While 2020 was a year filled with remakes, remasters and all other manners of re-envisioning some classic RPGs, this year looks to be when newer consoles start hitting their strides with some fresh titles as well as sequels to long-running franchises. Nintendo Switch will get its first new Monster Hunter […]
Day: January 20, 2021
To stop algorithms from charging unfair prices when we shop online, the UK’s competition watchdog is launching a new investigation into the ways that AI systems might harm consumers – an issue that has so far lacked in-depth research and analysis, says the organization, and yet affects most of us […]
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Section 230 is in trouble, but dismantling it might not be the answer […]
Caiaimage/Paul Bradbury When you need extra income to save for a vacation or pay down your debt, your best option might be a second job. You could work any number of part-time jobs for an hourly wage, but if there’s something else you’re passionate about that you’d rather be doing, […]
Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou arrives at the prosecutor’s office in Athens, on Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021. Bekatorou, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, last week said the male official from the Hellenic Sailing Federation performed a “lewd act” after inviting her to his hotel room to discuss […]
It’s not a good time to be a member of an extremist hate group who wants to go on vacation. In the wake of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Airbnb says it has been taking more aggressive actions to prevent members of violent hate groups from using its service. […]
A rendering of the north facade of Electric Pass Lodge, a yet-to-be-built 53-unit, residential building Snowmass Base Village.3dq.studio/Courtesy image By the numbers, Electric Pass Lodge is a large undertaking in Snowmass Base Village: the eight-level building contains 53 residential units and will occupy more than 76,000 square feet in Base […]
After receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, motorists wait in a staging area for 15 minutes to make sure there are no side effects from the shot on the first day at the large-scale COVID-19 vaccine site at Cal State Northridge on Tuesday. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) The rollout of the COVID-19 […]
Hoteliers across England have spoken out about the need for hospitality to reopen by Easter. With March being touted for a possible lifting of restrictions, Easter, which this year falls relatively early, on the first weekend of April, will be more key than ever for businesses hoping to recover some […]
Health chiefs have warned intensive care units risk being overwhelmed by the surge in cases that has already led to the country suffering record numbers of daily deaths – AFP Coronavirus Article Bar with counter Sir Patrick Vallance has said it is “not safe” for people to visit loved ones […]
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Even before the mass move to virtual learning, school has always been difficult for some children; in the best of times, 32 percent of 4th-graders aren’t reading at the basic level. And now that most schools are online, kids—and the adults helping them through everything—are struggling with additional challenges. Parents […]
COVID-19 vaccines are now available in South Florida, and the rules on who can get a shot, where and when can be confusing. Here’s what you need to know: What’s new today? Baptist Health has announced that due to restraints on the COVID-19 vaccine supply, all first-dose vaccinations booked for […]
By Melissa Lambarena As you lay the groundwork for 2021 financial resolutions, take inventory of your credit cards to see if they’re still in line with your goals and priorities. With the Covid-19 pandemic upending spending patterns, possibly for the foreseeable future, an audit of the benefits and costs of […]
When Alex Paz and his fiancée, Caitlin Sarnicki, set out to buy a house a couple of years ago, they thought their parameters were reasonable: an affordably priced, not-so-large home in a friendly community, close to their families and workplaces, that hadn’t passed through the hands of a house flipper. […]
City of Aspen consumer health protection specialists Mike Sear, left, and Emmy Garrigus, walk through downtown Aspen and point out the new mask zone signs hanging from street poles on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Of the 180 complaints that have been fielded by city and county […]
“During this period, my colleagues and I have been studying and thinking, and we have even more strongly devoted ourselves to the idea of educational philanthropy,” he said, according to a transcript of his speech published by Tianmu News, a Chinese state-owned news agency. A spokesperson for the Jack Ma […]
Healthcare workers and Phase 1A residents exit large tents at Disneyland, Orange County’s first large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Carol Wingate has some stern advice for officials from the federal government on down: Get your coronavirus vaccine act together, and do it fast. The […]
Ways to make your retirement savings stretch lovemoney staff 5 hrs ago Make your money last longer in your golden years The odds of living longer are greater than ever, which […]
CNN’s fact-check reporter Daniel Dale has had a wild ride interpreting and debunking President Donald Trump’s lies over the past four years. On the eve of Trump’s Jan. 20 departure from office, Dale, a Canadian journalist based in Washington, D.C., shared his reflections on the rollercoaster presidency, during which Trump […]
The Forum in Inglewood is one of five mass vaccination sites opening Tuesday in the county. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles County opened five large-scale coronavirus vaccination sites Tuesday morning, with plans to inoculate 20,000 people daily. The sites are at the Forum in Inglewood, Six Flags […]