Day: January 1, 2017

Trump Still Questions Russian Role in Hacking, Wants Intelligence Community ‘to Be Sure’

Malware associated with Russian hackers was found on a computer belonging to a utility company in Vermont, according to the company.After being alerted la… –A manhunt is underway in Turkey for a gunman who went on a rampage inside a crowded Istanbul nightclub during New Year’s Eve celebrations early Sunday morning, ki… Aside from the cattle market and a continued battle with property taxes, Nebraska Cattlemen looks back at 2016 seeing some major accomplishments.

Russia pledges reprisals for US hacking punishment

Moscow – Russia on Friday eyed retaliatory measures against the US after President Barack Obama kicked out dozens of suspected intelligence agents and imposed sanctions in a furious dispute over alleged election interference. The barrage of punishment against Moscow over cyber attacks dragged ties between Russia and the United States – already at their worst since the Cold War – to a fresh low less than a month ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking charge.

Obama sanctions Russia for U.S. election meddling

PanARMENIAN.Net – President Barack Obama on Thursday, December 29 unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the U.S.election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside the United States, AFP reports. Making good on a promise to punish Vladimir Putin’s government for allegedly trying to tilt the 2016 election in Donald Trump’s favor, Obama unveiled a broad range of steps that will inflame tensions with both Moscow and the president-elect.

Trump pledges to meet U.S. spy chiefs for Russian hacking facts

PanARMENIAN.Net – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, December 29 responded to a slew of U.S. election related sanctions against Russia with a call for the country to “move on” and a conciliatory pledge to meet U.S. spy chiefs he has harshly criticized, AFP says. “It’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things,” Trump said, echoing previous prickly reactions to allegations his November win over Hillary Clinton was somehow tainted by Russian interference.

4 dead in southern Illinois small plane crash

News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector Authorities in southern Illinois say four people died New Year’s Eve after a single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area, AP reported. Johnson County Coroner David Rockwell says he pronounced the two men and two women dead at about 8:15 p.m. on Saturday at the scene of the crash.

Judge Halts Enforcement of Federal Protections for Transgender Healthcare Services

The Human Rights Campaign , the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, responded to a federal judge’s decision yesterday to issue an injunction blocking enforcement of federal protections set to go into effect today barring discrimination in healthcare services based on an individual’s gender identity, as well as reproductive health services.

L.A. bans criminal record inquiries in hiring, even for non-L.A. employers

“Not to be outdone by San Francisco or New York City, the City of Los Angeles has enacted the strictest ‘ban the box’ ordinance in the country, and its many requirements are detailed and onerous.Notably, the employer need not be located within the city” to be covered, provided it has “10 or more employees who perform an average of at least two hours of work each week in the City of Los Angeles.”

Ex-top cop slams mayor’s plans to destroy municipal ID records

The city’s former top cop slammed the de Blasio administration’s move to destroy personal information of New Yorkers who apply for the municipal ID program. Howard Safir claimed the program – started in January 2015 to help undocumented immigrants obtain public assistance – makes it easy for potential criminals to obtain fraudulent identities.

The crazy 2016 political year means Colorado politics will never look the same again

Specialist John Haubert Colorado Army National Guard, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces group, Airborne posts the Colorado Flag on the House floor to start the 2016 Colorado Legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol January 13, 2015. The tumultuous year in politics left an indelible mark in Colorado — one that guarantees the state’s political landscape will never look the same.

New Year’s Day

Pro tip: Don’t mix a bottle of California Merlot with three large Obans and a bunch of Moet. It will make you immediately stupid, and you will hate yourself the next day.

Pilot, fiancee and her grandchildren killed in plane crash

Authorities in Jefferson County say a 63-year-old Sequim pharmacist was the pilot aboard a small plane that crashed last week, killing all four people on board. Jefferson County prosecuting attorney and coroner, Michael Haas, identified the victims as pilot Jon Bernhoft, his 61-year-old fiancee Carla Parke and her two grandchildren – a 9-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, both of Bellingham.

This Day in Labor History: January 1, 1935

On January 1, 1935, the Carl Mackley Houses opened in Philadelphia. Built in conjunction with the Hosiery Workers Union, this project represents one of several attempts during the New Deal era to create workers’ housing complexes that combined both ideas of solidarity with modern architecture and a futuristic idea about where the working class was headed.

Concussions on the brain: Pushing for more research on women

Katherine Snedaker says she has had 20 concussions, the first three decades ago from a car accident when she was 16. But it wasn’t until her son suffered a series of concussions in the sixth grade, around 2008, that she felt compelled to learn all she could about head injuries to help him recover. During her journey of learning, she has become a nationally known advocate for better research, medical care, and support for girls and women with brain injuries, including concussions.

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Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… Welcome back to another edition of Nuts & Bolts Guide . Every week, over the last year, we’ve covered some of the elements of a successful campaign.

Trump tells Schumer he likes him more than other GOP leaders :0

Donald Trump told Democrat Sen. Charles Schumer in a phone call he likes him more than his GOP brethren House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a source close to the transition team said. During a recent phone call, the president-elect “said to Schumer he likes Schumer more than Ryan and McConnell because they both wanted him to lose,” the source said.

Trump’s healthcare nominees are just what the doctor ordered

It has been widely reported that President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rep. Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon, to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services , and Seema Verma to be the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , has drawn many cheers from Republicans eager to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. To be sure, replacing Obamacare would be a huge victory for conservatives, and Price has proved he is more than qualified to take on the task by authoring a comprehensive replacement plan in every Congress since 2011.

Recovery of plane in Lake Erie to begin

Recovery efforts are expected to begin Sunday for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland’s shores. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones, as the city took over from the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after an extensive search effort ended in disappointment and became a recovery operation.

Named and shamed: Who’s been in Derbyshire’s courts? 1

TAHIR Ashfaq, 41, of Darby Street, Normanton, was fined A 50 and was ordered to pay A 85 costs and a A 30 victim surcharge for speeding at 36mph in a 30mph limit in London Road, on June 4. SAMUEL Brealey, 22, of Wildhay Brook, Hilton, was fined A 40, ordered to pay A 85 costs, a A 30 victim surcharge and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points for speeding at 38mph in a 30mph limit in Burton Road, Derby, on April 23. STEVEN Casey, 38, of Holmegate Close, Chaddesden, was fined A 220, ordered to pay A 85 costs, a A 30 victim surcharge and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points for speeding at 38mph in a 30mph limit, in Raynesway, Alvaston, on May 14. MARTIN Cicak, 49, of Lower Dale Road, Normanton, was fined A 166, ordered to pay A 85 costs, a A 30 victim surcharge and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points for driving while not wearing a seat belt in … (more)

Commentary: Safety net faces dire threats from Trump, GOP

Poor Americans are facing the gravest threat to the federal safety net in decades as President-elect Donald Trump takes office accompanied by a Republican-controlled Congress. The risks to essential benefits for tens of millions of low- and moderate- income Americans include losing coverage extended to them by the Affordable Care Act , threats to the fundamental structure of the Medicaid health-insurance program for the poor, and further reduction of already squeezed funding for scores of other important programs serving the most vulnerable Americans.

Here’s How Medicare Is Changing in 2017

Medicare provides essential healthcare coverage to tens of millions of Americans, but every year, the program sees some changes to the way it offers its benefits. In 2017, not only will Medicare participants see typical changes in costs and coverage options, but they’ll also see political pressure that could result in more dramatic healthcare reform that could affect Medicare.

Federal Judge Places Injunction On Obama Transgender And Abortion Rules

A federal judge in Texas on Saturday issued a nationwide injunction halting enforcement of Obama administration protections for transgender and abortion-related healthcare services just one day before they were due to go into effect. The lawsuit – brought by Texas, a handful of other states, and some religiously affiliated nonprofit medical groups – challenges a regulation implementing the sex nondiscrimination requirement found in the Affordable Care Act .

News 18 mins ago 7:05 a.m.3 dead after planes collide near Dallas

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash happened near Aero Country Airport, in the 500 block of North Custer Road near Virginia, just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday. “Both aircraft were flying under Visual Flight Rules and were not in contact with air traffic control at the time of the collision,” Lynn Lunsford with the FAA said.

2017: Staten Island’s future begins now

It all starts with the new American president. Republican Donald Trump is set to take the oath of office as the nation’s 45th chief executive in a couple of weeks, the first time we’ve had a new occupant of the Oval Office since 2009.