Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference about the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 16, 2020. Matt Dunham | Reuters LONDON — A new chapter has begun in the history of Britain’s relationship with the rest of Europe. Britain officially left
Month: December 2020
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Johannessen-Koppitz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech’s biggest companies just wrapped up a huge year. The seven most valuable U.S. technology companies — Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook,
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber are the latest celebrity couple scooping up property in Miami, a source tells Page Six exclusively. We’re told the good-looking pair have bought a coveted waterfront place on Miami Beach’s exclusive North Bay Road. According to the source, the multimillion-dollar home was purchased off-market. The power couple — who extensively
Senator David Perdue (R-GA) speaks during a campaign event as he runs for reelection at the Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub, in Milton, Georgia, December 21, 2020. Al Drago | Reuters Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is quarantining after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his campaign said Thursday, less than a week
New Yorker’s know their apartments suck. Now, they’re finally doing something about it. Between March and November, months when many tuned in to Netflix hits like “Tiger King” and “The Queen’s Gambit,” New Yorkers also binged on their fair share of apartments. StreetEasy reported 4.78 million video viewings during that period (a new data set
A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Dozens of people in West Virginia were mistakenly given Regeneron‘s Covid-19 antibody treatment instead
Roy Fox hasn’t paid rent for his New York City apartment in more than 30 years. But he’s not sweating an eviction. In a city of 8.4 million people, Fox, 81, is one of just 23 lucky New Yorkers who reside in one of the city’s publicly owned historic sites spread across the five boroughs.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that Democrats would allow for votes limiting a liability shield for tech companies and establishing a commission to examine the 2020 election if the GOP agreed to hold a separate up-or-down vote on sending $2,000 checks to most Americans. “Just give us a vote on the House-passed bill,
Lake Waramaug, a private, tree-lined lake surrounded by tony homes in Litchfield, Conn., has earned an apt new nickname amid a recent real estate renaissance — one that’s scandalizing its more affluent, proud and humorless denizens. “No one calls it that,” sniffed longtime local Ken Stiles when asked his opinion on the nickname “Lake Goldman”
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Actress Emilia Clarke has found a buyer for her Los Angeles home. The two-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Venice sold for $4.4 million on Monday, according to the listing agency Douglas Elliman. The former “Game of Thrones” star purchased the home in 2016 for $4.64 million, according to property records. It was first listed in August
Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple Inc, discusses the Apple AirPods during a media event in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 7, 2016. Beck Diefenbach | Reuters You may have received a pair of Apple AirPods over the holidays. They’re one of the most convenient Bluetooth headphones available and easily work
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), not pictured, before they receive the Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccine during an event at the NIH Clinical Center Masur Auditorium in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec, 22, 2020. The National Institutes
We’re revisiting some of our favorite posts of 2020 this holiday week! Grab a cup of cocoa and look back on some fun bookish goodness with us as we head toward the new year. Dear Bookseller, what do you think I should read right now? I am feeling, well how can I describe this? I
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time unexpectedly fell last week, marking its second straight decline. Initial jobless claims declined by 19,000 to 787,000 in the week ended Dec. 26, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected initial jobless claims to rise to 828,000. The previous
We’re revisiting some of our favorite posts of 2020 this holiday week! Grab a cup of cocoa and look back on some fun bookish goodness with us as we head toward the new year. Thanks to the confluence of spring cleaning and extra time at home, you may be looking at your surroundings, ready for
Two of this year’s best-performing semiconductor stocks have hit a wall. Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have diverged from their competitors this month, falling nearly 2% and 0.5%, respectively, while the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) has climbed nearly 4.5%. The lag could make for a near-term buying opportunity, JC O’Hara, chief market technician at MKM
We’re revisiting some of our favorite posts of 2020 this holiday week! Grab a cup of cocoa and look back on some fun bookish goodness with us as we head toward the new year. Summertime is synonymous with a seasonal book category known as the “beach read.” Every May, readers are inundated with new releases
Still from Ford’s “Finish Strong” spot. Ford In a new ad campaign using actor Bryan Cranston, Ford Motor is urging Americans to adhere to Covid-19 protocols to save lives in the next period of the pandemic. The campaign, part of an initiative the company has dubbed #FinishStrong, includes a new commercial from filmmaker Peter Berg
We’re revisiting some of our favorite posts of 2020 this holiday week! Grab a cup of cocoa and look back on some fun bookish goodness with us as we head toward the new year. Before highlighting the best body positive books, with a focus on adult and young adult titles, let’s talk about what body
SINGAPORE — As 2020 draws to a close, it appears to have been a mixed year for markets in Asia-Pacific as the world continues to look toward a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. China’s Shenzhen component is a standout among the region’s major markets, having risen 38.73% in 2020. The country’s CSI 300 index, which
President Donald Trump (L) welcomes President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) of Turkey outside the West Wing of the White House May 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Tensions between the U.S. and Turkey have been mounting for a while. But under outgoing President Donald Trump, many of the potential flashpoints between the NATO allies
Colin Anderson | Getty Images As the economy picks up speed through 2021, investors could have to wrestle with some unexpected inflation pressures, if only for a little while. Bond market traders and Wall Street experts have been signaling rising inflation from its current dormant levels. In fact, many see inflation moving toward and perhaps
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