Prime Minister Boris Johnson and England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty held a news conference today addressing plans around Christmas. Christmas will not be cancelled but caution has been advised. Wales has reduced the Christmas bubble household limit to just two households, but can Welsh people visit England if […]
Daily Archives: December 16, 2020
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Major League Baseball on Wednesday sought to correct a longstanding wrong by recognizing the Negro Leagues as a major league and counting the statistics and records of thousands of Black players as part of the game’s storied history. “My daughter and my sons heard and they were all excited and […]
(CNN) — Changing your travel plans without paying a penalty has never been easier than it’s been in 2020. The holiday period can be more rigid in terms of cancellation policies, but if you’ve booked a holiday getaway and are having second thoughts about the trip, you may still be […]
As the Chinese government tracked and persecuted members of predominantly Muslim minority groups, the technology giant Alibaba taught its corporate customers how they could play a part. Alibaba’s website for its cloud computing business showed how clients could use its software to detect the faces of Uighurs and other ethnic […]
Welcome. We’re expecting a storm today, in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S., the sort of blanketing that for children growing up in colder climes has long brought anticipation of the most delicious sort: Will schools be closed? Will we spend a day inside in our pajamas? Surely there’ll be sledding, […]
Still hurting. Austen Kroll is “heartbroken” over his recent split from Southern Charm costar Madison LeCroy — but has found some comfort in watching their relationship play out on the reality show. “It’s like being able to see [the signs] just right in front of my face. I was like, […]
Campaigners have reacted in fury after a court ruled a photographer who snapped his model wife’s neck because he reportedly thought she had given him HIV will be released from prison early. Russian prosecutors are appealing the decision to free Dmitry Loshagin, 44, just five years after he was found […]
As some 60 million Americans on the east coast prepare for the worst nor’easter in a decade, nearly 84 million across the US are experiencing some level of drought. The west and southwest areas were hit with a drought this past spring that continued and intensified through the summer, fall […]