© The Independent Singapore If there is anything the pandemic taught us (and it has instilled in us a myriad of useful life gems, like the importance of strict hygiene and that even the most angelic of dispositions can get cabin fever at some point), it is that we need […]
Year: 2021
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – It was a busy New Year’s Eve day outside the Cooper Memorial Library in Clermont where people 65 or older waited in their cars to get their Covid-19 immunization shot. The majority of people had made an appointment by phone–but for others like 68-year-old Ken Wilde, […]
Share Tweet Share Share Share Email We can’t put a final lid on the year 2020 without addressing the big issues, such as how we changed, what we learned, what’s coming back and what will never be the same. PYMNTS TV spent the whole of 2020 talking to the experts […]
More than 200 men, women and children on horseback and ATVs and in pickup trucks snarled traffic along seven miles in Cienegas Terrace, a colonia between the Del Rio airport and the Rio Grande. A ranch cookout followed, with beer kegs, homemade tamales, a roping exhibition, and a norteño band […]
With people still being urged to stay at home as much as possible and public transit systems being difficult for social distancing, having an e-bike or electric scooter might make sense for essential short-distance travel — it’s an easy way to take supplies to vulnerable family and friends as safely and quickly as […]
In a year when most decisions have been shaped in one form or another by the coronavirus pandemic, Laguna Beach felt the impact in multiple ways. Beach and school closures, cancellations and modifications of arts programs and annual festivals and changes to restaurant dining are just some of the issues […]
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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Illuminights is wrapping up a magical season, but there are still three more nights left to enjoy the second annual Winter Walk of Lights. You can expect beautiful lights, fun displays and great photo opportunities. There are some new additions this year, including fake snow and […]
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of revelers were on the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip Thursday despite a plea from Nevada’s governor that people reconsider their plans to go out and celebrate New Year’s Eve amid the pandemic. While shopping, gambling, drinking yard-long frozen cocktails […]
Duties Summary This position is located on the Legislative Staff of the Policy and Procedures Staff in Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) at the VA Central Office in Washington, DC. The goal of Compensation Service is to deliver world-class service to veterans and their families through effective communication and […]
Almost every growth stock wants to be known as the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) of its sector. After all, Amazon has been one of the best-performing stocks of the last generation, and that growth came largely when the company wasn’t even profitable. Drawing comparisons to Amazon is a way for management to say […]
The world ushered in the New Year with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to a virus-ridden 2020. After a grinding year that has seen at least 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, fresh waves of infection have sparked renewed lockdowns and forced would-be […]