Новости за 12.10.2020

The president's doctor said Monday night that Trump had tested negative for the coronavirus on consecutive days and that he was not infectious to others. The rally starts a new sprint in the campaign.

The dance company features work of Latinx choreographers, as well as a robust educational outreach program. It was just awarded a $4 million grant from the Ford Foundation.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Gregg Nunziata, former nominations counsel for the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, about Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

Nebraska hospitals are warning that intensive care beds are getting scarce as coronavirus cases surge. Doctors say Nebraskans need to take responsibility for slowing the spread of the pandemic.

Baseball second baseman Joe Morgan died at age 77. He played for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984.

The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA Championship. NPR discusses LeBron James' career as he becomes the 4th player in NBA history to win a championship with three different teams.

The Israeli army opened two coronavirus wards in an underground hospital parking lot that was originally built as a bomb shelter to treat patients during wars.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Joe Brock of Reuters about an investigation into the rise of single-use plastic in the pandemic and the oil companies' massive investments into global plastic production.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the Senate. Her path to reelection is complicated by her past statements about how she'd handle a Supreme Court vacancy.

President Trump is back on the campaign trail for the first time since he tested positive for the coronavirus. He is campaigning in Florida while his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, is in Ohio.

Even after three Senators tested positive for the coronavirus, there are still no testing or tracing protocols on Capitol Hill. There are bipartisan calls to create a regular testing system.

Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada died of COVID-19 in Paris at age 81. His signature bold prints introduced Japanese design to the fashion world.

Stanford University professors Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work in understanding and designing auctions.

A new study estimates the pandemic could cause over 400,000 deaths in the U.S. this year. It includes those who died of COVID-19 and people who died due to disruptions caused by the pandemic.

In Taiwan, only seven people died of COVID-19. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Audrey Tang, Taiwan's digital minister about how Taiwan has been managing the pandemic.

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who devoted his last years to the Catholic Church after being diagnosed with leukemia, was beatified at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi on Saturday.

A conservative group challenged Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' authority to declare successive states of emergency. St. Croix County Judge Michael Waterman refuses its request for an injunction.

GOP members on the Senate Judiciary Committee decry what they call inappropriate questioning about Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith and call it un-American persecution of her religion.

Once known as a loud bar band, Low Cut Connie bends classic rock to meet ever-more complex emotionalism. The resulting album is filled with songs about lovers, losers and beautiful dreamers.

Serial reporter Chana Joffe-Walt says progressive white parents may say they want their kids to go to diverse schools — but the reality tells a different story. Her new podcast is Nice White Parents.

The Iowa Republican accuses opponents of Amy Coney Barrett's nomination of undermining the judge with attacks on her faith and role as a mother. But Democrats focus on health care, not religion.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who previously considered such claims free speech, said his thinking has "evolved." Survivors had lobbied the social network to remove posts that deny the Holocaust.

Harold "Heshy" Tischler, a talk show host and candidate for City Council, is charged with inciting a riot and unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly egged on violence against a journalist.

Minority members on the Senate Judiciary Committee are alluding frequently to the pending election — and in at least one case, asking that the Supreme Court nominee agree to keep out of it.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel rules in favor of the state agreement allowing ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 to be counted if received within seven days of Election Day.