By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — In a normal year, hundreds of book lovers would have descended on Winchester this summer for Shenandoah University’s annual children’s literature conference. Some would have made their way to Christine Patrick’s bookshop downtown. Winchester Brew Works would have rolled out […]
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Our mission to help you navigate the new normal is fueled by subscribers. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. The U.K.’s coronavirus-testing system is overloaded, and the government’s health chief has identified the culprits: people who get tests despite having no COVID-19 symptoms. “In the last couple of […]
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal is sending border control reinforcements to an airport in the sunny Algarve as authorities struggle to cope with a surge in arrivals of British tourists after quarantine rules were lifted last week. The decision to send more officers to the airport in Faro […]
Treehouse hotel, London I felt a twinge of apprehension as I walked towards Treehouse in London for my first hotel stay since lockdown. Not because I was afraid of catching coronavirus, more because the thought that hotels, like the high street, would be condemned to a drab and depressing “new normal” had […]
Just when Glasgow Warriors coach Danny Wilson thought things couldn’t get any worse along comes a news strain of coronavirus to make his job even more daunting, as if that were possible. Absolutely nothing has gone to plan for Wilson in his first year in charge at Scotstoun, but were the […]
CLOSE Here’s what you need to know about the Caller-Times Children’s Christmas Appeal campaign. Wochit Jacob and Amanda were living a charmed life. The married couple of five years moved to Corpus Christi in December 2019 after Jacob was promoted in the military. Amanda quickly found work in the Coastal Bend after […]
In the not-so-distant past, there was a place where parents could drop off their kids for six-plus hours a day. Teachers and administration kept them safe, and taught them things. It was wonderful. Now, it’s all parents. Even with teachers working hard to reimagine school online, it’s up to parents […]
BEIJING—Chinese officials said Monday that gross domestic product expanded by 4.9% in the third quarter from a year earlier, putting China’s economy back toward its pre-coronavirus trajectory half a year after the pandemic gutted its economy. The 4.9% growth figure for the third quarter fell short of expectations but brings […]