CINCINNATI — Michelle Ross was homeless and heartbroken. She had been living with her daughter, but the arrangement soured. Sitting at the hotel where her daughter dropped her off, Ross’s biggest worry was being separated from her two little dogs, a chihuahua named Apple Butters and a shih tzu-chihuahua mix […]
Crisis
British Cycling will write to government this week to express concern at the way sport’s bailouts are being allocated, with too much attention given to ticketed sports and not enough on the grass-roots facing an “existential crisis”. Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, has asked sports to put in their bids […]
The impact of the coronavirus will be felt for a long time after the crisis has passed. Right now, many marketing efforts are going down the drain, either because consumers have stopped listening, or because brands are too scared to spend money in such a volatile environment. The crisis has […]
Akvile Stuart The government’s decision not to provide physical proof of settled status has already left EU citizens in the UK facing difficulties proving their post-Brexit immigration status, as campaigners warn this is only the “tip of the iceberg”. The Independent has spoken to EU nationals who have been held […]
We’re all feeling effects of the current recession, whether it’s the rising cost of groceries or the pervasive economic uncertainty. But some are feeling a bigger impact than others, and data indicates renters are disproportionately affected. Half (50%) of American renters had used or planned to use their government stimulus […]
US – ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Markets Hub embed test 04:05 PM Blog wrap Well that’s all from us today, join us again in the morning. Here’s a quick recap of today’s events: It was a poor day for Britain’s top stock indices, with London’s blue-chips feeling the impact […]
(Thursday Market Open) Some welcome news on the jobs front might give stocks just enough support today to push them toward another test of record highs. Initial jobless claims last week totaled 963,000, the government said. That’s the first time they’ve been under one million since this crisis began. The […]
By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, Anthony Tan, the CEO of Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing firm, recalls how he mistook the infection to be a China-only problem, similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2003. As COVID-19 turned into […]
Ross Ice Shelf: Getty Images “It’s our mission to leave this pristine landscape the way we found it.” A noble intention for every travel firm. But do they really mean it? As you may have read, the Boeing 787 jets that Qantas acquired for the London-Perth nonstop link, covering over […]
Illinois State University’s first attempt to articulate its vision for reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic this fall didn’t sit well with everyone. The plan, dubbed “Redbirds Return” after the central Illinois college’s mascot, drew swift criticism from faculty after it was shared in early June, prompting instructors to draft their […]
The coronavirus pandemic rocked the job market seemingly overnight, with businesses laying off workers and instituting hiring freezes. For the week ending April 4, about 6.6 million people filed for unemployment, according to the Department of Labor. Economists at the Federal Reserve’s St. Louis district predict that 47 million Americans could […]
Thanks to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, life across the globe has turned upside down. Even formerly common activities, such as dining out or shopping for groceries, have become difficult to conduct safely in 2020. Selling a car is no exception, as the process generally involves close contact with a number […]
Then, earlier this month, she contracted the coronavirus and had to spend more than a week in isolation housing. She couldn’t be around friends and was barred from playing sports. Alone, she consumed herself with schoolwork. “I felt like I was spiraling,” Brownell said. She adds that she doesn’t think […]
Homeless people in Echo Park have created an encampment lining the lake’s west side. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) It began with a few tents pitched on the grassy rise on the banks of an L.A. landmark, Echo Park Lake. Then, last year, more homeless people set up camp. […]
It began with a few tents pitched on the grassy rise on the banks of an L.A. landmark, Echo Park Lake. Then, last year, more homeless people set up camp. By latest count, 174 tents or makeshift structures were bunched at the north end of the lake and spread along […]
FILE – In this March 17, 2020, file photo, Cece Guida, 19, top, of New York City, pushes on Sam Reddick, 20, of Evansville, Ind., as spring break revelers look on during a game of chicken fight on the beach in Pompano Beach, Fla. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling […]
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When disaster strikes, chef Jose Andres and his team at World Central Kitchen (WCK) always seem to be ready. Andres’ crew has been in Dallas since Friday, Feb. 19, serving free meals to people suffering from power outages or who are hungry and thirsty, after a wave of ice and […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flew into Houston Friday with a Texas-sized donation to deliver. She raised more than $4M for victims of the winter storm. By Saturday morning she was volunteering with other local elected Democrats at the Houston Food Bank, which stocks smaller food pantries in the city. A major […]
The New York Times Texas Crisis Exposes a Nation’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Even as Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America’s aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country. The week’s continent-spanning winter storms […]
The Guardian Ted Cruz flies to Cancun as millions of Texans freeze in the dark Texas senator boarded flight on Wednesday nightPower out for millions after snowstorm hits Cruz’s home state Ted Cruz checks in for a flight at Cancun International Airport after a backlash over his family vacation on […]
© India Today Group MindRush 2021: How companies ‘rebuilt’ businesses amid Covid-19 crisis Lockdown hit some industries very badly. While some companies gained, some were hit severely. Some saw demand rising soon after the lockdown in March 2020 and taper off later. So to see how different industries fared amid […]
FILE – In this Jan. 22, 2021, file photo, people under umbrellas on the square in front of the Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, on a rainy. Nearly a year to the day after Wuhan went into lockdown to contain a virus that had already escaped, President Joe Biden began […]