ANN ARBOR, MI — The Delonis Center homeless shelter in downtown Ann Arbor hasn’t had a COVID-19 case since March when two guests tested positive. While shelters elsewhere have had outbreaks and Washtenaw County has seen several thousand coronavirus infections, the Delonis Center’s seven-month streak is sort of shocking, said […]
Month: October 2020
Tina Thomas, a furloughed Disneyland Resort restaurant worker, volunteers at a food bank as she waits to learn what will happen to her job. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Since she was furloughed from her job as a server and sommelier at a Disneyland Resort restaurant, Tina Thomas has […]
The high-altitude training camp in the Alps was supposed to represent ideal preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, a large portion of the Italian swimming team — 13 elite athletes — has been locked in their tiny hotel rooms for nearly two weeks with the coronavirus. Meals are left on […]
Despite the fact that holiday gatherings have been putting the fun in dysfunction for decades, telling folks not to gather due to COVID-19 precautions is bound to ruffle a few turkey feathers. After eight months and counting, our inability to participate in rituals both happy and sad is likely to […]
Mama’s talkin’ good, Mama’s talkin’ great. There may be women in the world who are funnier than Julie Halston, but I’m not sure who they are. There may be people in the world who are funnier than Julie Halston, but I’m not sure who they are. It’s just who she […]
The New York Times After 50 Years, a Suspect Emerges in a Cold Murder Case Rosalie Sanz was a teenager in 1969 when she looked out the window of her family’s San Diego home on a dark November night and saw two men in suits. She remembers her mother listening […]
Snowmaking has begun at Northstar California Resort. Northstar’s opening day will be Nov. 20. Guests are required to wear masks in lift lines, on lifts and gondolas. To maintain distance, related parties will be seated together and two singles might ride on opposite sides of a four-person lift.Photo by Colin […]
The Rugby Football Union have announced that 13 Barbarians players will face disciplinary charges after breaching the team’s Covid-19 bubble last week, which led to the cancellation of England’s fixture against the Barbarians. The identities of the players have not been revealed, with the RFU saying: “The RFU recognises the […]
How to read this guide Follow along from start to finish, or jump to the section(s) you want to learn more about. Saving for retirement is the gnarliest of delayed gratification challenges. Tucking money away today in retirement accounts with the intention you won’t touch it for decades is not […]
President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden campaign slams Facebook after thousands of ads blocked by platform’s pre-election blackout Mnuchin says he learned of Pelosi’s letter to him about stimulus talks ‘in the press’ Harris to travel to Texas Friday after polls show tie between Trump, Biden MORE and Democratic nominee Joe BidenJoe […]
Image source: The Motley Fool. Investors Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:ISBC)Q3 2020 Earnings CallOct 29, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Investors Bancorp’s third quarter earnings conference call. [Operator Instructions] We’ll begin this morning’s call with the company’s standard […]
Survival skills are important to know at any time, but they seem especially needed during this time of rampant wildfires and global pandemic. Colorado native Jason Marsteiner, founder, owner and operator of Colorado Mountain Man Survival in Cripple Creek and The Survival University in Colorado Springs, has the skills and […]
Aries March 21-April 19 It’s time to think hard about a serious relationship and how you can make it even better than it is already. Maybe you both need to get away by yourselves for a while, or perhaps it would help if you didn’t take one another so much […]
Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel which attracts around 1.5 million visitors each year, will reopen on November 1 after a seven-month closure. This year marked only the second time that Peru’s biggest tourist draw has shut since 1948; in 2010 it was forced to close during extended and torrential rain […]
By ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The high-altitude training camp in the Alps was supposed to represent ideal preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, a large portion of the Italian swimming team — 13 elite athletes — has been locked in their tiny hotel rooms for nearly […]
Dim the lights, assign your characters, and get ready to miss a shit ton of QTEs. A fresh nightmare from The Dark Pictures is here just in time for Halloween. It’s part Blair Witch, part Jordan Peele’s Us, and a really great use of first-time video game actor Will Poulter. […]
President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden campaign slams Facebook after thousands of ads blocked by platform’s pre-election blackout Mnuchin says he learned of Pelosi’s letter to him about stimulus talks ‘in the press’ Harris to travel to Texas Friday after polls show tie between Trump, Biden MORE has reportedly called off plans […]
Since she was furloughed from her job as a server and sommelier at a Disneyland Resort restaurant, Tina Thomas has struggled to cover her rent with her unemployment checks and is four months behind on her car payments. On top of that, she is wrestling with dark feelings of loss […]
Investments that protect and restore nature can deliver good economic returns and employment benefits Patrick Verkooijen CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation National leaders are increasingly promising a green industrial revolution to drive their economies’ post-Covid recovery. They are right in believing we cannot go back to our bad […]
With Amy Coney Barrett’s ascension to the Supreme Court, the future of Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision establishing the constitutional right to an abortion — appears less certain than ever. If Roe falls, the legality of abortion will revert to the states, some of which are eager to […]
“That was just instilled in us: ‘If you can dream it, go do it,’ ” Taylor says. As the years passed, the two women traced over those youthful visions with the brushstrokes of real life. Anderson, now 41, got married, moved to Indiana, had a son and started a career in […]
Democrats are largely confident about Joe BidenJoe BidenHarris to travel to Texas Friday after polls show tie between Trump, Biden Florida heat sends a dozen Trump rally attendees to hospital Harris more often the target of online misinformation than Pence: report MORE‘s chances of winning the White House, but are […]