Новости за 21.11.2020

Even Scrooge has to confront the coronavirus this year. A Massachusetts theater troupe is putting a 2020 spin on their holiday tradition, shifting from live performances using a lavish set to a pared-down, filmed version of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story. The Hanover Theatre Repertory’s “A Christmas Carol Reimagined” is set in a small dark...

The Nets get most of the bold-faced headlines now, and with reason. When the 2020-21 NBA season begins, they will certainly be among the most intriguing teams in the league, with or without James Harden. Just the presence of Kevin Durant changes the dynamic for them — regardless of how much of his old self...

How Margaret Thatcher's son Mark and his shifty money dealings broke his mother's heart.

Bure is reflecting on backlash she received from Christian fans who took issue with a photo of her husband cupping the actress' breast on Instagram.

Donald Trump Jr., President Trump’s oldest son, is asking his social-media followers for book and Netflix recommendations to ease his time in coronavirus quarantine — “because there’s only so many guns I can clean before I get bored.” “Apparently I got the ‘rona,” he said in a video posted to Instagram Friday after a spokesman...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing allegations that he told a government watchdog to tone down a report that found one of his senior ministers had bullied her staff, according to reports. An independent probe had found that Home Secretary Priti Patel had broken ministerial conduct by swearing and shouting at her staff, but...

Jay Wright’s biggest concern isn’t how to juggle minutes. It’s not who to start. It’s not that day’s practice package, recruiting targets or injury issues. It’s not even about the looming challenges in the Big East. It’s tests — but not exams taken in the classroom. It’s making sure COVID-19 hasn’t returned to his program...

Five Lebanese jail escapees died Saturday when their getaway car crashed into a tree. The men were in a group of almost 70 pre-trial detainees who broke out of a detention center on the outskirts of Beirut, Reuters reported. Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces didn’t give details of the escape, which is being investigated. One detainee...

A Hasidic synagogue in Brooklyn planned the wedding of a chief rabbi’s grandson with such secrecy it was able to host thousands of maskless celebrants without the city catching on. Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, guests crammed shoulder-to-shoulder inside the Yetev Lev temple in Williamsburg for the Nov. 8 nuptials — stomping, dancing and...

The Nets have been eyeing veteran stretch bigs to round out their rotation, and they landed one Saturday when they signed Jeff Green. The 34-year-old Green has a pre-existing relationship with both Nets star Kevin Durant (who he played alongside in Oklahoma City) and newly hired assistant Mike D’Antoni (whom he played under in Houston)....

I initially made Auburn an 18-point favorite for its home game on Saturday versus Tennessee. After hearing Gus Malzahn’s press conference on Monday when he acknowledged that a few of the 10 players who tested positive for COVID-19 last week might not play, I adjusted my number to -16. I still feel like there’s plenty...

Deiveson Figueiredo and Alex Perez meet in the main event of UFC 255!

A new drug to treat a rare genetic disorder that causes rapid aging in children has been approved after clinical studies showed promising results in extending their lives. Zokinvy, the first drug of its kind to treat the genetic mutation known as progeria that also stunts growth, was approved by the US Food and Drug...

Joe Biden shouldn’t let the “We Just Did 46” hat go to his head. When the 78-year-old President-elect debuted the chapeau via wife Jill’s social media Nov. 7, supporters reveled in his apparent retort to Donald Trump’s iconic fire-engine red “Make America Great Again” cap. The Biden hats — which refer to his soon becoming...

President-elect Joe Biden could name two of his most important Cabinet picks in the next few days, according to reports — aiming to solidify a transition that the current administration has not yet acknowledged. Biden’s choices for Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury may be revealed before Thanksgiving, sources told The Associated Press...

That menu must not be much of a secret after all. Colorado fans of the iconic California chain In-N-Out Burger waited on epic lines Friday as the state’s first two outlets opened. In Aurora, cops were called to control the crowds as cars and customers snaked around the new fast food restaurant and an adjacent...

Jessica Mulroney had "suicidal" thoughts after charges of racism rocked her friendship with Meghan Markle.

Election journal: Left’s ‘big-turnout’ myth At City Journal, Nate Hochman recalls how “progressives take it as an article of faith that ‘a durable majority of Americans,’ in [Elizabeth] Warren’s words, would support a left-wing policy agenda, if not for various Republican-sponsored voter-suppression efforts, gerrymandering and anti-majoritarian institutions like the Senate and the Electoral College.” Republicans...

New York City’s coronavirus positivity rate has ticked up to 3.11%, according to City Hall. That is a slight increase from Friday’s number of 3.02%, which is measured on a seven-day average. There were 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 118 patients admitted to the hospital with the potentially deadly virus, Mayor De Blasio tweeted Saturday....

Gordon Hayward is getting paid — just not by the Knicks. After opting out of his deal with the Celtics and getting some interest from the Knicks, Hayward on Saturday landed a monster contract with the Hornets worth four years and $120 million, The Post’s Marc Berman confirmed. The Knicks entered free agency with $35...

Cooped up in tiny apartments, rattled by disease and demonstrations, and worried about their children’s education, hundreds of thousands escaped from New York this year — and not just for nearby suburbs. The post office received 295,103 change of address requests from March 1 through Oct. 31, according to data The Post obtained from the...

An heiress who despised the rich plundered their paintings to start a revolution.

Russian special forces, acting on a tip from the US, rescued a 7-year-old boy kidnapped in late September by a suspected pedophile. In a short but harrowing video released by the Russian interior ministry, the soldiers can be seen cutting through a reinforced metal door to reach the boy and arrest the 26-year-old suspect in...

Mayflower descendants defend their ancestors — and the history of America.

Amid rising COVID cases and looming lockdowns, my fellow New Yorkers should take heart — because we will have a greater city to look forward to once this pandemic’s over. Although the flight from the Big Apple, increasing crime, and possible MTA cuts are dominating media coverage, less noticed is a wealth of new projects...