A traveler arriving at Los Angeles International Airport looks for ground transportation during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers “basic employee rights” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Rideshare company Lyft reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday,
UK and Irish residents returning from 33 “red list” countries will have to pay £1,750 to quarantine in hotels for 10 days, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs. As part of a new quarantine system due to come into force from Monday next week, the government has booked 4,600 rooms across 16 hotels for
Britain’s beleaguered aviation industry has issued a fresh plea for state help as the government set out plans to quarantine travellers from 33 countries in hotels and tightened COVID testing rules for all arrivals. Travel shares fell after the announcement from Health Secretary Matt Hancock dampened hopes for a return to normality in time for
There is a continuous sound of heavy machinery at the mouth of the main tunnel of the Tapovan power station in India’s Uttarakhand state. Rescuers are desperately trying to reach about 35 workers trapped inside a tunnel after a glacier collapse. It has now been more than 60 hours since a Himalayan glacier broke off
Federal safety officials have blamed a pilot’s poor decision for the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. The National Transportation Safety Board said Ara Zobayan flew the helicopter into clouds and became disoriented before crashing into a hill near Calabasas in California in January 2020. Mr Zobayan was killed, along with basketball star Bryant, Bryant’s
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Britney Spears‘ boyfriend Sam Asghari is telling the world how he really feels about her father — calling Jamie Spears a “total dick” who’s meddled in their relationship. We got Sam at Bristol Farms in L.A. Tuesday, who certainly didn’t pull any punches on the heels of a new Britney
Mary Wilson, the Supremes co-founder who sang in the group until its split, has died suddenly at home in Las Vegas, Associated Press reports. No cause of death was given. She was 76 years old. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1944, Wilson grew up in Chicago and later Detroit. She formed the Primettes, a vocal
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai, China, January 7, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Tesla announced Monday that it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin, according to a filing with the SEC. The company said it bought the bitcoin for “more flexibility
All travellers arriving in the UK are to face mandatory coronavirus tests from next week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock is poised to announce to MPs. In a Commons statement, he will say that from next Monday, 15 February, all passengers arriving in the UK will be required take a test on days two and eight
Inequality problems have been made worse for many women during the pandemic with government economic support policies “skewed towards men”, MPs have found. The report by the Commons women and inequalities committee said that while ministers acted quickly to protect jobs and adapt welfare benefits, gender disparities were ignored. Pregnant women and new mothers in
The impoverished country of Haiti – already an economic disaster zone with organised crime and kidnapping for ransom out of control – now finds itself in the midst of a constitutional crisis with violent confrontations between anti-government protesters and the police a daily occurrence. The country’s leading opposition parties, the judiciary and activist groups say
The United States is, once again, about to expose and interrogate the disunity that now runs through this country. The process of putting Donald Trump on trial is about to get real. First will come a debate about whether the constitution allows for such a process, bearing in mind that Mr Trump is no longer
More bad news for exhibition, and this from the distributor which has been good about releasing movies during the pandemic: Universal is moving their Jennifer Lopez musical-driven romantic comedy Marry Me from May 14, 2021 to Feb. 11, 2022. Translation: The studio has enough confidence in the movie to postpone it, and give it the full box
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While watching the Super Bowl Sunday night, viewers in certain markets saw an eye-catching five-second ad from Reddit. “Wow, this actually worked,” text on the ad read. “If you’re reading this, our bet paid off.” The ad, which ran in only certain markets, initially caused a bit of confusion. Many paused their broadcasts to read