The year 2020 was make-or-break for many consumer-oriented companies. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed some companies that had previously been weakened by the “retail apocalypse” and U.S.-China trade war into bankruptcy. Meanwhile, companies with forward-thinking business models seemed to weather the economic storm well, and in some cases flourish. They did […]
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Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange. In December 1995, what would become an iconic piece of the local tourism landscape was first proposed […]
Holiday traffic in November — the first full month of the Hawaii Safe Travels pre-arrivals testing program — didn’t help Hawaii hotels much. Only 22.1% of available hotel rooms were occupied in November, according to new data released by Hendersonville, Tenn.-based STR. The 72.1% statewide occupancy decline from November 2019 […]
Police will be deployed to stations in London and the South East to prevent all but essential journeys out of Covid-19 Tier 4. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urged people only to come to train stations in areas under the toughest restrictions if they are “permitted” to travel. It comes after […]
Christmas plans for many have been ruined after the Government introduced substantial new Covid-19 curbs yesterday – GETTY Millions of people across the UK have seen their Christmas travel plans undone as huge swathes of the country are placed under tough new restrictions in an effort to stop the spread […]
PORTLAND, Maine — When John Duncan, 69, starts spinning stories, there’s no telling where he’s headed. Duncan tends to ramble but it’s only natural. Having lived an extraordinary life of travel and adventure, he’s earned the right. Many of Duncan’s best tales flow from the thousands of pictures he’s made […]
Ruhee Dewji, a Canadian software developer who lives on her own, took up knitting in early spring at the encouragement of some friends. Before the pandemic, Ms. Dewji, 31, filled her spare time playing music in bands; she found playing on her own during lockdown just emphasized her loneliness. She […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – An Indianapolis mother is being forced to figure out how to keep a roof over her family’s head when the CDC eviction moratorium expires on Dec 31. Emily Hernandez told News 8 that she lives in a duplex east of downtown Indianapolis. The mother said she got […]
The devastating effects of this pandemic have blanketed all businesses and industries, but it’s had a disproportionate impact on women-led enterprises. India currently has about 13.5 to 15.7 million women-owned enterprises—largely single-person businesses—which factors to less than 20% of all enterprises. This is in addition to the already low female […]
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate who once ran for political office in Virginia has been arrested by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country earlier this week with a 12-year-old girl he had persuaded to run away from her California home. Nathan Larson, 40, […]
Which places can you visit with your ‘Christmas bubble’ on Christmas day? Only people in Tier 1, 2 and 3 areas can meet with their Christmas bubble, and only on Christmas day. You can only meet up with your bubble in private homes or gardens, places of worship or outdoor public […]
A last-minute stampede of people trying to book Covid-19 tests before Christmas has prompted private firms to offer 24/7 slots to keep up with demand. Britons are keen to ensure they are free of the virus before mixing with relatives during the relaxation of restrictions on Dec 25. This has […]
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate who once ran for political office in Virginia has been arrested by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country earlier this week with a 12-year-old girl he had persuaded to run away from her California home. Nathan Larson, 40, […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. – Heading into the Christmas holiday, people in Lake Charles are still recovering from not one, but two major storms: Hurricane Laura devastated the area in August and just six weeks later Hurricane Delta followed suit. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), more than 1,000 people are […]
Coronavirus Article Bar with counter Boris Johnson has cancelled Christmas for millions of people across London and south-east England after scientists said that a new coronavirus variant is spreading more rapidly. The Prime Minister announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into […]
The Westin in Snowmass Village, seen here in May 2020, sold this week as part of a $70 million deal. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Investors who bought the Westin Snowmass Resort and other properties in Snowmass Village this week for $70 million plan to make the 254-guestroom property a member […]
A new online tool launched in Virginia lists coronavirus outbreaks in specific state programs and facilities in one place. A new online tool launched Friday in Virginia lists coronavirus outbreaks in specific state programs and facilities investigated by the Virginia Department of Health in one place. The dashboard was created […]
The 7 worst ways people use their stimulus checks Remember those super-helpful $1,200 stimulus checks and direct deposits that went out in the spring? That probably seems like eons ago, especially if you’re still going through a tough time financially because of COVID. A new aid package could pass before […]
It couldn’t come a moment too soon. Eurostar has finally promised to clearly inform passengers whose journeys are cancelled about their right to a monetary refund, not just a Eurostar voucher. But this piece of news is an arrival that, like so many issues plaguing the company this year, has […]
The Prime Minister announced tier four restrictions for London and the South East on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced stricter COVID-19 measures in London, the South East and East of England amid concerns about the spread of a new strain of the virus which […]
By WILL WEISSERT and ELANA SCHOR, Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind. Yet President-elect Joe Biden enters his church, St. Joseph on the Brandywine, with startlingly little interruption. […]
For a very brief moment yesterday, I was off to the Maldives for Christmas. With my parents having sensibly rejected the idea of pulling crackers with a group of potentially asymptomatic superspreaders, it suddenly dawned on me that we had been presented with a unique opportunity to fly away without […]