Today Latest News: November 2020

Monday, 30 November 2020

FOX NEWS: Americans face new coronavirus restrictions after Thanksgiving

Americans face new coronavirus restrictions after Thanksgiving

Americans returning home from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the out-of-control surge because of holiday gatherings over the long weekend.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/health/americans-face-new-coronavirus-restrictions-after-thanksgiving

FOX NEWS: Moderna to apply for FDA emergency approval of coronavirus vaccine

Moderna to apply for FDA emergency approval of coronavirus vaccine

Dr. Bob Lahita tells ‘Your World’ vaccine rollout will be ‘big boost’ for healthcare workers.

via FOX NEWS http://video.foxnews.com/v/6213161153001

FOX NEWS: Baby spinach recalled over salmonella concerns

Baby spinach recalled over salmonella concerns

A company is recalling some of its baby spinach products over concerns it has been contaminated with salmonella, according to a recall notice posted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website over the weekend.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/health/baby-spinach-recalled-salmonella-concerns

Coronavirus: MPs to vote on tougher tiers for England

Some Conservative backbenchers are threatening to vote against the plans, but Labour will abstain.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55138507

Immigration: Visa applications open under UK's post-Brexit system

Applications open for points-based visas to work in the UK from 1 January, when free movement from the EU ends.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55133506

Biden’s Inauguration: Expect Smaller Crowds and More Social Distancing

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/us/politics/biden-inauguration.html?partner=IFTTT

As Senate runoffs approach, Trump’s attacks on Georgia Republicans have worried some in his party.

By BY LISA LERER, RICHARD FAUSSET AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/30/us/joe-biden-trump/as-senate-runoffs-approach-trumps-attacks-on-georgia-republicans-have-worried-some-in-his-party?partner=IFTTT

As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races

By BY LISA LERER, RICHARD FAUSSET AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/us/politics/georgia-republicans-trump-kemp.html?partner=IFTTT

Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case

By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/us/politics/michael-flynn-pardon.html?partner=IFTTT

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By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://static01.nyt.com/slideshow/2020/11/30/briefing/01ambriefing-themorning.html?partner=IFTTT

A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opinion/afghanistan-withdrawal-biden.html?partner=IFTTT

Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

By BY ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/nyregion/nypd-body-cameras.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: Gutfeld on the media's hard hitting take on Joe's pets

Gutfeld on the media's hard hitting take on Joe's pets

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/gutfeld-media-joe-biden-pets

FOX NEWS: Karol Markowicz: COVID and the school chaos it has created is a teachable moment for kids about politicians

Karol Markowicz: COVID and the school chaos it has created is a teachable moment for kids about politicians

In-person school may be back for elementary students in New York City beginning Dec. 7, but this remains a hard moment for parents and kids.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/covid-school-teachable-moment-politicians-karol-markowicz

FOX NEWS: Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's options – election decision, his political future come down to these hard choices

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's options – election decision, his political future come down to these hard choices

What matters now are the interests of the country first and Trump’s constituents second. So Trump has a number of pathways.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/victor-davis-hanson-trumps-options-election-decision-his-political-future-come-down-to-these-hard-choices

FOX NEWS: Steve Levy: Forgiving students loans is bad policy – but if it happens, demand that colleges do this

Steve Levy: Forgiving students loans is bad policy – but if it happens, demand that colleges do this

As Joe Biden convenes his transition team, one of the top priorities on his to-do list is some type of student loan forgiveness, which was promised on the campaign trail.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/forgiving-students-loans-insist-colleges-act-steve-levy

FOX NEWS: Jonathan Turley: Gun-rights case tailor made for Justice Barrett, Supreme Court. Here's why

Jonathan Turley: Gun-rights case tailor made for Justice Barrett, Supreme Court. Here's why

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has issued an opinion over the right to bear arms that has received little attention, but it should.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/gun-rights-case-supreme-court-barrett-jonathan-turley

FOX NEWS: Liz Peek: Obama's warning about Biden – this is why so many Americans are worried about the president-elect

Liz Peek: Obama's warning about Biden – this is why so many Americans are worried about the president-elect

Half the country eagerly awaits the Biden-Harris administration, hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden will “Build Back Better.” The rest of us ponder a warning about Biden from Barack Obama.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/obama-warning-biden-americans-worried-liz-peek

FOX NEWS: Jim Daly: Struggling with online schooling? Here are 7 things to teach your children that really matter

Jim Daly: Struggling with online schooling? Here are 7 things to teach your children that really matter

Nine months into the COVID-19 global pandemic, parents of school-age children might be forgiven for their frustration concerning the whipsaw nature of on-again, off-again in-person classroom learning.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/struggling-online-schooling-7-lessons-matter-jim-daly

FOX NEWS: Tim Graham: Media adoration of Biden not at Obama levels – yet

Tim Graham: Media adoration of Biden not at Obama levels – yet

President-elect Joe Biden came out with his first Cabinet picks before Thanksgiving, and the media were falling all over themselves with compliments.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/media-adoration-biden-obama-tim-graham

FOX NEWS: Christen Limbaugh Bloom: 2020 challenges our faith – this Bible story offers comfort for the weary

Christen Limbaugh Bloom: 2020 challenges our faith – this Bible story offers comfort for the weary

Disillusionment can be especially difficult for Christians because we tend to feel guilty for experiencing feelings of doubt.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/2020-challenges-faith-bible-comforts-weary-christen-limbaugh-bloom

FOX NEWS: Joshua Rogers: I complained about a cashier — and I won't forget her boss's response

Joshua Rogers: I complained about a cashier — and I won't forget her boss's response

There is so much we don't know about the people we encounter.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/joshua-rogers-i-complained-about-a-cashier-and-i-wont-forget-her-bosss-response

The Papers: Tory revolt over tiers and Scotch eggs with beers

Tory MPs preparing to rebel over Covid rules and the PM's attempts to stop them lead several papers.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-55139619

Sunday, 29 November 2020

Women 'completely let down' in rape investigations

A report finds "catastrophic" failures in the way rape cases are investigated and prosecuted.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55124701

The King of Trump TV Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Buy It

By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/business/media/newsmax-chris-ruddy-trump.html?partner=IFTTT

What We Learned From Week 12 of the N.F.L. Season

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/sports/football/nfl-scores-results-week-12.html?partner=IFTTT

Coronavirus: Ministers urged to extend universal credit 'boost'

A £20 weekly universal credit boost has kept 700,000 out of poverty and should continue, says think tank.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55106028

Covid: Fauci warns of 'surge in cases' post Thanksgiving

Millions of people are returning home following the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55126003

Student Covid testing begins for Christmas exodus

Universities open mass testing centres for students so they can travel home safely for Christmas.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55106312

Covid: Researchers fear cancer advances delay due to pandemic

Scientists fear research has been pushed back due to the pandemic, a survey suggests.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55124652

Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55115753

Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55106268

A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-54175441

Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55108078

Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia

Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55098415

The Grand Tour stars on pirate treasure, cycle lanes and electric cars

Clarkson, Hammond and May discuss their recent hunt for pirate treasure and their TV future.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54784569

Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers

Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-54972840

The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54881746

Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55094235

Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble

The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-54930380

For Trump, Past Is Prologue

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/opinion/donald-trump-bankruptcy.html?partner=IFTTT

Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools

By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/us/baltimore-schools-cyberattack.html?partner=IFTTT

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By Unknown Author from NYT World https://static01.nyt.com/slideshow/2020/11/29/world/coronavirus.html?partner=IFTTT

Biden sees orthopedic doctor after spraining his ankle while playing with family dog.

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/us/politics/biden-ankle-sprain.html?partner=IFTTT

Biden team wants to tackle child care, elder care, preschool in one overarching plan.

By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/29/us/joe-biden-trump/biden-team-wants-to-tackle-child-care-elder-care-preschool-in-one-overarching-plan?partner=IFTTT

The Papers: Vaccine 'celebrity drive' and PM's call for resolve

Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's tier system continue to dominate the front pages.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-55125701

Saturday, 28 November 2020

Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia

The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55108072

TikTok: 'I didn’t know other LGBT Muslims existed'

Until she found her social media "safe space", Shaz says she didn't know there were others like her.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55079954

The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world

How an anonymous group of female artists challenged the status quo in New York's art world

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-55085305

In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute

Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-55064560

London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'

Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55084126

The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis

How did 16 policemen come to be deported from the British Isles to Nazi-occupied Europe?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-54106579

Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'

Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55105275

Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'

The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55091170

Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic

Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55098412

Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis

The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55106567

An underground New York club with 400 people was shut down for violating coronavirus restrictions.

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/28/world/covid-19-coronavirus/an-underground-new-york-club-with-400-people-was-shut-down-for-violating-coronavirus-restrictions?partner=IFTTT

One of the warm-up bouts was canceled after a fighter tested positive for the coronavirus.

By BY OSKAR GARCIA from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/28/sports/tyson-jones/one-of-the-warm-up-bouts-was-canceled-after-a-fighter-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus?partner=IFTTT

A Cat Is Said to Be Joining the Bidens in the White House

By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/Biden-cat-dogs-German-shepherd.html?partner=IFTTT

This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?

By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/28/sports/tyson-jones/this-could-be-quite-popular-whats-that-mean-for-boxing-at-large?partner=IFTTT

Are these fights real?

By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/28/sports/tyson-jones/are-these-fights-real?partner=IFTTT

Who’s bankrolling this spectacle?

By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/28/sports/tyson-jones/whos-bankrolling-this-spectacle?partner=IFTTT

Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

By BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, RONEN BERGMAN AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT International Home https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/international-home/iran-assassinations-nuclear-israel.html?partner=IFTTT

How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas

By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND KAREN WEISE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/tony-hsieh-las-vegas.html?partner=IFTTT

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By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/crosswords/daily-puzzle-2020-11-29.html?partner=IFTTT

Let’s Talk About Higher Wages

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/opinion/wages-economic-growth.html?partner=IFTTT

Durham van traveller Esther Dingley missing in Pyrenees

Esther Dingley disappeared on a solo hike during a six-year journey through Europe in a campervan.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-55118130

The Papers: Tory MPs' hospital anger, and PM 'in retreat'

Sunday's papers are dominated by the new tier system, which has divided the Conservative party.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-55118347

Leroy Logan: Who is the Met Police officer in Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue?

Star Wars' John Boyega is set to star in the true story of a black police officer in 1980s London.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55109363

Friday, 27 November 2020

Los Angeles County, where the virus is surging, urges residents to stay home.

By BY JOHN ISMAY AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/27/world/covid-19-coronavirus/los-angeles-county-where-the-virus-is-surging-urges-residents-to-stay-home?partner=IFTTT

Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos

The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-55110700

Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England

There is no evidence that it protects against Covid-19 but it could boost the health of the vulnerable.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55108613

Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'

A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55104153

Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap

The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55109092

Gunmen Assassinate Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist in Ambush, Provoking New Crisis

By BY DAVID E. SANGER, ERIC SCHMITT, FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RONEN BERGMAN from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-scientist-killed.html?partner=IFTTT

Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike

Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55110333

Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-55089970

Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55108074

Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55108073

Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free

For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55060433

'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'

Elin Williams writes a blog to help other people with sight loss, but it has become her own "survival tool".

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55045487

Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt

The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55101771

The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?

How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55090145

Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55100767

Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-55081684

Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise

With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-54873285

Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55106353

Border wall fader

By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://static01.nyt.com/slideshow/2020/11/27/homepage/border-wall-fader.html?partner=IFTTT

For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes

By BY PETER S. GOODMAN from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/business/coronavirus-global-economic-outlook.html?partner=IFTTT

Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/27/world/covid-19-coronavirus/los-angeles-county-urges-residents-to-stay-home-and-bars-gatherings-of-mixed-households?partner=IFTTT

The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs

Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-55110495

The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54546427

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