Новости за 06.01.2024

Three top names are being floated as likely headliners for the California festival.

Even after the release of thousands of pages of court records about Jeffrey Epstein in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile remain unanswered. The documents have received a lot of attention, but they shed little new light on the financier’s habitual sexual abuse of underage girls. More than anything, the public is still fascinated with the possibility that some of the rich and powerful men in Epstein’s social circle were also involved in the abuse. So far, 191 of the approximately... Читать дальше...

Florida's Greek Orthodox community has celebrated the Epiphany with their annual cross dive near the Gulf of Mexico. Sixteen-year-old John Hittos bested 64 other teenage boys in Tarpon Springs on Saturday and retrieved the cross from chilly water. The winner is believed to have a year of blessings ahead. The Epiphany commemorates the manifestation of Jesus to the world. It is marked with celebrations ranging from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the Feast of Epiphany... Читать дальше...

Built as a single-family home in 1895, it has not been on the market in 55 years. For the past three decades, it’s been a multifamily home.

Mary Jane Garcia, a former state senator who served 24 years in the New Mexico Legislature, where she was known as a champion of historic preservation, families and children, has died. She was 87. Garcia, a Democrat, represented District 36, including Doña Ana County and Las Cruces, from 1988 to 2012. She served as majority whip during one stretch. State Sen. Jeff Steinborn, a fellow Democrat who now holds the District 36 seat, says “New Mexico has lost one of its great public servants.” The county... Читать дальше...

A homicide suspect who escaped from a northwestern Pennsylvania prison last year and was on the run for more than a week before a pet dog led to his recapture has been sentenced to decades in prison. The (Warren) Times-Observer reports that 35-year-old Michael Burham was sentenced Friday in Warren County Court to 25-plus years to 50-plus years after pleading guilty in November to charges in the July escape and the earlier kidnapping of a Pennsylvania couple. Judge Gregory Hammond called Burham a... Читать дальше...

An interim president has been named to lead Grambling State University as a search committee begins its work to find the next person to guide the school. The University of Louisiana System’s board on Friday appointed Connie Walton, a chemist and Grambling’s current provost and vice president for academic affairs, to replace former President Rick Gallot, who now leads the system. Walton says the appointment gives her an additional way to serve the school and help shape students' lives. Meanwhile,... Читать дальше...

The Jordanian army says it has killed five drug and weapon smugglers and arrested 15 in a day of clashes with armed groups of smugglers attempting to cross into Jordan from Syria. The army statement says the clashes broke out before dawn between Jordanian border guards and “armed organizations that practice smuggling and rely on systematic infiltration operations.” It says the smuggling operations have recently increased in frequency. The state-run Jordan News Agency reports that in recent days smugglers... Читать дальше...

U.S. officials says that members of Congress and top Pentagon leaders were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday. And now questions are swirling about his condition and the secrecy surrounding it. It remains unclear when the White House and other key U.S. officials were told about Austin's stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization for days reflects a stunning lack of transparency. Читать дальше...

Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah have traded fire in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks. The cross-border fire Saturday comes a day after the Hezbollah leader urged retaliation for the targeted killing of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital. The killing was widely blamed on Israel. The cross-border escalation comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken starts his fourth Mideast trip in three months in hopes of preventing a regional confrontation. The European... Читать дальше...

Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after a plane suffers a blowout midflight.

The rivalry between GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley has become a leading storyline before the leadoff Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15. The two candidates are in an increasingly testy contest to emerge in Iowa as the preferred alternative to former President Donald Trump for the party’s 2024 nomination. Florida Gov. DeSantis portrays Haley, a former South Carolina governor who was Trump’s U.N. ambassador, as a puppet of wealthy donors and someone who's flip-flopped on key issues. Читать дальше...

California state Sen. Scott Wiener called the move "common sense." 

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Speaker Mike Johnson is inviting President Joe Biden to deliver his annual State of the Union address on March 7. In a letter sent to the White House on Saturday, Johnson extended the formal invitation for Biden to speak to a joint session of Congress. Johnson said he was inviting Biden “in this moment of great challenge for our country.” This will be the first State of the Union for Johnson as speaker, and the address will offer an opportunity for Biden to detail his broader vision and policy priorities... Читать дальше...

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Saturday, January 6, 2024

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City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (C);Saturday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (C);Sunday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Wind Direction;Sunday's Wind Speed (KPH);Sunday's Humidity (%);Sunday's Chance of Precip. (%);Sunday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Mostly sunny;32;26;A t-storm around;32;26;SSW;9;75%;46%;7

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Sunshine... Читать дальше...

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Saturday, January 6, 2024

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City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (F);Saturday's Low Temp (F);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (F);Sunday's Low Temp (F);Sunday's Wind Direction;Sunday's Wind Speed (MPH);Sunday's Humidity (%);Sunday's Chance of Precip. (%);Sunday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Mostly sunny;90;80;A t-storm around;90;79;SSW;5;75%;46%;7

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Sunshine... Читать дальше...

A round up of air travel and airport news in our weekly column Routes.

A round up of air travel and airport news in our weekly column Routes.

A historic art deco theater is key to a downtown Bakersfield resurgence.

More than a century ago, miners claimed to have found two mummies at Yosemite.

A tour of Moku o Loe tells of the islet's rich history and scientific research.

A storied Bay Area estate that failed to sell twice already is once again for sale.

It has only taken 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst into flames just after touchdown at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Tuesday evening. A smaller coast guard Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft, preparing to take off to deliver urgent aid to quake-hit central Japan, was using the same runway when the two collided. The captain of the coast guard craft escaped with burns but his five crew members died. The Associated Press has collected accounts from officials... Читать дальше...

The death toll from a fire in a hospital in Germany this week has risen to five. All of the victims were patients. Investigators are seeking to understand the cause of the blaze that broke out late Thursday at the hospital in Uelzen, southeast of Hamburg. Emergency workers arrived to flames and calls for help. They evacuated several people and were able to stop the fire spreading any further, according to the dpa news agency, which cited police. Firefighters and police, some using ladders, rescued several patients from their rooms. Читать дальше...