Johnson’s ad shows the politician showing up on the doorstep of a blase British voter, whom he proceeds to charm with promises while her husband sits on the couch, just as tired of the electoral situation as she is. After pretending to be a group of carol singers, thanks to a boombox, Johnson proceeds to hold up a series of signs for the voter to read, much as Andrew Lincoln did in the film....

The Pew Research Center compiled the report about Americans’ religious practices using data collected through random-digit-dial (RDD) political polling conducted in 2018 and 2019. “The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip,” the full report read. “In Pew Research Center telephone surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019, 65 percent of American adults describe themselves as Christians when asked about their religion, down 12 percentage points over the past decade....

That doesn’t necessarily mean that all is well and good in Florida, though, or that it’s totally safe to travel for the long weekend. As of Monday, Florida had reported 983,000 confirmed COVID cases to date. Numbers throughout the U.S. have been on the rise ahead of the holidays, and experts warn that family socialization on Thanksgiving has the potential to exponentially increase COVID cases all over the country. Whether it’s the promise of family or the lure of a moment at the beach, Florida remains a major landing spot for Americans this week....

The state set a new record on November 27 when average costs hit $4.713 for a regular unleaded gallon of gasoline, according to AAA. By Monday, that average had dropped slightly to $4.711, more than $1 above the national average of $3.394. Gas prices have exceeded $5 per gallon in some parts of California, with an average cost of $5.664 reported in Mono County on Monday, AAA data showed....

Mark Paoletta, attorney for Thomas, told the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday that his client would voluntarily speak with the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol regarding the longtime conservative activist’s work around the 2020 election. Thomas’ agreement to speak to the probe follows speculation she would be compelled to testify after the disclosure of texts and emails showing she sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election....

Now that its playoffs are about to wrap up, and playoff ratings are at a 40-year low, the NBA commissioner said that social justice messages won’t be prominently displayed when the 2020-21 season begins. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league will depend upon its teams and players to deliver those ongoing messages largely outside of the playing arena. Silver said it’s a conversation that will be held between the league and its players before the next season commences in a few months....

A survey conducted jointly by the Chicago Council think tank and the Moscow-based Levada Center polling firm published Friday revealed that 74% of Russians have favorable views of China, a finding that reflects the growing geopolitical warmth between the two nations. Just 45% felt the same about the European Union, and only 39% had a favorable view of the U.S. This data emerges amid a downward turn in the favorability of China in the U....

While he was there, he talked to some locals to gauge interest in hockey. “I got a variety of different responses,” Daly said. “The demographics of the market are pretty good in terms of average annual income. Las Vegas natives earn good salaries, good livings. I think they genuinely like sports. It’s a nighttime city, so it would have to be uniquely scheduled in terms of focusing maybe on industry nights as opposed to your typical Thursday-Saturday nights where everybody would be working....

Obama conveyed his belief that the “rule of law is at risk” to a conference of around 3,000 administration alumni on Friday, emphasizing the importance of working to elect his former vice president in November. A spokesperson for Obama confirmed to Newsweek the accuracy of the recording, which was obtained by Yahoo News. The spokesperson said that the focus of the call was to discuss electing “Biden and Democrats up and down the ballot this fall....

That’s about 14 percent of all cases nationwide, though the report notes hospitalization and death among COVID-positive children is “uncommon.” Florida, a hotbed of both COVID cases and contention over mask requirements in schools, is seeing some school districts sue to oppose Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’ no-mask requirement order. School leaders like Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna said in a letter to the governor that his district sought “the flexibility and the autonomy to make the decisions for our schools....

A frequent critic of President Donald Trump, Romney encouraged Americans to support the rights of people who protest rather than attempting to quell such demonstrations by force. He posted a photograph of his late father, Republican Michigan Governor and and auto executive George W. Romney, as he marched alongside black civil rights protesters outside Detroit in the late 1960s. “This is my father, George Romney, participating in a Civil Rights march in the Detroit suburbs during the late 1960s—‘Force alone will not eliminate riots,’ he said....

The Gila County Sheriff’s Office sent out a notification for the area 80 miles east of Phoenix. The order was issued at 5:30 a.m. MST, for the people of Gila County living on either side of State Route 77. The advisory called the threat “imminent and life-threatening.” The emergency advisory from Gila County put El Capitan in “Go” mode. Residents were asked to safely, but quickly evacuate the area. Another advisory was sent out by the county at 8 a....

Just over a dozen other states, each of which has a Republican governor, could potentially be next in line to require masks statewide following a sharp rise in average daily new cases seen in recent weeks. While some local authorities in several states have issued mask ordinances at a local level, 13 states have yet to issue a statewide mandate. In the past two weeks, the average daily case count in most of these 13 states each reached their highest level since the outbreak began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU)....

Some companies will only require hopefuls to retweet some messages, while others will have gamers compete for the highly coveted piece of tech. PS5 giveaways seem to come and go, but here are four ways you can try to score a new PlayStation 5 right now. FORTNITE The first giveaway will take a lot more skill, and a little bit of luck, than the rest of the PS5 giveaways on this list....

When asked how he got the idea of adapting McCabe’s book specifically into a musical, Muldoon told Newsweek the novel “was assigned to me as part of a class, and it came at a time when I was sort of looking for something a little off the beaten path to try and adapt into a show. It’s also the first show that I’ve written the score for completely by myself....

Ashley Martson and Jay Smith, Nicole Nafziger and Azan Tefou and Tiffany Franco and Ronald Smith are no exception to constant public inquiries, occasional outbursts and shocking revelations. Two couples revealed they’re apparently back together and cozy in quarantine together, while one shared that the timing has them stuck together due to travel bans. Here’s everything we know about the three couples, who is still together and how coronavirus is affecting them....

At noon I met with three instructors in the police academy’s atrium. It’s dominated by a monument to seven officers killed by an anarchist’s bomb at the infamous Haymarket Square riot of 1886. Police cadets see that statue every day. The occasional shooting of an officer on the street reinforces the statue’s lesson: Chicago’s a tough town, so let the pols worry about its image. The rest of us demand, correctly, that police put our rights above their safety....

Asthma has a higher impact on people of color (POC) when compared to White people. Black people have a 40% greater chance of having asthma and are three times more likely to die from asthma-related causes. It is important for POC to know their risk for developing asthma. If they have been diagnosed with asthma, it is critical to follow a treatment plan to control symptoms and avoid long-term lung damage....

The British-Swedish pharmaceutical company said the vaccine “is generally well tolerated in adults 18 years and above,” but some European countries recommended it only be given to older adults due to its link to blood clots, according to the Associated Press. AstraZeneca said their vaccine “has been shown to be effective against all severities of COVID-19, across current variants of concern and all adult age groups.” Despite AstraZeneca’s confidence in the vaccine, the company said it has “decided not to pursue the marketing authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in Switzerland....