As the UK looks forward to a loosening of Covid-19 restrictions over Christmas, fears are growing in the US that last week’s Thanksgiving break might have been a “superspreader event”. Infections were already rising sharply in many parts of the country before the four-day holiday, for which many Americans return home to spend time with…Continue Reading
Listen to the audio edition of this article Keene, N.H. In the 1980s, Andrew Oram, fresh from college, won a small fellowship enabling him to build his own bicycle and then pedal it across Europe. He carried a camera; he took pictures. Until one day when he found himself along the rolling coast of what…Continue Reading
USPS mailbox (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Are you waiting for something to be delivered in the mail on Thanksgiving? Maybe a birthday card or a package? Well, you might have to wait another day.It’s that time of the year when you can expect all sorts of things to be sent your way, and who…Continue Reading
Starbucks Coffee in Dublin’s City Center. On Monday, December 17, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) If you’re looking to get a caffeine fix on Thanksgiving, will you be able to do so with Starbucks? Let’s set the scene. It’s Thanksgiving Day. You’re about to have a day filled with a…Continue Reading
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke about food insecurity and social distancing during the holidays ahead of Thanksgiving. Harris made a pre-Thanksgiving stop to DC Central Kitchen, a nonprofit community kitchen fighting poverty and hunger.Nov. 26, 2020Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 08: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans looks to pass the ball during the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on November 08, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) The 2020 coronavirus version of NFL Thanksgiving Day games feature some “good” (Houston…Continue Reading
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Updated Nov. 25, 2020, 3:49 PM UTCThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finalizing plans to shorten the recommended length of quarantine for those exposed to Covid-19.Meanwhile, doctors are facing daunting decisions around which patients should be first in line for the two authorized Covid-19 antibody treatments that may help keep high-risk patients out of…Continue Reading
Tracy Morgan Pays It Forward in His Hometown for ThanksgivingWanda Dench, the Arizona grandma who accidentally invited a stranger to her Thanksgiving dinner in 2016 and formed a beautiful friendship with him as a result, is celebrating her first holiday without her husband Lonnie Dench, who died from coronavirus in April. “He had the truest heart of…Continue Reading
Dodging Turkish satellites — “I don’t remember ever being so nervous or upset about something as I was then.” Eric Berger – Nov 23, 2020 12:45 pm UTC Enlarge / Flight Director James M. (Milt) Heflin, in Mission Control during the flight of STS-26 in 1988. NASAThe phone call from the “Mountain” to Mission Control…Continue Reading
With COVID-19 cases surging in most states across the U.S., health experts have heavily warned against large, indoor, family gatherings for the holidays. This means many of us are pivoting to a virtual Thanksgiving (yes, even Dr. Fauci). Worried about planning and hosting a virtual Thanksgiving? We’ve got you covered on the tech side, but…Continue Reading
