Новости за 18.12.2020

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Alex Azar continues to test negative for COVID-19 after his wife contracted the coronavirus.

A home in Portola Valley, CA, has landed on the market. The “livable work of art” took five years to build in one of the wealthiest communities in the U.S.

The 49ers, who left the Bay Area on Dec. 2, will officially spend at least a month in their temporary home in Glendale, Ariz. The 49ers will not play their regular-season finale against the Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium on Jan. 3 because Santa Clara County has extended the coronavirus-related ban on contact sports.

Anita and Ken Corsini of "Flip or Flop Atlanta" go up against Page Turner and DeRon Jenkins of "Flip or Flop Nashville" to renovate the best small home.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the shot is safe. He celebrated the milestone as “a medical miracle” that could eventually contain the raging pandemic.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are slipping from their record levels Friday as the wait drags on to see if Congress can reach a deal to send more cash to struggling workers and businesses.

WA Current Conditions as of 10:00 AM PST Friday, December 18, 2020

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City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%)

Arlington;Rain;45;SE;18;87%

Bellingham;Showers;46;S;20;85%

Bremerton;Showers;45;SSE;4;97%

Chehalis;Cloudy;46;S;9;87%

Deer Park;Mostly cloudy;35;SSE;6;84%

Eastsound;Showers;46;SSE;13;87%

Ellensburg;Cloudy;39;WNW;9;75%

Ephrata;Cloudy;34;N;7;88%

Everett;Showers;44;SE;5;89%

TX Forecast for Sunday, December 20, 2020

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City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index

Abilene;Mostly sunny;57;34;SE;10;55%;6%;3

Abilene Dyess;Mostly sunny;56;32;S;10;47%;5%;3

Alice;A shower in the a.m.;79;43;N;10;70%;57%;3

Alpine;Plenty of sunshine;59;34;WSW;6;27%;0%;4

Amarillo;Plenty of sunshine;53;27;W;8;52%;1%;3

Angleton;Rain and a t-storm;70;47;NNW;10;83%;68%;1

Global Forecast as of 18:00 GMT Friday, December 18, 2020

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City/Town, Country;Friday's Weather Condition;Friday's High Temp (F);Friday's Low Temp (F);Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (F);Saturday's Low Temp (F);Saturday's Wind Direction;Saturday's Wind Speed (MPH);Saturday's Humidity (%);Saturday's Chance of Precip. (%);Saturday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;A stray a.m. t-storm;84;77;Humid with some sun;87;78;S;8;81%;44%;8

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Global Forecast as of 18:00 GMT Friday, December 18, 2020

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City/Town, Country;Friday's Weather Condition;Friday's High Temp (C);Friday's Low Temp (C);Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (C);Saturday's Low Temp (C);Saturday's Wind Direction;Saturday's Wind Speed (KPH);Saturday's Humidity (%);Saturday's Chance of Precip. (%);Saturday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;A stray a.m. t-storm;29;25;Humid with some sun;30;26;S;13;81%;44%;8

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New Jersey Transit announced Friday it has completed installation and implementation of a federally required emergency braking system, two weeks before a national deadline that had raised the specter of steep fines and potentially crippling disruptions to train service between New Jersey and New York City.

GUADALUPE CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President Donald Trump’s border wall before his term ends next month.

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Walgreens’ chief medical officer are announcing that Florida nursing homes are among the first in the country where residents will be vaccinated against COVID-19 through a federal government partnership with drugstore chains.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Health care workers began vaccinations in Connecticut nursing homes Friday, calling the containers “vials of hope,” with the aim of ending the devastation the coronavirus is causing to elderly residents and their families.

The Warriors used Lin in 29 games as a rookie during the 2010-2011 season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Both initial and continuing claims for unemployment compensation rose in Ohio last week, another sign of the economy's continued weakness during the coronavirus pandemic.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Department of Corrections has taken additional measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within prisons, including ordering the first hospital-grade disinfectant fogger for a correctional center in Carson City, health officials said.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt" to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid a chaotic and costly changeover in the new year.

NY Buffalo NY Zone Forecast for Friday, December 18, 2020

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268 FPUS51 KBUF 181752

ZFPBUF

Zone Forecasts for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

1252 PM EST Fri Dec 18 2020

NYZ001-182215-

Niagara-

Including the city of Niagara Falls

1252 PM EST Fri Dec 18 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Light winds.

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly

cloudy. Читать дальше...

TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Friday, December 18, 2020

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951 FPUS54 KFWD 181752

ZFPFWD

Zone Forecast Product for Texas

National Weather Service Fort Worth TX

1152 AM CST Fri Dec 18 2020

TXZ119-190015-

Dallas-

Including the city of Dallas

1152 AM CST Fri Dec 18 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...Partly sunny. Highs around 60. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then

showers likely after midnight. Читать дальше...

Point guard Jeremy Lin is finalizing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Warriors, a league source confirmed with The Chronicle.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — AP sources: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to lift prohibition on in-person instruction at Michigan high schools.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — East Carolina University's new chancellor is a native of Greenville and a former administrator at the school.

KATSINA, Nigeria (AP) — Bleary, barefoot, apparently numbed by a week of captivity, more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped in an attack on their school, were welcomed by the governor of Katsina state Friday.

JAY, Maine (AP) — Workers who lost jobs as a result of an explosion at a paper mill in Jay are now eligible for free training and classes at a pair of community colleges.