If you have been eager to get as much information as possible about the upcoming Borat sequel before its debut on Amazon on October 23, Sacha Baron Cohen‘s recent conversation with Maureen Dowd in The New York Times is (deep breath) Very Nice!!!! While much of Dowd’s conversation is devoted […]
Text size Los Angeles International Airport amid the pandemic. Mario Tama/Getty Images You may be more likely to catch Covid-19 from someone at home than sitting on a packed, 12-hour flight with strangers. That’s one takeaway from a new study on transmission of the virus on planes, sponsored by the […]
Kent, Hertfordshire, Sussex, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Essex make up the Home Counties; the girdle that rings London, nipped in by the M25. Increasingly, there are some serious bits of Green Belt glamour tucked into the oft-stereotyped commuter-land, including the brand new Birch in Hertfordshire with its rescue chickens and […]
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — An overwhelming majority of US and Canadian travelers (99 percent) are eager to travel again, with 70 percent stating that they plan to take a vacation in 2021, according to a Travel Leaders Group survey of nearly 3,000 frequent travelers. The survey was conducted […]
Carolaine Rocha, 22, holds her son while waiting to receive donated food from Petrobras workers and the oil workers union via the Tankers’ Campaign that provide a supplement for the poor caught by declining wages and jobs due to the new coronavirus pandemic, in the Vila Vintem neighborhood of Rio […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Orkin was taking a break from his evening jog to sit by Prospect Park Lake when he turned around and was startled to see a tangle of wriggling snakes. “And quite a big pile — fully alive,” said Orkin, a music composer who lives near […]
In an election year packed with political ads, some TV bits will be hits, while others will miss their mark badly. And during the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Senator Cory Gardner and former Governor John Hickenlooper, there have been for fewer hits than misses. Case in point: the National […]
Tourism businesses in Liverpool face uncertainty after the city entered a tier three lockdown on 14 October. Attractions remain open and tours to the city continue to be offered online despite Liverpool being in the country’s highest possible local Covid-19 alert category. The advice is not to travel into or […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The new Radisson Blu Anaheim has reserved the 12th floor of the hotel for adults. The 12th floor will feature a rooftop pool and jacuzzi, a full-service restaurant with an exhibition kitchen, indoor and outdoor bars, fire pits, and a seating area where guests can see Disneyland […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Load Error With the coronavirus pandemic causing a decrease in air travel demand, domestic airfare has also dropped. […]
By Stephen McBride Brian Chesky’s bank account had dwindled to $1,000. He had no job. And the rent on his San Francisco apartment was about to jump by 25%. With his back against the wall, Chesky tried a “silly” idea to make some cash. He put three inflatable mattresses in […]
A home health aide with no childcare and limited funds must decide whether to neglect her ailing patient or her young daughter. An overworked man neglects to mute a video chat with his colleague, accidentally forcing her to overhear him bicker with his newly unemployed boyfriend. With school canceled, a […]
About a year ago, Steve Smith stood outside a press conference at a hotel in Sacramento where Uber, Lyft and DoorDash announced plans to spend millions on a statewide ballot initiative that would exempt them from a state law requiring the gig economy companies to hire most of their independent […]
I haven’t voted yet. I have to admit, I’m still undecided. Not about how I will vote in this pivotal election but about where I will vote, and about the butterfly effect that my one tiny choice could potentially have on the outcome. Would it be a home run if […]
Tourism businesses in Liverpool face uncertainty after the city entered a tier three lockdown on 14 October. Attractions remain open and tours to the city continue to be offered online despite Liverpool being in the country’s highest possible local Covid-19 alert category. The advice is not to travel into or […]
Like a lot of people, I wrestle with the pros and cons of social media. The desire to reach out and feel connected is a fundamental aspect of our species. The human brain evolved to seek out human contact. It’s no surprise, then, that the need to be tagged, tweeted, […]
On a sunny Friday afternoon, 73-year-old Kapolei resident Marjorie Kalama relaxed in the shade with her husband under a lauhala tree at Kohola Lagoon 1 at the Ko Olina resort. For many years, Kalama brought her children and her grandchildren to the lagoons in Leeward Oahu. Their regular visits there […]
The 2020 stock market crash: my 5 best shares to buy {{0|now}} In the 2020 stock market crash, there’s been a big spike in the number of people buying UK shares. That’s great news, and I hope it gets folk into investing in shares for life — because it really […]
(CNN) — No airport testing regime to speak of. A “travel corridors” policy that now allows for unrestricted travel from England to just seven destinations around the world. And a second wave that’s beginning to look more like a tsunami. It’s no surprise that the tourist boards across the UK […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — For 54 consecutive years Mike Amodei attended at least one Dodgers game a season, beginning with a Sandy Koufax start in 1966. Nothing would ever stop him from keeping his streak alive, he thought — until a once-in-a-century pandemic put it in jeopardy. Though Major League Baseball […]
Missing their signature event, organizers of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo chose to take advantage of the ghost-town atmosphere created by COVID-19 restrictions. “Haunted Hills” offers a drive-through experience at the Santa Maria Elks/Unocal Event Center, 4040 Highway 101, for six nights this month. The rodeo grounds sit east of Highway 101 at Santa […]