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Associated Press49ers to play 2 upcoming home games in Arizona
The San Francisco 49ers will play two home games in Arizona after new coronavirus regulations put in place by officials in Northern California forced the team to find a temporary new home. The 49ers will host the Buffalo Bills next Monday and Washington on Dec. 13 at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals. The AFC East-leading Bills will be returning to Arizona for the second time in a little over three weeks, following a 32-30 loss to the Cardinals on Nov. 15.
- Reuters
Cybersecurity, pharma coordination are big post-pandemic structural themes -LGIM
Cybersecurity could be one of the key post-pandemic investment themes in an equity-friendly world of low interest rates and vaccine-led recovery, LGIM CIO Sonja Laud said on Monday. Laud, who oversees 1.2 trillion pounds at Legal & General Investment Management, Britain's biggest asset manager, said the rollout of vaccines and economic recovery would support equities and sectors such as emerging markets next year, especially as government bond yields would be held low. "So risk exposure to equities should be your preferred asset class," Laud told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit, predicting the stellar market rally would broaden from a select number of tech firms to encompass growth-sensitive companies as well.
ReutersSouth Koreans, Chinese clash on social media over Chinese-style Kimchi winning international certificate
China's efforts to win an international certification for Pao Cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a social media showdown between Chinese and South Korean netizens over the origin of Kimchi, a staple Korean cuisine made of cabbage. Beijing recently won a certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for Pao Cai, an achievement the state-run Global Times reported as "an international standard for the Kimchi industry led by China."
- USA TODAY
'Truly incredible': Missing Florida boater found alive clinging to capsized vessel 86 miles offshore
A 62-year-old boater who was stranded alone at sea Sunday morning roughly 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Florida, was found alive.
- BBC
Caffè Nero rejects bid from billionaire Asda brothers
The coffee shop chain, which is struggling to pay its rents, called the offer "opportunistic".
- Associated Press
UN: Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky
As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. “I suspect many people won’t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,” said Dr. Michael Ryan said at a WHO news briefing on Monday. The U.N. health agency has previously said the coronavirus transmits much less easily outside because it is dispersed in the fresh air.
- Reuters
Croatia's PM Plenkovic tested positive on COVID-19 - government spokesman
Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has tested positive for the coronavirus, the government's spokesman said on Monday. Plenkovic has already been at home in isolation because his wife tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. Plenkovic's test over the weekend was negative.
- Variety
‘The Mandalorian’ Becomes First Disney Plus Show to Make Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 List
"The Mandalorian" has officially become the first Disney Plus series to make an appearance on Nielsen's recently-launched streaming top 10 list. The "Star Wars" series jets in at number three for the week of Oct. 26, placing only behind "The Queen's Gambit" and "The Office" on Netflix. According to Nielsen, the show's 9 episodes (including […]
- Variety
‘Willow’ Disney Plus Series Adds Erin Kellyman, Cailee Spaeny, Ellie Bamber
Erin Kellyman, Cailee Spaeny, and Ellie Bamber are negotiating to star in the "Willow" series at Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed with sources. Details on the characters the three would play are being kept under wraps. Disney did not immediately respond to Variety's request for comment on the castings. The project was officially ordered to series at […]
- Variety
Bazzi Bounces Into Ultra-Modern Hollywood Hills Home
For those pursuing a career in notoriously cutthroat industries like music or acting, social media fame offers a great way to sneak in through the proverbial back door, so to speak. One of the finest examples of success on that front is Andrew Bazzi, now known mononymously by his surname, who first rose to viral […]
- Variety
Movie Theater Owners Applaud Sen. Schumer for Championing Cinemas in Save Our Stages Act
Robert De Niro, Viola Davis, Al Pacino, Jennifer Lawrence and more Hollywood stars have expressed gratitude to Sen. Chuck Schumer for advocating on behalf of movie theaters and "working to ensure the survival of New York's critical arts and culture institutions." Schumer has been a vocal supporter of the bipartisan Save Our Stages act, which would […]
- Associated Press
Georgia official announces investigations, defends election
Georgia's top elections official on Monday announced investigations into potential violations of election law even as he continued to defend the integrity of the state's election against what he said are baseless attacks. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a news conference at the state Capitol that his office continues to investigate any credible claims of illegal voting and violations of state election law.
- Entertainment Weekly
BTS tops Billboard 200 albums chart again with Be
BTS' fifth Korean language album is also their fifth album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
- Reuters
Do any mink in Poland have COVID-19? New findings raise doubts
Veterinary inspectors say they have found no evidence of COVID-19 among mink at a farm in northern Poland where other scientists reported finding eight cases. The National Veterinary Research Institute said it had carried out tests on mink in the same part of the farm where the Medical University of Gdansk said on Nov. 24 it had found the eight cases, but its own tests came up negative. A spokeswoman for the Medical University of Gdansk said it stood by its findings.
- Associated Press
Browns' Garrett on track to return from COVID this week
Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett is on track to be activated from the COVID-19 list on Wednesday after missing two games with the virus. Garrett sat out Cleveland's wins over Philadelphia and Jacksonville the past two weeks after testing positive on Nov. 20. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski did not want to address whether Garrett, who was leading the NFL with 9 1/2 sacks when he tested positive, had suffered moderate or severe symptoms during his illness.
- LA Times
When Dolly was dark: How Dolly Parton went from bard of death and cruelty to avatar of goodness
Dolly Parton's new coffee-table collection of lyrics, 'Songteller,' reveals her keen ear for characters, mostly women, who have suffered unspeakable tragedy.
- USA TODAY
Live politics updates: Neera Tanden, Biden's pick for budget chief, draws fire from left and right
Conservatives and liberals decry Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's reported pick for budget chief; Trump wishes Biden well after fracture – updates.
- Entertainment Weekly
How His Dark Materials translated the world of the witches to the screen
Head witch herself Jade Anouka (Ruta Skadi) and executive producer Jane Tranter lift the veil on the book-to-screen changes.
- Associated Press
South Carolina remains No. 1 in women's AP Top 25; Texas in
Top-ranked South Carolina jumped into the new season by playing three games in the first five days. The Gamecocks were challenged over the weekend in a tournament in South Dakota but emerged victorious.