Новости за 21.03.2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry’s long-running problems, including a struggle to control infections and a staffing crisis that relies on poorly paid aides who can't afford to stay home sick.

The coronavirus pandemic has put the clamps down on just about all the simple pleasures Americans took for granted jut a week ago. One of the recents announcements aimed at slowing the virus was that gyms used by thousands, if not millions of people were also going to have their doors locked to the public. The virus, which has wreaked havoc on everyone's personal and professional lives, had robbed Americans of the opportunity to work out.

THE EDGE OF THE GILA WILDERNESS, N.M. (AP) — A voice interrupted the crackle of the radio at basecamp: “Starting pursuit.”

Actor Gary Oldman is 62. Actress Kathleen Widdoes is 81. Songwriter Chip Taylor is 80. Musician Keith Potger is 79. Actress Marie-Christine Barrault is 76. Musician Rose Stone is 75. Actor Timothy Dalton is 74. Musician Roger Hodgson is 70. Singer Russell Thompkins Jr. is 69. Actress Kassie Depaiva is 59. Actor Matthew Broderick is 58. Comedian Rosie O'Donnell is 58. Actress Cynthia Geary is 55. DJ Premier is 54. Musician Jonas "Joker" Berggren is 53. Musician Andrew Copeland is 52. Actress Laura Allen is 46. Читать дальше...

One program the coronavirus hasn't forced a screeching halt to is NBC's "The Voice."

Denver

The head of USA Swimming urged the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to push for a 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games, signaling the first fissure between powerful American factions attempting to maneuver the U.S. team through the coronavirus crisis.

CEO Tim Hinchey sent a letter Friday to his counterpart at the USOPC, Sarah Hirshland, calling for the delay.

"Everyone has experienced unimaginable disruptions, mere months before the Olympic Games, which calls... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As leaders from Congress and the White House toiled in high-stakes negotiations on a mammoth $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package Friday, President Donald Trump unleashed fury on those questioning his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — While California awoke Friday to the reality of a near lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it was business as usual for Rick Curnutt and his family, who were hunkered down in China during the early days of the outbreak and spent two weeks in self-quarantine when they returned last month.

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With global soccer shut down these days, fans desperate for a fix of the beautiful game may find it from a rather unlikely source — the creator of the stately "Downton Abbey."

Julian Fellowes has created and co-written the new Netflix series "The English Game," a six-part look at the origins of a onetime British gentleman's game that has become the most popular sport on the planet. The series begins Friday.

"There are certain sports that cut right through society and appeal to people at every level. Читать дальше...

Sometimes, pessimism pays off.

For instance, last year, around the same time that the coronavirus invaded the human population, Marc Maron stood onstage in Los Angeles and asked: "Isn't there something that could bring everyone together and realize we have to put a stop to like almost everything? What would it take?" Then he answered his own question: "Something terrible. That's what brings people together. Nothing good."

In "End Times Fun," released on Netflix last week, Maron, 56... Читать дальше...