No one wants to find a dirty rag in their sink when checking into a hotel room. But during the coronavirus pandemic – when guests expect their rooms to be spotless and free of germs – finding a room that hasn’t been fully sanitized is even more concerning. “No way was this room […]
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When Christina Ramos announced she was going camping for the first time this summer, her friends got worried. “They thought I wasn’t going to make it,” said the 29-year-old New Jersey native, who was planning an outdoors-oriented trip to Michigan for her friend Paola’s 29th birthday. AS PEOPLE BECOME SICK […]
This was a mixed week for cannabis stocks, with some ETFs in the green and others in the red. Over the five trading days of the week: The ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSE: MJ): lost 1.4% The AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (NYSE: YOLO): was up 0.8% The Cannabis ETF (NYSE: […]
Tech stocks, which have powered the broader market to fourth consecutive record closing highs, took a breather as traders booked profits on Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) — which have surged to new records. Facebook (FB), and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) have also posted their highest-ever closing levels. Although the Nasdaq snapped a […]
When worsening news of the novel coronavirus began shattering illusions of maintaining normalcy, swarms of shoppers raided stores, and supplies of disinfectant, toilet paper and N-95 masks vanished from shelves. After families felt securely armed with essential supplies to carry them through the next millennia, the outdoor recreation industry welcomed […]
When worsening news of the novel coronavirus began shattering illusions of maintaining normalcy, swarms of shoppers raided stores, and supplies of disinfectant, toilet paper and N-95 masks vanished from shelves. After families felt securely armed with essential supplies to carry them through the next millennia, the outdoor recreation industry welcomed […]
U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Thursday after more evidence that the pandemic is tightening its grip on the economy while Congress remains in a stalemate over how to do something about it. The S&P 500 slipped 0.13% after flipping between gains and losses in the early going. The index […]
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, trouble was brewing in Salt Lake County. The county’s seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases had roughly doubled over the past month, to more than 1,200 per day. Nearly one in four Covid tests performed in the county in November had turned up […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic challenges, Santa Maria is “holding up well,” with City Manager Jason Stilwell sharing both bright spots and bleak news on Wednesday. Stilwell and Mayor Alice Patino provided the State of the City presentation — virtually, of course — during an annual event hosted […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic challenges, Santa Maria is “holding up well,” with City Manager Jason Stilwell sharing both bright spots and bleak news on Wednesday. Stilwell and Mayor Alice Patino provided the State of the City presentation — virtually, of course — during an annual event hosted […]