Новости за 03.01.2018

North Korea said Wednesday it will reopen a telephone hotline with South Korea — re-establishing a key emergency communications link between the two nations a day after Seoul put forward a proposal for high-level talks with Pyongyang.

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Office pool 2018
1) In 2018,
a. the Democrats will win control of the House of Representatives.
b. the Republicans will retain control of the Senate.
c. President Donald Trump will provoke the use of the 25th Amendment by his Cabinet to remove him temporarily from office.
d. the ...

“The United States will become the undisputed global leader for oil and gas for decades to come,” said Mr. Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, a Paris think tank. He made this statement at a November press conference to launch IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2017. Thanks to the ...

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“The United States will become the undisputed global leader for oil and gas for decades to come,” said Mr. Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, a Paris think tank. He made this statement at a November press conference to launch IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2017. Thanks to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Here's a look at some of the top proposals from Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's state of the state address Wednesday:

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - In his first year as Oklahoma's head coach, Lincoln Riley came within one more touchdown of playing for a national title.

HOUSTON (AP) - One of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's press secretaries was suspended for nearly two weeks without pay after emails showed she conducted personal business on city time.

BOSTON (AP) - The Latest on the snowstorm expected to hit New England on Thursday (all times local):

Editorials from around Pennsylvania

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TRANSPARENCY, THE BEDROCK OF GOOD GOVERNMENT, Jan. 2

Rarely do we agree with state Sen. Scott Wagner, the York County Republican who acknowledges he's more concerned his name is spelled correctly than how his often-off-the-wall comments are received.

Once described by the state GOP vice ...

The fallout from the financial crisis, oppressive taxes and over regulations that burdened business for so long are receding, and the American economy is poised to deliver on the promised prosperity of the digital age.

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The fallout from the financial crisis, oppressive taxes and over regulations that burdened business for so long are receding, and the American economy is poised to deliver on the promised prosperity of the digital age.

Since last spring, GDP growth has been much stronger than during the Bush-Obama years. ...

The Durango Herald, Jan. 3, on a livable wage:

Colorado's minimum wage quietly went up Jan. 1, as planned by the passage of Amendment 70 in November 2016 with 55.4 percent of the vote. The second of four stepped increases the ballot measure authorized between 2016 and 2020 took the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A state senator has introduced a bill to ban devices in Rhode Island that can make a semi-automatic rifle mimic the firing action of a fully automatic weapon.

Billings Gazette, Jan. 2, on needy Montanans caught in budget gap:

Back in June, Montanans heard about the first budget cuts triggered by lower-than-projected state revenues. The onerous reductions were mandated in Senate Bill 261, a 42-page compilation of budget adjustments for multiple departments.

The state budget overestimated revenue, so ...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn cornerback Carlton Davis is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz defended his passion of hunting on Monday after critics said a photo of his dog sitting behind a row of dead geese was offensive.

For good or evil, we may see radical changes in North Korea in 2018.

The beefed-up United Nations sanctions by midyear could lead to widespread North Korean hunger, as well as the virtual end of the country’s industry and transportation.

In the past, the West had called off such existential ...

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

For good or evil, we may see radical changes in North Korea in 2018.

The beefed-up United Nations sanctions by midyear could lead to widespread North Korean hunger, as well as the virtual end of the country’s industry and transportation.

In the past, the West had called off such ...

SEATTLE (AP) - Washington's attorney general is suing Motel 6, saying the budget hotel disclosed the personal information of thousands of guests to federal immigration authorities in violation of state law.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Defender Ashley Cole has agreed to return for another season with the LA Galaxy.

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico City prosecutors have arrested a suspect in the murder of an Argentine model, saying the two had met at a local acting school.

With only one point in the last seven games, Capitals forward T.J. Oshie took the ice Wednesday and was paired with two familiar linemates: Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi city is promoting one of its longtime police officers to be the new chief.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska marine scientist severely injured in a December traffic crash has died.

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Watching “The Crown” in the reign of Trump is a trip into British nostalgia, leaving an American viewer with mixed feelings about the monarchy, the institution Americans loathed and left behind with a revolution of arms. Nevertheless, the democracy that followed is suffering at the moment from an over-reaching ...