Новости за 28.11.2020

Tony Hsieh, who became a frequently studied management guru by persuading millions of people to buy shoes online through Zappos, has died at age 46 from injuries he sustained in a house fire.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to decry police brutality and protest proposed legislation that would restrict people from publishing identifiable images of police officers in France

Landscape and garden designer Luciano Giubbilei finds a new creative retreat in the former home of a Mallorcan country potter.

Government forces began an artillery assault on the capital of the rebel-run region, confirming the failure of last-minute diplomacy and raising fears of a protracted humanitarian crisis in the strategic Horn of Africa.

Eight former senior employees of the Texas attorney general’s office claimed Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton had illegally used his office to interfere with an FBI investigation of a campaign donor.

A retired mortgage banker’s Model B Rear-Entrance Tonneau helped launch an iconic car company in 1904, and establish Detroit as America’s car capital.

Wind power made Texas the leading renewable-energy producer in the U.S. Now solar is fast catching up.

Only a year ago, trade was a big worry for investors, and the strong domestic economy a source of comfort. How times change.

The all-important Treasury market is a holdout in reflecting increased economic optimism from Covid-19 vaccine news.

A Moscow-brokered peace agreement halted weeks of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but the presence of Russian troops in the area arouses distrust as well as gratitude among Armenians.

Tesla’s Elon Musk now wants to show the trucking industry—a risk-averse and thin-margin business with little patience for Silicon-Valley hype—will embrace a battery-powered vehicle.

With the return to power of the Rajapaksa family, Sri Lanka is deepening its ties to Beijing despite U.S. efforts to gain influence, with China poised to start building a $13 billion city on Sri Lanka’s seafront.

A chance encounter with aerial silks helped Dr. Robert Sullivan build his core strength and overcome his fear of heights.

President-elect Joe Biden told NATO’s secretary-general in a recent telephone call of the U.S.’s “enduring commitment” to the military alliance—a relief for European allies after President Trump’s browbeatings and threats to leave.

China is set to resume cruises soon, as its economy revives and the pandemic remains largely under control. The catch is the international cruise lines that spent the past decade building the market from scratch aren’t invited to the party.

Eight months into the pandemic, debt-relief systems created by federal legislation have helped many borrowers exit payment-deferral programs financially stronger; other borrowers have fallen deeper into debt.

It won’t be easy, but New York theater will recover from the current shutdown—just as it weathered the Depression, the AIDS crisis and 9/11.

The Supreme Court considers the Census and undocumented immigrants.

The killing of a top nuclear scientist dramatizes the ayatollahs’ domestic vulnerability.

Will he throw away Trump’s Mideast gains to return to a bad nuclear deal?

A pioneer in labor economics and a Journal contributor.

A study says Twitter’s anti-Trump ‘corrections’ make some people more likely to believe Trump.

What happens when the most respected authorities get it wrong and ruin lives and economies? Not much.

Too much focus on Washington and magic fixes has impeded grass-roots adaptation.

‘I fully acknowledge that I have urged everyone to stay home and avoid unnecessary travel.’