Новости за 06.02.2018

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.

Elliot Kline, a leading figure among the so-called "alt-right" movement better known by the alias Eli Mosley, repeatedly lied about serving overseas with the U.S. military, The New York Times reported Monday.

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Monochromatic makeup is having a moment. On runways, red carpets and photo shoots, women are wearing eye, cheek and lip colors from the same color family.

Singer and actress Priyanka Chopra is among the first celebrities to revive the trend with her matchy-matchy magenta. The look is glamorous yet ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire lawmakers have heard from a crowd of supporters, and a handful of opponents, as they took up a proposal to add a victims' bill of rights to the New Hampshire Constitution.

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida firefighter who is seven-months pregnant is being told by her bosses that she will have to carry out her normal duties until she gives birth.

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Texas newspapers:

Longview News-Journal. Feb. 4, 2018.

In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump called for $1.5 trillion in new spending on infrastructure projects. We know the topic is not as much a hot button as many others he discussed, ...

Rep. Denny Heck said Tuesday that if President Trump refuses to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller, it will led to a "constitutional crisis."

Radio host Mark Levin says Americans need a succinct way of understanding the FISA warrant to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in 2016: "Hillary Clinton paid for a warrant."

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Like truth, the best test of a cryptocurrency should be its ability to get itself accepted in the competition of the marketplace.

Cryptocurrencies should be welcomed for challenging the government's monopoly of money. All experience teaches that monopoly is a narcotic and competition a stimulus in satisfying consumer wants.

Three people sued Alabama on Tuesday saying the state violated their rights by not recognizing their sex changes on their driver's licenses.

Kentucky State Police has apologized for sending out a tweet during the Super Bowl that appeared to make a joke about prison rape.

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that he has left a lobbying job in Washington, but has not made any decisions about revisiting a run for governor.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 1

We must stand up to the small-minded, anti-Semitic bigotry of Paul Nehlen

It's time to take a stand against bigots who enter the public square.

Paul Nehlen, a candidate for Congress, is a bigot.

Even the notorious Breitbart website that gives a boost to other ...

PHOENIX (AP) - A man who reported finding a woman's dead body in the desert near Phoenix decades ago is now charged with killing her.

Four owners of Puerto Rico-based school bus companies were sentenced for their role in rigging bids to secure contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Frank Zappa's former bandmates have signed on to tour alongside a hologram of the late musician later this year.

"Look for Me: a Novel" (Dutton), by Lisa Gardner

A horrible crime prompts a hunt for the sole survivor who is either extremely lucky - or perhaps the perpetrator - in Lisa Gardner's latest psychological thriller, "Look for Me."

Fans of Gardner's novels will embrace the return of not only ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah lawmakers and the governor are barred from raising campaign cash during the legislative session and they want to ensure the attorney general and other top elected officials face a similar ban.

After years of presidents stretching their legal authority to create sprawling national monuments with little input from Congress, lawmakers on Tuesday formally reasserted themselves into the process and began debate on three separate bills to create or modify monuments.

The (Munster) Times. January 30, 2018

Construction wage repeal needs review

From acts of Congress to local government ordinances, lawmakers from all levels should be willing to put their codified policies to the test.

In that vein, the Indiana Legislature should push for an empirical review of the General Assembly's ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Friday is the latest deadline in negotiations over whether Louisiana will have a special legislative session on taxes to close a $1 billion budget gap.

A New York City elementary school has canceled its upcoming annual father-daughter dance over new school district-issued guidelines concerning transgender and gender-nonconforming students.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man who fatally stabbed a friend in the calf while drunk has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Production of hops has grown dramatically in the United States since 2012, and no more acreage is needed to meet the demand for the plant that flavors beer.

SEATTLE (AP) - The clothes, the hair, the confidence - the look of Korean pop music can feel like high fashion or just plain quirky.