HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the country recovers from the pandemic. The shopping festival, which is the world’s largest and falls on Nov. 11 every […]
Landscapers work on replacing the lawn of the White House, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Washington. Evan Vucci AP WASHINGTON The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the […]
Two of Britain’s biggest airlines are denying refunds on expiring vouchers which could leave hundreds of thousands of customers out of pocket during lockdown. Leading carriers easyJet and British Airways have said they will not follow European guidance on cash refunds. Both said that once issued, their vouchers cannot be exchanged […]
Bowyn Morgan will miss Christmas with his partner and three kids after fighting Tim Tszyu in Sydney due to New Zealand’s strict COVID-19 quarantine measures. Morgan, 31, will fight Tszyu on December 16, before flying home for a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine. If he leaves the day after the fight, the […]
Andrew Dalton, Ap Entertainment Writer Updated 1:11 am EST, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, file photo, singer Britney Spears makes an appearance in front of the Park MGM hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Spears wants to be freed from her father. In a recent series […]
On the first Monday since Joe Biden clinched the presidency, the presumptive president-elect and President Donald Trump proceeded on parallel tracks. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris started planning to assume control of the government’s battle against the coronavirus. They gathered virtually with a newly announced Covid advisory board and […]
Today’s positive news about Pfizer’s (PFE) – Get Report COVID-19 vaccine sent the markets soaring, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Monday, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to sell all of your stay-at-home stocks quite yet. Cramer said the day’s news should offer no doubt that we will win […]
ALBANY — If you’re traveling outside of New York for the holidays, or have friends and family coming here from another state, make sure you know the coronavirus restrictions in place. As cases rise here and around the nation, New York recently updated its travel advisory guidance allowing non-essential visitors […]
Add one more tradition to the toll taken by the coronavirus pandemic. Snow days — beloved by children (especially those facing math tests) and dreaded by parents — will be a thing of the past this winter in North Attleboro. Now that many area schools are operating on a hybrid […]
(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, backed President Trump in his refusal to concede. In his first comments since Joe Biden was declared the winner, the top Republican in Congress declined to recognize […]
Washington – The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe allegations of voter fraud and President Donald Trump firing the Pentagon chief and blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team. Despite little evidence of […]
Permits to cut your own Christmas tree in Santa Fe National Forest will go on sale Monday. The $10 permits will be available online through recreation.gov and over the phone by calling forest headquarters at 505-438-5300 or any of the forest’s district offices. Permits purchased by phone will be delivered […]
PHOENIX — The holidays will look and feel a bit different this year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but that does not mean those holiday traditions have to stop. Some of the best Christmas and holiday light displays around Phoenix have already opened for the season, while others are […]
Vice President Pence is headed to Florida for a personal trip as President TrumpDonald John Trump Republican Philadelphia official responsible for vote counting says office getting death threats Biden will call governors, mayors about mask mandate Trump campaign voter fraud hotline flooded with prank calls MORE refuses to concede the […]
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Health officers from Santa Cruz County and counties and cities around the Bay Area issued recommendations for celebrating Thanksgiving safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations encompass gatherings, travel and recommended steps to reduce risk. “While we have made progress in reducing disease transmission and […]
SIR David Attenborough was reportedly ‘furious’ to find out he’dbeen mixed up in a cannabis oil scam. The beloved Our Planet presenter, 94, was alerted to a fake ad using his name and image by a fan, who had bought CBD oil from its Facebook page and been overcharged. 2 […]
OLEAN — Ellicottville is a place beloved by the Wilday family. It is also a place that was important to young Kaleigh Wilday during her life. The Wildays are avid skiers and outdoor adventurers and spend much of their time during the winter months in Ellicottville, and according to Skip […]
XSEED and Edelweiss‘ Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin cleverly brings together two genres. There’s the action sidescrolling/exploration portion reminiscent of a Vanillaware game (Odin’s Sphere, Muramasa) in combination with gardening/life-simulation elements similar to in popular series like Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons. Thankfully, Sakuna mostly succeeds at blending these two […]
The garage-band-style event for Trump’s failed reelection campaign is, naturally, drawing mockery as a symbolic end — in a parking lot, between a sex shop and crematorium. By Natalie Daher Published on 11/9/2020 at 6:27 PM Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks […]
John Shearer/Getty Tyler Hubbard Tyler Hubbard has tested positive for coronavirus. The Florida Georgia Line member revealed on Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 — but luckily he’s asymptomatic and quarantining on his tour bus outside of his home. “Some of y’all guessed it….. Got the Rona,” the […]
HOLMDEL, NJ – Holmdel native Jonathan Meyer has been in the fish business for over 25 years as a wholesaler and restauranteur, managing purchases under some of the leading names in the New York City restaurant scene. But after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Meyer returned to his New Jersey roots […]
Britain’s business leaders have written to Boris Johnson urging him to introduce five-day quarantine tests by the start of next month to open up travel in time for Christmas. Ten leaders of organisations representing travel, tourism, small business, retail and hospitality have told the Prime Minister it is “vital” a […]