newsweek--2020-11-20--Here Are Trisha Paytas's Biggest Controversies of 2020, Before Her James Charles Slam

Certified Internet troll Trisha Paytas is known for getting involved in some wild drama , even when it has nothing to do with her .
It 's part of why the Intenet seems to both love and hate her .
She 's known to be problematic but represents redemption , in a way .
Paytas still has a fruitful YouTube and TikTok career , despite being `` canceled '' hundreds of times .
Paytas 's time in the spotlight began in 2007 with the birth of her YouTube channel .
Since , she 's branched into music , TikTok and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its own unforgettable drama .
And the controversial moments started early .
From her use of the N-word while singing `` F*** Tha Police '' back in 2011 , to causing widespread outrage and offense over her `` coming out '' as transgender , but still a woman , in 2019 , Paytas continuously commands the spotlight for things that , intentionally or unintentionally , offend someone .
Things have changed a bit for Paytas , though .
It appears , over the years , that she 's grown some .
In 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ N-word , but she also voted for the first time .
Going to the polls , in her view , was a step in the right direction—using her voice for good .
She also admitted to starting therapy in 2020 , which led Paytas to remove some longstanding controversial videos from her YouTube channel .
On Friday , Paytas spoke on her personal changes via her TikTok account .
That does n't mean that her posts are entirely lacking drama , though .
Her recent flare-up with James Charles , which took place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was just one of the many questionable things that Paytas was a part of this year .
As the creator continues to apologize for , and attempt to make up for , past wrongdoings , let 's review some of her biggest 2020 Internet flops .
In March , Paytas uploaded a video claiming that she had Dissociative Personality Disorder ( DID ) and had multiple personalities .
The video , titled `` Meet My Alters , '' was uploaded on March 12 , according to Insider , though it 's since been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been diagnosed with DID claimed that Paytas ' description of DID was harmfully misleading .
They also argued that Paytas endorsed offensive stigmas about the disorder .
Criticism continued when the content creator uploaded a second video showing how she could `` switch identities '' on camera .
Things accelerated even more when a DID YouTuber , DissociaDID , called out Paytas for self-diagnosing the condition .
Paytas shot back with criticism , calling the YouTuber `` crazy . ''
That choice of words further upset many mental health advocates .
While Paytas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Dobrik , she called him out again in August for apparently being a bad friend .
Paytas did n't dive deep into the claim , she was simply following a TikTok trend when she brought up Dobrik .
`` You think you can hurt my feelings ? ''
her video text read .
`` I was friends with David Dobrik . ''
Their feud started in 2019 when Paytas compared Dobrik to the late serial killer Ted Bundy .
In that same video , Paytas claimed that Dobrik made his friend , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 .
`` Even though Jason 's creepy and disgusting , David 's on a whole other level of being an actual horrible person , '' Paytas said in the since-deleted YouTube clip .
Much like with the recent Charles commentary , some fans assumed that when Paytas brought up Dobrik with no real prompt , she was attempting to step into—or start—drama between herself and the famous YouTube `` Vlog Squad . ''
YouTuber Shane Dawson was publicly canceled this year over past , offensive jokes , one of which involved him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11-year-old Willow Smith .
Even the Smith family became involved , and subsequently , Dawson stepped off of his YouTube platform .
People were n't thrilled when Paytas swooped in to defend him .
`` Shane is YouTube , '' Paytas said of her friend .
`` He 's the most f**king creative and most talented person on planet Earth .
But aside from that , so f**king nice and so f**king empathetic .
Honestly , f**k the internet .
And I ca n't wait for his comeback , and it may not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And I ca n't wait for all these fake-a** b***hes to come back around and praise him and s**t .
No . ''
Paytas targeted Jada Pinkett Smith , too , with personal attacks and allegations that suggested actor Will Smith has a past with some of her friends .
`` Jada Pinkett Smith , really ? ''
Paytas said .
`` How about worry about your daughter being naked in bed at 13 with her 20-year-old boyfriend on the Internet ?
How about worry that ?
How about worry about your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they did n't want to . ''
In September , Paytas was slammed by some people online who took offense to her calling her lunch from a Jewish store a `` Jew lunch '' and `` Jew food . ''
YouTube comments on the video asked Paytas to consider her wording .
`` [ I ] t 's middle eastern food ... not 'jew ' food ... literally grow a brain.. '' wrote one YouTube user .
September brought more views and criticism for Paytas , who rose to TikTok fame when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a clip , Paytas dressed in an Egyptian-inspired costume and boogied to Steve Martin 's song `` King Tut , '' which was dueted across the platform .
What really picked up from the video , though , was Paytas 's slightly self-aware caption .
`` [ W ] ill prob delete .
Prob offensive , '' she wrote alongside the video , which had over two million likes at the time of this article 's publishing .
The video became a meme on TikTok , and app users could n't seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for weeks , no matter how much they scrolled .
It 's remains one of TikTok 's inside jokes as 2020 presses on .
Paytas jumped into the conversation around Charli D'Amelio 's sudden follower drop on Thursday .
While D'Amelio did n't respond to Paytas , makeup YouTuber James Charles did .
The pair entered into a social media exchange in which Paytas called Charles , who 's 21 years old , `` predatory '' for his friendship with 16-year-old D'Amelio .
Charles fired back with a TikTok that called out many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later claimed on Twitter that Charles had used the N-word .
To catch up on their full drama , you can read more here .

Certified Internet troll Trisha Paytas is known for getting involved in some wild drama, even when it has nothing to do with her. It's part of why the Intenet seems to both love and hate her. She's known to be problematic but represents redemption, in a way. Paytas still has a fruitful YouTube and TikTok career, despite being "canceled" hundreds of times.
Paytas's time in the spotlight began in 2007 with the birth of her YouTube channel. Since, she's branched into music, TikTok and porn, each of which has involved its own unforgettable drama.
And the controversial moments started early. From her use of the N-word while singing "F*** Tha Police" back in 2011, to causing widespread outrage and offense over her "coming out" as transgender, but still a woman, in 2019, Paytas continuously commands the spotlight for things that, intentionally or unintentionally, offend someone.
Things have changed a bit for Paytas, though. It appears, over the years, that she's grown some.
Jason Nash (L) and Trisha Paytas, who are now exes, spoke onstage during The 8th Annual Streamy Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 22, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. Getty/Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Streamy Awards
In 2020, Paytas not only denounced using the N-word, but she also voted for the first time. Going to the polls, in her view, was a step in the right direction—using her voice for good. She also admitted to starting therapy in 2020, which led Paytas to remove some longstanding controversial videos from her YouTube channel.
On Friday, Paytas spoke on her personal changes via her TikTok account.
That doesn't mean that her posts are entirely lacking drama, though. Her recent flare-up with James Charles, which took place on Twitter on Thursday and Friday, was just one of the many questionable things that Paytas was a part of this year.
As the creator continues to apologize for, and attempt to make up for, past wrongdoings, let's review some of her biggest 2020 Internet flops.
March 12: "Meet My Alters"
In March, Paytas uploaded a video claiming that she had Dissociative Personality Disorder (DID) and had multiple personalities. The video, titled "Meet My Alters," was uploaded on March 12, according to Insider, though it's since been removed.
Some people who have actually been diagnosed with DID claimed that Paytas' description of DID was harmfully misleading. They also argued that Paytas endorsed offensive stigmas about the disorder. Criticism continued when the content creator uploaded a second video showing how she could "switch identities" on camera.
Things accelerated even more when a DID YouTuber, DissociaDID, called out Paytas for self-diagnosing the condition. Paytas shot back with criticism, calling the YouTuber "crazy." That choice of words further upset many mental health advocates.
August 10: David Dobrik Beef
While Paytas has a rocky history with famed YouTuber David Dobrik, she called him out again in August for apparently being a bad friend. Paytas didn't dive deep into the claim, she was simply following a TikTok trend when she brought up Dobrik. "You think you can hurt my feelings?" her video text read. "I was friends with David Dobrik."
Their feud started in 2019 when Paytas compared Dobrik to the late serial killer Ted Bundy. In that same video, Paytas claimed that Dobrik made his friend, Jason Nash, dump Paytas earlier in 2019.
"Even though Jason's creepy and disgusting, David's on a whole other level of being an actual horrible person," Paytas said in the since-deleted YouTube clip.
Much like with the recent Charles commentary, some fans assumed that when Paytas brought up Dobrik with no real prompt, she was attempting to step into—or start—drama between herself and the famous YouTube "Vlog Squad."
September 2: Paytas Defends Shane Dawson
YouTuber Shane Dawson was publicly canceled this year over past, offensive jokes, one of which involved him pretending to masturbate over a poster of 11-year-old Willow Smith. Even the Smith family became involved, and subsequently, Dawson stepped off of his YouTube platform.
People weren't thrilled when Paytas swooped in to defend him.
"Shane is YouTube," Paytas said of her friend. "He's the most f**king creative and most talented person on planet Earth. But aside from that, so f**king nice and so f**king empathetic. Honestly, f**k the internet. And I can't wait for his comeback, and it may not be YouTube, but his creative comeback. And I can't wait for all these fake-a** b***hes to come back around and praise him and s**t. No."
Paytas targeted Jada Pinkett Smith, too, with personal attacks and allegations that suggested actor Will Smith has a past with some of her friends. "Jada Pinkett Smith, really?" Paytas said. "How about worry about your daughter being naked in bed at 13 with her 20-year-old boyfriend on the Internet? How about worry that? How about worry about your f**king cheating husband f**king my male dancers when they didn't want to."
September 17: Offensive lunch break
In September, Paytas was slammed by some people online who took offense to her calling her lunch from a Jewish store a "Jew lunch" and "Jew food." YouTube comments on the video asked Paytas to consider her wording. "[I]t's middle eastern food... not 'jew' food... literally grow a brain.." wrote one YouTube user.
September 27: "Prob Offensive"
September brought more views and criticism for Paytas, who rose to TikTok fame when she started her own trend. In a clip, Paytas dressed in an Egyptian-inspired costume and boogied to Steve Martin's song "King Tut," which was dueted across the platform.
What really picked up from the video, though, was Paytas's slightly self-aware caption. "[W]ill prob delete. Prob offensive," she wrote alongside the video, which had over two million likes at the time of this article's publishing. The video became a meme on TikTok, and app users couldn't seem to escape Paytas's version of the song for weeks, no matter how much they scrolled. It's remains one of TikTok's inside jokes as 2020 presses on.
November 19: James Charles and D'Amelio Feud
Paytas jumped into the conversation around Charli D'Amelio's sudden follower drop on Thursday. While D'Amelio didn't respond to Paytas, makeup YouTuber James Charles did. The pair entered into a social media exchange in which Paytas called Charles, who's 21 years old, "predatory" for his friendship with 16-year-old D'Amelio.
Charles fired back with a TikTok that called out many of Paytas's career-spanning controversies. She later claimed on Twitter that Charles had used the N-word.
To catch up on their full drama, you can read more here.


newsweek--2020-11-20--Mega Millions Drawing For 11/20/20, Friday Jackpot is $188 Million

The Mega Millions jackpot for 11/20/20 is $ 188 million , and the drawing will be held at 11 p.m .
ET tonight .
Keep this page bookmarked and refresh it to see if you hold the winning numbers from Friday night 's drawing .
Friday night 's 11/20/20 jackpot is worth $ 188 million , with a cash-value option of $ 145.0 million .
The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing .
The winning numbers last Tuesday ( 11/17/20 ) for the $ 176 million jackpot were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 .
The Megaplier was 3x .
There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday 's drawing , but there was a ticket sold that in Virginia matched the first five white balls , and minus the gold Mega Ball , for the game 's second prize of $ 1 million .
Had they purchased the Megaplier for an extra $ 1 , their second prize would have been worth $ 3 million .
There were 12 tickets sold nationwide on Friday that matched four of the five white balls and the Mega @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
None of those purchased the Megaplier for an extra $ 1 , which would have made their third-prize winnings worth $ 30,000 .
The last grand prize jackpot winner was from a ticket sold in Wisconsin on 09/15/20 for a jackpot worth $ 119 million .
It was only the fifth Mega Millions jackpot won in the 2020 calendar year .
Here are the five Mega Millions jackpots won in 2020 : $ 119 million — September 15 in Wisconsin $ 22 million — July 31 in California $ 124 million — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million — June 9 in Arizona $ 202 million — February 11 in New Jersey Other recent winners over the last year were a $ 372 million ticket sold in Ohio and a $ 227 million ticket that was sold on 09/24/19 in the city of Cedar Park , Texas—a suburb north of Austin .
Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery every Tuesday and Friday night , and it is one of America 's two biggest lottery jackpot games .
Mega Millions jackpots start at $ 20 million , and other prizes pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million or more with a Megaplier .
Tickets are $ 2 per line , and odds of winning with a $ 2 Mega Millions ticket are one in 303 million .
For more information on Mega Millions , or to check your past numbers , visit its website .
Powerball is the other multi-state lottery , and it also starts at $ 20 million .
Its drawings take place shortly after 11 p.m .
ET on Wednesday and Saturday nights .
Here is the Powerball website for more information , or to check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will post the Mega Millions 11/20/20 drawing payouts and tell if there was a winner and where that winner came from , if so .
Here are the top 10 Mega Millions Jackpots to date :

The Mega Millions jackpot for 11/20/20 was $188 million, and here are the winning numbers from Friday night's drawing.
First Five: 26-33-45-61-68
Mega Ball: 17
Megaplier: 3x
Friday night's 11/20/20 jackpot was worth $188 million, with a cash-value option of $145.0 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing.
The winning numbers last Tuesday (11/17/20) for the $176 million jackpot were: 08-13-35-46-68 with a Mega Ball of 16. The Megaplier was 3x.
There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday's drawing, but there was a ticket sold that in Virginia matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game's second prize of $1 million. Had they purchased the Megaplier for an extra $1, their second prize would have been worth $3 million.
There were 12 tickets sold nationwide on Friday that matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball for the $10,000 third prize. None of those purchased the Megaplier for an extra $1, which would have made their third-prize winnings worth $30,000.
Mega Millions is one of two multi-state lottery games. Here are tickets from multiple states—Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi—bought in February and March. Mega Millions is played on Tuesdays and Fridays. The other multi-state lottery game is Powerball, which is played on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Scott McDonald/Newsweek
The last grand prize jackpot winner was from a ticket sold in Wisconsin on 09/15/20 for a jackpot worth $119 million. It was only the fifth Mega Millions jackpot won in the 2020 calendar year.
Here are the five Mega Millions jackpots won in 2020:
$119 million — September 15 in Wisconsin
$22 million — July 31 in California
$124 million — July 24 in New Jersey
$410 million — June 9 in Arizona
$202 million — February 11 in New Jersey
Other recent winners over the last year were a $372 million ticket sold in Ohio and a $227 million ticket that was sold on 09/24/19 in the city of Cedar Park, Texas—a suburb north of Austin.
Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery every Tuesday and Friday night, and it is one of America's two biggest lottery jackpot games. Mega Millions jackpots start at $20 million, and other prizes pay from $1 million to $2 million or more with a Megaplier. Tickets are $2 per line, and odds of winning with a $2 Mega Millions ticket are one in 303 million. For more information on Mega Millions, or to check your past numbers, visit its website.
Powerball is the other multi-state lottery, and it also starts at $20 million. Its drawings take place shortly after 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Here is the Powerball website for more information, or to check past winning numbers.
Here are the top 10 Mega Millions Jackpots to date:
Amount/Date/Winning Tickets


newsweek--2020-11-20--Top College Football Games to Watch This Weekend (11/21), and Who's Postponed

College football conferences each have their own coronavirus protocols , which lead to a variety of things .
These include how teams can train , schedule opponents , let fans in the stadium or how games are postponed .
Weekly schedules for TV do n't exactly end the week like they began .
What might look like good games during the upcoming weekend have often become contests scratched because of COVID-19 protocol .
That said , here are the upcoming games for Nov. 20-21 weekend ( and those that have been postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus : Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louisville , ESPN 7:30 p.m. Purdue at MInnesota , Big Ten Network 10:30 p.m. UCLA at Oregon , ESPN Saturday , November 14 12:00 p.m. Clemson at Florida State , ABC 12:00 p.m. Indiana at Ohio State , FOX 12:00 p.m. Florida at Vanderbilt , ESPN 12:00 p.m. Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina , ESPN2 12:00 p.m. Arkansas State at Texas State , ESPNU 12:00 p.m. Illinois at Nebraska , Big Ten Network 12:00 p.m. LSU at Arkansas , SEC Network 12:00 p.m. Georgia Southern at Army , CBSSN 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State at Nevada , CBS 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati at UCF , ESPN 3:30 p.m. UCLA at Oregon , ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Georgia State at South Alabama , ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Iowa at Penn State , Big Ten Network 3:30 p.m. California at Oregon State , FS1 4:00 p.m. Kansas State at Iowa State , FOX 4:00 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama , SEC Network 4:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh , ACC Network 7:00 p.m. Tennessee at Auburn , ESPN 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma , ABC 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rutgers , Big Ten Network 7:30 p.m. Liberty at N.C. State , ESPN3 8:00 p.m. Arizona at Washington , FOX 10:30 p.m. USC at Utah , ESPN 10:30 p.m. Washington at Stanford , FS1 11:00 p.m. Boise State at Hawai ' i , CBSSN Postponed or Canceled Ohio at Miami ( OH ) - Canceled Utah State at Wyoming - Canceled UAB at UTEP - Canceled Houston at SMU - Postponed Ole Miss at Texas A & M - Postponed Texas at Kansas - Postponed Georgia Tech at Miami - Postponed Arizona State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Postponed Central Arkansas at Louisiana - Canceled Michigan State at Maryland - Canceled Wake Forest at Duke - Postponed UL-Monroe vs Louisiana Tech - Canceled UNLV at Colorado State - Canceled San Jose State at Fresno State - Canceled Navy at South Florida - Postponed

College football conferences each have their own coronavirus protocols, which lead to a variety of things. These include how teams can train, schedule opponents, let fans in the stadium or how games are postponed.
Weekly schedules for TV don't exactly end the week like they began. What might look like good games during the upcoming weekend have often become contests scratched because of COVID-19 protocol.
That said, here are the upcoming games for Nov. 20-21 weekend (and those that have been postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus:
Friday, November 20
7:00 p.m. Syracuse at Louisville, ESPN
7:30 p.m. Purdue at MInnesota, Big Ten Network
10:30 p.m. UCLA at Oregon, ESPN
Saturday, November 14
12:00 p.m. Clemson at Florida State, ABC
12:00 p.m. Indiana at Ohio State, FOX
12:00 p.m. Florida at Vanderbilt, ESPN
12:00 p.m. Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina, ESPN2
12:00 p.m. Arkansas State at Texas State, ESPNU
12:00 p.m. Illinois at Nebraska, Big Ten Network
12:00 p.m. LSU at Arkansas, SEC Network
12:00 p.m. Georgia Southern at Army, CBSSN
3:30 p.m. Wisconsin at Northwestern, ABC
3:30 p.m. San Diego State at Nevada, CBS
3:30 p.m. Cincinnati at UCF, ESPN
3:30 p.m. UCLA at Oregon, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. Georgia State at South Alabama, ESPNU
3:30 p.m. Iowa at Penn State, Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. California at Oregon State, FS1
4:00 p.m. Kansas State at Iowa State, FOX
4:00 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama, SEC Network
4:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, ACC Network
7:00 p.m. Tennessee at Auburn, ESPN
7:30 p.m. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, ABC
7:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Georgia, SEC Network
7:30 p.m. Michigan at Rutgers, Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m. Liberty at N.C. State, ESPN3
8:00 p.m. Arizona at Washington, FOX
10:30 p.m. USC at Utah, ESPN
10:30 p.m. Washington at Stanford, FS1
11:00 p.m. Boise State at Hawai'i, CBSSN
Postponed or Canceled
Ohio at Miami (OH) - Canceled
Utah State at Wyoming - Canceled
UAB at UTEP - Canceled
Houston at SMU - Postponed
Ole Miss at Texas A&M - Postponed
Texas at Kansas - Postponed
Georgia Tech at Miami - Postponed
Arizona State at Colorado - Canceled
Charlotte at Marshall - Postponed
Central Arkansas at Louisiana - Canceled
Michigan State at Maryland - Canceled
Wake Forest at Duke - Postponed
UL-Monroe vs Louisiana Tech - Canceled
UNLV at Colorado State - Canceled
San Jose State at Fresno State - Canceled
Navy at South Florida - Postponed


newsweek--2020-11-20--Multiple People Reported Shot at Wauwatosa Mall's Third Shooting This Year

At least eight people have been shot and injured in a Friday afternoon shooting at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa , Wisconsin .
The shooting marks the third at the mall this year .
While police reported no casualties , the shooter remains at large , Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride told ABC News .
Police units were reportedly told to respond to an emergency at the mall at 3 p.m. local time , according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel .
Several Twitter users reported hearing gunshots and seeing a large police presence , including armored vehicles , in the mall parking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police vehicles and 100 officers and agents from local and federal law enforcement converging outside of the mall .
Some wore tactical gear and held shields .
Police asked all mallgoers to seek shelter until further notice .
Some reportedly hid in storage rooms at the back of stores .
Later on , a news helicopter from WISN-TV saw at least four individuals being loaded into ambulances .
A man named Shavez Hassan told the Sentinel that his uncle , who owns two mall kiosks , was shot twice in the leg and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County Transit System told local buses that normally stop at the mall that they are currently unable to enter the property because of the incident , according to NBC 15 .
Police are expected to make a public statement about the shooting and their ongoing investigation at 6 p.m. local time .
Newsweek contacted the Wauwatosa police for comment .
The two other recent shootings at the mall this year occurred on October 14 due to a drug deal gone wrong and on February 2 after a high school senior named Alvin Cole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer .
The officer returned fire and shot Cole five times , killing him .
In the October incident , police responded around 6:30 p.m. to a person who suffered a non-fatal , self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg .
The shooting victim took themselves to the hospital .
The February incident involved a 17-year-old student from Milwaukee Vincent High School who had a nine-millimeter semiautomatic handgun and an extended magazine with 35 rounds in it .
The student was running before a squad car approached him and told him to drop his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , he fired a single shot at officers .
Roughly 10 seconds later , Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah shot the student five times .
The gun used by the shooter was reported stolen by the Milwaukee Police Department in October , according to the Sentinel .
Although Mensah was temporarily put on paid leave , he was n't charged with the teen 's death and eventually signed a separation agreement with the police department .

At least eight people have been shot and injured in a Friday afternoon shooting at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The shooting marks the third at the mall this year.
While police reported no casualties, the shooter remains at large, Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride told ABC News.
Police units were reportedly told to respond to an emergency at the mall at 3 p.m. local time, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Several Twitter users reported hearing gunshots and seeing a large police presence, including armored vehicles, in the mall parking lot.
The Sentinel reported over 40 police vehicles and 100 officers and agents from local and federal law enforcement converging outside of the mall. Some wore tactical gear and held shields.
Police asked all mallgoers to seek shelter until further notice. Some reportedly hid in storage rooms at the back of stores. Later on, a news helicopter from WISN-TV saw at least four individuals being loaded into ambulances.
A man named Shavez Hassan told the Sentinel that his uncle, who owns two mall kiosks, was shot twice in the leg and transported to the hospital.
The Milwaukee County Transit System told local buses that normally stop at the mall that they are currently unable to enter the property because of the incident, according to NBC 15.
Police are expected to make a public statement about the shooting and their ongoing investigation at 6 p.m. local time. Newsweek contacted the Wauwatosa police for comment.
Several people have been shot in Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Illinois. It's the third shooting at the mall this year. In this photo illustration, a police car with its lights on travels down a road. CatEyePerspective/Getty
The two other recent shootings at the mall this year occurred on October 14 due to a drug deal gone wrong and on February 2 after a high school senior named Alvin Cole fired a stolen firearm at a police officer. The officer returned fire and shot Cole five times, killing him.
In the October incident, police responded around 6:30 p.m. to a person who suffered a non-fatal, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg. The shooting victim took themselves to the hospital.
The February incident involved a 17-year-old student from Milwaukee Vincent High School who had a nine-millimeter semiautomatic handgun and an extended magazine with 35 rounds in it.
The student was running before a squad car approached him and told him to drop his weapon. At that point, police said, he fired a single shot at officers. Roughly 10 seconds later, Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah shot the student five times.
The gun used by the shooter was reported stolen by the Milwaukee Police Department in October, according to the Sentinel. Although Mensah was temporarily put on paid leave, he wasn't charged with the teen's death and eventually signed a separation agreement with the police department.


newsweek--2020-11-20--Georgia Senate Runoffs Energize Gwinnett County Voters

As Georgia 's audit of the presidential race has ended with Joe Biden 's victory confirmed , the Peach State 's voters and political parties now turn their focus to two U.S. Senate runoffs that will determine who controls the Senate .
In Gwinnett County , Democrats and Republicans say they face a battle against political fatigue , the pandemic , and the holidays , but nonetheless , the runoffs continue to generate a high level of enthusiasm about the Senate runoffs .
`` Folks are jazzed , and they 're excited , '' Gwinnett County Democratic Party Chairwoman Bianca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're wanting to see these wins continue . ''
In Georgia , if a U.S. Senate candidate does n't receive a majority of the statewide general election vote , the race goes to a runoff .
Incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue is opposed by Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff .
Perdue has declined to debate his opponent in the runup to the January 5 runoff Election Day .
For Georgia 's other U.S. Senate seat , Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler , who was appointed to her seat , faces the Rev .
Raphael Warnock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ossoff bested Perdue by 16.25 % .
Warnock topped Loeffler by 13.5 % .
Keaton acknowledged that interest is lower than it was in the general election , so Democrats plan to do safe in-person canvassing , with grassroots volunteers knocking on doors and engaging voters in public places , spreading their message and helping citizens register to vote .
`` We will definitely be putting boots to the ground for this one , '' Keaton said .
Republicans , supporting their Senate candidates , have also joined the battle .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the campaigns and with the state party as well in making sure that we put out maximum effort to have success during those runoffs , '' Edward Muldrow , Gwinnett County Republican chairman , told Newsweek , `` so everything and anything to get our candidates elected . ''
Muldrow said Georgians feel the urgency of these two runoffs .
`` We understand what 's at stake here , '' Muldrow said .
`` Everyone understands there 's no opportunities for victories with anyone staying at home . ''
The county GOP is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring out the vote .
Both party chairs told Newsweek about issues with the election and subsequent statewide audit of votes in the presidential contest .
Keaton said there were problems with the audit—a hand recount—including contentions by Republicans that the write-in votes cast for Vice President Mike Pence should actually be counted for President Trump .
Muldrow said he witnessed irregularities on Election Day , such as ballots cast by voters in the wrong polling places , that , in part , necessitated the audit .
There is widespread speculation that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the certified results .
In the presidential race , Biden defeated the president by 18.22 % in Gwinnett County , according to results last updated November 9 on the Gwinnett County Board of Voter Registration and Elections website .
Biden defeated Trump statewide by less than 1 % of the votes cast , according to the results of the audit .
In 2016 , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bested Trump by 5.79 % in Gwinnett County .
In 2008 Republicans Sen. John McCain won Gwinnett by 10.21 % and Mitt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2012 .

As Georgia's audit of the presidential race has ended with Joe Biden's victory confirmed, the Peach State's voters and political parties now turn their focus to two U.S. Senate runoffs that will determine who controls the Senate.
In Gwinnett County, Democrats and Republicans say they face a battle against political fatigue, the pandemic, and the holidays, but nonetheless, the runoffs continue to generate a high level of enthusiasm about the Senate runoffs.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff (R) and Raphael Warnock (L) of Georgia hold a rally on November 15, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. The pair are looking to oust the Republican senators in Georgia in runoff contests. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images
"Folks are jazzed, and they're excited," Gwinnett County Democratic Party Chairwoman Bianca Keaton told Newsweek, "and they're wanting to see these wins continue."
In Georgia, if a U.S. Senate candidate doesn't receive a majority of the statewide general election vote, the race goes to a runoff.
Incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue is opposed by Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. Perdue has declined to debate his opponent in the runup to the January 5 runoff Election Day.
For Georgia's other U.S. Senate seat, Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to her seat, faces the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat. In Gwinnett County, Ossoff bested Perdue by 16.25%. Warnock topped Loeffler by 13.5%.
Keaton acknowledged that interest is lower than it was in the general election, so Democrats plan to do safe in-person canvassing, with grassroots volunteers knocking on doors and engaging voters in public places, spreading their message and helping citizens register to vote.
"We will definitely be putting boots to the ground for this one," Keaton said.
Republicans, supporting their Senate candidates, have also joined the battle.
"We're going to definitely partner with the campaigns and with the state party as well in making sure that we put out maximum effort to have success during those runoffs," Edward Muldrow, Gwinnett County Republican chairman, told Newsweek, "so everything and anything to get our candidates elected."
Muldrow said Georgians feel the urgency of these two runoffs.
"We understand what's at stake here," Muldrow said. "Everyone understands there's no opportunities for victories with anyone staying at home."
The county GOP is focusing on door-to-door canvassing and rallies to bring out the vote.
Both party chairs told Newsweek about issues with the election and subsequent statewide audit of votes in the presidential contest.
Keaton said there were problems with the audit—a hand recount—including contentions by Republicans that the write-in votes cast for Vice President Mike Pence should actually be counted for President Trump.
Republican candidate U.S. Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) speaks during a campaign event on October 31, 2020, in Monroe, Georgia. Justin Sullivan/Getty
Muldrow said he witnessed irregularities on Election Day, such as ballots cast by voters in the wrong polling places, that, in part, necessitated the audit.
There is widespread speculation that Trump will call for an additional full recount of the certified results.
In the presidential race, Biden defeated the president by 18.22% in Gwinnett County, according to results last updated November 9 on the Gwinnett County Board of Voter Registration and Elections website.
Biden defeated Trump statewide by less than 1% of the votes cast, according to the results of the audit.
In 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bested Trump by 5.79% in Gwinnett County. In 2008 Republicans Sen. John McCain won Gwinnett by 10.21% and Mitt Romney took the county by 9.20% in 2012.


newsweek--2020-11-21--Huawei Mate 40 Pro Review: A Super Camera Flagship With Some Major App Quirks

In a different time line , Huawei 's latest flagship , the Mate 40 Pro , could have been a real contender for a phone-of-the-year award—a 5G powerhouse with an industry-leading camera , long-lasting battery and just an overall premium feel .
But this is 2020 , and 2020 is weird .
So despite fond memories of prior handsets in the Mate range , and Huawei 's usual top craftsmanship in the build of the device , it 's a little disappointing that for many—myself included—the phone will be a non-starter .
It needs to be noted up front that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the handset , which is priced firmly in the high-end $ 1,000-plus price bracket and hits the market as one of the last big phone releases in a year defined by a series of increasingly terrible events .
First off , it has a really appealing aesthetic .
Like last year 's Mate 30 Pro , the new phone has a screen that curves off the sides at an 88-degree angle , giving more real estate to the bright 6.76-inch high-resolution OLED panel .
The screen offers up a 90Hz refresh rate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handsets are now using 120Hz .
The color tested by Newsweek was a glossy and reflective black , giving it a sleek and minimalist appearance , even if it was a dust and fingerprint magnet .
Like all modern Huawei smartphones , the Mate 40 's camera is a standout feature and is easily one of the most compelling reasons to let it empty your wallet .
Inside the circular rear module is a 50 megapixel lens , a 20 megapixel ultrawide and a 12 megapixel telephoto , a trio that provided consistently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well-lit outside environment and low-light .
Photo results were sharp and detailed , and yes , the Mate 40 Pro 's nighttime mode can effectively see in the dark .
The distance it can reach was pretty impressive , too , offering a 10x hybrid zoom and up to 50x digital zoom that is fairly stunning to behold , although it 's debatable how often it will be used day-to-day .
The front camera is a 13 megapixel wide angle ( f/2.4 ) .
Additional plus points are battery life—the Mate 40 runs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sweat—and performance—with the phone using a speedy Kirin 9000 chip that 's future-proofed for a world in which 5G connectivity becomes the norm .
As you may have gathered , there 's a but on the horizon .
It 's the same elephant in the room that has plagued Huawei as a company for roughly two years .
For end users , the impact of the U.S. government 's well-documented trade restrictions is now clearly visible , leaving the Mate 40 Pro with a series of major software quirks that , for Google @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a major inconvenience .
Essentially , Huawei 's presence on a U.S. trade blacklist known as the entity list means the Mate 40 , like the 30 , does n't come with access to Google Mobile Services , which is a suite of Google software that many people 's lives are built around .
Google Maps , YouTube , the Play Store , Gmail , Assistant ?
All missing in action .
Instead , The Mate 40 Pro runs on an open-source version of Android 10 , using Huawei Mobile Services and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as EMUI 11.0 .
The smartphone wo n't stop being a smartphone , and Huawei has actually done a pretty commendable job in replicating the app marketplace with its own App Gallery and Petal Search .
That 's the main way of accessing Instagram , Twitter , WhatsApp and Netflix , via APKPure , an external website that hosts downloads for popular apps .
But in reality , it 's unofficial and messy .
While Petal Search has many of the apps you will want on your phone ( Spotify , Reddit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . )
, the APK sites you are sent to look far from trustworthy and are no comparison to the Play Store .
It works , and it 's a nice workaround , but is far from a pleasant or secure user experience .
Personally , so much of my daily grind and app use relies on Google apps , whether it 's Gmail for checking up on the inbox , Maps for navigation or the YouTube app for a significantly more streamlined experience compared to the web version .
The Mate 40 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been deal—its browser ( not Chrome ) has shortcut links to Google Search , Gmail , YouTube and Assistant at the top , for example .
Clicking these will bring you to the mobile version of the main app .
Not the end of the world , but it often seems like what should feel premium , feels compromised .
After roughly a week of using the Mate 40 Pro , I was left with a mixed impression .
The camera is fantastic , but I 'm not really going outside that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take so much .
Ultimately , the software quirks meant my gaze kept being lured back to the Google Pixel or OnePlus 8T , two much cheaper , in my opinion better , handsets .
And ultimately , I was left with a strange feeling : Lovely hardware that 's hard to love .

In a different time line, Huawei's latest flagship, the Mate 40 Pro, could have been a real contender for a phone-of-the-year award—a 5G powerhouse with an industry-leading camera, long-lasting battery and just an overall premium feel.
But this is 2020, and 2020 is weird. So despite fond memories of prior handsets in the Mate range, and Huawei's usual top craftsmanship in the build of the device, it's a little disappointing that for many—myself included—the phone will be a non-starter.
It needs to be noted up front that there is a lot to like about the handset, which is priced firmly in the high-end $1,000-plus price bracket and hits the market as one of the last big phone releases in a year defined by a series of increasingly terrible events.
First off, it has a really appealing aesthetic. Like last year's Mate 30 Pro, the new phone has a screen that curves off the sides at an 88-degree angle, giving more real estate to the bright 6.76-inch high-resolution OLED panel. The screen offers up a 90Hz refresh rate that feels super smooth, even if rival handsets are now using 120Hz.
The color tested by Newsweek was a glossy and reflective black, giving it a sleek and minimalist appearance, even if it was a dust and fingerprint magnet.
Like all modern Huawei smartphones, the Mate 40's camera is a standout feature and is easily one of the most compelling reasons to let it empty your wallet.
Inside the circular rear module is a 50 megapixel lens, a 20 megapixel ultrawide and a 12 megapixel telephoto, a trio that provided consistently great results during testing in both a well-lit outside environment and low-light. Photo results were sharp and detailed, and yes, the Mate 40 Pro's nighttime mode can effectively see in the dark.
The distance it can reach was pretty impressive, too, offering a 10x hybrid zoom and up to 50x digital zoom that is fairly stunning to behold, although it's debatable how often it will be used day-to-day. The front camera is a 13 megapixel wide angle (f/2.4).
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Additional plus points are battery life—the Mate 40 runs into the two-day period without breaking a sweat—and performance—with the phone using a speedy Kirin 9000 chip that's future-proofed for a world in which 5G connectivity becomes the norm.
As you may have gathered, there's a but on the horizon. It's the same elephant in the room that has plagued Huawei as a company for roughly two years.
For end users, the impact of the U.S. government's well-documented trade restrictions is now clearly visible, leaving the Mate 40 Pro with a series of major software quirks that, for Google users, will turn a promising flagship into a major inconvenience.
Essentially, Huawei's presence on a U.S. trade blacklist known as the entity list means the Mate 40, like the 30, doesn't come with access to Google Mobile Services, which is a suite of Google software that many people's lives are built around. Google Maps, YouTube, the Play Store, Gmail, Assistant? All missing in action.
Instead, The Mate 40 Pro runs on an open-source version of Android 10, using Huawei Mobile Services and the latest skin, which is known as EMUI 11.0.
The smartphone won't stop being a smartphone, and Huawei has actually done a pretty commendable job in replicating the app marketplace with its own App Gallery and Petal Search. That's the main way of accessing Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp and Netflix, via APKPure, an external website that hosts downloads for popular apps.
But in reality, it's unofficial and messy. While Petal Search has many of the apps you will want on your phone (Spotify, Reddit, Uber Eats, Amazon, Zoom etc.), the APK sites you are sent to look far from trustworthy and are no comparison to the Play Store. It works, and it's a nice workaround, but is far from a pleasant or secure user experience.
The Petal Search App has some—some—of the mobile apps you need. Google, for the most part, is off-limits. Newsweek
Personally, so much of my daily grind and app use relies on Google apps, whether it's Gmail for checking up on the inbox, Maps for navigation or the YouTube app for a significantly more streamlined experience compared to the web version.
The Mate 40 does its best with the hand it has been deal—its browser (not Chrome) has shortcut links to Google Search, Gmail, YouTube and Assistant at the top, for example. Clicking these will bring you to the mobile version of the main app. Not the end of the world, but it often seems like what should feel premium, feels compromised.
After roughly a week of using the Mate 40 Pro, I was left with a mixed impression. The camera is fantastic, but I'm not really going outside that much and my pet cat can only take so much. Ultimately, the software quirks meant my gaze kept being lured back to the Google Pixel or OnePlus 8T, two much cheaper, in my opinion better, handsets. And ultimately, I was left with a strange feeling: Lovely hardware that's hard to love.


newsweek--2020-11-21--'Fortnite' Season 4 Galactus Live Event Countdown Timer and Date Appear

Fortnite Season 4 has stretched on for quite a while , which means fans are ready to find out what happens next .
If a newly appeared countdown timer is any indication , it sounds like those big changes might appear a little sooner than some had anticipated .
Based on the time currently listed in two prominent places , the Galactus event is expected to begin around December 1 at 4:10 p.m. EST .
The countdown timer first appeared early Saturday morning and is plainly visible to anyone who plays Fortnite .
The updated graphic can be seen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ queue to join .
For additional confirmation , however , the timer can also be seen aboard the Helicarrier before matches as well .
Fans have long speculated that a live event would soon arrive to end the Galactus and Nexus War story , but now we know precisely when the action is expected to go down .
Dataminers confirmed several weeks ago that an event was in the works , but this timer is Epic 's first official indicator that something is indeed on the way , News is pretty light with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this Galactus event , but there are a few inferences to be made .
The story tells us that Galactus has been drawn to the Island and wishes to consume it for its power , so we imagine we 'll finally see the villain make an in-game appearance once , or possibly even before , the event begins .
However , if our cast of Marvel heroes has its way , Thor , Shehulk and Iron Man wo n't let the nefarious bad guy pull off his evil plan .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Tony Stark is hard at work potentially trying to engineer the Sentinel robots to help our heroes win the fight .
The stage for the so-called Nexus War has clearly been set , so it 's time to see how the feud resolves .
Beyond the plot itself , it 's also worth remembering the season we 're about to enter .
Considering the event is set to take place December 1 , one has to assume whatever happens during the proceedings might involve a snowy transformation of the Chapter 2 Battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ice King cause his own unique brand of destruction in the past , but might something else happen to trigger a wintry makeover this time ?
It 'd certainly be a perfect setup for a 12 Days of Fortnite holiday celebration shortly thereafter .
Regardless of what actually happens during the Nexus War Galactus event , we just hope more players are able to actually see the event in-game this time .
While the Device event was pretty cool to analyze when it happened in May , servers hit capacity so quickly that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action unfold on Twitch instead .
Given months to iron out the kinks , it 'd be a great improvement if capacities were n't a factor this time .
Fortnite is available now on PS5 , PS4 , Xbox Series X|S , Xbox One , Switch , PC and Android .
What do you expect to see from Fortnite 's Season 4 live event ?
How will Galactus change the Island ?
Tell us in the comments section !

Fortnite Season 4 has stretched on for quite a while, which means fans are ready to find out what happens next. If a newly appeared countdown timer is any indication, it sounds like those big changes might appear a little sooner than some had anticipated. Based on the time currently listed in two prominent places, the Galactus event is expected to begin around December 1 at 4:10 p.m. EST.
The countdown timer first appeared early Saturday morning and is plainly visible to anyone who plays Fortnite. The updated graphic can be seen in the lobby space as players decide which queue to join.
'Fortnite' Season 4's live event is set o begin December 1 at 4:10 p.m. EST. How will Galactus change the Island? 'Fortnite' is available now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC and Android. Epic Games
For additional confirmation, however, the timer can also be seen aboard the Helicarrier before matches as well. Fans have long speculated that a live event would soon arrive to end the Galactus and Nexus War story, but now we know precisely when the action is expected to go down. Dataminers confirmed several weeks ago that an event was in the works, but this timer is Epic's first official indicator that something is indeed on the way,
The countdown can also be seen aboard the Helicarrier. Epic Games
News is pretty light with regard to what we might see during this Galactus event, but there are a few inferences to be made. The story tells us that Galactus has been drawn to the Island and wishes to consume it for its power, so we imagine we'll finally see the villain make an in-game appearance once, or possibly even before, the event begins. However, if our cast of Marvel heroes has its way, Thor, Shehulk and Iron Man won't let the nefarious bad guy pull off his evil plan. In fact, there has been evidence since day one that Tony Stark is hard at work potentially trying to engineer the Sentinel robots to help our heroes win the fight. The stage for the so-called Nexus War has clearly been set, so it's time to see how the feud resolves.
Beyond the plot itself, it's also worth remembering the season we're about to enter. Considering the event is set to take place December 1, one has to assume whatever happens during the proceedings might involve a snowy transformation of the Chapter 2 Battle Royale map. We've seen the Ice King cause his own unique brand of destruction in the past, but might something else happen to trigger a wintry makeover this time? It'd certainly be a perfect setup for a 12 Days of Fortnite holiday celebration shortly thereafter.
Regardless of what actually happens during the Nexus War Galactus event, we just hope more players are able to actually see the event in-game this time. While the Device event was pretty cool to analyze when it happened in May, servers hit capacity so quickly that most folks were forced to watch the action unfold on Twitch instead. Given months to iron out the kinks, it'd be a great improvement if capacities weren't a factor this time.
Fortnite is available now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC and Android.
What do you expect to see from Fortnite's Season 4 live event? How will Galactus change the Island? Tell us in the comments section!


newsweek--2020-11-21--Putin Extends Russian Sanctions on Western Countries Through 2021

In a spat that has gone on for more than six years , Russian president Vladimir Putin has again extended sanctions against those western countries who had sought to punish Moscow for its invasion of Crimea and the destabilization of eastern Ukraine .
In the aftermath of Russia 's annexation of Crimea , a number of countries , including the U.S. and Canada , and the European Union , imposed measures on Moscow in April 2014 targeting Russian officials and businesses .
They included freezing accounts and restricting the country 's ability to borrow money .
In response , Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned imports of a number of food products from the U.S. , the EU , Norway , Australia , and Canada .
With sanctions still in place against Russia , Putin has extended sanctions four more times , most recently in June 2019 .
Ahead of their expiry at the end of this year , Putin signed a decree on Saturday , which extends them to the end of 2021 , news agency Tass reported .
The issue of sanctions has been a key one for Russia this week after Moscow threatened to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ row over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny .
Navalny collapsed on a flight in Russia in August and was treated in Berlin where doctors said he had been poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok .
This conclusion was backed up by the inter-governmental Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) .
The EU has agreed to sanction six Russian officials , arguing that the Kremlin must have been complicit in the attack .
However , Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would retaliate against the EU 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the offices of the leaders of Germany and France , '' Deutsche Welle reported .
Chancellor Angela Merkel 's spokesman Steffen Seibert said Moscow had the ability to get to the bottom of the case , but instead it `` levels sanctions against officials of other states , '' according to Deutsche Welle .
`` Such a step is , of course , unjustified and inappropriate from the German government 's point of view , '' he added .
Navalny has said Putin was behind the attack , a theory which western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Kremlin denies any involvement in the attack .
In another measure that further soured ties between Russia and Germany , last month the EU sanctioned the head of Russia 's military intelligence , Igor Kostyukov , and another official over a computer hacking attack on Germany 's parliament in 2015 .
Russia denies the accusations .
On Saturday , Russia 's foreign affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Moscow would also sanction 25 United Kingdom officials in response to measures imposed on Russian officials involved in the death while in custody of anti-corruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. to pass the Magnitsky Act in 2012 targeting officials linked to his death and then expanding it to target human rights offenders worldwide .
`` The actions by the British is nothing other than an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of another state and put pressure on the Russian justice system , '' she said in a statement .

In a spat that has gone on for more than six years, Russian president Vladimir Putin has again extended sanctions against those western countries who had sought to punish Moscow for its invasion of Crimea and the destabilization of eastern Ukraine.
In the aftermath of Russia's annexation of Crimea, a number of countries, including the U.S. and Canada, and the European Union, imposed measures on Moscow in April 2014 targeting Russian officials and businesses. They included freezing accounts and restricting the country's ability to borrow money.
In response, Putin approved tit-for-tat measures in August 2014 which banned imports of a number of food products from the U.S., the EU, Norway, Australia, and Canada.
With sanctions still in place against Russia, Putin has extended sanctions four more times, most recently in June 2019. Ahead of their expiry at the end of this year, Putin signed a decree on Saturday, which extends them to the end of 2021, news agency Tass reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on November 20. He has extended sanctions against countries that sought to punish Russia for the 2014 invasion of Crimea. ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Getty Images
The issue of sanctions has been a key one for Russia this week after Moscow threatened to punish German and French officials in the row over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Navalny collapsed on a flight in Russia in August and was treated in Berlin where doctors said he had been poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. This conclusion was backed up by the inter-governmental Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The EU has agreed to sanction six Russian officials, arguing that the Kremlin must have been complicit in the attack. However, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would retaliate against the EU's measures and would target "senior staff of the offices of the leaders of Germany and France," Deutsche Welle reported.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said Moscow had the ability to get to the bottom of the case, but instead it "levels sanctions against officials of other states," according to Deutsche Welle.
"Such a step is, of course, unjustified and inappropriate from the German government's point of view," he added.
Navalny has said Putin was behind the attack, a theory which western intelligence agencies this week concurred with. The Kremlin denies any involvement in the attack.
In another measure that further soured ties between Russia and Germany, last month the EU sanctioned the head of Russia's military intelligence, Igor Kostyukov, and another official over a computer hacking attack on Germany's parliament in 2015. Russia denies the accusations.
On Saturday, Russia's foreign affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Moscow would also sanction 25 United Kingdom officials in response to measures imposed on Russian officials involved in the death while in custody of anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
The case spurred the U.S. to pass the Magnitsky Act in 2012 targeting officials linked to his death and then expanding it to target human rights offenders worldwide.
"The actions by the British is nothing other than an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of another state and put pressure on the Russian justice system," she said in a statement.


newsweek--2020-11-21--How to Watch Today's SpaceX Sentinel-6 Launch

SpaceX will launch its Sentinel-6 ocean-mapping satellite on Saturday .
The satellite will be deployed on a five-year mission to map rising sea levels associated with global warming .
The launch is scheduled to take place from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 12:17 p.m. EST ( 9:17 a.m. PST ) .
It will be launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket .
The event can be watched live at space.com via NASA TV or on NASA TV 's YouTube channel .
Weather is reportedly 80 percent good for the launch but a backup launch is also scheduled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9:04 a.m PST ) .
According to space.com , Sentinel-6 will `` enhance the models and maps '' for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) .
NASA gave to press briefings about the mission on Friday discussing the important impact the satellite will have for modeling that 's designed to keep people safe from hurricanes .
Recent storms have been more severe .
This has been linked to climate change , while 2020 has had the most named storms ever .
Sentinel-6 will have a one-year commissioning period after which raw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the public to download from the website of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites ( EUMETSAT ) .
Karen St. Germain , director of NASA 's Earth science division , told a press conference that Sentinel-6 could help to show how much of rising sea levels is due to melting ice sheets .
`` Since 70 % of the Earth 's surface is ocean , the oceans play an important role in how the whole system [ of global warming ] changes , '' St. Germain said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and opportunities for our human communities , '' she said .
`` We 're watching the rate of sea level rise right before our eyes , and it 's satellites like this that allow us to do it , '' said Josh Willis , Sentinel-6 project scientist at NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , during the science briefing on the mission .
Rising sea levels are a major concern as they endanger coastal communities throughout the world , while melting ice sheets contribute to the problem , especially for small island nations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ same rate around the world , making accurate mapping and modeling even more important for understanding the problem .

SpaceX will launch its Sentinel-6 ocean-mapping satellite on Saturday. The satellite will be deployed on a five-year mission to map rising sea levels associated with global warming.
The launch is scheduled to take place from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 12:17 p.m. EST (9:17 a.m. PST). It will be launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The event can be watched live at space.com via NASA TV or on NASA TV's YouTube channel. Weather is reportedly 80 percent good for the launch but a backup launch is also scheduled for Sunday at 12:04 p.m EST (9:04 a.m PST).
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According to space.com, Sentinel-6 will "enhance the models and maps" for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NASA gave to press briefings about the mission on Friday discussing the important impact the satellite will have for modeling that's designed to keep people safe from hurricanes. Recent storms have been more severe. This has been linked to climate change, while 2020 has had the most named storms ever.
Sentinel-6 will have a one-year commissioning period after which raw data from the satellite will be available for the public to download from the website of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
Karen St. Germain, director of NASA's Earth science division, told a press conference that Sentinel-6 could help to show how much of rising sea levels is due to melting ice sheets.
"Since 70% of the Earth's surface is ocean, the oceans play an important role in how the whole system [of global warming] changes," St. Germain said.
"These global changes are creating both risks and opportunities for our human communities," she said.
"We're watching the rate of sea level rise right before our eyes, and it's satellites like this that allow us to do it," said Josh Willis, Sentinel-6 project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, during the science briefing on the mission.
Rising sea levels are a major concern as they endanger coastal communities throughout the world, while melting ice sheets contribute to the problem, especially for small island nations. Sea levels do not rise at the same rate around the world, making accurate mapping and modeling even more important for understanding the problem.


newsweek--2020-11-21--Prince's Biographer Talks about the Man Behind the Legend

In a Rolling Stone interview published in 1985 , Prince told writer Neal Karlen about a pivotal moment in his life : the time his father kicked him out of the house .
From a pay phone , Prince pleaded with his dad to take him back : `` He still said no .
I sat crying at that phone booth for two hours .
That 's the last time I cried . ''
It made for a terrific origin story : a sobbing kid—then known by his nickname Skipper—emerges from a phone booth to become Prince the star .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karlen later learned , Prince 's father had never kicked him out .
Karlen says , `` Ken Kesey had that line : 'The trouble with superheroes is what to do between phone booths . '
I think that Prince had that problem . ''
That revelation is just one of many about the star in Karlen 's newly published book This Thing Called Life : Prince 's Odyssey On + Off the Record ( St. Martin 's Press ) .
A former Newsweek editor , the Minneapolis-based Karlen is one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notoriously private and eccentric musician , penning three cover stories about him for Rolling Stone between 1985 and 1990 .
In his book , Karlen draws from his recollections , notes and tapes , to paint an illuminating and intimate portrait of a supremely talented and complex artist .
`` He was a contradiction—more than any person I 've known , '' Karlen says .
In this interview , edited for length and clarity , the author talks about his friendship with Prince over the years and the various facets of the enigmatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to write about Prince again ?
There 's been so many books .
But what was missing was the guy .
I had a scene in the book where someone came up to me at a coffee shop where I was writing and said : `` Sorry , why do we need another book ? ''
I went home , took a shower and burst into tears .
I said : `` Prince , what do you want me to say ? ''
Thank God , I did n't hear a voice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a letter he sent to me .
He said : `` Thanx 4 telling the truth ! ''
Then I thought : `` That I can do . ''
Why do you think he trusted you so much ?
I thought about that so many times .
I do n't know if it was because I was from Minneapolis .
We both loved professional wrestling , boxing , pop culture and sitcoms .
He did this great Fonzie imitation .
On our last phone call , he did [ an impression of ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and The Wire were his favorite shows .
Why did he spread so many misconceptions about himself ?
He said , `` I used to tease journalists , because I wanted them to focus on the music I was making and not the fact that I came from a broken home . ''
He was broken by his father , but it also made it possible for him to become what he became .
He got the talent in his genes somehow , but also that drive to go to the top .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Prince 's relationship with his father .
It was truly love-hate .
His father was an incredible narcissist—his son had the career he wanted .
He thought he was the genius .
I think his father is the defining thing in Prince 's life .
And after his father died , he had the famous purple house that he gave to his dad leveled .
That 's what he would do : he sort of annulled the past .
He had his marriage to Mayte Garcia not just divorced , but annulled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` I used to be an expert at cutting people off and never looking back . ''
And he was that way his entire life .
Is it true that Prince taught himself to play the piano when his stepfather locked him in a room with one for six months ?
It happened , but Prince locked the door .
His stepfather did n't lock him in .
Prince locked out the world .
It was a slight twist of a fact : he turned the story completely around .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just wanted the music to stand out from his life story .
The word `` prison '' pops up throughout the book .
The first question I ever asked him on the record , `` So why are you talking now ? ''
after three years [ without an interview ] .
There 's so many reasons he could have given me , and he said : `` I do n't want my fans to think I live in a prison . ''
I remember on that first trip , he showed me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be built ; it was just a field then .
And I asked , `` What does Paisley Park mean ? ''
He said : `` It 's a place where you can go to be alone . ''
I 'm not a believer in premonitions , but I got this shiver up my back .
I thought : `` He 's gon na die there alone . ''
Another revelation in your book is that in the '90s Prince commissioned you to draft a manifesto about changing his name to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was supposed to accompany a will .
Only his manager and myself knew that he was changing his name to that .
He was very fed up with the music business .
It looked like rap and hip-hop had totally passed him by .
He was n't on the cutting edge anymore .
He really felt like he was done for .
He paid me to write a magazine article for him .
I interviewed him about why he was changing his name to a glyph .
He said it was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his will and the Love Symbol album .
I never saw the will .
He said the time capsule was buried on the grounds of Paisley Park .
The estate has sold off little parcels of land already .
I think they 'll be [ breaking ] ground on Paisley Park condos in 30 years , and it 'll come up .
You write that Prince 's love of the color purple came from the classic children 's book Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson .
Harold was this little boy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality he 's in with this purple crayon .
He 'd be sleeping in his bed and if he wanted to run away from home , he 'd draw a window and climb down that .
That was his favorite book You describe two big things that broke Prince down .
The first was the death of his one-week-old son Amiir in 1996 , followed by his wife Mayte 's miscarriage .
The second was the physical pain Prince was in after years of performing .
Losing those two children destroyed him ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would n't be able to play the piano or guitar much longer .
His arms hurt .
On our last phone call , he said : `` I 'm tired . ''
In 31 years , that was the only time I ever heard him say `` I 'm tired . ''
It 's heartbreaking what happened .
But the thing is , it was n't at the end of his life .
He 'd been in pain from Purple Rain on .
Yes , the death [ was from ] fentanyl , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are what killed him .
He would just not stop [ performing ] .
He played for so long .
You write about a time in 1998 when you were recovering at home from a leg injury and Prince visited .
You saw him taking the Percocet you 'd been prescribed .
It broke my heart .
We never discussed it again .
I do n't know if that was the reason [ for his visit ] .
I did n't feel like : `` Oh , he came over just to snarf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just a sign of how much pain he was in .
He was n't getting high .
He really was a human—he was a superhero in a human 's body , unfortunately .
Oscar Wilde had that saying : `` Each man kills the thing he loves . ''
I think it was reversed with Prince , and actually Muhammad Ali , his hero of all time , where what they both loved killed them .
When Prince called you unexpectedly a few weeks before he died in 2016 , did you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I did .
I tried to call him out after that—to no avail—by calling his archenemy , Minneapolis Star-Tribune gossip columnist C.J.
, [ to do an interview ] .
I had never talked about Prince .
This was like two or three weeks before he died .
I wanted him to call me : `` Why are you doing this ? ''
Everyone was trying their own ways at intervention .
Alan Leeds , who ran Paisley Park Records , tried to get through and he could n't .
His former band @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I 'm homeless .
Can I come and stay at Paisley Park for a few days ?
`` —and Andre was happily married with kids .
Everyone was trying , but they could n't penetrate that circle .
There was no one to say `` no '' to him .
What do you want readers to come away with ?
That there was an actual human being there .
It was a tragic story , and yet one of victory at the end .
He was able to express himself .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was torturous—he could n't turn his brain off : `` I have 16 things going on in my head at once . ''
And it was a burden .
That 's why I started with an epigraph from Albert Einstein : `` It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely . ''
Prince 's second album announced the arrival of a commercial and cultural force .
It gave him his first gold single ( `` I Wan na Be Your Lover '' ) and a name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis Sound '' ) .
Around the World in a Day ( Warner Brothers , Paisley Park , 1985 ) Prince 's Purple Rain follow-up showed he was more interested in taking uncharted paths than repeating himself .
Although it went double platinum , briefly hit number one , and included the Top Ten singles `` Raspberry Beret '' and `` Pop Life , '' it was deemed a flop compared to Purple Rain .
The soundtrack to Tim Burton 's take on the Caped Crusader gave us `` Partyman '' and `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first song he ever played was , Prince said at age seven he learned a piano version of the theme from the `` Batman '' TV show .
Prince seemed lost in the 1990s .
His comeback started with this R & B flavored album which included the singles `` Musicology , '' `` Call My Name , '' and `` Cinnamon Girl . ''
That year he also appeared at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , where he delivered a scene-stealing guitar solo on George Harrison 's `` While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soulful and funky , Prince 's 39th and last studio album showed the political edge he 'd been exploring since 1987 's Sign o ' the Times .
`` Baltimore '' rendered the saga of Freddie Gray , a young Black man who 'd died while in the hands of Baltimore police .

In a Rolling Stone interview published in 1985, Prince told writer Neal Karlen about a pivotal moment in his life: the time his father kicked him out of the house. From a pay phone, Prince pleaded with his dad to take him back: "He still said no. I sat crying at that phone booth for two hours. That's the last time I cried." It made for a terrific origin story: a sobbing kid—then known by his nickname Skipper—emerges from a phone booth to become Prince the star. Except it wasn't true. As Karlen later learned, Prince's father had never kicked him out.
Karlen says, "Ken Kesey had that line: 'The trouble with superheroes is what to do between phone booths.' I think that Prince had that problem."
That revelation is just one of many about the star in Karlen's newly published book This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey On + Off the Record (St. Martin's Press). A former Newsweek editor, the Minneapolis-based Karlen is one of the few journalists who had access to the notoriously private and eccentric musician, penning three cover stories about him for Rolling Stone between 1985 and 1990. In his book, Karlen draws from his recollections, notes and tapes, to paint an illuminating and intimate portrait of a supremely talented and complex artist. "He was a contradiction—more than any person I've known," Karlen says.
In this interview, edited for length and clarity, the author talks about his friendship with Prince over the years and the various facets of the enigmatic star's life.
Why did you want to write about Prince again?
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There's been so many books. But what was missing was the guy. I had a scene in the book where someone came up to me at a coffee shop where I was writing and said: "Sorry, why do we need another book?" I went home, took a shower and burst into tears. I said: "Prince, what do you want me to say?" Thank God, I didn't hear a voice speaking back to me. I remembered a letter he sent to me. He said: "Thanx 4 telling the truth!" Then I thought: "That I can do."
Why do you think he trusted you so much?
I thought about that so many times. I don't know if it was because I was from Minneapolis. We both loved professional wrestling, boxing, pop culture and sitcoms. He did this great Fonzie imitation. On our last phone call, he did [an impression of] Stanley Hudson from The Office. That and The Wire were his favorite shows.
Why did he spread so many misconceptions about himself?
He said, "I used to tease journalists, because I wanted them to focus on the music I was making and not the fact that I came from a broken home." He was broken by his father, but it also made it possible for him to become what he became. He got the talent in his genes somehow, but also that drive to go to the top.
A good portion of the book deals with Prince's relationship with his father.
It was truly love-hate. His father was an incredible narcissist—his son had the career he wanted. He thought he was the genius. I think his father is the defining thing in Prince's life. And after his father died, he had the famous purple house that he gave to his dad leveled. That's what he would do: he sort of annulled the past. He had his marriage to Mayte Garcia not just divorced, but annulled. When he was 25, he said: "I used to be an expert at cutting people off and never looking back." And he was that way his entire life.
Is it true that Prince taught himself to play the piano when his stepfather locked him in a room with one for six months?
It happened, but Prince locked the door. His stepfather didn't lock him in. Prince locked out the world. It was a slight twist of a fact: he turned the story completely around. He wanted to obfuscate the truth. He just wanted the music to stand out from his life story.
The word "prison" pops up throughout the book.
The first question I ever asked him on the record, "So why are you talking now?" after three years [without an interview]. There's so many reasons he could have given me, and he said: "I don't want my fans to think I live in a prison." I remember on that first trip, he showed me the land where Paisley Park was going to be built; it was just a field then. And I asked, "What does Paisley Park mean?" He said: "It's a place where you can go to be alone." I'm not a believer in premonitions, but I got this shiver up my back. I thought: "He's gonna die there alone."
Another revelation in your book is that in the '90s Prince commissioned you to draft a manifesto about changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol, and that the document was supposed to accompany a will.
Only his manager and myself knew that he was changing his name to that. He was very fed up with the music business. It looked like rap and hip-hop had totally passed him by. He wasn't on the cutting edge anymore. He really felt like he was done for.
He paid me to write a magazine article for him. I interviewed him about why he was changing his name to a glyph. He said it was going to be buried in a time capsule with his will and the Love Symbol album. I never saw the will. He said the time capsule was buried on the grounds of Paisley Park. The estate has sold off little parcels of land already. I think they'll be [breaking] ground on Paisley Park condos in 30 years, and it'll come up.
You write that Prince's love of the color purple came from the classic children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson.
Harold was this little boy who could draw himself out of whatever reality he's in with this purple crayon. He'd be sleeping in his bed and if he wanted to run away from home, he'd draw a window and climb down that. That was his favorite book
You describe two big things that broke Prince down. The first was the death of his one-week-old son Amiir in 1996, followed by his wife Mayte's miscarriage. The second was the physical pain Prince was in after years of performing.
Losing those two children destroyed him...and that he couldn't dance and wouldn't be able to play the piano or guitar much longer. His arms hurt. On our last phone call, he said: "I'm tired." In 31 years, that was the only time I ever heard him say "I'm tired." It's heartbreaking what happened. But the thing is, it wasn't at the end of his life. He'd been in pain from Purple Rain on. Yes, the death [was from] fentanyl, but I think those other things really are what killed him. He would just not stop [performing]. He played for so long.
You write about a time in 1998 when you were recovering at home from a leg injury and Prince visited. You saw him taking the Percocet you'd been prescribed.
It broke my heart. We never discussed it again. I don't know if that was the reason [for his visit]. I didn't feel like: "Oh, he came over just to snarf drugs." I think it was just a sign of how much pain he was in. He wasn't getting high. He really was a human—he was a superhero in a human's body, unfortunately. Oscar Wilde had that saying: "Each man kills the thing he loves." I think it was reversed with Prince, and actually Muhammad Ali, his hero of all time, where what they both loved killed them.
When Prince called you unexpectedly a few weeks before he died in 2016, did you have an idea that something was wrong?
I did. I tried to call him out after that—to no avail—by calling his archenemy, Minneapolis Star-Tribune gossip columnist C.J., [to do an interview]. I had never talked about Prince. This was like two or three weeks before he died. I wanted him to call me: "Why are you doing this?" Everyone was trying their own ways at intervention. Alan Leeds, who ran Paisley Park Records, tried to get through and he couldn't. His former band mate André Cymone was texting him: "I'm homeless. Can I come and stay at Paisley Park for a few days?"—and Andre was happily married with kids. Everyone was trying, but they couldn't penetrate that circle. There was no one to say "no" to him.
What do you want readers to come away with?
That there was an actual human being there. It was a tragic story, and yet one of victory at the end. He was able to express himself. I think he was a true genius but it was torturous—he couldn't turn his brain off: "I have 16 things going on in my head at once." And it was a burden. That's why I started with an epigraph from Albert Einstein: "It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely."
The following are audio snippets of Karlen's archival interviews with Prince. All 22 interviews can be found on the audio book version of 'This Thing Called Life' (used with permission)


newsweek--2020-11-21--8 TikTok Thanksgiving Day Cooking Hacks to Make Your Meal Prep Easy as (Pumpkin) Pie

TikTokers are ready to tell you how to prepare the perfect Thanksgiving meal this holiday , and if you 're ready to trust them , you might end up with the best meal of your life .
Along with dancers , pranksters , adorable dogs and painfully honest storytimes , TikTok is a platform that allows famous chefs and homemade cooks to shine .
Chances are , while scrolling through your `` For You '' Page , you 've already come across a few meal ideas .
But when you decide to really step into the food side of TikTok @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , great tastes and cooking hacks to make your life so much easier .
You might have a few Thanksgiving staple dishes that you ca n't go a holiday without .
But if you 're looking for replacements , or simple tips to make cooking your beloved recipes easier , look no further than the eight ideas we 've discovered .
If there 's one way to make sure your cooking skills are on point this Thanksgiving , it 's by putting your safety first .
Not only will a sharp knife help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assure you 're not fumbling the blade in a way that could be harmful to you or those around you .
This TikTok by @ lockdowncuisine shows a beautifully sharpened knife and how easily it cuts through a carrot .
Just watching the slicing movements may be therapeutic for some , so while keeping the cooking tip in mind , this video may also help with holiday anxiety .
Baking pie can be tricky , and if you 're a beginner baker , chances are you 're nervous about trying your own recipe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman who is sure to boost your kitchen confidence .
The baker has uploaded an easy-to-follow video that focuses on how to make a pumpkin pie entirely from scratch .
If you were looking for a recipe this year , you 've found it .
Not only does TikTok provide simple and direct cooking guides , but it also presents some interesting meal options .
Have a taste for a classic , butter-basted turkey ?
Got it .
What about a spicy variation ?
That 's here , too .
User @ TheBalesky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will help you perfect your 2020 Thanksgiving turkey , with perfect ingredient measurements and tips like using the stove alongside the oven to perfect the bird 's temperature .
No Thanksgiving table is complete without a few comfort foods for sides , so do n't forget to plan ahead .
These on-point mac and cheese and sweet potato casserole recipes have our mouths watering already .
If you 're really trying to make a whole dinner from scratch , you ca n't forget the buns .
While making any kind of bread is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flakeysalt gives us hope that we can accomplish anything with the right mentor and mindset .
If you 're braving 2020 's COVID climate to see family , do n't forget to bring a dish .
Thanksgiving TikTok started an adorable trend in 2019 , which involved family members entering their holiday homes with the special addition they brought for the table .
It had commenters appreciating each other 's families—and that 's exactly the sort of connection that many people might be miss in 2020 .
Wherever you are , and whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wish you a safe and healthy holiday full of delicious food and great times .

TikTokers are ready to tell you how to prepare the perfect Thanksgiving meal this holiday, and if you're ready to trust them, you might end up with the best meal of your life.
Along with dancers, pranksters, adorable dogs and painfully honest storytimes, TikTok is a platform that allows famous chefs and homemade cooks to shine. Chances are, while scrolling through your "For You" Page, you've already come across a few meal ideas. But when you decide to really step into the food side of TikTok, you're in for serious inspiration, great tastes and cooking hacks to make your life so much easier.
You might have a few Thanksgiving staple dishes that you can't go a holiday without. But if you're looking for replacements, or simple tips to make cooking your beloved recipes easier, look no further than the eight ideas we've discovered.
Unidentified diners serve themselves food at a traditional Thanksgiving Day family gathering in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on November 26, 2015. Getty/Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images
Sharpen Your Knives
If there's one way to make sure your cooking skills are on point this Thanksgiving, it's by putting your safety first. Not only will a sharp knife help you cut smoothly, but it will assure you're not fumbling the blade in a way that could be harmful to you or those around you.
This TikTok by @lockdowncuisine shows a beautifully sharpened knife and how easily it cuts through a carrot. Just watching the slicing movements may be therapeutic for some, so while keeping the cooking tip in mind, this video may also help with holiday anxiety.
Don't Forget the Pie
Baking pie can be tricky, and if you're a beginner baker, chances are you're nervous about trying your own recipe. Enter @cookingwithshereen, an inspirational woman who is sure to boost your kitchen confidence.
The baker has uploaded an easy-to-follow video that focuses on how to make a pumpkin pie entirely from scratch. If you were looking for a recipe this year, you've found it.
Easy Turkeys By @TheBalesky
Not only does TikTok provide simple and direct cooking guides, but it also presents some interesting meal options. Have a taste for a classic, butter-basted turkey? Got it. What about a spicy variation? That's here, too.
User @TheBalesky has already uploaded two trustworthy videos that will help you perfect your 2020 Thanksgiving turkey, with perfect ingredient measurements and tips like using the stove alongside the oven to perfect the bird's temperature.
The Perfect Sides
No Thanksgiving table is complete without a few comfort foods for sides, so don't forget to plan ahead. These on-point mac and cheese and sweet potato casserole recipes have our mouths watering already.
Ditch the Pilsbury Rolls
If you're really trying to make a whole dinner from scratch, you can't forget the buns. While making any kind of bread is known to be challenging, TikToker @flakeysalt gives us hope that we can accomplish anything with the right mentor and mindset.
Don't Come Empty-Handed
If you're braving 2020's COVID climate to see family, don't forget to bring a dish. Thanksgiving TikTok started an adorable trend in 2019, which involved family members entering their holiday homes with the special addition they brought for the table. It had commenters appreciating each other's families—and that's exactly the sort of connection that many people might be miss in 2020.
Wherever you are, and whatever you have planned, we at Newsweek wish you a safe and healthy holiday full of delicious food and great times.


newsweek--2020-11-21--Businesses in Calif. Display 'Do Not Comply' Signs as Residents Say COVID Curfew is 'Against Everyth

Businesses in Calif. Display 'Do Not Comply' Signs as Residents Say COVID Curfew is 'Against Everything America Stands For'

Some businesses in California have indicated they will flout a month-long coronavirus curfew which police have said they will not enforce and will instead urge people to comply with voluntarily .
Following an order by Governor Gavin Newsom to curb the spread COVID-19 , 41 counties will fall under the most-restrictive `` purple tier '' status affecting over 90 percent of the Golden State 's population .
It means that from Saturday , all non-essential gatherings between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. will be prohibited .
However a number of police departments have said they do not plan to arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not comply and will rely on asking people to voluntarily follow the order .
The Orange County Sheriff 's Department , said it would not send deputies to enforce restrictions , the East Bay Times reported .
Riverside County sheriff Chad Bianco told the publication it wanted people to follow the guidelines , but would not send in officers to break up gatherings because he wanted to make sure that `` constitutional rights are not violated and to limit potential negative interactions and exposure to our deputies . ''
With no prospect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to operate as before .
`` Do not comply '' signs which detail the impact of COVID restrictions on trade have been placed in the windows of some businesses in the city of Placerville , in El Dorado County , CBS 13 reported .
The owner of the Enchanted Forest restaurant , Kaitlyn Keyt , told the affiliate she had invested in COVID safe outdoor eating pods but would suffer under the new restrictions .
`` It 's not just the restaurant , it 's a lot of lives .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families so many people are impacted , '' she said .
In neighboring Folsom City , in Sacramento County , owner of the business Smart Axe , Jim Corbett told CBS 13 : `` Everybody that 's out wants to be out and they 're not going to really worry about a curfew , especially since no one 's going to enforce it . ''
Folsom resident Jesse Flores told CBS 13 : `` It 's against everything America stands for .
There 's no way anybody is going to tell me I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The curfew will be in place until December 21 and restaurants will be allowed to offer takeout and delivery after 10 p.m .
Some routine activities such as walking dogs and getting medical care , will also be permitted .
Lee Riley , an infectious disease specialist at UC Berkeley 's School of Public Health believes questioned whether the curfew would be effective , because between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. , not many people are out anyway , except maybe in bars .
`` My gut feeling is that this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cosmetic effect than a real impact , '' he told CapRadio , `` it 's not clear that the bars contribute significantly to the virus transmission that we 're seeing . ''
The graphic below by Statista shows the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S .

Some businesses in California have indicated they will flout a month-long coronavirus curfew which police have said they will not enforce and will instead urge people to comply with voluntarily.
Following an order by Governor Gavin Newsom to curb the spread COVID-19, 41 counties will fall under the most-restrictive "purple tier" status affecting over 90 percent of the Golden State's population. It means that from Saturday, all non-essential gatherings between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. will be prohibited.
However a number of police departments have said they do not plan to arrest people or issue fines to those who do not comply and will rely on asking people to voluntarily follow the order. The Orange County Sheriff's Department, said it would not send deputies to enforce restrictions, the East Bay Times reported.
A waiter delivers an order to a diner on November 17, in Alhambra, California, in this illustrative image. Some 41 counties in California face a month-long curfew to curb the COVID pandemic. FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images
Riverside County sheriff Chad Bianco told the publication it wanted people to follow the guidelines, but would not send in officers to break up gatherings because he wanted to make sure that "constitutional rights are not violated and to limit potential negative interactions and exposure to our deputies."
With no prospect of enforcement, some businesses may simply continue to operate as before. "Do not comply" signs which detail the impact of COVID restrictions on trade have been placed in the windows of some businesses in the city of Placerville, in El Dorado County, CBS 13 reported.
The owner of the Enchanted Forest restaurant, Kaitlyn Keyt, told the affiliate she had invested in COVID safe outdoor eating pods but would suffer under the new restrictions.
"It's not just the restaurant, it's a lot of lives. It's all the employees, it's the families so many people are impacted," she said.
In neighboring Folsom City, in Sacramento County, owner of the business Smart Axe, Jim Corbett told CBS 13: "Everybody that's out wants to be out and they're not going to really worry about a curfew, especially since no one's going to enforce it."
Folsom resident Jesse Flores told CBS 13: "It's against everything America stands for. There's no way anybody is going to tell me I have to stay at my house."
The curfew will be in place until December 21 and restaurants will be allowed to offer takeout and delivery after 10 p.m. Some routine activities such as walking dogs and getting medical care, will also be permitted.
Lee Riley, an infectious disease specialist at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health believes questioned whether the curfew would be effective, because between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., not many people are out anyway, except maybe in bars.
"My gut feeling is that this is going to maybe have more of a cosmetic effect than a real impact," he told CapRadio, "it's not clear that the bars contribute significantly to the virus transmission that we're seeing."
The graphic below by Statista shows the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S.