Month: November 2020

President-elect Joe Biden celebrated his 2020 election win with a powerful speech on Nov. 7 — one in which he made sure everyone felt represented. Shortly after Joe Biden was declared the official winner of the 2020 Presidential election on Nov. 7, he and Kamala Harris started celebrating by delivering beautiful speeches. In front of
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Hooray, you’re pregnant! Hooray, you’re queer! Welcome to the wonderful world of LGBTQIA+ pregnancy! It’s a land where strangers are suddenly interested in exactly what’s going on here and how that happened. (Details! They need them!) Obviously Book Riot is here to hook you up with queer pregnancy books. If What To Expect When You’re
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JetBlue has not yet experienced a decline in demand for flights around the upcoming holidays despite increasing coronavirus cases across the United States, Chief Executive Robin Hayes told CNBC on Tuesday. “We continue to see a fair bit of interest for travel around the Thanksgiving and holiday period,” Hayes said on “Closing Bell.” “You’ve got
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It’s not common for a studio specialty label to lead the weekend box office two weeks in a row, but that’s the anomaly of pandemic times and here we have Focus Features’ taking No. 1 again after last weekend’s Amblin horror film Come Play, with the Kevin Costner–Diane Lane crime thriller Let Him Go with $1.47M yesterday (including $150K
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In the latest edition of Onion-tier satire manifesting itself into existence, a couple of Trump supporters in Philadelphia were seen dancing and singing along to Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name” while protesting the Pennsylvania vote count. On Twitter, RATM guitarist Tom Morello responded with the textual equivalent of a face-palm: “Not exactly what
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The Charities Aid Foundation has defended its latest piece of research after it was accused of producing “counterintuitive” results. Last week, CAF released a report that concluded £800m more than usual had been given to charity during the UK’s spring lockdown. But in a blog post Joe Saxton, co-founder of the consultancy nfpSynergy, criticises CAF’s
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Because nothing says holiday spirit like supporting Canadian brands If there’s something the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us over the past eight months (aside from the necessity of wearing a mask), it’s the importance of local businesses. With many people making the decision during the pandemic to purchase from those within their own communities, there
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bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty Images The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $148.50 in 2021, officials announced Friday. The $3.90 increase is 2.7% more than the 2020 figure of $144.60, according to information released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The deductible for Part B, which covers outpatient care,
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Despite being a large, bustling city, Hong Kong is an excellent place to get outdoors in nature! Since ~70% of Hong Kong’s land is covered in greenery and country parks, hiking is a popular activity for locals and expats. Often the trails have gorgeous views and lead to some spectacular destinations. On your next Hong
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Following a long Election Day—that has turned into a nail-biting Election Week—former Georgia candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, is now earning much-earned recognition for her work to help turn the state “purple” in 2020. Georgia has gone Republican in presidential elections since 1992, but record voter turnout has seen over 2.4 million votes for presidential
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By now you’ve likely heard that after pulling ahead in Georgia and, most crucially, Pennsylvania, Joe Biden will very likely be the next president of the United States. As you’ve probably also heard, Donald Trump is taking it as well as everyone had expected, ranting and raving about all kinds of made-up fraud, demanding counts
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CinemaCon has set its dates for next year and is being extra cautious due to the pandemic. Originally scheduled for April 26-29, the exhibition-film distribution confab at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will now happen between Aug. 23-26, 2021. This year’s CinemaCon was cancelled as COVID-19 took its grip on the nation, with a slew
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An exciting new slate of programming is headed to CBS this fall. The network unveiled the schedule of premiere dates for November as The Amazing Race continues Season 32 and Big Brother wraps up its current all-star season. When November hits, we’ll see the return of the NCIS franchise, Young Sheldon, and more.  Discover your new favorite show:
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Stephen Colbert scrapped comedy for a passionate monologue about Donald Trump’s lie-filled speech about supposed voter fraud, tearing up as he claimed the president tried to ‘kill democracy.’ Stephen Colbert was dressed for a funeral when he taped the November 5 episode of The Late Show. Colbert, 56, tried to hold back tears as he
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