Новости за 30.10.2020

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Belarus Manfred Huterer.

From mail-in ballots to disinformation to a president talking about a rigged election, a bevy of factors make calling races in 2020 a high-anxiety game.

Permanent standard time would be a better way to align with our natural circadian clock.

Read the latest column from Peter Rhodes.

Royal Mail has acquired two new temporary parcel sort centres to help deliver Christmas as more and more festive shoppers are expected to move online this year.

Think tanks play an important role in our democracies, in policy-making and in public opinion, but black sheep tarnish the reputation of the whole sector. Developing and adhering to ethical principles could be a step forward but this needs to be incentivised, through funding and capacity building, writes Fabian Zuleeg.

Oregon and D.C. are getting out the vote—for psilocybin mushrooms.

As well as casting votes in a pivotal presidential race, some Americans will next week decide whether or not to make fungus great again. Psilocybin—magic mushrooms, as you might know them—which once was just the stuff of vivid hippie dreams, already has been decriminalized in four U.S. cities, as well as countries such as Canada and Portugal (while in Holland, they’re fully legal in “magic truffle” form). On November 3, Oregon and Washington... Читать дальше...

Undecided voters want more humor and less rage.

In the end, elections come down to swing voters. The statisticians love to thin-slice them (NASCAR Dads! Reagan Democrats! Fiscally Hawkish Hells Angels!), and pundits love to talk about the messages that will, well, swing them. But if you’re only thinking about messaging, you’re missing half the story. A message will only land if it’s delivered in the right way. The same message can leave me staring nobly into the middle distance, or with a wry smile, or with my heartstrings tugged. Читать дальше...

The global body that regulates shipping has ignored the Paris Agreement by proposing a climate plan that will see emissions from ships grow for several decades, T&E has said. It called on the EU to set its own shipping standards as part of the European Green Deal in order to bypass the ‘ineffective’ International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

It is becoming increasingly apparent that data and climate insights can create an important shift towards a more resilient, climate-neutral and sustainable society. Environmental and Earth observation data from the European Union's Copernicus programme and its services have not only helped monitor related aspects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, enabling policymakers and businesses to make decisions, but are also supporting the process of building a stronger, greener economy for Europe and beyond.

TX Current Conditions as of 01:00 AM CDT Friday, October 30, 2020

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

Abilene;Clear;41;SE;5;70%

Abilene Dyess;Clear;43;SSW;3;67%

Alice;Clear;52;Calm;0;71%

Alpine;Clear;38;WSW;6;64%

Amarillo;Clear;37;SSW;5;85%

Angleton;Clear;47;NNW;3;83%

Arlington;Clear;49;Calm;0;68%

Austin;Clear;53;N;6;66%

Austin Bergstrom;Clear;50;NNW;6;76%

Bay;Clear;48;N;5;84%

WA Current Conditions as of 11:00 PM PDT Thursday, October 29, 2020

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

Arlington;Cloudy;43;Calm;0;100%

Bellingham;Mostly cloudy;51;SW;3;79%

Bremerton;Mostly clear;44;SSE;2;98%

Chehalis;Mostly clear;43;Calm;0;100%

Deer Park;Clear;31;Calm;0;92%

Eastsound;Cloudy;54;SE;7;81%

Ellensburg;Clear;43;ESE;3;76%

Ephrata;Clear;42;N;5;72%

Everett;Mostly... Читать дальше...

NY Current Conditions as of 02:00 AM EDT Friday, October 30, 2020

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

Albany;Rain;38;NNE;4;100%

Binghamton;Rain;36;ENE;9;92%

Buffalo;Cloudy;41;NE;6;85%

Central Park;Cloudy;46;NE;13;92%

Dansville;Cloudy;43;N;9;82%

Dunkirk;Cloudy;43;NE;9;88%

East Hampton;Showers;47;NNE;14;95%

Elmira;Showers;42;NE;7;88%

Farmingdale;Showers;47;NE;15;89%

Half term. No two words change their meaning quite so much from the sheer joy they brought you when you were a kid to the utter exhaustion they indicate for any parent out there, especially everyone working from home right now. 

Mince pies have inspired a whole load of festive food and drink products in the past few years – from mince pie gin, to mince pie flat whites. But ever considered eating them for breakfast?

The coronavirus outbreak was first referred to as an epidemic, then a pandemic. Now you might be hearing scientists describing Covid-19 as ‘endemic’.

You’re reading Sex Diaries, a HuffPost UK Personal series about how we are (or aren’t) having sex. To share your story, get in touch on ukpersonal@huffpost.com.

CT Current Conditions as of 02:00 AM EDT Friday, October 30, 2020

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

Bridgeport;Showers;45;NNE;5;88%

Chester;Showers;43;NNE;10;100%

Danbury;Cloudy;43;NNE;8;92%

Groton;Cloudy;45;NNE;15;92%

Hartford;Showers;45;N;13;81%

Meriden;Showers;43;NNE;12;87%

New Haven;Showers;45;N;17;93%

Oxford;Showers;41;NNE;15;100%

Willimantic;Cloudy;43;NNE;12;88%

CA Current Conditions as of 11:00 PM PDT Thursday, October 29, 2020

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

Alturas;Clear;36;Calm;0;35%

Arcata;Clear;47;S;2;85%

Auburn;Clear;57;Calm;0;33%

Avalon;Clear;70;WNW;6;16%

Bakersfield;Clear;61;SSE;8;36%

Beale AFB;Clear;56;Calm;0;35%

Big Bear City;Clear;32;Calm;0;31%

Bishop;Clear;41;NW;6;25%

Blue Canyon;Clear;56;Calm;0;25%

Blythe;Clear;58;WSW;3;22%

The Falcons held on to secure the away win.

DANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - As a laid off coal mine electrician, Nolan Triplett doesn't think his industry will ever return to the heady days when it powered America and offered generations of Appalachians a chance at a middle class life.

The number of cases waiting to be heard in England and Wales could quadruple by 2024, a study says.

The family does not want the officers to be charged with murder, the family's lawyer said, because they were improperly trained for mental health calls.

Sales surged in the spring amid coronavirus fears and climbed higher during protests for racial justiceAmericans have bought nearly 17m guns so far in 2020, more than in any other single year, according to estimates from a firearms analytics company.Gun sales across the United States first jumped in the spring, driven by fears about the coronavirus pandemic, and spiked even higher in the summer, during massive racial justice protests across the country, prompted by police killings of black Americans.“By August... Читать дальше...

Here's the basic rundown on when a second stimulus check may arrive, how to estimate your total payment and what to do if you didn't receive your first check.