Work-related deaths reached a 12-year high in 2019 at more than 5,300, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury in 2019, the BLS reported this month. The number of work-related deaths has steadily increased over the last five years, and 2019 was
Continue ReadingChina’s triple Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has had an eight-year doping ban “set aside” by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in a ruling that could prove highly embarrassing for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and a former Italian Foreign Minister. Switzerland’s CAS is seen as sport’s final court of judgment and it’s
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The best Disney/Pixar animated movies historically straddle the line between delighting children and adults. “Soul,” a Pixar title diverted to Disney+, tilts heavily toward the latter, beautifully exploring ambitious themes about the meaning of life that should resonate more with adults than the younger souls in your streaming orbit. That warning aside, credit Pixar veteran
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(CNN) — El primer ministro británico, Boris Johnson, anunció que fue alcanzado un esperado acuerdo comercial posterior al brexit entre el Reino Unido y la Unión Europea, solo unos dÃas antes del final del perÃodo de transición, el 31 de diciembre de 2020. “El acuerdo está hecho. Todo lo que se prometió al público británico
Continue ReadingA defamation law firm representing Dominion Voting Systems has sent letters to White House counsel Pat Cipollone and President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani instructing them to preserve all records related to the company at the center of Trump’s conspiracy theories and warning Giuliani that legal action is “imminent.” Through two well-known defamation attorneys,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Incluso mientras contamos los últimos dÃas de diciembre, muchos de nosotros todavÃa estamos llegando a un acuerdo con el hecho de que los eventos y reuniones de fin de año se ven muy diferentes a las Navidades pasadas. La Navidad de 2020, sin embargo, no se cancela a menos que asà lo decidas.
Continue Reading Brilliant tour operators going out of business. Airlines reliant on government handouts. Travelers left out of pocket on canceled trips they’d spent years planning. It’s fair to say 2020 has been a challenging 12 months for the travel industry, but it’s not been an unmitigated disaster. From an end to overtourism, to the environmental benefits
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An Iraqi man who survived an infamous massacre of unarmed civilians by American security guards in Baghdad has condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon the men as “unjust.” Seventeen Iraqi civilians, including 9- and 11-year-old boys, were killed when private contractors from the US security firm Blackwater opened fired in Baghdad’s Nisour Square in
Continue Reading Rochelle Sykes worries that her west side Chicago neighborhood will be left out when the Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available next year. The community, Sykes said, has no pharmacies or grocery stores within walking distance. And many of her neighbors don’t own cars and suffer serious health conditions such as obesity and diabetes. “If they’re
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Most people in Southern California are expected to skip traditional year end holiday trips due to concerns as well as stay at home orders. According to AAA, all modes of transportation are down compared to last year (auto down 34%, air down 54%, other modes down 87%). They say more than 76% in Southern California
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It turns out there are no silent nights in the Trump era. Even in the lead-up to Christmas, even in humiliating loss, even as Americans attempt reflection on what has been, for many, the worst year of their lives, President Donald Trump seems bent on maintaining an unrelenting pace of norm-smashing as his term concludes.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Para aquellas personas a las que este año les puede resultar más difÃcil alcanzar la alegrÃa navideña, hay una alernativa a los decorados festivos en los pasillos. Una opción para celebrar una fiesta y mantener una dosis sana de mal humor. Correcto, está Festivus. El 23 de diciembre es Festivus, un dÃa reservado
Continue Reading The biggest question this time of year is wondering where you can get a last-minute gift or recipe ingredient during the holidays. This year, most stores are closed for Christmas Day but are open Christmas Eve for any final shopping or curbside pick-up orders. Also, while most of these restaurants will be open nationwide, make
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — El Reino Unido y la Unión Europea se están acercando a un acuerdo comercial posterior al brexit después de meses de tensas negociaciones, dijeron fuentes a CNN. Se espera que se anuncie un acuerdo en Nochebuena, dijeron a CNN una fuente del gobierno del Reino Unido y una fuente diplomática europea. La
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On Wednesday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 72°. Today, temperatures will be cooler with more cloud cover overhead. The average high temperature this time of year is 66°. The general pattern shows a ridge of high pressure in control but there is a weak trough off the coast. This trough is filtering in
Continue ReadingDecember has always been one of Hollywood’s blockbuster months. Hit films like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, “Avatar” and Disney’s Star Wars films have all brought in big box office numbers during the holiday season. This year will continue the trend with two of the year’s most anticipated films going toe to toe over
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden enters the Christmas holiday with the vast majority of his Cabinet nominees announced, yet final deliberations continue for two of the most high-profile positions in his administration: attorney general and CIA director. “It’s just a matter of getting to it and through it and being able to announce them,” Biden told reporters
Continue Reading The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday called for the “immediate termination” of a city police officer in the killing of a Black man who was described as a guest at the home where he was shot and “had committed no crime.” Speaking at a press conference hours after attending the funeral of another black
Continue Reading This year has been a tough one no matter where you live in the world, but discoveries beyond our planet and dazzling images of the cosmos provided a bright spot in 2020. Astronauts continued to safely travel to space, despite the pandemic, and even embarked on historic launches. And they taught us how to handle
Continue Reading Christmas is celebrated in many ways in many corners of the globe, and the cuisine that marks the holiday is as diverse as the people feasting on it. Even when we can’t travel to be together, food traditions are comforting at a time when many of us are separated from our families and have had
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