Новости за 14.12.2020

Early voting begins in Georgia for runoff elections that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Stacey Abrams, founder of voting rights organization Fair Fight, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why she's confident Democrats will win both races, and her concerns with President Trump's repeated false claims of voter fraud.

The U.S. is launching the largest vaccination effort in the nation's history on Monday, as cargo trucks and planes began delivering millions of doses of Pfizer's vaccine. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports on how hospitals are preparing for distribution, and Dr. Ron Elfenbein, medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss how the vaccines will be administered to priority groups.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a briefing Monday as Pfizer's new coronavirus vaccine rolls out in the state. One of the first doses of the vaccine went to a critical care nurse, who got the shot on live TV.

Of all the ways the White House has received special treatment during this pandemic—the gatherings, the low mask use, and the experimental treatments—jumping the vaccine line might seem like the most privileged. But strangely, it could be the only one of these moves to help the rest of us—if the president can be persuaded to cooperate.

In the second and final part of NATURE's miniseries "The Alps," experience the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps, shaped by snow blizzards and avalanches.

On Sunday, police officers identified several individuals in possession of narcotics in rue des Miniers in Dudelange.

“Private investment in the (space) sector will lead to the creation of hi-tech jobs, which will provide a host of opportunities to the talent pool in IITs/NITs and other technical institutions," Modi said in an interaction with startups, industries and academia from the space sector.

Indian-origin engineer gets 2-year prison term for deleting former employer Cisco's servers

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team is expected to announce this week plans to drop the nickname it first assumed in 1915.

Toho's Baragon feels like a natural fit for the world of the Hollow Earth in Godzilla's MonsterVerse. He would work well on the big screen.

Roger Federer won the award by a big margin, to add to his array of Swiss sport honors over the years.

NEW YORK (AP) - Book publishing in 2020 was a story of how much an industry can change and how much it can, or wants to, remain the same.

Roblox and Affirm push their listings to next year after Airbnb and DoorDash’s extreme first-day pops

Pep Guardiola admitted he has no idea how many points will be required to lift the Premier League title this season. He has confidence Manchester City team can mount a serious title tilt though.

The supermarket chain said it will be deploying extra security on the doors of all its 421 large superstores between December 19 and December 24.

Finance Minister to meet stakeholders on Tuesday

To effectively address the deep, persistent disparities in our schools we must have visionary leadership with a strong equity orientation, a clear sense of purpose, and the ability to mobilize people in their communities in an aligned direction.

The first COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Ohio on December 14, Gov Mike DeWine said. The vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, was the first to be approved by US officials. Army Gen Gustave Perna, the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, said the vaccine was to be distributed by UPS and FedEx and the first doses would be administered on Monday. This footage shows UPS and FedEx deliveries arriving at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. It was shared by DeWine, who wrote, “This is an historic occasion. Читать дальше...

BOSS Ralph Hasenhuttl hailed the quality shown by Nathan Redmond from the bench for Saints, as he looks to earn his place back in the team.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Tehran's missile programme was non-negotiable and that U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden is "well aware of it".

Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, has been one of the folks on the front lines over the last 10 months caring for COVID-19 patients, putting herself at risk.

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech may be high-tech, but the ingredients add up to "just pretty basic chemistry."