Starbucks is temporarily suspending its buy-one-get-one drink deals, better known as “Happy Hour,” in an effort to reduce the number of customers in its stores as US Covid-19 cases rise. In an announcement Tuesday the company scrapped the next planned Happy Hours, scheduled for December 17 and January 7. Starbucks cited the increasing infection rate
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After a day of celebration and heartache, Americans face a harsh reality with the Covid-19 crisis. A record 110,549 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized Monday, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That will inevitably lead to more deaths as Christmas and New Year’s Day get closer. And while more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine get sent
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Sorry Swifties, “Woodvale” doesn’t mean what you might think. Taylor Swift has already given us two surprise albums this year, “Folklore” and “Evermore,” and there were fan theories that a third, titled “Woodvale,” was coming. The superstar singer appeared Monday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and chatted a bit about turning 31 on December 13.
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A Major League Baseball team’s decision to remove “Indians” from its name is being hailed as historic, but Native American advocacy groups insist their fight to remove all racist sports mascots is far from over. Philip Yenyo, the executive director of the Cleveland-based American Indian Movement of Ohio, said he’s confident that other teams will
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Imperial Valley hospitals issue warning to community EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Space in Southern California’s intensive care units (ICU) has dropped to less than 3%. That prompted Imperial County health officials to join with the Imperial County hospitals Monday night in issuing a warning about the spread of coronavirus. The region currently has
Continue Reading Abby Mahler ended a childhood friendship in the comments of one of her Instagram posts. “You do not get to like this post with (the) amount of restaurants you eat at. [expletive] I mean it,” she wrote. Mahler, 27, has lupus and is immunocompromised. She has spent the past nine months using her social media
Continue Reading Anthony Delgado got dropped off at a train station in Doraville, Georgia, after an argument with his cousin. That’s when he began his journey as a drug-addicted homeless person. “I did a lot of bad things,” Delgado said. Crack was his drug of choice and he panhandled on the streets of Atlanta to feed the
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are podcasters now. Spotify announced on Tuesday an exclusive partnership with Archewell Audio, a new, audio-first production company founded by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The deal allows the couple to grow their streaming and media footprint. It’s their latest investment since they announced in January that they were
Continue Reading Doctors rarely talk about the importance of bubbles. But now they’re urging all Americans to hunker down in their bubbles through this disastrous Covid-19 surge. Social distancing bubbles can help you stay safe and sane by seeing other human beings. But they only work if everyone follows the same strict rules. Here’s what a bubble
Continue Reading Adidas has confirmed that it might sell US fitness brand Reebok as part of a strategy overhaul to be unveiled in 2021. The German sportswear company said in a statement on Monday that it is assessing “strategic alternatives” for Reebok as it develops a new five-year strategy. These include “both a potential sale of Reebok
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are podcasters now. Spotify announced on Tuesday an exclusive partnership with Archewell Audio, a new, audio-first production company founded by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The deal allows the couple to grow their streaming and media footprint. It’s their latest investment since they announced in January that they were
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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election Tuesday, six weeks after the vote and a day after the Electoral College officially affirmed Biden’s win.
Continue Reading Jeff Bridges has offered an update two months after he announced he has lymphoma. The actor posted a photo of himself with his new puppy on his verified Instagram account. Bridges sported a newly shaved head. “Here’s the latest: • Feeling good • Shaved my head • Got a puppy – Monty • Had a
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It’s been a disappointing year for Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. But a stunning last gasp 47-42 win against their division rival Cleveland Browns might just spark a thrilling end to the season for the team. The Ravens now hold an 8-5 record — just one win fewer than the Browns in a tight
Continue Reading Sharon Osbourne has revealed she’s tested positive for Covid-19. The 68-year-old talk show host shared the news Monday in a posting on her verified Instagram account. Osbourne wrote that she she had been briefly hospitalized with the contagious disease. “I wanted to share I’ve tested positive for COVID-19,” her Instagram posting read. “After a brief
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state is expected to visit the State Department and meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday for the first time since Biden’s victory, according to three sources familiar with the planning. The meeting between Antony Blinken and Pompeo — planned to occur days after the Electoral
Continue Reading Here’s some sobering news: The International Energy Agency has once again downgraded its forecast for 2021, saying that it will take months for coronavirus vaccines to start reversing the damage caused by the pandemic. The agency on Tuesday knocked 170,000 barrels per day off its demand forecast for next year because of weaker than expected
Continue Reading Yelp on Tuesday announced plans to transfer $10 million of its own cash into Black-owned financial institutions that specialize in lending to underserved communities. The move makes the peer business review website one of the latest corporations to increase its support for minority-owned banks in 2020 in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, which
Continue Reading For many Americans, Monday felt like a sigh of relief. After 10 nightmarish months, the first Covid-19 vaccinations began, a historic milestone in a brutal battle. “I never would have imagined that within a year of identifying … a new virus, we would have a vaccine that is being administered to people, that is safe,
Continue Reading South Korea’s A-Lim Kim staged an incredible final-round comeback to win the U.S. Women’s Open in Houston, Texas, and claim her first major title. The world No. 94 made birdie on each of her final three holes to earn the victory by a single shot from compatriot and world No. 1 Ko Jin-young and the
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