A California teachers union claims its comment about using a proposed $2,500 stipend from COVID relief funds to cover the costs of an “airplane trip to Hawaii” when the pandemic was over for a was meant to be “playful” and not connected to the cost of teachers returning to the […]
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Workers unloading AstraZeneca vaccines in El Salvador on Thursday, the country’s first shipment – GETTY IMAGES Washington has told the European Union that it should not expect to receive AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in the United States any time soon, two sources told Reuters, in a new blow to the bloc’s […]
Online travel agent Lastminute.com has been threatened with court action by the competition watchdog for failing to pay out refunds to thousands of customers. The company vowed to make £7million of payments by the end of January to 9,000 people who had holidays cancelled due to the pandemic under a […]
In our Love App-tually series, Mashable shines a light into the foggy world of online dating. Thanks to online dating, you and your soulmate could be mere swipes away from finding each other. There’s just one thing standing in your way: a bio. Before you can start scouring dating apps […]
Refinery29 Do You Need To Wear Two Masks? By now, I never leave the house without a face mask. I even stash extras in my car, and at home I have a wide variety of coverings in different patterns and colors. Even so, I’ve never considered doubling up and wearing […]
Being a digital nomad has taken Andrea Valeria to places like Tulum, Mexico. Courtesy of Andrea Valeria With many people working remotely, digital nomads — people who earn a living online while they travel — are on the rise. Insider spoke to digital nomads Andrea Valeria, Wanda Duncan, and Kim […]
Covid vaccine plans for frail care home residents were in chaos tonight after they were told: Get on the bus. The Government says they will have to travel to hospital hubs for the jab but angry care bosses said: “There’s no way they can do that.” Care homes fear vaccines […]
The ban on children’s sport could effectively extend beyond the second national coronavirus lockdown unless a roadmap is produced for its immediate return, the Government was warned on Wednesday. Ministers were told the sport sector and schools needed clarity over what activity under-18s could be allowed to undertake if the […]
Two census takers told The Associated Press that their supervisors pressured them to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited so they could close cases during the waning days of the once-a-decade national headcount. Maria Arce said her supervisor in Massachusetts offered step-by-step instructions […]
You would be forgiven for thinking the sheer volume of black female athletes who have reached the top levels of their sport is proof that this industry is unaffected by the racism and misogynoir that pervades other areas of society. But sadly, this is not the case. Sport does not […]
Child influencers, who make a lot of money, must now follow same rules as other child stars getty A new French law has been passed to protect young influencers operating on YouTube and other social media platforms—a rapidly developing avenue of revenue for many children. It has become an increasing […]
The recently opened Webster at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles stands out because of its pink concrete architecture and list of buzzworthy brands. (Laurian Ghinitoiu / The Webster LA) The retail landscape has been marred by the closures of well-known fashion stores as well as a high unemployment rate […]
A passenger shot of the packed 5.05pm Grand Central Rail service: Twitter Furious passengers have slammed a train company after being crammed into packed carriages with no social distancing “because it’s a bank holiday”. Travellers on the 5.05pm Grand Central Rail service between York and London King’s Cross on Monday […]