England’s winter is starting to take shape with the South African government privately giving the go ahead for a tour next month and the Indian board meeting this weekend to discuss a Test series in Mumbai next year. The South African government has told its cricket board it will issue […]
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People who are working from home are still getting dressed up from the neck up for videoconference meetings, and Signet Jewelers Ltd. Chief Executive Virginia Drosos says earrings and pendants are selling as a result. But the jewelry category is expected to take a hit in 2020 due to COVID-19. […]
A dress on a mannequin at the office of Caroline Keefer, a clothing designer, in Los Angeles on July 18, 2020. (Nolwen Cifuentes/The New York Times) For nearly 70 years, the Small Business Administration’s disaster relief program has helped companies recover from catastrophes including wildfires, hurricanes and earthquakes. But it […]
South Florida was put under a tropical storm watch Thursday afternoon with Isaias expected to approach Florida and the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane by Saturday. In an 11 p.m. update, the National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Isaias will see some loss in forward speed over the next […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Global air travel is recovering more slowly than expected and it will take until 2024 to return to pre-pandemic levels, the trade association for the airline industry said Tuesday. The International Air Transport Association pushed back its prediction by one year due to the slow containment […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Global air travel is recovering more slowly than expected and will take until until 2024 to return to pre-pandemic levels, the trade association for the airline industry said Tuesday. The International Air Transport Association pushed back its prediction by one year due to the slow containment […]
Earlier this week, Brandon Crouser thought back to his childhood, remembering what it was like growing up along the Little Chiques Creek as winter transitioned to spring and state officials opened the local waterway to trout fishing. “We spent more time down there than doing anything else,” he said, fondly […]
Cynthia Medrano, a college counselor at Alliance Marine Tech High School, an LAUSD charter school in Sun Valley, works remotely. (Los Angeles Times) Middle and high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will head back to campus two days a week in late April or early May, […]
Middle and high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will head back to campus two days a week in late April or early May, assuming various stars align. By that time, barely any of the school year will be left to salvage — which is why state […]
Path of the Asukayama Park overlooked by blooming Japanese cherry blossoms trees. Getty Images Every spring, Japan lights up in bright pink hues as cherry blossom trees come into full bloom all across the country. While the usual tourist crowds may not be there to enjoy the spectacle this year, […]
Washington — The Senate is beginning debate over President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Friday morning, kicking off a flurry of activity aimed at getting a final bill to the president’s desk before several key relief programs expire on March 14. The 628-page bill enjoys support from all […]
Here’s one more thing the coronavirus pandemic has ruined for at least some people: betting on the Super Bowl. The American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s national trade group, predicted in a report Tuesday that the number of people planning to bet on the big game will decrease this year. That’s […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island is looking into having some of the state’s pre-existing testing COVID-19 locations double as vaccination sites, 12 News has learned. This announcement comes as the number of weekly doses the state receives increased Tuesday from 14,000 initial doses to 16,000. “It’s very exciting and […]
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Las Vegas is ready to move on, it typically does so in spectacular fashion, imploding old hotels to make way for new ones. In that spirit, the city plans to usher in 2021 and close out a year dominated […]
Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Nearly half of the adults around the world say it’s been easier than they thought to adapt to changes they’ve had to make during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. Forty-seven percent have said it has been […]
Jeffrey Epstein’s onetime romantic partner and alleged sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is expected to renew her request to be released on bail, which was originally denied after she was arrested in July. Maxwell has been housed since then in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, as she […]
With the nation in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases, fewer people are expected to make their annual treks to gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving. Lancaster County set a daily record for new COVID-19 cases this weekend when it recorded 465 Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania […]
Seventeen seasons in and Grey’s Anatomy is still surprising us. At the end of an action-packed two-hour premiere on Thursday, the long-running medical drama pulled off its biggest surprise return ever by bringing back Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd. He’s still dead and only exists on the beach Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) is dreaming of after collapsing in […]
Text size Expedia said lodging revenue was down 52%, on a 58% decline in room nights stayed. Transversospinales/Dreamstime.com Expedia shares were higher after hours Wednesday after the online travel agency reported results that weren’t quite as bad as investors had feared. For the quarter ended in September, Expedia (ticker: EXPE) […]
Signs on a window at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Birley campus where hundreds of students were told to self-isolate The “mass exodus” of university students is expected ahead of lockdown, despite pleas from ministers to remain on campus. Students want to spend the next month where they feel “safest and most […]
A collection of groups led by Black Lives Matter and Shutdown DC reportedly has been holding training sessions for demonstrators to protest on Election Day — and apparently, they’re planning a large-scale event across the street from the White House expected to draw thousands. Several leaked documents and Zoom call recordings described a […]
Holiday spending is expected to decrease this year amid limited travel and incomes during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey released Wednesday from the accounting and consulting firm Deloitte. The average household projected to spend $1,387, a 7% decrease year-over-year, according to the survey, which recorded answers from a […]