Новости за 18.12.2020

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1. Here’s how much the second stimulus check is expected to be worth  CNBC
2. Stimulus Checks For $600 Added To COVID-19 Relief Deal As Deadline Nears  CBSDFW
3. White House aides reportedly stepped in to keep Trump from calling for $2,000 stimulus checks, fearing it could torpedo relief negotiations  Yahoo News
4. Opinion | Congress May Finally Give Americans More Money  The New York Times
5. How much is the new stimulus check? Answering your questions  KING5.com
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1. Ohio State to Release Status Report on Saturday Morning Ahead of Big Ten Championship Game Against Northwester  Eleven Warriors
2. 2020 Ohio State Football: Big Ten Championship Trailer  Ohio State Football
3. Report: Ohio State Football Dealing with More Positive CoVID-19 Cases  Sports Illustrated
4. Ohio State football punter Drue Chrisman named second team All-Big Ten  cleveland.com
5. 23 Tidbits on How Ohio State’s 2021 Recruiting Class Rankings Stack Up This Year... Читать дальше...

Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holdings reportedly offered facial recognition software that able to identify ethnicities, and the company has since denied it was being investigated

The revenues are expected to reach Br23.3 billion, with expenses at Br27.3 billion and the deficit at Br4 billion. The bill has been drafted on the basis of a target-oriented economic development scenario taking into account taxation legislation changes.

Sweden on Friday did a U-turn on face masks, recommending that they be worn on public transport at peak times, having previously resisted their use in the fight against Covid-19 except in healthcare.

ON Sept 17, 2015 at a campaign rally in New Hampshire, a man in the audience shouted to Donald Trump, “We have a problem in this country; it’s called Muslims”; Trump nodded, said “right” and “we need this question”.

Ever since Apple released AirPods Max, questions have swirled around its low-power modes. Do you really need to use the Smart Case to save battery life, or let the headphones idle for hours? Thankfully, Apple is finally setting the record straight. T...

"My dad say that the LOTR trilogy is a Christmas movie 'because it has elves.'"

TMC condemns attempt to ‘communalise the elections’

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas on Friday gave a limited apology to a journalist from a local newspaper who he threatened and struck after a defeat earlier in the week.  On Wednesday, after...

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Match preview; Spurs v Leicester City, Sunday 4.15pm. On Sunday we will be all glued to the set, radio or the drums in our collective support of our game against Leicester City. But not only that, other games are playing this weekend that can make a difference to our position. For instance, Liverpool will be playing the team that held us to a draw (Palace), and palace are at home. Manchester City are creeping up the table – stopping and stuttering like an old model car – and will play Southampton at St Mary’s stadium. Читать дальше...

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      Azerbaijan's central bank lowered its policy interest rate for the fifth time this year, saying actual and projected inflation remains below the midpoint of its target range in the context of weak external and domestic demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, showing there was a potential for an easing.
     The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CBA) cut its discount rate by another 25 basis points to 6.25 percent and has now cut it 125 basis points this year following earlier cuts in January, June, July and September. Читать дальше...

As the Nova Scotia RCMP used a helicopter Friday to search for five fishermen whose scallop dragger sank in the Bay of Fundy this week, the mayor of a major fishing port said many residents are still in a state of shock.

As hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to rise in Quebec, beds are being set up in 'unconventional' places like hotel rooms and reception halls, Health Minister Christian Dube said on Friday.

The federal agency that controls the safety, security, and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile was also breached in the massive SolarWinds hack suspected to have been perpetrated by Russian operatives, Politico reported.

An animated look at the evolving science behind modern oncology.

US president's tweets follows recommendation by expert panel to grant emergency use approval for Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine