HAMBURG, Germany — The research service of the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament, has taken issue with the foreign ministry after it hinted earlier this month that it will not make any moves against Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn with regard to his preference in recent years for residing in the southwestern […]
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Retail landlords should move away from “adversarial” rent systems and adapt to rents based on sales to form stronger partnerships with retailers, according to the boss of Hotel Chocolat. © Philip Toscano Hotel Chocolat boss wants landlords to turn to revenues-based rents. (Philip Toscano / PA) Angus Thirlwell told the […]
It took about 15 minutes for an excavator to take down the eastern wall of the J.C. Penney store. The outward demolition started Monday morning, and through the early afternoon, excavator operator Clay Carroll of Alpha Demolition and Excavation of Sunman, Ind., demolished a section of the wall at a […]
Jenna Ryan says it all began with an invitation from a “very cute guy” on Facebook: Would she join him on a private plane to the Jan. 6 Trump rally in Washington, D.C.? The decision was easy. Ryan, a Dallas-area real estate agent, is single, loves President Donald Trump and […]
In the near term and possibly longer, Trump’s post-presidential options will be circumscribed by the fallout over his Jan. 6 speech egging on the crowd that would go on to storm the U.S. Capitol, including a historic second impeachment. If he’s convicted at the upcoming Senate trial, he’ll almost certainly […]
Bernadette Cieslak’s spring break trip was washed out by the pandemic. But her all-inclusive hotel won’t give her a refund, and her online travel agent is powerless to help. Is her $844 lost forever? Q: I booked a week at the Senses Riviera Maya by Artisan in Playa del Carmen, […]
A local official is criticizing tennis players for complaining about conditions after dozens were being forced to hard quarantine after arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Open. While no player has tested positive for the virus, Daniel Andrews, who is the premier of Victoria, the home of the tournament, said […]
Danielle Zighelboim, CEO of Miami’s Coconut Cartel liquors, has been named to Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. When Danielle Zighelboim and her brother Mike “smuggled” their first suitcase of fresh coconuts from their native Guatemala to Miami in 2013, little did they know it would inspire a growing rum enterprise. […]
It is now more important than ever to make every guest’s stay be as fulfilling and enjoyable as possible for your hotel. It is simply too great a risk to lose revenues as a result of bad reviews, having to issue refunds, or through other issues that generate guest complaints. […]
Jenna Ryan says it all began with an invitation from a “very cute guy” on Facebook: Would she join him on a private plane to the Jan. 6 Trump rally in Washington, D.C.? The decision was easy. Ryan, a Dallas-area real estate agent, is single, loves President Donald Trump and […]
Last year, we’d planned to spend the UK summer holidays there, a plan that quickly began to unravel as more about the virus became known. I was also due to go back, for a shorter, solo, visit, in October, to attend a wedding – a trip that was also scuppered. […]
Italian tennis player Simone Bolelli, left, and Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez are escorted to their training session in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights […]
Australia’s border has been largely closed to overseas visitors since March 2020 to stem the spread of Covid-19, with a limited number of citizens and their families allowed to return each week. Tens of thousands of Australians remain stranded overseas as a result, while returning travellers must pay about Aus$3,000 ($2,300) […]
There were others who broke the protocols without thinking. Two male players were rebuked by Correctional Commissioner Emma Cassar in an interview with Channel Nine news, although she stopped short of naming them. Cassar spoke of one player “who opened the door to try and have a conversation with his training […]
© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine If anyone can bring glitz and glamour into our homes, it is Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly – and she did just that on the latest series, which was filmed under tight COVID restrictions. However, away from our television screens, the 51-year-old is a […]
Australian Open organisers say the tournament will go ahead despite the coronavirus disruption An Australian Open tennis player has tested positive for Covid-19 amid controversy over cases tied to the event. At least nine infected people are in quarantine in Melbourne, officials say. The staging of the international event has […]
City of Aspen consumer health protection specialist Mike Sear talks to Jackie Pagnucco about the New Business COVID-19 Toolkit in Kate Maller Jewelry in Aspen on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) City of Aspen consumer health protection specialist Mike Sear checks the mask zone sign on a […]
John Pye, Associated Press Published 10:38 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2021 | Updated 10:38 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2021 The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials […]
It’s time to turn the tables. It’s time to stand up to the outright fascist bullies. Here’s the headline from Florida’s Orlando Sentinel: After uproar, Loews cancels fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley at Universal Orlando’s Portofino Bay hotel The story begins: Loews Hotels on Saturday canceled a planned fundraiser […]
There were others who broke the protocols without thinking. Two male players were rebuked by Correctional Commissioner Emma Cassar in an interview with Channel Nine news, although she stopped short of naming them. Cassar spoke of one player “who opened the door to try and have a conversation with his training […]
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Reuters) – On Thursday evening, Dustin Higgs, 48, waited in a cell on death row at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, his scheduled execution less than 24 hours away. A five-minute drive down the road, members of his legal team sat around a laminated plastic […]
National Review Lindsey Graham Warns That Pardoning Capitol Rioters Would ‘Destroy’ Trump Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) on Sunday advised the president not to grant presidential pardons to the rioters who stormed the Capitol this month, warning that doing so would “destroy” Trump. “Mr. President, your policies will stand the […]