Новости за 12.12.2016

Activists with the Black Lives Matter movement are figuring out how to continue pushing for more police accountability and other issues with Donald Trump in the White House.

Rachel Martin talks to New York Times Tehran correspondent Thomas Erdbrink about Iran's scramble to complete commercial deals with the West as the Obama presidency draws to an end.

Donald Trump is dismissing intelligence assessments that Russia interfered in the election to favor his victory. He's also reportedly leaning toward naming the ExxonMobil CEO as secretary of state.

In 1999, Kosovo was liberated from Serbia. A court has been set up in The Hague to try Kosovars for alleged atrocities committed against ethnic minorities and political opponents after the war.

David Greene talks to Richard Haass, ex-adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell, about roles and responsibilities of the secretary of state. Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Baghdad on Sunday to discuss the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS. On Monday, he's in Israel, which becomes the first U.S. ally to receive the F-35 fighter.

CLEARFIELD – The 2016 Clearfield Rotary Citizen of the Year is Catherine Ross of Clearfield. This past summer, Ross spearheaded a drive to help Clearfield flooding victims to obtain clothing and other much-needed items. She was assisted by her family, friends and pastor. Pictured, from left, are Mrs. Ross’ friend Kim Jordan, who helped with […]

At a time when the skills of artificial intelligence researchers are very much in demand by deep-pocketed tech companies willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars, nimble startups offer an alternative for the field's rising stars.

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The number of programs for "Culture Day" has tripled since its launch almost three years ago, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday. The program, which began in January 2014, aims to help South Koreans m

Somewhere along the way, companies started confusing the idea of making our lives more convenient with making our lives better.

Donald F. McGahn II, a former member of the Federal Election Commission, in Trump Tower last month. He stands to become one of the most powerful figures in the new administration.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in New York in 2015. He did not cast a “courtesy vote” to block an execution last week.

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Area United Way volunteers announced nearly $16,000 in new pledges at its third report luncheon. This brings its total to 98.6 percent of its $226,000 community campaign goal for 2016-17.  United Way volunteers hope people will continue to give to the campaign. Donations can be mailed to Clearfield Area United Way, 18 […]

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Area School District, in partnership with Clearfield Jefferson Suicide Prevention Team, will present, Marc Mero, former WWE wrestling champion and author of “How to be the Happiest Person on the Planet.” Mero will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 6, 2017 in the school’s auditorium. Admission is free, and the event is […]

Australia's immigration chief has conducted a secret trip to the United States to reach out to Donald Trump's officials.

China has warned that it’s “seriously concerned” after President-elect Donald Trump questioned whether the United States should keep its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China.” Trump has signaled a willingness to confront Beijing, and his latest comments in an interview with Fox News suggested that he won’t hesitate to anger China until […]

Modern HR tools let companies measure the impact on the business as a result of the investment in technology, people, and process.

For a hint of what Toronto's climatic future might look like, many climate change experts point to 2013. On a July day that year, a month's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours.

A trade tribunal is holding an inquiry into how the federal government procured a new supercomputer for Environment Canada. Hewlett-Packard Canada alleges Shared Services Canada wrongly invoked a national security exception in the procurement process.

Average Canadian child-care costs are climbing three times faster than inflation — up eight per cent since 2014 — and that could mean an extra $1,000 a year for parents in cities where daycare is most expensive, a new report says.

There are few certainties in life, but if the experts who monitor the U.S. central bank are to be believed, one of them is that the Federal Reserve is about to raise interest rates — and Canadians should be ready for spillover effects.

Four years after the federal government adopted new regulations to clean up Canadian rivers and oceans, CBC News has learned that billions of litres of raw sewage and untreated waste water are still being dumped into waterways across the country.

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Just 14 people were found sleeping on the streets when Medway Council carried out it’s annual rough sleeper count but volunteers say it is many more.