Новости за 24.12.2020

So far this season conservation officers have seized well over 15,000 spruce tops illegally harvested in Minnesota.

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It is certainly not unusual for a long performance to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. The average screen time among winners in the category is 33 minutes and 45 seconds, and several even longer ones have been victorious in the past decade. However, awarding longer supporting male performances is not a recent trend. Here […]

"The extra $2 per hour worked is nice, but I'd much rather have more personal and sick time," a Minnesota Costco employee told Business Insider.

Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the Carabao Cup semi-finals this evening as they defeated Stoke City 3-1 on a cold and rainy Wednesday night. Harry Winks played a huge role in the win after returning to the starting line-up, assisting the all-important opening goal for Gareth Bale with a great cross. Winks also forced an error […]

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LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- A special education teacher at S. J. Montgomery Elementary School in Lafayette has died from complications related to COVID-19. The Lafayette Parish Association of Educators, in a social media post, identified the teacher as Michelle Suire. 'Her light will shine on in the positive influence she has had on her students and [...]

The holidays may be drastically different this year, but we can celebrate the new year virtually. Here are six fun options. Beats Antique New Year’s Eve in the Virtual Mushroom: 3:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30. The Oakland-based experimental world fusion electronic group, Beats Antique, will host this extravaganza, featuring music and dance performances and a […]

Katie Price is set to finalise her divorce from Kieran Hayler before the end of 2020.

The singer had to give her best rock star look to chat with the music legend.

Out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic tests and office visits for neurological conditions have increased by up to 200% since 2001, according to a study published Wednesday by the journal Neurology.

What we watched, read, listened to and cooked this year.

“We are experiencing a modest decline in the rate of growth over the past few days,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom as he addressed the state of the state’s Covid-19 numbers on Wednesday. He then called the 39,069 new cases reported “a modest indication of some possible sign of some good news.” The governor also […]

Moving the game, which is a College Football Playoff semifinal this time, to Arlington, Texas helped fill the columnist's inbox.

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Wednesday night's 12/23/20 Powerball jackpot is estimated at $321 million, with a cash option of $247.1 million.

The global crises are forging Europe into a military world power.

This November, Wutopia Lab completes the Satori Harbor, a culturally symbolic library situated in VIPshop’s new headquarters. In Master Zhuangzi, the word Satori (Zhaoche) describes a state of transcendental being in the practice of Taoism, as the morning light shining across the entire earth.

One in two travellers feels optimistic about taking a trip in the next 12 months, according to the Traveller Sentiment & Influences 2020-2021 report by the US-based Expedia Group.

Tipping at the holidays is one way to thank the postal workers, door personnel, and landlords (the good ones) for their hard work throughout the year. And while some services have slowed down (dog walkers, babysitters, and hairstyling, for example), it doesn’t mean your appreciation for them should, too. Here are some…

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I remember my grandfather commenting—wry amusement tinged with grim resignation—that what made him finally feel old was seeing his children reach middle age. I was a child then. Now I see my own children, not quite middle aged, starting to have children of their own.

The Chinese artist Xu Bing has long experimented to stunning effect with the limits of the written form. Last year I visited the Centre del Carme in Valencia, Spain, to see a retrospective of his work. One installation, Book from the Sky, featured scrolls of paper looping down from the ceiling and lying along the floor of a large room, printed Chinese characters emerging into view as I moved closer to the reams of paper. But this was no ordinary Chinese text: Xu Bing had taken the form, even constituent parts... Читать дальше...

Some evolutionary biologists say that after we pass reproductive age, nature, like a cat who’s been fed, is done with us. The bodily systems that thrived and repaired themselves to ensure that we pass on healthy genes cease to function well and leave us to slink to the finish line the best we can. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, author of this year’s Successful Aging, says “that’s not an unreasonable interpretation,” but he doesn’t settle for the view that aging after 40 is a long and listless mosey to the grave. Читать дальше...