Новости за 11.12.2020

Morire di fame. That’s “starve” in English — the message Gov. Cuomo, who often touts his Italian-American family’s at-home spaghetti and sausage feasts, sent to the city’s barely-alive restaurant industry. And to the nation’s greatest concentration of culinary talent and 350,000 hard-working employees. Only some unknown childhood trauma could account for Cuomo’s inexplicable shutdown of...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this elite group. Vice President Mike Pence introduced the astronauts Wednesday at the close of his final meeting as...

MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny accused the commuter rail agency of allowing a group of workers to fraudulently rake in tens of thousands of dollars for “travel time’’ — as much as eight hours a shift — while supposedly on the job.

A casual perusal of her Instagram history seems to disprove the notion that Hilson is pregnant.

How are you feeling about the trade for Leonard Williams now, Giants fans?  Is Dave Gettleman still the bumbling idiot who’d let the game pass him by?  The Giants general manager was universally ridiculed for giving the Jets a third-round draft pick last season for Williams, who was in the final year of his contract....

A former baggage handler at Newark Liberty International Airport was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for using his position to smuggle cocaine into the country, authorities said. Tyrone Woolaston of Orange, NJ, was convicted at trial in 2019 of conspiring to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and using a firearm in...

The Broadway musical gets a movie adaptation courtesy Ryan Murphy.

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons (34 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide in the...

This unique dramedy sometimes plays like a contemporary British Boogie Nights.

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He hopes it’s a shot heard ’round the borough! Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli tweeted Friday that he’s enrolled himself in a coronavirus vaccine trial — and that he hopes going public with news will encourage New Yorkers to get immunized as the shots become widely available later this year. “I thought I’d make a...

Michael Rainey Jr. compares his love scenes on “Power Book II: Ghost” with Bollywood movies when it comes to preserving his character Tariq’s virginity. “The funny thing is, Tariq — he has done it. It just wasn’t shown; it was either Season 4 or 5, with Ray Ray’s niece, Destiny. That’s when Tariq supposedly lost...

"I want VVS diamonds; that’s all I wear."

A third mysterious metal monolith has appeared in the UK. The weird metal structure, measuring 8.2-feet-tall, showed up on top of a hill on Dartmoor. The “surreal” sculpture was spotted on the top of the hill in the Devon National Park near the village of Throwleigh in England.. It appears to be the third of...

We know how much you loved DSW’s last Gucci sale. And that’s why we’re super excited for its newest batch of designer deals. For a limited time, you can save up to 20% on the beloved designer shoes. You’ll find major discounts on a variety of pumps, boots and sneakers. You can even use the...

In past seasons, Marquette has been known for having an explosive offense, headlined last season by the top scorer in college basketball, Markus Howard. A lot of things have changed in 2020, including Marquette’s approach on defense, which will be tested out Friday against UCLA. The Golden Eagles rank in the top 40 in fewest...

From the outside, they look like futuristic household refrigerators but these ultra-cold machines, installed at hospitals across New York, will be the key to safely storing millions of COVID-19 vaccines. Days before the first doses are expected in the Empire State, Northwell Health unveiled the special ice boxes equipped to handle Pfizer’s vaccine on Friday...

Obi Toppin is making his NBA preseason debut against high-flying Pistons star Blake Griffin. The 6-foot-9 Knicks rookie stud from Brooklyn has heard the comparisons to Griffin because of their dunking ability. “He’s a great player, competitive, and I can’t wait to get on the floor with him and learn in the moment,” Toppin said Friday...

The one-week funding extends until Dec. 18 a deadline to pass coronavirus pandemic relief as infections, deaths and business closures increase.

The Ilyushin-80 was undergoing maintenance at an airfield in Taganrog in southern Russia when the thieves struck, breaking into a cargo hatch and swiping $13,600 worth of gear, according to the Moscow Times.

CHICAGO – United Airlines is telling some flight attendants whose colleagues test positive for COVID-19 to keep flying and monitor for symptoms, three employees told Reuters, raising concerns among staff about the policy. “Most of us feel that’s unsafe,” said one of the employees. Reuters also viewed around a dozen comments in a private online...

A long-unsolved puzzle sent by the Zodiac Killer to the San Francisco Chronicle has finally been cracked by a team of coding experts — revealing a taunting message in which the murderer scoffed that he wasn’t scared of being executed if caught, the paper said Friday. “I hope you are having lots of fun in...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) defended her job performance on Friday after a damaging report suggesting she was “seriously struggling” with cognitive decline — but would not commit to serving out her term. The 87-year-old lawmaker — who is the oldest member of the Senate — is facing growing questions about her performance and...

MetLife is selling its home and auto insurance business to Farmers Group for $3.94 billion, the insurers said Friday. The deal is part of a 10-year strategic partnership in which Farmers, which is owned by Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group, will get access to MetLife’s network of agents and take over its property and casualty policies....

The United States saw its deadliest week since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — with a 44 percent rise in fatalities compared to the week prior, according to new data.  A total of 15,966 Americans died from the virus in the seven-day period between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9, according to data compiled by...