DEAR AMY: My daughter, “Lauren,” is in her early 30s and has had a handful of long-term, serious relationships over the years with young men. These relationships didn’t work out for various reasons. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune) Recently, she met a guy online. She fell for him instantly (and he, for her). She […]
Saudi Arabia plowed $1 billion into Shell and other European oil producers
Saudi Arabia snapped up about $1 billion worth of stock in four European oil companies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The kingdom took advantage of the coronavirus sell-off and slump in oil prices to build stakes in Royal Dutch Shell, Equinor, Total, and Eni, the newspaper said. Saudi’s Public Investment Fund, which recently […]
Saudi Arabia plowed $1 billion into Shell and other European oil producers
Saudi Arabia snapped up about $1 billion worth of stock in four European oil companies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The kingdom took advantage of the coronavirus sell-off and slump in oil prices to build stakes in Royal Dutch Shell, Equinor, Total, and Eni, the newspaper said. Saudi’s Public Investment Fund, which recently […]
Bernie Sanders tells Stephen Colbert how Biden can appeal to his fans, calls GOP vote-curbing ‘pathetic’
Stephen Colbert got the first interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) after Sanders dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday. Sanders explained the timing of his decision said he has spoken with former Vice President Joe Biden, now the presumptive nominee. “It’s no great secret that Joe Biden’s politics are different than mine, […]
Letter: Health of homeless key to county public health
Health of homeless key to county public health Re: “To protect homeless from coronavirus, Bay Area may need to spend hundreds of millions” (Eastbaytimes.com, March 28): While the urgency of getting shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness remains paramount, the escalating pandemic and the lag in county-level planning call upon a new consideration of what public […]
Harriette Cole: I can’t keep this baby, but I hear horror stories about adoption
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been dating this guy for about a year, and I recently learned that I am pregnant. I am so scared. Harriette Cole We are in a good relationship, but nothing close to permanent. We used protection, but clearly that didn’t work. I don’t believe in abortion, but I also don’t have […]
The US Senate reportedly advised members to stop using Zoom
US senators have been advised against using videocall app Zoom, according to the Financial Times. Zoom has seen a huge uptick in usage because of the coronavirus pandemic, but this has been accompanied by a host of privacy issues and bad press. Most recently the company apologized after “mistakenly” routing some of its calls through […]
Miss Manners: The neighbors howled about our construction. Is it payback time?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few years ago, we bought an old house Dracula wouldn’t have been willing to live in, tore it down, and replaced it with a spiffy modern house. Judith Martin The next-door neighbors were enraged at this and did their best to block our plans. When that failed, they continually called the […]
Dear Abby: He won’t tell us what he did with her ashes
DEAR ABBY: My younger sister died two years ago. She was only 43. She left behind her husband of 19 years, three children, my parents and myself (along with many other family members and friends). Jeanne Phillips Her choice was to be cremated. As a family, we discussed my brother-in-law’s plans for the ashes. He […]
10 things in tech you need to know today
Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Google has announced its Stadia gaming service is now free to anyone who signs up with a Gmail address. Until now, users needed to subscribe to the $9.99-a-month Pro version of the service, which lets you stream games at 4K HDR and […]
Passover foods are being sold for for 5 times the retail price as online sellers try to profit off of coronavirus shortages
As the Jewish holiday of Passover begins this week, shoppers have reported shortages of items in grocery stores and online. Business Insider discovered similar price-gouging by online retailers on Passover foods like matzah and Kosher for Passover cakes. Price-gouging has become more common during the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected 1.4 million people and killed […]
The federal government is reportedly quietly seizing medical supplies from hospitals across the country
Hospitals in seven states say the federal government has been quietly seizing medical supply orders amid the coronavirus crisis, a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed April 7. Officials and staff at the hospitals told the newspaper they never received guidance on why the materials were taken, where they went, or when they can expect replacement […]