Don’t leave millions of vacation days on the table
Use it or lose it. For workers lucky enough to receive paid time off, that phrase is shorthand for corporate policies that don’t allow…
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This brewery is turning into a park to help people socially distance
On a typical weekend before the pandemic hit, about 2,000 people would flock to Jester King Brewery located on a scenic ranch on the outskirts of…
Continue Reading Christo, who made monumental art around the world, has died at 84
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, who was known for his monumental environmental artworks with his late wife, Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, has died.…
Continue Reading Aaadriaaaan! Sylvester Stallone to narrate ’emotional’ new ‘Rocky’ documentary
A new “Rocky” documentary is on its way — and it’s narrated by the Italian Stallion himself, Sylvester Stallone. “40…
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Parents and child care providers are falling apart. It could get much worse
Child care is so scarce in Kate Littlefield’s Vermont community that she joined a wait-list when she was six weeks pregnant. It wasn’t…
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Preschoolers are using apps meant for adults, study finds
Relaxing the rules on screen time for kids has become more acceptable during the pandemic as parents struggle to balance working from home with the…
Continue Reading How CNN reported about online shopping before Amazon was a thing: Did you know there were so many kinds of jeans?
“America now browses with browsers, window shopping with Windows,” CNN reported in 1998 about retail giants like Macy’s, JCPenney…
Continue Reading CNN turns 40 today. Here’s what it was like on Day One
“Now here’s the news.” That’s how Lois Hart kicked off CNN’s first news broadcast, which took place 40 years ago on…
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A drive-by wake. A masked funeral. A memorial on Zoom. This is how families are facing death in the pandemic
The chapel’s capacity is 85 people. On Friday, it held only a handful of Guadalupe Ortiz-Sandoval’s closest relatives. They gathered with…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 1: George Floyd, Antifa, coronavirus, WHO, G7 summit
It’s bound to be another rough week in America. Here are some ways to help and support marginalized communities during these tumultuous, often…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd’s death bear responsibility
In an emotional response to George Floyd’s family Sunday night, the Minneapolis police chief says in his mind, all four officers involved in…
Continue Reading What nudists do during a lockdown
On an average weekday, you might find Parisian Laurent Luft enjoying a swim at the city’s Roger Le Gall swim center. Like many of us,…
Continue Reading While tensions between police and protesters boiled over in some cities, other officers joined the movement
Protests have swept the United States the last six days in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minnesota. Floyd, who was…
Continue Reading India accuses two Pakistan embassy officials of spying and orders them to leave the country
Two Pakistani embassy staff accused of spying have been expelled from India, Indian officials said on Sunday. “Two officials of the High…
Continue Reading For the first time in 30 years, Hong Kong will not hold a mass vigil commemorating the Tiananmen square massacre
An annual vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre will not take place in Hong Kong this year, after police refused organizers…
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‘Back To Reality’: European soccer prepares for age of austerity
Do you remember the record-breaking summer of 2017? When Wonder Woman smashed glass ceilings and box office sales worldwide. When the unmistakable…
Continue Reading Mothers are still doing most of the parenting during a pandemic
I sat down to write this story at 10 a.m. 10:05: Younger daughter asks for a snack. 10:10: She gets logged out of her online learning program and…
Continue Reading In Huntington Beach, a George Floyd protest was deemed an unlawful assembly. A stay-at-home protest one month ago was not
It was the tale of two protests. In Huntington Beach, California, on Sunday, hundreds demonstrated over the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old…
Continue Reading Jadon Sancho joins ‘Justice for George Floyd’ protest in scoring hat-trick for Dortmund
England international Jadon Sancho celebrated the first of his second-half hat-trick for Borussia Dortmund in its 6-1 rout of SC Paderborn on Sunday…
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Las Cruces City Council overrules mayor, allowing restaurants to reopen at 50% capacity
UPDATE: Las Cruces City Council on Monday evening struck down Mayor Ken Miyagishima’s proclamation, clearing the way for local restaurants to reopen…
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‘Insecure’ star Kendrick Sampson says he was shot with rubber bullets 7 times during George Floyd protest
Actor Kendrick Sampson said he was shot seven times with rubber bullets by police in Los Angeles on Saturday during a protest over the death of…
Continue Reading India’s rural health care workers push for more coronavirus pay
Jyoti Pawar, 40, starts her day early when the sun is still low in Walhe, a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. She’s racing to…
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“From once he said ALS, I have no clue of what he said after that”: Beloved coach faces his toughest opponent yet as players rally around him
Click here for updates on this story Etters, PA (WPMT) — Rob Gildea’s basement is a trophy case of memories.…
Continue Reading Cities extend curfews for another night in an attempt to avoid violent protests over George Floyd’s death
Demonstrators filled the streets across the US on Sunday to once again protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan says he is ‘deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry’ about George Floyd’s death
Basketball legend Michael Jordan on Sunday sent his condolences to the family of George Floyd and shared his support for protesters fighting for…
Continue Reading Activists demand transparency during investigation into video of officer shoving woman to ground
Click here for updates on this story Memphis, TN (WREG) — WREG is learning more about a video that appears to show a…
Continue Reading ‘Black people:’ Restaurant owners apologize for phrase used to describe customer
Click here for updates on this story Collierville, TN (WREG) — A Collierville restaurant is under scrutiny after a…
Continue Reading Woman and daughter’s deaths ruled homicide
Click here for updates on this story Lansford, PA (WNEP) — Police in Lansford found three people dead in a home Tuesday…
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