As schools in the U.S. resume this fall mostly online, they are considering how to manage something they used to be able to do more easily: figure out who is missing. Propelled by concerns about students falling behind, some districts used the summer to figure out how to better engage […]
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Getty Images Fridays are always considered one of the best days of the week, (cheers to the weekend, people!) but especially during summertime. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, many companies offer employees “Summer Fridays,” which can take on a variety of formats: half-days every week, one full day off […]
The coronavirus pandemic has canceled many things, but FOMO doesn’t appear to be one of them. Jennifer Wolkin, a New York-based health and neuropsychologist, describes FOMO, aka the “fear of missing out,” as “anxiety that’s elicited by the perception that others are thriving while we aren’t, or that others are overall experiencing a better […]
Simon Calder Wizz Air has apologised to passengers who were turned away from an Athens-bound flight for perceived flaws on the Greek “passenger locator form” (PLF). Twenty-eight passengers were offloaded from the airline’s flight W9 4467 from Luton to Athens on Thursday 6 August. Some were denied boarding by ground […]
Click here to read the full article. With summer camps closed throughout the U.S. due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, The North Face has found a way to virtually bring the outdoors to kids everywhere. This month will mark the debut of The North Face Summer Base Camp, a free two-week virtual […]
When Kami Gullickson’s beloved barn cat Kali did not turn up to keep her company during morning stable chores earlier this month, she hoped the tabby was just off on an adventure. But it’s now been three weeks with no sign of her feline companion. While Gullickson has not given […]
Missing those live concerts? Louisiana’s Laine Hardy and Justin Garner both have scheduled online performances during the next two weeks. Country artist Hardy, of Livingston, will present virtual tour shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and on Jan. 28. Expect 2019 “American Idol” winner Hardy to sing his newest cover single, […]
The California woman caught on video wrongly accusing a Black teen of stealing her iPhone at a SoHo hotel was ordered freed on supervised release Saturday on charges of attempted robbery and assault. The court hearing capped a day of proceedings before police, lawyers and a Manhattan Criminal Court judge […]
ELLICOTTVILLE — The coronavirus pandemic halted most U.S.-Canada border traffic in March, much to the dismay of Ellicottville businesses that count on Canadians for a significant part of the village’s tourism economy. One event after another this past year was canceled, including the Fall Festival. Businesses closed, then gradually reopened […]
Italian cinemas are set to stay closed over the holidays after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte extended Italy’s soft lockdown until early January. The widely expected move comes as the country contends with a flare up of the pandemic. On Thursday, Italy suffered 993 COVID-19 deaths, the highest number ever recorded […]
Fox News personality Tucker Carlson has become the object of online mockery following his claim that “damning” evidence against Hunter Biden was lost in the mail. Carlson told his prime time audience on Wednesday night documents incriminating former Vice President Joe Biden’s son had been lost by a “large national […]
Sam Tutty, winner of Best Actor in a Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, at the Olivier Awards 2020 – Aemelia Taylor, SOLT/Aemelia Taylor, SOLT Winning your first Olivier Award at 22 years old should have meant a joyful night of champagne, celebration and singing on stage at the Royal Albert Hall. […]
Madison Zurmuehlen poses for a photo on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Amid pandemic restrictions aimed at keeping students safe and healthy, colleges are scrambling to help them adjust. Zurmuehlen said daily practices, with masks, are “the one thing […]