In 1939, Janet Flanner, The New Yorker’s correspondent in Paris, wrote a profile of Marthe Hanau, a notorious con woman who defrauded the French financial markets during the nineteen-twenties and thirties. Hanau, Flanner observed, “was the greatest, brainiest, most convincing and comical confidence woman France ever produced.” Her outlandish actions […]
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 0.99% said it is positioning itself to ride out a long downturn in air travel as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It was a brutal summer for U.S. airlines. Rising infection rates triggered new travel restrictions across the country, keeping passengers at home. United […]
Towing a teardrop camper is highly viable – and you can expect a range of about ~150 miles for 1000 pounds of trailer. Obviously, this depends on road conditions, trailer type, and wind conditions. Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on Reddit. The author granted InsideEVs permission to use it […]
Liverpool – ANDREA PISTOLESI There were celebrations across Liverpool last Friday as the city marked what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday with guided walks, live music and the unveiling of a new exhibition of unseen photographs at the Beatles Story Museum. But there’s little reason for celebration for […]
SHELBURNE FALLS, MASS. (WWLP) — The long weekend and nice weather were a perfect combination to bring people out to western Massachusetts to experience the famed fall foliage. Franklin County and the Berkshires offering some of the best views out there. However, this year, most of the leaf peepers are […]
New London — In the spring of 2018, amid a national conversation splitting communities into pro- and anti-immigration camps, residents carrying “New London stands with immigrants” signs packed the City Council chambers here. Ultimately, the council adopted a resolution supporting the city’s undocumented immigrant community. In this city that prides itself […]
The pandemic procedures are out for hunting from blinds at Illinois’ public sites. And it is a something. The 2020-2021 waterfowl seasons at Illinois’s public sites should be a season to remember forever. I had to laugh because one of the truest paragraphs to ever come in an Illinois Department […]
DUBAI—Emirates Airline powered Dubai’s rise from desert backwater to teeming Mideast metropolis, making the city one of the world’s biggest intercontinental hubs and generating a yearslong economic boom. But now, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it has wrought have forced the first major downsizing for an airline that […]
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© Patch Graphic We put together a list of the haunted houses that are open on Long Island this year. LONG ISLAND — The coronavirus is changing everything this year, and Halloween is no exception. Many haunted houses and other events have been canceled this year. However, some events are […]
A quick decision to relocate turned into an epic renovation for Ted and Loren Kobus. Moving to the New York City area from Greater Philadelphia in 2012 for Mr. Kobus’s work, the couple bought a 1960s split-level home on the North Shore of Long Island, then radically changed the house—twice. […]
By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a claim likely to intensify the controversy surrounding one of the most influential figures in the American Christian conservative movement, a business partner of Jerry Falwell Jr has come forward to say he had a years-long sexual relationship involving Falwell’s wife and the […]
Keeping your bedroom cool at night can give your sleep quality a boost. — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Ah, summer. The time of family barbecues, beach trips, fresh strawberries … and waking up with sweaty sheets. […]
If you’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine, you now can be rewarded with free doughnuts — seriously. Popular doughnut giant Krispy Kreme announced it’s now giving away one free, daily original glazed doughnut to anyone who shows a valid COVID-19 vaccination card at any of its U.S. shops. The promotion is […]
CLOSE Telework has life-changing benefits but it also has its downsides because your days can become repetitive, which can lead to disengagement and burnout. Buzz60 It’s not just you. The workday working from home during the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t just feel longer. For many of us, it actually is longer. […]
For much of the past year, the phrase “return to normalcy” has been ingrained into our heads. What will it look like, feel like and — a pressing concern amid the ability of COVID-19 to strip us of our core senses — taste like? In Southern California, one of the […]
A global pandemic that fell disproportionately on low-income Americans is likely to lead to a recovery that will leave communities heavy on those same workers struggling to keep up. A new analysis of projected job growth over the next decade shows growth slowing over the next decade among workers in […]
It’s been almost a year since Mae Smith got COVID-19, and she still experiences symptoms including crushing fatigue and a brain fog that makes it hard to think. Smith was a policy director for a New York City social service agency when she first contracted COVID-19, and continued working despite […]
Residents received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at the Peconic Recreation Center. (Credit: Steve Wick) For the hundreds of people who lined up at the Peconic Recreation Center Thursday morning to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination, the day was a miracle long in the making. In fact, […]
Feb 3, 2021 – 2:32 PM ET Super Bowl LV is the biggest “public” betting event on the calendar for sportsbooks, which means a wave of first-time and recreation bettors driving the action, rather than wiseguys and professional gamblers. That influx of public money has many people looking to risk […]
Riding a fat-tire bike at Range Pond State Park in Poland is one way to get outside this winter. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo The pandemic has been unable to shut down Maine’s great outdoors. So as long as there is snow on the ground and temperatures cold enough […]
If you’ve been online at all this week, congrats: You’ve been recruited as a spectator in a game of financial Calvinball. For a quick recap: GameStop, a mostly brick-and-mortar store chain that has been hit hard in the pandemic, became the target of a bunch of people coordinating on Reddit, […]
Next week will mark the 10-year anniversary of the phone call that changed the course of Conor Thomas’s career. Aged only 17, he had just made his full debut for Coventry City when his agent rang with some unexpected news and a simple instruction. “He told me to pack my […]