President TrumpDonald John TrumpMary Trump celebrates Biden-Harris victory: ‘To America. Thanks, guys’ Biden gives shoutout to Black Americans in victory speech: ‘You always have my back, and I’ll have yours’ Biden vows to heal divided nation MORE’s administration is readying new sanctions against Iran as the clock runs out before […]
Day: November 8, 2020
Jasson Dominguez had big news and he couldn’t wait to share it. It had been a few months since the 17-year-old had signed with the Yankees for $5.1 million, and apart from buying his parents a home in the Dominican Republic, he had not made any big purchases for himself. […]
In the small drawer at Channel 4 HQ labelled “something for the oldies” lies Great Canal Journeys, a programme that delighted over 10 series with the actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales at the tiller. It was ostensibly a travel show but really it was the touching study of a marriage, […]
President Donald Trump may have lost his bid for re-election, but his presidency and capacity for disruption are far from over. Trump’s final two months in office could see a whirlwind of recrimination, executive action and efforts to make governing more difficult for President-elect Joe Biden. And while nearly every […]
Alex Trebek, the genial television host who spent three decades testing the general knowledge of contestants and viewers of the hit U.S. game show “Jeopardy,” has died. He was 80. He died at home on Sunday morning, according to a tweet by the show. Trebek announced he had advanced pancreatic […]
Your browser does not support the audio element. Chelsea Beck for NPR It’s time to gather the family together for the talk. Not that talk — the talk about what to do for Thanksgiving this year as the pandemic rolls on. It has been months since many of us have […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Editor’s note: This story has been updated. As England begins the second lockdown of 2020, thousands of us […]
How can Rockstar possibly top GTA 5? Grand Theft Auto VI is rumored to be the most sprawling installment of Rockstar Games’ crime adventure series yet. For over a year, chatter and alleged leaks have suggested the title will take place in Vice City and and handful of other South […]
What rights do furloughed employees have? The bottom line A furlough generally means workers’ hours have been cut or eliminated temporarily, or requires that they take a certain amount of unpaid time off. Furloughed workers are still considered active employees and eligible for some benefits. While furlough doesn’t have a […]
Donald Trump will leave office with the economy considerably worse off compared to where it was when he was elected four years ago. The unemployment rate hit 6.9% in October, down from record double-digits in April, the Labor Department announced Friday. This is an improvement, but when Trump was inaugurated in […]
The Hill may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. If you’re spending a lot of time this year being sedentary, it’s more important than ever to get moving. One way to stay on top of your fitness is by investing in an Apple […]
© Provided by The Financial Express Airbnb had in April this year secured a 1 billion dollar loan, days after closing a deal for 1 billion dollar debt. (Bloomberg) Online vacation rental marketplace Airbnb, which had backed Ritesh Agarwal’s online hotel booking company OYO last year, is looking to IPO […]
PlayStation 5 launch title Sackboy: A Big Adventure’s online multiplayer will not make it for its release date of November 12, 2020, and will instead arrive in a patch “by the end of 2020.” Revealed on PlayStation.Blog, Sackboy: A Big Adventure will still support local co-op on launch day, but […]
The Thanksgiving table at Dr. Anthony Fauci’s home is going to feel a lot emptier this year, with his three adult children skipping the trip to Washington D.C. for the holiday. For UCSF’s Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, it will be a Zoom holiday, with extended family dining together while apart. Dr. […]
Greenville Council City is considering a staff recommendation to give the company currently managing Bradford Creek Golf Course more money so it won’t end its supervision of the facility in March. The council also will decide whether to authorize a street mural proclaiming Black Lives Do Matter and two other […]
Agatha Christie’s well-known detective, Hercule Poirot comes to life in Open Stage’s production Poirot Investigates! While Christie herself grew to dislike the character she created, Poirot has found his way into the hearts and imaginations of generations of mystery fans. Open Stage’s Producing Artistic Director Stuart Landon is one such […]
Casting that wide net brought in literally dozens of storm-related traffic issues. As winds howled at 50 mph and buckets of rain poured, pools of standing water formed and, of course, wrecks started proliferating. Trees and wires came down knocking out power and blocking roads. “We had our share of […]
They had mobilized for four years, from the bottom up as much as the top down, millions of Americans determined to deny President Trump a second term. And when the moment came, when Joe Biden was declared the winner of the election, they collectively exhaled with a sigh of relief. […]
Refinery29 Your Horoscope This Week Coming out of what was, for many, an intense week, we can all take a deep breath. Sunday morning kicks off with a burst of positive creativity. On Sunday at 8:45 a.m. EST, the Moon wanes into her third quarter in proud Leo. We can […]
Once again, the miniature train at Watson Park will be transformed into Wichita’s take on the Polar Express Courtesy photo In the middle of summer, officials with Wichita’s Botanica Gardens decided the city’s premier holiday light display would include a new socially distanced option this year. “We had lots of […]
This Oct. 1, 2020, photo shows the exterior of Bally’s casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The online sports betting company FanDuel will open an in-person sports book at Bally’s casino in Atlantic City once the casino’s sale to a Rhode Island company is finalized. FanDuel told The Associated Press on […]
It was the Monday night before Election Day when Hannah Tindall made what she thought would be taken as a joke while discussing with friends the fate of her home state, Pennsylvania — sure to be a toss-up, if not the determining factor — in the coming days’ election. Tindall, […]