DEAR ABBY: I suspect that something has been going on with my husband and our daughter-in-law. My husband has become obsessed with her, and they both seem to become nervous when they are around me at the same time. My husband is always checking to see when I’m leaving. Jeanne Phillips My son and daughter-in-law […]
Trump’s top spokespeople land plum gigs, White House names TJ Ducklo replacement: Here are the big job moves in Washington this week
Summary List Placement It wouldn’t be Washington if there wasn’t a blizzard of hires, moves, and shake-ups each week. Insider has compiled as many of these moves as we can for our weekly feature on the most important DC job changes you should know. Two of Trump’s most prominent spokespeople, former White House press secretary […]
Ron Klain praised Trump’s crisis playbook in an early 2017 op-ed. Political insiders are noticing how Biden’s chief of staff is taking a very different path in the White House.
Summary List Placement Nine days before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president, veteran Democratic strategist Ron Klain penned an op-ed praising the incoming chief executive’s crisis management playbook and pointed to a “new political reality” that he’d ushered into Washington. It would be “foolish to ignore how often his tactics were effective,” […]
Singapore built the world’s first bubble facility so people can travel for business without having to quarantine — and it’s in an expo center. We got a sneak peak of the rooms, facilities, and food.
Summary List Placement As the world rolls out COVID-19 vaccines and international travel remains largely grounded, Singapore has opened up what it says is the world’s first bubble facility for non-quarantining business travelers. The facility, called Connect@Changi, will allow business travelers to bypass the city-state’s mandatory 14-day quarantine — as long as they don’t leave […]
San Jose: Shooting leaves man with life-threatening injuries
SAN JOSE – A shooting in San Jose late Thursday left a man with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The shooting was reported at 10:20 p.m. in the 2200 block of Alum Rock Avenue, between Jose Figueres Avenue and Ketzal Way, the San Jose Police Department said in a tweet. No other information was immediately available. […]
‘WandaVision,’ a sitcom sendup, was a pandemic parable, too
By Ted Anthony | Associated Press Imagine being trapped in the confines of your own neighborhood, losing a sense of the outside world — and of yourself — with each passing day. Things are seeming kind of flat lately, and sometimes downright colorless. Everything looks reasonably placid, but something’s not quite right with reality. The […]
A timeline of disaster and displacement for Iraqi Christians
By The Associated Press BAGHDAD — In Iraq, two decades of back-to-back conflicts have left ancient Christian communities that were once a vibrant and integral part of the landscape scattered and in ruins. Iraq was estimated to have nearly 1.5 million Christians before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. They date back […]
10 things in tech you need to know today
Summary List Placement Good morning and welcome to 10 Things in Tech. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Let’s get started. 1. Jack Dorsey’s digital-payments processor Square is buying a majority stake in Tidal, Jay-Z’s music streaming platform. The $297-million deal will also bring the rapper onto Square’s board of directors. Here’s […]
Guatemala woman, 23, is among 13 killed in California crash
EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — One of the 13 people killed when the SUV smuggling them into California hit a tractor-trailer was a 23-year-old woman who was fleeing violence in Guatemala for the hope of a better life, family members said. Yesenia Magali Melendrez Cardona had told her father she wanted to follow in his […]
Dija launches 10-minute grocery deliveries in London after generating big investor buzz
Summary List Placement The latest area of tech hype is superfast grocery delivery. Startup investors are banking on a shift in consumer behavior towards online convenience, particularly in last-mile, super-local grocery delivery. One of the buzziest European companies in the space, London-based Dija, has just launched its full product in several neighborhoods in London, promising […]
Gilroy: Couple accused of human trafficking lose liquor licenses
GILROY – The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on Thursday revoked the liquor licenses of a couple accused of forcing an Indian man to work without pay and keeping him under lock and key at one of their businesses in Gilroy. Revocation notices were posted at M&M Liquors at 7901 Westwood Drive and at […]
Takeaways from the Warriors’ loss to the Suns
The Warriors, without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Kelly Oubre Jr., dropped their final game before the All-Star break in an unsurprising 120-98 loss to the Suns Thursday in Phoenix. Missing three starters on the second night of a back-to-back set, Golden State used the night to give its younger players some extended playing time. […]