The days of flirting across a bar with a wink and a smile are long gone. Due to the rise of online dating—and now, the effects of the COVID pandemic—flirting has gone almost entirely virtual. And as a result, people have begun to get more comfortable communicating their feelings via […]
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People enjoy Magaluf beach in Mallorca. Britons are surprised at the abrupt announcement to impose a two-week quarantine on people travelling to the UK from Spain: Reuters Go on holiday against Foreign Office advice or lose some of your cash: that is the response of a leading online travel agent […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, takes questions from the media after a visit to Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles to discuss the state’s efforts to vaccinate hard-to-reach and disproportionately impacted communities, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. California’s new system of delivering and scheduling coronavirus vaccines is being rolled out […]
Each morning, as households across Britain stir themselves reluctantly for another day of home-schooling, I am one of a tiny sub-set of parents at the school gates. I watch my autistic son join his new bubble of 11 seven-year-olds, while also watching the faces of my fellow parents. Despite masks, […]
The coronavirus pandemic has brought loss, disruption, and dramatic change, but it also has inspired many Michigan students to find unique ways to help make a difference in the lives of others. Two high school students, who bonded over a love of the Great Lakes Region and freighters, wanted to […]
Just a few months ago, news of a “digital health passport” (DHP) allowing only those who have received a vaccination to travel would have raised alarm bells around the world. The idea that an instrument as intrusive as a chip or barcode that tracks our most private health data would […]
One of the central facets of the holiday season is connection. But, connecting with others in-person this year is complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the people most affected by COVID-19 isolation are seniors citizens living in care and rehabilitation facilities. In a non-pandemic year, the holidays would already […]
One of the central facets of the holiday season is connection. But, connecting with others in-person this year is complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the people most affected by COVID-19 isolation are seniors citizens living in care and rehabilitation facilities. In a non-pandemic year, the holidays would already be a time of loneliness for some seniors. […]
BUTTE — With the help of Candy Kane Communications and the Butte-Silver Bow Parks and Recreation, Santa Claus is sending letters to children across Butte. “Santa Claus is pretty excited about it, I know that and Candy Kane communications, they really are. It’s the first year they’ve done this in […]
All it took for Kristen Hope’s holiday card to materialize was a friend’s message on Twitter depicting the enormous disposable face mask adorning the facade of the Science Museum of Virginia. The museum is about 100 miles south of Ms. Hope’s home in Arlington, Va. “I thought, ‘Oh, that would […]