Новости за 18.03.2019

(THE ATLANTIC) — In April 2016, Venus Lockett was about to give a speech at an event she’d volunteered for near her home in Atlanta. She was already stressed. The previous night, she had stayed up late making her presentation, and then deleted it by mistake. As she stepped up to the podium to give […]

(CNBC) — Stocks rose on Monday as Amazon and Apple outperformed, but gains were kept in check amid pressure from Boeing and Facebook, while investors braced for a busy week highlighted by a key Federal Reserve meeting. The S&P 500 closed 0.4 percent higher at 2,832.94 as the energy and financials sectors rose more than […]

(DAILYMAIL) — It’s Spring Break in Miami, and fists are flying. A shocking video has emerged on social media over the weekend showing a colossal brawl involving dozens of scantily-clad women in South Beach. The cellphone recording, which was uploaded to the video-sharing site FlyHeight.com on Sunday, shows young women dressed in swimsuits and brightly […]

(THECOLLEGEFIX) — A recent report in The New York Times focusing on the concept of “snowplow parenting” revealed that some parents are helping their college-aged children set up “play dates” in campus dorms. “Snowplow parenting,” the report reveals, is the practice in which parents function as snowplows, “machines chugging ahead, clearing any obstacles in their […]

The author of the “dossier” of unverified claims about President Trump that was used by the Obama administration as evidence before a secret Washington court to obtain permission to spy on the Trump 2016 campaign was based largely on … gossip. That’s according to its author. The Washington Examiner reported Christopher Steele, an ex-British spy who was hired to […]

Google has eliminated Patrick Moore from a search result listing co-founders of the environmental group Greenpeace. The move came after Moore made headlines criticizing the climate-change-driven policies of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, which drew praise from President Trump. Moore tweeted Saturday that his name had been eliminated from the Google list sometime in […]

(CNBC) — J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said that the U.S. economy has essentially been split into those benefiting from thriving corporations and those who are left behind. “I don’t want to be a tone deaf CEO; while the company is doing fine, it is absolutely obvious that a big chunk of [people] have […]

A pro-Hillary Clinton Democratic activist who admits her own “lack of civility” in the past “has been on full display” has taken a job with Fox News. Donna Brazile, who was accused of passing along CNN questions for a 2016 Democratic primary presidential debate to Clinton, wrote at FoxNews.com that she is excited to tell the Fox […]

He’s a mainstay of WND’s Opinion page for a reason: Order A.F. Branco’s second book of brilliant political cartoons: “Make America Laugh Again”

The exodus of 11 senior executives from Facebook spells trouble, warns a Wall Street Brokerage firm that downgraded the stock of the social-media giant. Facebook’s chief product officer and the founders of Instagram are among the recent departures, noted Needham, which downgraded the stock on Monday to a hold rating and warned clients of further […]

(FOXNEWS) — Monica Lewinsky’s personal humiliation became a public punchline that she had to endure in the spotlight. The former White House intern opened up to John Oliver about “the avalanche of pain and humiliation” that she experienced about her affair with then-president Bill Clinton.

(DUKE CHRONICLE) — On the way home from church this past month, Jennifer Ingold Asbill’s seven-year-old daughter asked her why their church had rainbow banners strung up on the railings, visible to anyone driving through the thick fog that blanketed downtown Durham. How does a parent answer that question? The answer involves faith, politics, community, […]

Malik Obama, a half-brother to Barack Obama, has been known to throw verbal bombs. He’s at it again. This time he’s wondering about Michelle Obama, Barack’s wife. Is Michelle Michael? — Malik Obama (@ObamaMalik) March 14, 2019 Malik Obama, who once posted an image purporting to show a Kenyan birth certificate for his brother, asked “Is Michelle Michael?” The American Mirror blog said […]

Jenny Weaver says you should never fight fair – worship at the feet of Jesus for the breakthrough you need. See a store full of Sid Roth’s work, including, “They Thought for Themselves,” “Truth Seekers,” “Supernatural Healing,” “The Incomplete Church,” “There Must be Something More,” “Supernatural Experiences” and “Heaven is Beyond Your Wildest Expectations.”

(BBC) — A dead whale that washed up in the Philippines had 40kg (88lbs) of plastic bags inside its stomach, researchers have said. Workers at D’Bone Collector Museum recovered the Cuvier’s beaked whale east of Davao City earlier in March. In a Facebook post, the museum said the animal was filled with “the most plastic […]

(CNBC) — While most of us aim to spend less and save more, the unfortunate truth is that the average American consumer still spends up to $5,400 annually on spur-of-the-moment impulse buys — and that’s something we should all put more effort into improving. Now for some good news: Bargain-hunting can help curb your spending […]

(THECOLLEGEFIX) — The University of Minnesota has proposed banning emotional support animals from campus classrooms, labs, and offices, a policy which has been under consideration for about two years. Service animals for people with disabilities would still be permitted under the new policy, and emotional support pets would continue to be allowed in campus housing […]

(DAILYMAIL) — Dutch police have named a suspect in the ‘terrorist-motivated’ shooting on a tram in Utrecht, which resulted in the death of three people and left nine others injured. Police tweeted a photograph of Turkish-born Gökmen Tanis, 37, believed to have been captured on the tram’s CCTV just four minutes before the incident at […]

(STUDYFINDS) — Smartphones and digital technology are supposed to make our lives easier, but for young adults, it seems that things may only be getting tougher — and for a slew of reasons. According to one recent survey, about 3 out of 5 millennials (58%) feel life is more stressful right now than ever before.

Editor’s note: Do you need something to smile about? Every day, WND selects the best joke offered up by readers and contributors to its Laughlines forum and brings it to you as the WND Joke of the Day. Here is today’s offering: Got a great joke you want to share with the world? Write it […]

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

NEW JERSEY (FOX 5 NY) – Getting a paycheck for doing nothing could be in the future for residents of New Jersey’s largest city. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says the city is going to study a pilot program to provide a universal basic income, or basically guaranteeing income for all residents whether they have a […]

(Daily Caller) Reuters bragged Friday about its scoop that Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke was once involved in a notorious hacker group, but revealed in the process that one of its reporters willingly sat on the story until after O’Rourke lost his Texas Senate race to incumbent Ted Cruz. Reuters’ Joseph Menn reported exclusively Friday […]

(NBC) Minutes after Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia imposed a 60-month sentence Wednesday on Donald Trump’s onetime campaign manager Paul Manafort, the Manhattan district attorney’s office added to Manafort’s woes by indicting him in state court. The state indictment charges 16 counts, including mortgage fraud, falsifying […]

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to join the fray over Special Counsel Robert Mueller for the first time this week as the justices consider whether to hear an appeal in a mystery case that’s kept people guessing for months. The partially redacted appeal, filed by an unidentified foreign government-owned company in […]