Month: February 2021

Entries for the Third Sector Awards, which celebrate the work of charities and the difference they make to society, have opened for 2021.  After an unprecedented year for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector, the awards will recognise the work of the sector throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to support service users, raise awareness of crucial issues
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A key Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday unanimously backed Johnson & Johnson‘s single-shot coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, a critical step paving the way to distribute a third preventative treatment in the U.S. next week. The nonbinding decision, which was adopted 22-0, by the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
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AMC Entertainment, the nation’s largest theater chain, said Friday it’s awarding CEO Adam Aron and other executives “supplemental special incentive cash bonuses” to recognize the challenge they faced  steering the embattled company on a financial rollercoaster over the past pandemic year. Corporate associates and theatre management will also get special bonuses, with all payouts coming
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We could soon have to travel with not one but two passports. One to prove our identity, and another to prove we have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The idea of vaccine passports has already been embraced by some countries, such as Greece and Israel, keen to welcome back holidaymakers and business travellers as soon as possible.
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Tonight (February 27), D’Angelo is leading a VERZUZ battle against an unannounced slate of competitors live from the Apollo Theater. Take a look via Instagram or Apple Music. VERZUZ events have so far been one-on-one battles with occasional surprise guests, like Dionne Warwick dropping in on Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle last year. D’Angelo’s approach
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Mademoiselle Privé Bouton Camée and Mademoiselle Privé Bouton Lion The Chanel Mademoiselle Privé Bouton simply cannot be placed in one product category, as it comprises cuff-styled secret watches that, to untrained eyes, look like pieces of jewellery. That is the whole point of secret watches – to look like something other than a timepiece. Secret
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In an uncertain world, we can at least depend on the Golden Globes 2021—airing Sunday night on NBC, hosted by Globes veterans Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. It’s difficult to anticipate how the ceremony itself will look, or how much of it will unfold from various virtual locations. We do know, though, that several major
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Joziah Jason, a 10-year-old 5th grader, started a podcast to share his love of reading. Known as “R.E.A.D. Books with Joziah” (Read, Explore, Adore & Discuss), the Ypsilanti, Michigan, native offers book reviews and recommendations to his audience. “Reading can take you pretty much anywhere you want to go,” Joziah stated in an interview with
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A membership body has criticised a Scottish council’s decision to bring a leisure charity back under full control. Community Leisure UK said it was surprised and disappointed with the decision made by Falkirk Council last month to take the Falkirk Community Trust back in-house. Falkirk Community Trust has been providing cultural, recreational, sports and library
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United Airlines passengers wait in the boarding area for their flights at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines‘ latest ski destinations will be accessible by bus. The Chicago-based airline on March 11 will start offering three-times-a-day bus service from its Denver International Airport hub to Breckenridge, Colorado and
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As part of the festivities celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pokémon, Post Malone headlined a virtual concert on Saturday night. The event saw a digital avatar version of the rapper perform a pre-recorded four-song set for an audience of Pokémon characters. Throughout the course of the 15-minute concert, Posty was transported to different Pokémon environments,
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New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore (24) stretches during the New England Patriots practice session in Foxborough, MA on Oct. 22, 2020. Barry Chin | Boston Globe | Getty Images Shares of sports betting company DraftKings jumped as much as 3.6% in the premarket trading Friday after the company reported fiscal fourth quarter 2020 earnings
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This week, features and analysis writer Rebecca Cooney and editor Emily Burt discuss the #RightNow campaign and what the Chancellor could do to support charities in next week’s Spring Budget. They look at options including the proposed Gift Aid emergency relief package, extending the furlough scheme and offering extra support to local authorities. And they share their coronavirus care
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Bill Maher took aim at cancel culture, saying it’s become McCarthyism in reverse. Maher ended ‘Real Time’ Friday night with a blistering attack on cancel culture, using examples like Chris Harrison and Justin Timberlake, but warning it’s not just about celebrities anymore … he says it’s coming to a neighborhood near you. Bill grouses he
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L’oscar London is a Boutique Hotel And an Interior Haven Built in 1092, this London boutique hotel pays homage to Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) with its interior design. Located in Holborn and close to the city, this particular building was originally a Baptist church. It was only then recognised and refurbished by designer hotelier
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(CNN) — For all the world, it looks like dangerous hot lava streaming down the side of a cliff. But no, that’s not volcanic activity in Yosemite National Park in California. It’s water — a benign and beautiful waterfall experience known as “firefall.” Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the dramatically growing popularity of firefall,
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