As anyone who has tried to buy a Nintendo Switch over the past six months can tell you, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the demand for video games, which provide escapism, time-killing, and a link to the outside world in one convenient package. And so, although new video game […]
Students will be allowed to go home for Christmas during a “travel window” in early December. Under new plans, universities will organise staggered departures for students from December 3-9 once England’s national lockdown lifts. All lectures will move online by 9 December so students can study until the end of term […]
Students are to be sent straight home from university after lockdown so they can spend Christmas with their families, official guidance will say. The long-awaited advice, which will be published on Wednesday by the Department for Education will say that all lectures and classes should move online by December 9 […]
TAMPA BAY, FL — Tampa Bay is now under a tropical storm watch after Tropical Storm Eta’s track shifted significantly to the east. Tropical storm conditions, with sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph, are possible in the Tampa Bay area within 48 hours. No evacuations have been ordered at […]
Gov. Jared Polis and a cadre of lawmakers on Tuesday morning talked about the flow of traffic and money in northern Colorado, as the region hopes to keep the long-needed improvements for Interstate 25 on track. “Northern Colorado is a driver in our state’s economy,” Polis told the Northern Colorado […]
As part of our CEO Secrets series, which invites business leaders to share their advice, we are focusing on start-ups that have launched during lockdown. Each week we will look at a different type of entrepreneur. This week, we hear from fathers balancing a new business with childcare. A consignment […]
Saving money for a car, a vacation or a shopping trip can be hard enough. But saving for 50 years down the road? That’s a challenge. It’s also very necessary. © Kiersten Essenpreis for Money October-2020-Roth-IRA On top of rising health care costs and lifespans, companies have bid farewell to […]
On Monday, the Dow and the S&P 500 soared to new all-time highs on massive volume, while the NASDAQ stayed relatively flat and was down today. Source: REDPIXEL.PL / Shutterstock.com But like the old saying goes, all that glitters is not gold. So, let’s take a look at what’s really […]
News that Britons are likely to be among the first in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine has provided a long-awaited boost in confidence for our return to normality; and not least for the travel industry. So what does it mean for your well-deserved holiday next year? Is it […]
Young adults prefer online shopping because ‘it’s easier than going to the store’ A week ago, I walked into Holland and Barrett and I realised that it was the first time I had actually purchased something from a physical store in months. Even before Covid happened I usually only shopped […]
Make smart choices when choosing the right personal loan to save money. (iStock) Personal loans can have a lot of financial benefits if you find the right loan with the right lender. The right personal loan can help you pay off a big-ticket loan or even reduce high-interest credit card […]
Remember hope? “Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops at all,” as the poet Emily Dickinson put it. For almost eight months now, we have been in a state of profound hope-deprivation. Hopes were […]
Refinery29 I Tried 20 Trendy Anti-Anxiety Products & These 10 Actually Work If your shoulders are tense, you’re constantly on a deadline, or you’re feeling anxiety about the future of democracy, you’re not alone. There’s a lot to worry about these days: Politics, of course. Relationships. The pressure to succeed […]
November 10, 2020 | 9:00 a.m. In place of its usual fundraising event, Dream Foundation, this fall, is inviting people to bid, buy and give to help make the final Dreams of terminally ill adults and their families come true as part of Magical Moments, a celebration of Dreams. Magical […]
× With many stakeholders questioning their social contract with government and corporate institutions, how can leaders invest in, rebuild, and renew trust in these relationships? For many business leaders, 2020 has been defined by the global pandemic. Yet our challenges as leaders won’t end with a COVID-19 vaccine. Underlying societal […]
Detroit — The city of Detroit is pitching a multi-phase plan to bring an influx of new affordable and infill housing units, green space and other amenities to its Corktown neighborhood. The vision was crafted by Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department as part of a plan to compete for $30 million in federal grant funding. It will […]
Visits to Santa have been cancelled after travel firm Tui said it cannot go ahead with trips to Lapland. The tour operator said it could not guarantee it would “keep the magic alive” for British and Irish families visiting the Finnish region because of coronavirus restrictions. In a statement it […]
It’s now been three days since the Trump Four Seasons (no, not that one) news conference, and we’re still not over it. A refresher: On Saturday, when Joe Biden was projected the election winner and became president-elect, President Donald Trump tweeted that his team would be holding a “big” news […]
White House Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump has gone quiet on her father’s baseless allegations of voter fraud following his defeat to President-elect Joe Biden. (AFP via Getty Images) The first family has been seemingly divided over Donald Trump’s refusal to concede in the 2020 US elections to President-elect Joe Biden. […]
Read: A flurry of tiny moons around Jupiter Scientists will get a chance to look for the real thing in this decade. NASA is currently developing a robotic mission to Europa, named Clipper, set to launch in the mid-2020s. Clipper is designed to orbit Jupiter, but it will also carry […]
After suffering its worst year ever in 2019, Nautilus is enjoying its best in 2020. The Vancouver maker of home fitness products enjoyed record operating profits and a huge, 152% increase in sales in its third quarter, the company announced Monday. Its stock had leapt twentyfold in a matter of […]
The eternal goal for Thanksgiving Day: Find some neutral talking points that won’t set anyone off before the turkey is carved. Now that you’ve cleared the path of dinner time land mines, hurdle number two is maintaining the peace after the dishes have been cleared. Fortunately, we’ve done the hard […]