Новости за 17.12.2020

Jean-Luc Brunel was arrested at an airport near Paris by French authorities investigating possible sex crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

Minutes after the government statement, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. warned that his administration would impose “substantial costs” on those responsible. President Trump has been silent on the hacking.

It was the first time in years that members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma have taken questions publicly, and the exchanges were tense.

The appointment would make history if confirmed by the Senate, placing a Native American in a cabinet secretary position for the first time.

Designers, competitors, streamers, voice actors and labor activists have been working to make gaming more inclusive.

The ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced a four-year ban to two. It will keep Russian teams — but not necessarily Russian athletes — out of the next two Olympics.

“Create constancy and continuity for your family,” writes our advice columnist.

The site focuses on service journalism for North Carolina’s largest city. Now it has been scooped up in a deal valued at nearly $5 million and will be a partial model for other cities.

The rise of “political sectarianism” is putting us all in danger.

Across the country, fall concerts were saved by staff whose work shifted rapidly from promotional videos to high-quality broadcasts.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia laughed off a question about the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny at a marathon news conference where he also defended his country’s coronavirus response.

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The celebrated writer moved between many worlds, becoming close friends with major figures — from Marlon Brando to Toni Morrison — in art, activism and beyond.

The U.S. government and more than 40 states say the social networking company has become an unlawful monopoly that is hurting consumers.

President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Thursday. The news comes as inoculations continue across the United States, where pharmacists found that some newly delivered vaccine vials held more than their labels indicated.

Members of the creative team discuss what it took to adapt the August Wilson play for Netflix and trying not to be “outdone” by the late actor.

Elections are not intended to be open-ended affairs. But is any campaign with Donald Trump on the ballot bound to linger past its sell-by date?

“We’re worse off in some ways than we were in the beginning,” said one nurse about the lack of workers and resources at her New York hospital.

Many primary care doctors, firefighters and others at risk of exposure are waiting to learn when they will get vaccinated.

Residents of weekly rentals worry they will be kicked out if they can’t pay the rent. It’s unclear if the federal moratorium on evictions applies to them.

Sleds were sold out all over as the city, for once, faced an oncoming nor’easter with a sense of anticipation.

In 1918, as soldiers returned from war and New York navigated a pandemic, readers opened their wallets. In 2020, the generosity continues.

Heavy snow is forecast to sweep through the Mid-Atlantic States and barrel north through New England, dropping up to two feet of snow in some areas, but the fast-moving system won’t stick around for long.

Published opinions from the nation’s appeals courts this year show that Trump appointees stand out from other judges, even those named by other Republican presidents.

City and state officials are trying to recover millions from quick deals made during the worst weeks of the pandemic this spring.