article An American Airlines plane taxis at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on November 9, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) PHOENIX (AP) – This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in […]
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PHOENIX — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They typically leave Canada to hunker down in warmer climates for six months. They could fly, skirting travel restrictions at the border, […]
By TERRY TANG and TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They typically leave Canada to hunker down in warmer climates for six months. […]
“Snowbirds” like the Monks, often retirees who live somewhere warm like Arizona or Florida part time to escape cold weather, won’t be flocking south this winter. For Canadians who drive, nonessential border travel is banned until at least Dec. 21. For some, it’s fear of the virus. While their absence […]
Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. PHOENIX — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They typically leave Canada to hunker down in warmer climates […]
As the holiday season gets under way amid a Covid-19 surge across the country, employers are taking measures to encourage employees to limit their potential virus exposure and to safeguard workplaces. What is your boss is entitled to know about your holiday plans? Employers have wide latitude during a pandemic […]
Administrators who’ve scrapped the breaks say the spread of COVID-19 among students shows that encouraging travel, as a longer break would do, is just too risky. SAN DIEGO — Carlos Acosta’s fall semester at the University of Southern California was a lot more grueling than he expected — and it […]
Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead. The San Francisco-based home sharing company makes its long-awaited debut on the public market Thursday. The company priced its shares at $68 apiece late Wednesday, […]
It was March 2020 and Jim Montecucco was desperate to ski. Seattle-area resorts had closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the 58-year-old Kirkland resident hauled out a backcountry ski setup he had purchased in 2018 but never used. He called up fellow Kirkland resident Richie Tagliano, a snowboarder, and […]
JERUSALEM — The number of Israeli households living under the poverty line has grown by nearly 50% during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an anti-poverty organization’s report published Wednesday. Israel has seen unemployment surge to over 20% since the country first imposed a nationwide lockdown at the start of the […]
JERUSALEM — The number of Israeli households living under the poverty line has grown by nearly 50% during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an anti-poverty organization’s report published Wednesday. Israel has seen unemployment surge to over 20% since the country first imposed a nationwide lockdown at the start of the […]
In a public-health crisis that is killing more than 2,200 Americans a day, it is easy enough to meet that burden. It takes a bit more effort to see, as Dr. Srinivasan argues we should, how the very existence of such forced trade-offs constitutes a form of invisible injustice, “a […]
The lockdown began in Montreal on March 12. I was already in a state of personal crisis, with my mother entering the final stages of ovarian cancer. At the same time, the world around me descended into chaos. Food was scarce, toilet paper scarcer, and, worst of all, the newspaper and […]
Stephanie Bowens | StarNews Correspondent Regular physical activity benefits both the body and mind, and with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, taking care of one’s physical and mental health is vital. However, as many spend more time at home and some gym-goers and people who frequent recreation centers are unable to […]
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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (WTNH)– Foxwoods isn’t taking a gamble on survival during this pandemic.News 8 has learned the casino will be cutting back on more of its operations. The Fox Tower looms large over Mashantucket but the pandemic has forced Foxwoods to make the difficult decision to close the hotel for […]
TipRanks Billionaire Ray Dalio Picks Up These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Sometimes, the experts will tell us what we already know. Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, has built a legendary reputation in financial circles, for taking his firm from a home business in his two-bedroom apartment to the […]
Web Summit 2020 showcased the massive growth in tech this year. Pedro Fiúza/Getty Images It’s doubtful 2020 will be remembered by any of us as a vintage year for living our best lives. As the coronavirus pandemic has raged around the world, most of us have struggled and just-about-coped rather […]
× The hospitality giant has responded to COVID-19 through the prism of its core beliefs, which begin with taking care of its people. While the economic devastation COVID-19 has wrought on the hospitality industry is well-documented, its impact extends far beyond any hotel’s front doors. “What many people don’t realize […]
Most buyers who make sight-unseen offers are familiar with the community or have family members or friends who already live in the area. Getty Images This article is reprinted by permission from The Escape Home, a newsletter for second homeowners and those who want to be. Subscribe here. © 2020. […]
Mike Tverdov knows better than anyone what life is like on the Rutgers campus following a big win. Rutgers’ redshirt junior defensive end witnessed the parties that would light up New Brunswick following Scarlet Knights triumphs in the late 2000s when his brother, Pete, was a standout defensive player. And […]
Tri-Citians will once again be able to enjoy two Tri-Cities Christmas holiday traditions that date back to the 1960s. Both can be viewed from the socially-distanced safety of a car like they have been for decades. And they start this weekend. A light boat parade along the Columbia River launches […]