The Rodchenkov Affair, by Grigory Rodchenkov Penguin, £9.99 in paperback Grigory Rodchenkov’s inside take on large-scale doping fraud – he was the boss of Moscow’s WADA-accredited lab – recently won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. It also started a minor controversy when Ian Ridley, one of […]
Passports and visas Currently, anyone visiting an EU country only needs a passport that is valid for the proposed duration of their stay. From Jan 1, however, they will need to have at least six months of validity on their travel documents. Those who do not renew in time will not […]
How are the tiers decided? Decisions on tiers are made by ministers based on public health recommendations informed by the following factors: If these indicators are not improving, an area may be moved up a tier and if the trajectory improves, the area may move to a lower tier. Can I […]
The comics versions of comic book characters aren’t always on the same paths as their big screen counterparts. Often times they’re very different. A recent example can be found in the latest issue of Guardians of the Galaxy. In the movies, Star-Lord — the gang’s resident half-human, played by Chris […]
Photo: Courtesy of the New York City Ballet “Night at the Ballet” This year, ballerinas Melanie Hamrick, Joanna DeFelice, and Christine Shevchenko joined together to form the ballet production company Live Arts Global. Their first show, “Night at the Ballet,” is an evening designed to support artists and crew members […]
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced a package of proposals for the legislative session that are aimed at addressing equity issues in Washington state. The package includes $365 million in policies and budget items, according to his office, and comes at the end of a year that has featured both […]
17 ways to make early retirement a reality lovemoney staff 5 hrs ago The steps to consider to live the retirement you really want Most of us expect to work well […]
Whether you like it or not, it’s coming. We call it February 14th, but to much of the coupled-off world, it’s Valentine’s Day. (Cue the groans.) From the diamond ring commercials to the romantic movie marathons taking over your daily programming, this year, forget about defending being single and spend […]
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner crosses the trestle at Ocean Beach Park on Vandenberg Air Force Base in this photo taken at sunset over the Christmas holiday in 2019. Len Wood, Staff File Reservations will be required over the Christmas holiday period on Pacific Surfliner trains that travel between Santa Barbara, […]
Since the pandemic started in March, the majority of the celebrations and events we know and love have gone completely online. With COVID-19 numbers still on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that holiday gatherings should continue to be hosted virtually or exclusively with members […]
Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email To roll out an in-depth collection of digital payment offerings for business customers, United Arab Emirates (UAE) financial institution First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has teamed with Visa, according to a Monday (Dec. 14) announcement. Ramana Kumar, executive vice president and head of […]
Not long after graduating high school, Salem Mitchell was traveling alone across the country for the first time. She would be appearing in a magazine editorial, alongside industry trendsetters like Barbie Ferreira, Lexie Smith and Okay Kaya. Salem’s grandfather was there at the airport when she arrived, but he didn’t […]
Joe Biden has been voted in as the next US presidential by the electoral college, formalising his victory over Donald Trump despite the latter’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud. Monday saw each of the so-called electors, 538 nominated individuals who under the idiosyncrasies of the US electoral system are […]
Photo credit: Photo by MayoFi on Unsplash From House Beautiful Since the pandemic started in March, the majority of the celebrations and events we know and love have gone completely online. With COVID-19 numbers still on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that holiday gatherings […]
To say that most people had the rug pulled out from underneath them in 2020 is, unbelievably, a real understatement. This year, with virtually no one spared, even our most well-laid plans went down the drain along with regular human contact. In response to early cases of the coronavirus, Singapore […]
The City of Denver, the State of Colorado and a handful of homeless residents will face off in federal court this week during an evidentiary hearing regarding a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Colorado in October. “You only get an evidentiary hearing at this point if you need emergent […]
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As we head toward New Year’s Eve — the celebration of the end of 2020, good riddance! — I invite you to indulge. It’s been a year of sacrifices, big and small. And you deserve to be celebrated. Flying Saucer is selling a New Year’s Eve kit in 2020 for […]
The benefits of pet ownership are numerous, and clearly, people know it. In 2020, dog adoptions and sales soared amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and one market research firm has projected that the total number of pet-owning U.S. households will grow from 68 million in August to 71 million by the […]
Erica Van Buren | The Daytona Beach News-Journal PALM COAST — City Council members will vote Tuesday on whether to renew the nearly $176,000 licensing agreement for Palm Coast Connect, a 311 citizen engagement platform. According to city officials, Palm Coast Connect has allowed for a more streamlined engagement between city staff […]
“It helps people develop leadership and social skills,” Fair says. “Whether you’re leadership for a thousand-person alliance, or the CEO of a corporation of twenty people, or just a member of one of those corporations, it allows you to choose what you want to focus on and get good at, […]
Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email There are less than two weeks until Christmas, and the retail industry, as per usual in 2020, finds itself in uncharted territory. The season has been pulled forward, leaving these final 10 days up in the air. Shipping delays are threatening the digital-first […]
The UK government is placing London into its strictest coronavirus lockdown tier from Wednesday (December 16), meaning businesses including cinemas will need to close again, after a spike in positive cases across the capital city. A four-week nationwide lockdown was lifted at the beginning of this month and replaced by […]