016 chairman.

Antonia "Toni" Rossi has joined Mount Pleasant-based Moody CPAs & Advisors as a senior tax associate. Previously, she was a senior associate at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP in Charleston. She has a dual bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston and a master’s in accountancy from Wake Forest University.

BARKUS, Robert, Mount Pleasant

BARKUS, Robert J., 87, of Mount Pleasant, a commercial real estate appraiser, died Friday. Arrangements by Stuhr’s Mount Pleasant Chapel.

COLUMBIA — The number of people who received help with their groceries after record flooding in October across the state was almost double those registering for federal flood assistance.

A group formed by the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments to address the issue of traffic congestion along U.S. Interstate 26 will hold a final round of two-hour public meetings in three locations this month.

A West Ashley woman who says her boyfriend poked and choked her in a fight over a cellphone has not been charged for shooting him to death during the October tussle.

An aluminum maker that’s unhappy with its power bills lays off employees.

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Jan 18 (Infostrada Sports) - FedEx Cup rankings 1. (1) Kevin Kisner (U.S.) 1073 2. (2) Russell Knox (Britain) 920 3. (3) Justin Thomas (U.S.) 748 4. (4) Graeme McDowell (Britain) 732 5. (19) Fabian Gomez (Argentina) 716 6. (5) Smylie Kaufman (U.S.) 695 7. (6) Kevin Na (U.S.) 672 8. (8) Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) 620 9. (7) Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 586 10. (9) Jason Bohn (U.S.) 560 11. (21) Brandt Snede

American Katie Ledecky breaks her own 800-metre freestyle world record at the Arena Pro Swim Series.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dominated the Democratic debate Sunday night, with former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley scarcely getting a word in edgewise. Still, before it was all over, all three candidates had their moments in the sun.