While there are still a lot of question marks hovering over this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing, one thing that has been confirmed is that it will be going ahead, and it’s been revealed that the first line-up announcement is not far away at all. Three celebrities involved in the series […]
NEW YORK — New York City is delaying the start of its school year until Sept. 16 to give teachers more time to prepare for the return of students amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the deal struck with unions representing teachers, staff and administrators. Instruction was […]
No telecom in Europe has driven into original production with such energy as Spain’s Telefonica. Since its first series, “Velvet Collection,” bowed in Sept. 2017, its pay TV operator, Movistar Plus, has produced 21 original series, 13 returning seasons and one original film, Alejandro Amenábar’s “While At War.” These titles […]
By Nick Carey, Richa Naidu and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Instant coffee, ketchup, Lululemon yoga pants and Nike Air Max sneakers are all in. Bottled water, pricey diapers and Burberry luxury trench coats are out. Welcome to America’s pandemic consumer economy. And it’s like nothing we’ve seen before. “Everything we […]
The Zacks Internet – Delivery Services industry primarily comprises companies that offer services via Internet-based platforms. These include food delivery, online travel booking, direct marketing and media services, plus web hosting among others. Being growth-stage companies, industry participants are spending more on R&D and sales & marketing, thereby making it […]
After a quiet summer punctuated with a handful of culture-shaking hits (e.g. “Da 5 Bloods,” “The Old Guard”), Netflix is ramping up its original content as we roll into the fall. The result is the most unusual, diverse, and even controversial slate the streamer has rolled out all year. Charlie […]
Last updated: Sept. 1, 2020 1. Split Bulk Items With a Friend If you’re single or live in a small space, it’s probably hard to justify purchasing and storing a package of 30 rolls of toilet paper — even if it is only $19.50. However, that item can be seriously […]
BERLIN — The head of an association representing German medical laboratories has criticized proposals to use veterinary and industrial labs to process coronavirus tests. Andreas Bobrowksi, chairman of the medical laboratories association BDL, says the capacity to conduct more tests is limited by the shortage of materials required to process […]
Anthropologists of yore could hardly have predicted that masturbating and bread-baking would serve as summer 2020’s premier pastimes. But in the midst of a global pandemic, while quarantine is simply a mandated way of life, most of us are nothing if not restless and horny. “There are a lot of […]
Quarantine requirements for travelers have become increasingly common throughout the U.S., but local and state governments have struggled to contain the spread of the coronavirus with limited manpower and dwindling resources, and following quarantine rules is more often than not left to the traveler’s discretion. (Brian Stauffer/The New York Times) […]
In a globalized world, we’ve become accustomed to doing business, buying products, and traveling across the globe at lightning speed. But the introduction of social distancing measures this year suddenly placed major barriers on movement. This caused a rapid acceleration in the transition to digital and the adoption of emerging […]
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As we experience a global pandemic, the ever present climate crisis, and overcrowding in cities, the way we get around isn’t changing because it can, it’s changing because it has to. Some vehicles of our near future appear to be more certain to succeed than others. Ebikes and electric cars […]
A chemist works at AstraZeneca’s headquarters – Retuers AstraZeneca has signed a $15m deal with an Oxford firm to manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine. The global pharmaceutical company will pay Oxford Biomedica the sum upfront to reserve manufacturing capacity at its plant. Two of the manufacturing suites will become operational in the next two […]
Trump to visit Kenosha, amid accusations of seeking election edge President Donald Trump will travel Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin – the latest flashpoint in violent protests after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Democrats say Trump is taking advantage of the turmoil to rally supporters around his law-and-order campaign message. However, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the […]
If you don’t know much about money, you don’t have to look far for advice. You can always learn from personal finance articles, books and videos or from money-savvy friends and family. Although there’s no short supply of guidance, money rules can shift over time. For that matter, some old-school […]
The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. United Nations experts are holding an online conference beginning Tuesday to brainstorm ways to help alleviate hunger and prevent the problems from worsening in the […]
More from WWD According to an August survey of 2,360 individuals conducted by RetailMeNot with SurveyMonkey, three out of five consumers are planning to spend the same amount — or more — than last year, and 35 percent report a willingness to try new brands this season.
Like the rotary phone or the cassette tape, the traditional wholesale model has fallen out of fashion and, in many ways, no longer suits the industry it served for so long. Retailers, once fashion’s tastemakers, have become risk-averse and trapped in a cycle of discounting, while small labels, which once […]
Sunday night was MTV’s Video Music Awards, usually a must-watch for those who think red carpets should have more of an Alice in Wonderland (in Chains!) tea party vibe. But this year was destined to be different, because it was also the first red carpet of the quarantine era, held […]