With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging drivers to make safety a top priority this holiday, as increased travel can present additional challenges for drivers. As part of the nationwide Operation CARE (Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort) initiative, DPS Troopers will be […]
Day: November 23, 2020
Chicagoans who have flooded Amazon and other online retailers with orders during the pandemic to avoid in-person shopping trips would pay for the privilege of that convenience under a “ground delivery tax” proposed Monday. Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson (11th), grandson and nephew of Chicago’s two longest-serving mayors, wants to impose […]
Thomas Pallini/Business Insider A surge in COVID-19 cases across the US is encouraging would-be travelers to cancel their holiday flights. Four major US airlines have eliminated change and cancel fees permanently, while others have travel waivers to make it easier to cancel when plans change. Most airlines won’t offer a […]
A LUXURY yacht has been given an all over solar panel design to make it eco-friendly. The 60 Sunreef Power Eco yacht also has an electric engine and could be the future of environmentally friendly sea travel for those willing to splash out on a catamaran. 6 The design looks […]
Following a successful virtual tour of ‘The Snail and the Whale’ over October half-term, leading family theatre company Tall Stories will present a special live-streamed version of their much-loved stage adaptation of ‘The Gruffalo’ from 11-13 December 2020. Based on the classic book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler and […]
Text size Getting the balance sheet in better shape was an early goal laid out by CEO Larry Culp. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images General Electric announced a health-care diagnostics acquisition on Friday. Ordinarily, a small deal wouldn’t mean much, but GE has been selling assets, lately, not buying them. […]
Iowa turkeys Corn and Cob, the lucky birds who will appear at the White House’s annual turkey pardoning this year, made their public debut at a Monday news conference at the Willard InterContinental hotel in Washington. Staying at the hotel ahead of the presidential pardoning ceremony has become a running […]
OLYMPIA, WA – Recreation and conservation lands managed by local, state and federal governments now can be viewed easily online in a new mapping application, the Recreation and Conservation Office announced today. The Public Lands Inventory Web app displays more than 18.8 million acres of public lands used for recreation or wildlife […]
Virtual reality sword action game Swords of Gargantua will launch for PlayStation VR on December 8 for $29.99, publisher Gumi and developer Yomuneco announced. It will support English and Japanese language options. Swords of Gargantua first launched for PC via Steam, HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift, and Oculus Quest in June […]
© Provided by Shape Getty Images When the country shut down back in March, you likely thought ‘Oh, a two-week quarantine? I’ve got this.’ But as your spring, summer, and fall plans were eventually canceled, you likely realized that social distancing, mask-wearing, and state-wide […]
© Provided by The Points Guy (Photo by Summer Hull/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. Load Error We are entering the start of the holiday season. So, […]
“Mulan,” “Tenet,” and “Emma.” were released in 2020. Disney / Warner Bros. / Universal Released in theaters and online, the most talked-about films of the year include horror flicks, action blockbusters, and intimate dramas. Popular films like “Miss Juneteenth,” “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” and “Da 5 Bloods” earned […]
A Texan couple unable to make Thanksgiving have surprised their grandkids with life-sized cardboard cutouts made in their image to join them at the dinner table. “My husband and I fall into the ‘vulnerable age’ category, so we made the decision a few weeks ago that we would not travel […]
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Six Flags Great Adventure’s first drive-thru holiday show will begin at the theme park in Jackson next week. It will start Nov. 30, running Monday through Thursday evenings until Jan. 3 and feature more than a million lights, holiday themes and seasonal music, Six Flags revealed Monday. Tickets are $14.99 […]
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that with the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases, the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to postpone travel and celebrate with the people who live at home with you. If you plan to travel by bus, train or […]
© 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. With Thanksgiving and Black Friday quickly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how you’ll save on your […]
Pandemic or not, retailers are offering big discounts during Black Friday this year. But not all the deals are worth shopping for. Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images It’s safe to say — like many other aspects of the holidays this year — the coronavirus pandemic has changed Black […]
KENNEWICK — Some gyms and fitness centers in Tri-Cities announced this week they are now “wellness centers” and will stay open despite Washington state COVID-19 restrictions. But at least one state official questioned if that’s allowed. “Businesses cannot just immediately make up their own designations in response to actions by […]
The Flight Attendant is the latest comedy-drama original for HBO Max, coming to the streamer on Thursday, November 26. Starring The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco, the synopsis for the show reads: “A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man—and no […]
© Ricky Bell climbing a perfect grantite arete above the Atlantic at Owey Island, Donegal. Picture: Pa… Bell got his first taste for rock climbing at the age of 10 when his parents would bring him and his two sisters to the Mourne’s before it progressed into holidays around the […]
Gobble gobble. Oh, wait, I was muted. (Photo illustration by Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times / Getty) Many of us are about to spend the holidays the same way we spent most of 2020: at home. If you’re one of the people planning to hit the road for Thanksgiving […]
One of the rooms at the Halcyon hotel in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood. The hotel is offering a virtual spinning wheel of discounts and freebies this Black Friday and Cyber Monday. (Provided by the Halcyon hotel) You’ve canceled flights. You’ve cut down on the number of Thanksgiving dishes. You’ve found […]