That’s 21% fewer trips and 30% less spending than last year, but the numbers show consumption is beginning to bounce back following the battering it took earlier in the year from the coronavirus pandemic. The numbers are a “positive sign” both for China and the rest of the world that […]
Month: November 2023
The United Kingdom was added to Italy’s Covid at-risk list this week, obliging British travellers to the bel paese to prove that they’re not importing the virus. No one will force you to come clean, an Italian health ministry spokesperson said, adding “it depends on each individual’s sense of responsibility. […]
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the shadows are sharper and third-quarter earnings season is about to begin. About 25 S&P 500 companies worth roughly $2.5 trillion will report third-quarter numbers next week, and there will be something for everyone, as financials, airlines, industrials, and retailers […]
Mbazang is part of a swelling group of Washingtonians who grow produce in the city’s 68 community gardens, which offer free plots of fertile land. Many gardens have years-long waitlists and have become even more in-demand during the pandemic, as people are stuck at home, and many are looking for […]
Aries March 21-April 19 As Mercury turns direct, make a beeline for someone who’s always sunny-tempered and optimistic. You will be smiling again in no time at all, and even inspired in ways you weren’t expecting. This is certainly a great day for being sociable, even if you don’t feel […]
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Two full days of can’t-miss savings are almost here as Amazon prepares to kick off Prime Day at 12am PT / 3am ET on October 13 in 19 countries worldwide. Prime members will have exclusive access to […]
AP Photo/Matt Rourke If there’s one person who can get liberals to (at least briefly) enjoy watching Fox News, at the moment it appears to be Pete Buttigieg. In recent months, the former South Bend mayor and 2020 presidential candidate has been the most high-profile Joe Biden surrogate to regularly […]
1 Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Is Thwarted The FBI says a plot to overthrow the Michigan state government and kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been stopped. Officials say the men – eight in all – were extremists involved in the Michigan militia group, the Wolverine Watchmen. According […]
Columbus Day, known in some communities as Indigenous Peoples Day, is a legal holiday in Massachusetts. That means offices and some government services are closed and other businesses have special hours. Canceled events Traditional Columbus Day weekend events are canceled for 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic: The Ashfield Fall […]
Tim Taylor’s plans for the Texas-Oklahoma game have changed. Instead of enjoying a long weekend with old friends as he has for decades, he’ll make the trip from Austin in one day, bringing a mask and plenty of hand sanitizer. The border rivalry that brings droves of Sooner and Longhorn […]
When the long-overlooked series Schitt’s Creek swept the board at last month’s Emmys, it was not only a triumph for the Canadian sitcom, but also spectacularly timed. The story of a wealthy family forced to relocate to live in two rooms of a motel, its awards success has coincided with […]
Coronavirus is crippling the travel industry (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Flight delayed. Flight rescheduled. Confined to your room. Restaurants and pubs closed. It might have once sounded like a holiday from hell, but it’s now just a daily reality. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s mishandling of the travel and tourism industries […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 10:05 p.m. President Donald Trump says he wants to try and hold a campaign rally in Florida on Saturday “if we have enough time to put it together.” He also says he might also hold a campaign […]
SINGAPORE — First there were flights to nowhere, now there are cruises to nowhere. This week, Singapore announced a pilot program where cruises will make round trips to the city-state with no port of call in between. Capacity would be limited to 50% and passengers must be Singapore residents. The move […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch her from her vacation home. Six men were charged in federal court with conspiring […]
Moving from serves on Cambridge tennis courts to servers on the Internet, the College’s intramural sports program transitioned online for the fall semester. Upperclassmen at Harvard can participate in the House Intramural Program, in which all 12 Houses and the Dudley Co-op compete in sports and vie for the annually-rewarded […]
AS WITH MANY parents this school year, mother-of-two Shannon Baker Meyer is constantly juggling work and distance-learning for her two kids. Through an online happy hour with girlfriends, Ms. Baker Meyer, the president of a communications agency in Pittsburgh, heard about Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh’s virtual learning package for parents […]
This is not the year to keep recordings in the vault. With few live shows, canceled tours, and shuttered recording studios, artists have relied mostly on live video streams to stay in front of those who love their music. For artists prolific enough to have a backlog of recorded, unissued […]
Zac Anderson , Nathan Cobb | Sarasota Herald-Tribune PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Holiday Inn in Panama City Beach served as the launching pad for a frantic bid to keep President Donald Trump’s campaign viable in a must-win state while he recovers from COVID-19. A parade of Trump surrogates began descending on […]
Federal agents said Thursday they thwarted a plot to violently overthrow the government as well as kidnap and harm Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — a conspiracy that included visits to her home in northern Michigan and training with firearms and explosive devices. The alleged plot mainly involved six conspirators unhappy in part about Whitmer’s coronavirus restrictions, […]
The morning sun shines as Jennifer Brickett, the director of planning for the Maine Department of Transportation, speaks during the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce drive-In breakfast at the Auburn-Lewiston Airport in Auburn on Thursday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo AUBURN — In Maine, vehicle travel is down. […]
Such is life along the Gulf this hurricane season, which has brought repeated attacks on coastal communities from Texas to Florida, an unrelenting barrage of rising water, heavy rain and killer winds that have uprooted trees and sent them crashing down on occupied homes. While 2020 has been cruel in […]