New York increases minimum wage

December 31, 2017

The people of the state of new Yorkwho receive minimum wage should be happy a great Christmas gift. Thanks to laws enacted in 2016 and signed by the Governor of new York Andrew Cuomo, the minimum wage for most workers in new York will increase from $ 11 per hour to $ 13 per hour. For employees of enterprises with ten (or fewer) employees, the minimum wage will be increased…

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50 tons of garbage remains in Times Square after New year celebrations

December 31, 2017

When the famous ball on times square in new York begins to descend from the 23-meter height, a veritable «army» of 246 city of public utilities is in readiness. They will have to perform almost the impossible – to make so that at dawn on the square there is not one circle confetti. «Cigarettes, festive hats, so that we just not find,» says AMNY head of the Department of sanitation…

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Shooting in Denver: 1 person killed, 6 injured

December 31, 2017

The last day of the outgoing year was marked by a fatal shooting in Douglas County, Colorado. The incident killed one Deputy Sheriff and four of his colleagues and civilians were injured. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. when law enforcement officers arrived to a call on the conflict in the residential complex Copper Canyon Apartments in highlands ranch, near Denver. During the investigation authorities advised residents of the complex…

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Putin sent New year greetings to Donald Trump and Bush

December 31, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent traditional New year greetings to heads of state, including President Donald Trump. Trump Putin wished «pragmatic cooperation». «In the current difficult international situation, the development of constructive Russian-American dialogue especially needed to strengthen strategic stability in the world and finding answers to global challenges and threats», — quotes the official site of the Kremlin new year’s message from Vladimir Putin. The President of Russia stressed…

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Abnormal frosts led to the freezing of Niagara falls

December 31, 2017

While the cold gripped much of the East coast, including new York, where the temperature on Christmas night is just 11 degrees Fahrenheit, Niagara falls, the temperature dropped to zero. This led to the freezing of the miracle of nature. According to the Niagara County Weather Wire, the lowest registered temperature in the region was recorded in 2011 and amounted to -18,9 degrees Fahrenheit. The waterfall with a height of…

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A paramedic from new York jumped into the icy Hudson river to save man

December 31, 2017

A brave paramedic FDNY yesterday afternoon, December 30, plunged into the icy Hudsonto save man. As reported by the NY Post, 40-year-old Northern O’shaughnessy was driving with his partner on the West Side Highway when he noticed police near the river at Harrison and West Streets. The man realized that the police might need help. As it turned out, the water was a man. The cops already threw him a…

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The administration trump is going to set new obstacles for recipients of green cards

December 31, 2017

The administration of President trump intends to complicate the obtaining of green cards. This became known from the letter sent to members of Congress and got the publication The Daily Beast. Service citizenship and US immigration (USCIS) will set new restrictions on how members of Congress can help immigrants who want to obtain a green card or citizenship. The letter States that the USCIS will require filling several additional forms…

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Cuomo has yet to adopted people access to their birth certificates

December 31, 2017

Yesterday, December 29, the Governor of the state of new York Andrew Cuomo vetoed a law that called to give adopted people the opportunity to write about his birth. The bill would once adopted people to apply to a judge for access to their birth certificates, then the Department of health within 120 days had to refer to actual parents and obtain their consent to the disclosure of information. Vetoing…

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China criticized trump after tweet on North Korea: «the President doesn’t act»

December 31, 2017

China has rejected charges of the President of Donald trump that they illegally supplying oil to North Korea, criticizing the evidence of the American leader and his behavior. Thursday, December 28, trump wrote on his Twitter page that China is «caught by the hand» in North Korea, when they handed the oil to DPRK vessels, which violated the strict sanctions of the UN Security Council. The Minister of defence of…

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