Detroit – The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he’ll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Unless Congress acts to help for a second time, United will furlough […]
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The ShowRoom Cinema in Asbury Park and the Beach Cinema in Bradley Beach got the greenlight to reopen at the end of August when New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy lifted restrictions on movie theaters. Mike Sodano, who owns both venues, says that even though he can turn on the marquee […]
(Bloomberg) — Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision on whether to reopen New York City’s schools is among the most consequential he has had to make in months of grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic. Beyond the risks to public health, at stake is the education of 1.1 million students, the livelihoods of […]
This story originally appeared in High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every winter, volunteers from Seattle Mountain Rescue are dispatched to the sites of dozens of harrowing incidents: They rescue backcountry skiers buried in avalanches, help injured hikers descend slick trails—and once, they even removed […]
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Late November and early December sales can make or break a retail business. So, news that Mexico and the U.S. are preparing to extend non-essential border travel through Dec. 21 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disappointed already downcast Downtown El Paso merchants. “We’re […]
This year, you might want to make your Thanksgiving Day food shopping list early. The days leading up to the holiday are traditionally the most popular food shopping days of the year next to the Christmas season. Shoppers push their way through supermarkets for turkeys and ingredients – bags of […]