Flying in the face of medical expertise and scientific reason, the British government has chosen not to cancel Christmas. There is no objective reason to justify a decision guaranteed to...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
A new museum under construction in New Orleans will explore the journey of immigrant Jews and subsequent generations to the American South who brought with them a religious way of...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
Southwest Airlines plans to begin serving Santa Barbara Airport and Fresno Yosemite International Airport next year. The airline said Wednesday it expects to begin flying in and out of the...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
Grain futures were mostly higher on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. fell .044 cents at $5.9660 a bushel; Mar. corn rose .06...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Science & Tech
A new report from Google's Jigsaw on online extremism has again drawn attention to the role YouTube plays in radicalizing Americans.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
It would be just a temporary precaution. When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small insurance firm Thimble fled their Manhattan offices. CEO Jay Bregman planned to...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
Planning to take a trip to Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale or the Florida Keys this holiday season? Maybe your Christmas or New Year's Day plans include a road trip to...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Some people see a waterfall and are reminded of nature's beauty, while others see one and immediately want to plunge off of it. That's what a pair of kayakers in...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review a court decision that the NCAA has said blurred “the line between student-athletes and professionals" by removing caps on education-related money certain...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
A university in South Carolina is teaming up with the U.S. Army to create models for self-driving military vehicles. The research project at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
SINGAPORE – During the height of Hong Kong's protests last year, Pastor Roy Chan led a ragtag crew of middle-age and elderly church volunteers who would turn-up at pro-democracy demonstrations...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Science & Tech
Ride-hailing companies have a long road ahead in creating more racial equity at the top of their organizations, a new USA TODAY analysis shows.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Dr. Paul Farmer, the acclaimed doctor and anthropologist who has devoted nearly four decades to fighting deadly epidemics and delivering health care to millions throughout the world, especially in Haiti...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review a court decision that the NCAA has said blurred “the line between student-athletes and professionals" by removing caps on education-related money certain...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
A bird of prey has been rescued after flying into a home and perching on the Christmas tree.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
A bird of prey has been rescued after flying into a home and perching on the Christmas tree.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
Mexico has passed new laws stopping US drug agents from having carte blanche to operate in their country. Will the new Washington administration agree to this new set-up, or will...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Science & Tech
If users like, comment or share a removed post related to COVID-19, Facebook will send a notification, according to a report.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
The ruling on whether Russia can keep its name and flag for the Olympics will be announced on Thursday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Wednesday that three of...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
The U.S. Treasury Department has branded Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators while putting China and nine other countries on a watch list in an annual report designed to halt...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Berlin police raided homes and jewelry shops Wednesday on suspicion they could be connected to efforts to fence a massive 100-kilogram (220-pound) Canadian gold coin — piece by piece —...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
A man who was sleeping rough has a new job and his own accommodation after receiving help from a charity which houses homeless people in converted London buses.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Former Belarus presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged the European Union to step up its support for embattled democracy protesters in her country, as she picked up the EU's top human...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
Dr Gabriel Scally said family gatherings this Christmas should be postponed until the June winter solstice, and governments should give two bank holidays to cater for this.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
Rules imposed by the International Skating Union that sanction athletes for taking part in events not recognized by the governing body are in breach of European Union competition law, the...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
US is sleepwalking into a lawless future as another George Soros-backed DA takes over in Los Angeles
George Gascon is LA's new district attorney, having been backed by George Soros – just like Kim Foxx in Chicago. Conservatives in America need to fight back against Soros' influence...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
MacKenzie Scott, the author, philanthropist and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced she has given away 4.1 billion dollars (£3 billion) in the past four months to...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
When police officers entered physician assistant Anthony Yarand's Tampa Bay home on March 8, 2019, they found more than 28 grams of crystal meth, 10 grams of ecstasy, smaller quantities...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a restitution case brought by heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned a painting by Wassily Kandinsky that was bought by the city...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
In an effort to lure flush buyers, Regalia Residences in Sunny Isles Beach is throwing in an Iguana Yacht with its $30 million penthouse. Those who prefer land-cruising can go...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
A sled and flag used in one of explorer Ernest Shackleton's famed expeditions to the South Pole have been bought by a British government-funded body to keep the treasured artifacts...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
There has been a jump of more than 300% in properties being marketed as being suitable for home working, according to a website.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
There has been a jump of more than 300% in properties being marketed as being suitable for home working, according to a website.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
More than 300 passengers have been kept on a ferry overnight after six members of the crew tested positive for coronavirus.
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Politics
Here's what's happening Wednesday in Election 2020 and President-elect Joe Biden's transition. TODAY'S TOP STORIES: ‘PRETTY MUCH OVER': For weeks, President Donald Trump has been on a mission to convince...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
Dr Gabriel Scally has heavily criticised Northern Ireland's approach to Covid-19, saying he believes its Health Minister should resign and that if it was up to him he would “change...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
Dr Gabriel Scally has heavily criticised Northern Ireland's approach to Covid-19, saying he believes its Health Minister should resign and that if it was up to him he would “change...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
In Haiti, they are acting like COVID-19 doesn't exist. Mask-wearing is an exception and not the norm; bands are playing to sold-out crowds; and Kanaval, the three-day pre-Lenten debauchery-encouraging street...
Posted by | December 16, 2020 | Breaking News
The average UK house price hit a record high of £245,000 in October – also marking a £13,000 increase on a year earlier – according to official figures.
