The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its COVID-19 testing guidelines and now says people without symptoms “do not necessarily need a test” – even if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. The move comes a week after the CDC updated travel guidelines that no longer mandate a 14-day quarantine for […]
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BOSTON – New genetic data helps tell the story of how COVID-19 arrived in Massachusetts, exploded across a hotel conference center, wormed its way into a nursing home, repeatedly struck a homeless shelter and contributed to the virus’s march around the globe. Although parts of the story have already been […]
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters alongside the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, March 10, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the federal coronavirus task force, delivered a clear message to governors about reopening schools. Help us help […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its COVID-19 testing guidelines. Now, the CDC says, people without symptoms “do not necessarily need a test” – even if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. In Hawaii, its most populous island is returning to stay-at-home orders in its fight against COVID-19, while Massachusetts is […]
BOSTON — New genetic data helps tell the story of how COVID-19 arrived in Massachusetts, exploded across a hotel conference center, wormed its way into a nursing home, repeatedly struck a homeless shelter, and contributed to the virus’ march around the globe. Although parts of the story have already been told and […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and First Lady Melania Trump address the Republican convention on Tuesday after a first night that featured depictions of a United States under a Joe Biden presidency that veered between the apocalyptic and the hyperbolic. Republicans had pledged to provide an uplifting convention to […]
Switzerland could soon be added to the UK’s ‘red list’ – Getty Switzerland is ‘certain’ to be removed from the UK’s travel corridors list this Thursday, according to a travel industry insider. Paul Charles of the PC Agency and head of the Quash Quarantine movement Tweeted: “Switzerland certain to be […]
Total Film: Did your experience on The Lighthouse help you prepare for lockdown life? Pattinson: [laughs] I mean, the thing is, on every single movie, there’s so much time just pacing around hotel rooms. I’m definitely quite well trained for it. How did you find it working with the practical […]
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty Lindsey,* a pit boss at the Cosmopolitan hotel on the infamous Las Vegas Strip, gets nauseous every night she hits the casino floor to begin her shift. Some maskless patrons wander around the casino nightly—as if the threat of coronavirus doesn’t exist—while others […]
From Digital Spy Neighbours spoilers follow for UK viewers. Next week’s Neighbours episodes see Shane’s secret come under threat when Dipi follows him, while David and Aaron receive some big news about Emmett’s future. Here’s a full collection of 13 big moments coming up. 1. Dipi gets a nasty surprise […]
Jerry Falwell, Jr. President of Liberty University Jerry Falwell, Jr. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Jerry Falwell Jr. denied reports that he had resigned as the president of Liberty University on Monday after a business associate alleged a seven-year consensual sexual relationship involving the influential evangelical figure and his wife. Falwell Jr. had taken a […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed to permanently leave his position as president of the evangelical Liberty University after reports about his sex life led him to take an indefinite leave of absence. The move on Monday, the first day of the new semester’s classes at Liberty, comes as the evangelical leader claims […]
By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a claim likely to intensify the controversy surrounding one of the most influential figures in the American Christian conservative movement, a business partner of Jerry Falwell Jr has come forward to say he had a years-long sexual relationship involving Falwell’s wife and the […]
Trump is up for re-election in November – Reuters The Trump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track an experimental coronavirus vaccine from the UK for use in America ahead of the presidential election, according to people briefed on the plan. The Financial Times is reporting that one option […]
Switzerland is on the brink of breaching the UK’s quarantine threshold – Getty A handful of European countries could be removed from the UK’s shrinking quarantine-free list as new cases rise across the continent. The Czech Republic reported 506 positive tests on Friday, its highest daily rise since the start of […]
Piers Morgan at the 2019 British Academy Britannia (BAFTA) awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills on October 25, 2019. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) Piers Morgan has called for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to have their titles taken off them after Meghan Markle […]
What is it? Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin in the WBC ‘interim’ heavyweight title fight. The event had been due to take place in May, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 2 is also on the card. When is it? It is on Saturday August […]
Image credit: Twenty20 Whether you had to cancel that European river cruise or you’ve just been daydreaming of getting as far away from your apartment as possible, travel is on our minds. And while you may be holding off on flights for now, hitting the open road seems like a […]
By John Geddie, Chen Lin and Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Singapore-registered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U.S. President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicise the newly formed group. Bellagraph Nova Group (BN […]
Harvest season in wine country should be a time when tourists flock to enjoy the food, wine and hospitality offerings of the San Francisco Bay Area. Instead, disaster on top of disaster is crippling local businesses this year. Following shelter-in-place orders mandated due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly 250 businesses […]
What is it? Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin in the WBC ‘interim’ heavyweight title fight. The event had been due to take place in May, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 2 is also on the card. When is it? It is on Saturday August […]