Ward Cleaver of the popular sitcom ‘Leave It to Beaver’ in his study. Universal Pictures It’s just past 10 a.m. and my partner, on his third virtual meeting today, is working non-stop in our home office. My son has taken over the family room to attend a virtual science camp […]
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Warner Bros. In David Brin’s 1985 novel The Postman a survivor in post-apocalyptic America pretends to be a mail carrier, initially as a way of acquiring food and shelter. Ultimately, his lie about representing a national government encourages fellow survivors to band together and defeat an army of militarized survivalists. […]
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden The Democratic National Convention is playing it safe this time around. Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the gathering took shape unlike any in the past: It is now centered around virtual programming each night from, 9-11 ET, rather than […]
WASHINGTON – Bitter negotiations for a new coronavirus stimulus deal dissolved into an ugly blame game by the time lawmakers left Washington late last week with no deal, no progress to report and no plans to return until September. By the end, the two sides refused to even meet. The disaster of […]
Democrats plunge Monday into the uncharted waters for the first of two weeks of virtual conventions to nominate their presidential candidates and grapple with ways to energize their supporters without the traditional crowds or pageantry. Former Vice President Joe Biden will receive the Democratic mantle this week and Republicans will formally back President […]
Los Angeles Unified School District staff member Adrian Pacheco demonstrates the use of sanitizing tools as Supt. Austin Beutner takes a tour of Burbank Middle School. As the academic school year looms, preparations have been underway to make campuses safe. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles Unified […]
Ratcheting up its sustainability commitments, Selfridges is unfurling a two-month campaign involving repair, rental and resale services — and setting steep commitments for all its vendors regarding eco-friendly materials. “Sustainability is our business plan, with five-year commitments,” said Anne Pitcher, group managing director, unveiling the British retailer’s Project Earth initiative […]
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. added 47,813 cases, a 0.9% rise compared with the 1% increase over the previous week. Deaths exceeded 1,000 for the fifth consecutive day, while the pace of cases and deaths slowed in Florida and Arizona. Italy told nightclubs to close, matching a similar directive by Spain […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Floridians overwhelmingly approved a measure allowing most felons to vote after completing their sentences, many expected Democrats to benefit most from the participation of up to 1.4 million newly eligible voters in this year’s election. But the coronavirus pandemic, which has hampered registration drives, […]
Photo credit: Department of Defense From Popular Mechanics The Pentagon’s once-covert UFO program is officially active again with the establishment of a task force that will investigate the sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The Pentagon says the task force’s mission is to “detect, analyze, and catalog UAPs that could […]
“Charlotte” is available to watch on Crunchyroll. P.A.Works / Aniplex of America From spotting Stan Lee’s cameo in “Heroman” to keeping track of the complex plot twists in “Cyborg 009: Call of Justice,” the anime universe has something for every superhero fan. Many of these shows subvert the superhero genre, using […]
ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP via Getty Images When Carthage College students begin returning to campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin, next week, two very non-traditional welcome back gifts will await them: a thermometer, and a scratch-and-sniff smell test card. Temperature checks as a way to quickly provide a gauge for a common symptom of […]
Save 96% on this drawing bundle for beginners TL;DR: The Fundamental Drawing Bundle for Beginners is on sale for £30.57 as of August 16, saving you 96% on list price. While drawing is an excellent skill to pick up anytime, it’s even more appropriate during these days. Why? Because it […]
The novel coronavirus has now killed more than 767,000 people worldwide. More than 21.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual […]
The United States Postal Service has warned almost every state that deadlines for early voting may mean some ballots cannot be delivered in time to be counted. Many states have put new emphasis on early voting by mail because many voters may not want to go to the polls in person because of […]
Of all the challenges COVID-19 has thrown at us, nothing is more daunting than figuring out how to open and operate schools this fall. The problems are complex, multifaceted and impact almost all of us. As an education official in Richmond, Virginia said: “…planning for reopening school this fall is […]
Mayo Clinic researchers reported a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other patients recover, but it’s not proof and some experts worry if, amid clamor for the treatment, they’ll ever get a clear answer. More than 64,000 patients in the U.S. have been given convalescent plasma, a […]
Erin Honeycutt, a school principal in Meridian, Miss., sets up an online class in March. (Paula Merritt / Meridian Star via Associated Press) When the pandemic forced schools to transition to remote learning in the spring, some families struggled more than others. Families of students in special education programs were […]
As schools and workplaces around the country make attempts to re-open in the coming months, we’ll all be looking once again for ways to keep our environments For people looking to clean surfaces in their home, a number of Lysol products have been touted as “able to kill the virus” […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Pramila Jayapal got a one-word text from her mother Maya Jayapal when Sen. Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. “KAMALA.” An uncle texted her about the connection between her great aunt P.K. Devi, and Harris’ aunt Sarala Gopalan, who studied under Devi in medical school. The flood of […]