Month: June 2020

Not too long ago, the airline industry was preparing for a surge in passengers, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasting 8.2 billion air travelers in 2037.  But in April, air travel declined 98% from last year as countries closed their borders in efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic. “We think airlines are going to
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The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sparked nationwide protests and a reckoning with racism and police brutality. In this episode, University of Minnesota professor and author Terrion Williamson talks with Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about her recent Belt Magazine essay, in which she writes about the parallels between George Floyd’s killing and the
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While some businesses across Canada are starting to re-open during COVID-19, it looks like a trip to your facialist *probably* won’t be happening anytime in the very near future. ICYMI, even if you live somewhere that is in Stage 2 Reopening and can start enjoying services like haircuts and manicures (like most of Ontario), treatments
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(CNN) — The southern white rhino has been to the brink of extinction and back, but even as it continues to be under threat from poachers, it’s survival is largely thanks to the conservation work of one park. Today, most of these rhinos can trace their ancestry back to the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park (HiP) in
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Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection If a Rocky Mountain getaway sounds tempting, Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection in Aspen and Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection in Telluride are now accepting reservations for overnight stays. A slew of new outdoor adventures (there’s a three-day climbing immersion camp in Telluride), culinary experiences (Aspen gets a Noma pop-up),
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As of Wednesday morning, things don’t look good for older, more centrist Democrats in New York state. In a showdown that’s reminiscent of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s huge 2018 upset, former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman seems poised to unseat Eliot Engel, a 16-term white incumbent representing the majority-minority 16th District, right next to AOC’s. Bowman had
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Photo by George Pimentel/Getty ImagesAfter signing Sephora and Rent The Runway, James has extended the initiative to Canada. By Maddison Glendinning Date June 24, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter In early June, Canadian designer Aurora James (who runs footwear brand Brother Vellies) introduced the 15 Per Cent Pledge to encourage some of America’s biggest retailers to commit
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