Новости за 07.12.2017

Bukarest (dpa) - Rumäniens Polizei hat am Mittwochabend Tränengas gegen Demonstranten eingesetzt, die gegen eine von der sozialliberalen Regierung geplante Justizreform protestierten. Das Gesetzespaket würde Kritikern zufolge die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz einschränken. Aufgebracht hatte die Menschen vor allem, dass das Abgeordnetenhaus am Abend im Eiltempo in erster Lesung ein Gesetz billigte, das unter anderem vorsieht, dass Richter und Staatsanwälte persönlich für Justizirrtümer haften müssen.... Читать дальше...

The university student took it upon herself to divulge "Ben's" secret. Reaction to her tweet was mixed, however.

Michael Conlan is on a scouting mission to assess two of the world’s best fighters as he prepares for his undercard date in support of the big super-featherweight showdown between Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux in New York this weekend.

GRIFFIN, Ga. (AP) — Two Georgia men accused of dragging a black man to his death behind a pickup truck have been formally charged. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a Spalding County grand jury on Tuesday indicted 59-year-old Frank Gebhardt and 58-year-old Bill Moore Sr. in the 1983 slaying of Timothy Coggins. They face charges including felony murder. District Attorney Ben Coker said at a bond hearing last month that Coggins was killed for "socializing with a white female." Three others also face charges related to the killing. Читать дальше...

Cinq propriétaires de vignobles de la vallée de l'Okanagan, en Colombie-Britannique, témoigneront devant la Cour suprême du Canada du mal qu'ils ont à vendre leur vin ailleurs au pays en raison des lois provinciales.

Chevrolet

• The Chevy Bolt continues to outsell Tesla, and it still growing.
• But its lead could be short lived as Tesla, Nissan and others ramp up EV production. 

General Motors said it delivered 2,987 Chevrolet Bolt EVs in the United States in November. It was the best monthly sales total yet for the Bolt -- and the eighth month in a row in which its sales were up from the month prior. 

At least for now, the Bolt is America's best-selling electric vehicle... Читать дальше...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (CBS News) — A Florida couple who authorities say left a minor living alone in a trailer without furniture and often without food is charged with child neglect. The Pensacola News Journal reports 34-year-old Jennifer Nichols and 32-year-old Joshua Sanders were arrested Nov. 30. A witness told Escambia County sheriff’s deputies that the couple began renting the trailer in September and she realized at some point that the child was living alone. A police report didn’t list the boy’s... Читать дальше...

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• First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence visited Whataburger. 
• Whataburger is a burger chain with a cult following in Texas. 
• Many fans of the chain were excited to see the first lady visit the iconic burger brand. 

First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence visited a regional chain with a cult following while traveling in Texas. 

On Wednesday, Trump and Pence stopped by Whataburger after meeting with Hurricane Harvey victims in the state. Читать дальше...

Vermont senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that Al Franken should step down in the wake of new allegations of sexual misconduct.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi say a teenager has been found inside his vehicle suffering from several gunshot wounds. News outlets report that officers found the 19-year-old man inside a car that was riddled with bullets on Tuesday. Jackson police spokesman Sgt. Roderick Holmes says officers were called to the shooting just after 1 p.m. The unidentified teenager was taken to an area hospital, where he is listed in critical condition. Police say it appears that the teenager drove to the location where his car was found... Читать дальше...

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Maltese investigators believe a man charged with murdering an anti-corruption journalist set off the car bomb which killed her via SMS from a cabin cruiser out at sea, police sources said on Wednesday. People place candles at a memorial for investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was murdered in a car bomb attack, during a vigil in Valletta, Malta November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit LupiThree men were charged on Tuesday over the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The collapse of Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate has not diminished the militant group’s ability to inspire attacks on Western targets via the internet, U.S. national security officials told senators on Wednesday. The Sunni Muslim extremist group has been building its external operations over the past two years and has claimed or been linked to at least 20 attacks against Western interests since January, said Lora Shiao, acting director of intelligence at the National Counterterrorism Center. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says U.S. health care spending reached $3.3 trillion last year, which averages out to $10,348 for every man, woman, and child. The 4.3 percent annual increase actually represented slower growth than in 2015, but health care spending still grew faster than the economy. Health care accounted for 17.9 percent of the economy in 2016. Wednesday's update comes from the Office of the Actuary, an economic analysis unit of the Health and Human Services department. Hospitals accounted for more than 30 percent of spending... Читать дальше...

Advocates celebrate outside Parliament House on Thursday.

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Same-sex marriage is finally set to become the law of the land in Australia, after a tortured path to reform that involved a years-long battle from advocates, more than 20 aborted parliamentary attempts, and a national survey on the issue.

A bill to legalise the change has been making its way through parliament since it was revealed 61.6% of voting Australians had said "yes" to same-sex marriage on Nov. Читать дальше...

Spark Therapeutics Inc. stock surged Wednesday afternoon after the company announced positive results from a study of a gene-therapy approach to hemophilia. The drug, developed and tested in a collaboration with Pfizer Inc. , involves a single injection meant to help those suffering from hemophilia B, a disease that keep blood from clotting and is typically treated with regular and costly infusions. The study followed 10 adult males for 492 weeks and found that the number of episodes of bleeding... Читать дальше...

At least one person has died as a result of the fast-spreading wildfire plaguing more than tens of thousands of acres in southern California

Liverpool claimed the final spot in the pot of group winners going into the Champions League last 16 draw

The Saskatchewan Rush hit milestone with over 10,000 season tickets sold for the 2017-18 NLL season.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is opposed to a bill introduced by Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers that would reduce spill over Columbia and Snake river dams, and prevent the breaching of four Snake River dams in eastern Washington state. In a letter to leaders of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, the Democratic governor this week said the bill would harm "ongoing efforts to improve future salmon and dam management."... Читать дальше...

Former politician Stanley Johnson asked if his son Boris was still part of the Government as he became the latest star to leave I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!