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Maui trip is latest COVID controversy for CA politicians

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First Gov. Gavin Newsom got hammered for attending a political adviser’s 50th birthday party at fancy food place French Laundry.

Then, on Monday, the spotlight shifted to California lawmakers who traveled to Maui this week for the California Independent Voter Project’s annual policy conference.

Never mind the surge in new coronavirus cases that’s skyrocketed California’s positivity rate to 5% over seven days. Never mind the stern warning against non-essential and out-of-state traveling. The project kept its summit, traditionally a chance for lawmakers, lobbyists and industry representatives to rub elbows over cocktails while discussing policy under the Hawaiian sun.

The details — Dan Howle, chairman and executive director for the organization, said about 50 participants are in Hawaii this week, a third of its normal size, including fewer than 20 legislators from multiple states. Howle declined to say how

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November 17, 2020

Our experts break down GOLF’s latest Top 100 Courses in the U.S. ranking

GOLF Magazine recently launched its latest Top 100 Courses in the United States ranking (in print and online), and there’s nothing like a new Top 100 list to inspire friendly grill-room debate. Let’s dig into the list.

Which two courses in the Top 100 most surprised you in how high they were ranked, and why?

Jeff Lewis (Panelist since 2003; has played 97 of the World Top 100): Let’s start by saying every course in the Top 100 and just about every course mentioned in the issue is outstanding and a joy to play. But, since you asked, Bethpage Black (No. 30). Ultimately the “restoration” of the Black course was one of the biggest missed opportunities of the last couple of decades. The course needed maintenance, not a makeover. Tee shots should bounce into fairway bunkers. Period. Hard to do that when the bunkers are placed so far into the

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November 7, 2020

The Latest: Biden to Pa., Harris to Detroit for Election Day

title= — Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., waves to supporters during a drive-in get out the vote rally in the parking lot of the UFCW local 1776, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Pittson, Pa.

Michael Perez

AP

WASHINGTON

The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):

2:40 p.m.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will spend Election Day in key battleground states.

Biden plans to campaign in Scranton and Philadelphia on Tuesday. That follows a blitz by the Democratic ticket through Pennsylvania on Monday and indicates the importance of winning the state. Biden was born in Scranton and often speaks about the region in personal terms.

Harris will visit Detroit, a heavily Black city in battleground Michigan.

Her husband, Doug Emhoff, will be in Ohio. And Jill Biden will campaign in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as Wake County, North Carolina.

President Donald Trump won all five

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November 2, 2020

JetBlue is the latest airline to retreat from blocking seats

David Koenig, Associated Press
Published 3:53 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2020

The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end.

JetBlue is the latest to indicate it is rethinking the issue. A spokesman for the carrier said Thursday that JetBlue will reduce the number of seats it blocks after Dec. 1 to accommodate families traveling together over the holidays.

Southwest Airlines said last week that it will stop limiting the number of seats it fills after Dec. 1. Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines say they will lift caps on seating early next year.

The pandemic and resulting border restrictions caused U.S. air travel to plunge 95% in April. Some

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October 30, 2020

Hotel Internet Services Showcases Advances in Contactless Guest Service and Entertainment Personalization Along With Latest in Wi-Fi Connectivity at Cyber HITEC 2020

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, is set to offer an opportunity for industry professionals to learn about the latest technologies capable of meeting new guest expectations for safer, more connected and personalized hotel experiences at this year’s Cyber HITEC. As an official exhibitor of the virtual event taking place October 27-29 and with attendees able to visit the virtual booth until November 25, HIS will demonstrate how comprehensive in-room entertainment and guest service solutions such as BeyondTV can enhance social distancing and contactless interaction while maximizing convenience and satisfaction. HIS will further provide insight into how hoteliers can cost-effectively update their Guest Wi-Fi networks to meet demands for ever faster, more secure and always reliable online connectivity.

Initially pioneering the ability for guests to fully control their in-room entertainment experience via the casting of personal streamed

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October 26, 2020

latest local lockdown rules for Sheffield, Leeds and West Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is moving to the third and highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region has revealed.

As well as Sheffield, the areas affected include Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster. The new restrictions will take effect from 00.01 on Saturday October 24.

In a letter to colleagues, Dan Jarvis said: “This decision has not been taken lightly.” A package of financial support has been agreed with the Government.

South Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner, Dr Alan Billings, said the Government must realise people will only abide by the rules “as long as they feel that what is being proposed is not just reactive, but part of a longer term strategy to defeat the virus”.

What about Leeds and West Yorkshire?

West Yorkshire and Leeds have been placed under Tier 2 restrictions. The areas affected include Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield

The Government’s Joint Biosecurity Centre had

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October 21, 2020

Rashida Jones on the Joy of Planning Travel, And Her Latest Away Collaboration

Thanks to an academic essay published in Applied Research in Quality of Life in 2010, research tells us that more than half the joy of travel comes before the vacation even begins—in the anticipation and planning portion of the holiday. It’s this kind of research that makes all the ruminating Rashida Jones has done—on where she’d like to go when all this is over—that much more legitimate. The title of that study was “Vacationers Happier, but Most not Happier After a Holiday.”

“I’m really excited to go back to Scandinavia and to Italy—Italy so much,” she tells me. Where in Italy? “Everywhere, everywhere. I love it! Last summer, I went to the Tuscan coast and it was so beautiful. Because it’s Tuscany, there’re all those rolling hills, but then you’re right there on the water.” She reiterates: “I love Italy so much.”

When she does make it to Italy, Jones

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October 20, 2020

Birmingham in Tier 2: latest local lockdown rules

Can I travel in the lockdown areas?

You should try not to share a car with those outside your household or social bubble. If you need to, the Government advises you to:

Share the transport with the same people each time. Keep to small groups of people at any one time Open windows for ventilation Travel side by side or behind other people, rather than facing them. Face away from each other. Consider seating arrangements to maximise distance between people in the vehicle. Clean your car between journeys using standard cleaning products – make sure you clean door handles and other areas that people may touch. Ask the driver and passengers to wear a face mask.

Can I visit my family in one of the lockdown areas?

If you are in a Tier 2, or high alert, area, then you cannot meet other households in any indoor setting. However, you

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October 20, 2020

North East and Newcastle in Tier 2: latest local lockdown rules

Can I travel in the lockdown areas?

You should try not to share a car with those outside your household or social bubble. If you need to, the Government advises you to:

Can I visit my family in one of the lockdown areas?

If you are in a Tier 2, or high alert, area, then you cannot meet other households in any indoor setting. However, you

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October 20, 2020

The Latest: Trump shows new determination to minimize virus

title=s — 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 de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Rocha says that the family’s income comes from the money her husband makes as a barber. “The poor have to work, otherwise we don’t eat. We can’t expect anything from the government,” she said.

Bruna Prado

AP

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the week since he emerged from coronavirus isolation, President Donald Trump has demonstrated new determination to minimize the threat of the virus that has killed more than 215,000 Americans and complicated his chances of winning another four years in the White House.

In word and action, Trump is pushing an optimistic outlook

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October 17, 2020