Staffers at the Washingtonian, a monthly DC-based magazine, are protesting Friday in response to their CEO’s opposition of remote work. On Thursday, The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Washingtonian Media CEO Cathy Merrill with the headline, “As a CEO, I want my employees to understand the risks of not returning to work in
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Matt James isn’t ready to give up on his relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell The first Black “Bachelor” and the woman he chose to receive the final rose had a very public breakup after photos of her at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018 surfaced and made the rounds on social media. In a recent
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(CNN) — Más de una semana de protestas violentas en Colombia han causado la muerte de al menos 26 personas y cientos de heridos, lo que ha provocado declaraciones de preocupación del gobierno de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Alimentado por la frustración por el aplastante dolor económico del covid-19 y exacerbado por una
Continue Reading Sean Hannity finds himself in familiar territory as of late: second place. For most of his career, the right-wing Fox propagandist has been in the shadows of someone else. When Bill O’Reilly was still at Fox News, Hannity could never quite catch him in the ratings race. But shortly after the 2016 election, Hannity’s close
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Birthdays. Weddings. Graduations. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, we watched as old milestones — and the rituals we depended on to mark them — seemed to vanish into the ether. If you’re like many people, the early days of the pandemic, and the grief contained in them, likely left you feeling adrift. When
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There has been an outbreak of more than 200 cases of coronavirus at the US diplomatic mission in India, a source tells CNN, as the State Department this week authorized non-emergency government employees to depart the country amid a deadly surge of the disease. In addition to the outbreak of positive cases among the workforce
Continue Reading “Monster” represents a minor coup for Netflix, not as much due to the movie’s merits as who’s in it. More than three years after its festival run in 2018, the film arrives with a timely theme and a cast whose stock has soared in the intervening time — including Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jharrel Jerome and
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A judge has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. Brown was fatally shot when Pasquotank County deputies were trying to execute warrants on April 21, officials said. The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s office and a media coalition petitioned
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police discovered the body of a man early Friday morning in an east side neighborhood. A police spokesman said the body was found close to the intersection of Red Sails Drive and Skipper Drive. That’s near Hanks High School. Police said at this point, foul play is not
Continue Reading Investors are waiting for the final results of parliamentary elections in Scotland that could spark radical changes to the political and economic landscape of the United Kingdom. A decisive victory from Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party, which wants to break away from the United Kingdom, could force a standoff with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. His
Continue Reading In the spirit of Billy Crystal’s last directing effort for the baseball movie “61*,” “Here Today” serves up slow pitches for Crystal and Tiffany Haddish to knock out of the park, delivering another comedic odd couple with carefully massaged heart. As thin star showcases go, it’s an occasionally effective bit of comfort food, arriving as
Continue Reading Microsoft is giving Windows 10 a fresh coat of paint. But it’s not just getting a touch-up — Microsoft is doing all the fine details, getting under the switch plates and sanding the molding. Windows gets periodic visual updates, with constantly changing recycling bins, Start menu colors, task bar icons and other prominent items PC
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN) — Cuando el presidente de Filipinas, Rodrigo Duterte, transmitió en vivo un video en el que se le ve recibiendo una primera dosis de la vacuna Sinopharm fabricada en China el lunes, se suponía que alentaría a los filipinos reacios a seguir su ejemplo y protegerse contra el covid-19. En cambio, esto
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mi lista de viajes antes de la pandemia: caminata al campamento base del Everest, crucero a la Antártida, intentar visitar todas las prefecturas de Japón. Mi lista de viajes después de la pandemia: ir a mi ciudad natal y pasar tiempo con mis padres. Sé que no soy la única. Si bien la
Continue Reading Kidde is voluntarily recalling about 226,000 smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms over concerns that they can fail to alert users to a fire. The company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission identified seven affected models on Thursday, advising that customers with those units contact Kidde for a free replacement alarm.
Continue Reading The pandemic continues to roil America’s economy, setting the job market on its head. Employers looking for workers are having trouble finding them, while many laid-off Americans remain on the sidelines waiting for a return to normal. It’s a confusing mess that’s confounding employers and economists alike. The US economy added only 266,000 jobs in
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Two Democrats on the Federal Election Commission are criticizing Republican members after the commission deadlocked and did not take action against former President Donald Trump‘s campaign related to the $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. “Because of Trump’s apparent role in orchestrating the transaction, we supported (the
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es columnista
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Former Australian international rugby league player Jarryd Hayne has been jailed for five years and nine months after being found guilty of sexual assault. Hayne, who is 33, was sentenced Thursday after being found guilty of “sexual intercourse without consent” in March. A court heard that he attacked an unnamed 26-year-old woman at her home
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Andrea Brooks is on two feet instead of two wheels after being hurt in a hit and run bicycle crash. “I am lucky to be alive because my bike took a terrible hit, it’s broken completely in three different places,” she said. “I don’t
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WASHINGTON, DC — A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers in connection with the death of George Floyd, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s constitutional rights, according to court documents filed in federal court in Minnesota. The indictment says Derek Chauvin — who was convicted last month on state murder charges in the Black man’s death —
Continue Reading Paulina Porizkova is proud to show off her fabulous photoshop-free self. Last month, the supermodel took to Instagram to post a pic of herself on the cover of Vogue Czechoslovakia, writing: “Exactly 40 years after my very first (German) Vogue cover at the age of sixteen, here is a new one. Full frontal nude, at
Continue Reading Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk is selling a new use case for NFT: “Smart event” tokens that have real value rather than digital art. Vaynerchuk’s VeeFriends NFT collection will give buyers three-year access to his VeeCon business and marketing convention. Customers can buy the tokens with etherium cryptocurrency. But he sees a broader future for NFTs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — The agreement between Medstar and Daphne to station an ambulance and crew in the city every day has been in effect for more than a month now. It came about after the city voiced its concerns about slow response times for its residents. Things
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China’s annual emissions exceeded those of all developed nations combined in 2019, the first time this has happened since national greenhouse gas emissions have been measured, according to a new report from the Rhodium Group. Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to make his country carbon neutral by 2060, and climate policy is seen as
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Enrique Bonilla regresaba de trabajar como todos los días por la Línea 12 del metro de la Ciudad de México y estaba por enfrentar «al peor día de su vida». En el mismo tren se encontraban las hermanas Nancy y Tania Lesama, de 23 y 15 años. Ambas regresaban del trabajo y de
Continue Reading The US economy is roaring back to life after a long period of hibernation, sending companies scrambling to find workers that can help them meet a surge of demand. In many cases, they’re coming up short. What’s happening: A growing number of sectors are reporting problems with worker shortages. Uber and Lyft are offering incentives
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — More racial allegations against the Burlington Area School District. This, even as the district is putting together a plan for the future. Parents showed Snapchats and group messages from 13-year-olds, peppered with the n-word. They say their complaints to the schools fell on deaf
Continue Reading Louisiana State University has hired the first African American president in the Southeastern Conference. William Tate IV will begin in July, LSU said on its website. Tate is currently at the University of South Carolina as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, LSU said. “This position is all about what we can do
Continue Reading The Biden administration on Thursday outlined in a new report how it aims to achieve its goal of conserving 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030. Developed by the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce, as well as the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the report lays out initial recommendations for a
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