Vladimir Putin today sounded a warning about the influence of global tech giants which he said were ‘competing’ with national governments, after Russia told internet firms to take down posts that had fuelled Alexei Navalny-inspired protests. Putin told the virtual Davos summit that tech companies were ‘not just economic giants… in some areas they are … Read more
Missing American Airlines wine and Champagne? Now flyers in the States can have it delivered straight to their door (and earn air miles at the same time) AA inflight wine is now available in the U.S via the Flagship Cellars service Members of the AAdvantage loyalty program can earn two miles per dollar Twice a year … Read more
Jill Biden subtly paid tribute to every U.S. state and territory during Wednesday night’s virtual inaugural concert with her custom outfit by Uruguayan-American designer Gabriela Hearst. The First Lady, 69, attended her husband’s inauguration in an ocean blue tweed coat and dress by New York-based designer Alexandra O’Neill, the founder and creative director of Markarian, but she later changed … Read more
FDA head urges states to start giving COVID-19 vaccines to elderly Americans and move on to lower priority groups in a desperate attempt to speed the US rollout’s glacial pace FDA Commissioner Dr Stephen Hahn said it’s ‘reasonable’ to vaccinate lower priority people if states’ doses are going unused The US has only vaccinated 6.25 … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: Is Bruno Tonioli set to stay Strictly in the States? Bosses fear lively judge won’t take place in this year’s series due to Covid restricting travel By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 3 January … Read more
Jada Pinkett Smith says she won’t lend money to her friends and family: ‘I’m not trying to have fallouts over money’ By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 00:45 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 00:48 GMT, 31 December 2020 Jada Pinkett Smith is apparently very selective with how she chooses to spend her money. … Read more
States will likely receive far fewer doses of coronavirus vaccines than they told their residents to expect this month, a new report suggests. The projected number of shots that states including New York and Nevada said they’d be able to give in the first round of the vaccine rollout, expected to begin next week, was … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was today nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize following recent breakthroughs in Arab-Israeli relations. Another nominee, who was also recommended for the award by Good Friday Agreement lawmaker Lord David Trimble, was Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Supreme commander of the UAE military. Israel, … Read more
Counties in Kansas that followed the state’s mask mandate earlier this year saw coronavirus cases fall, but those that didn’t witnessed infections spiking, a new study finds. In July, Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, issued a face covering mandate, but a state law allowed counties to opt out. For the counties that required masks, a … Read more
GOP leadership in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin say they won’t participate in legally suspicious schemes to flip their state’s electors for Donald Trump. Comments from leaders in these swing states that went blue this year effectively shut down a half-baked plot some Republicans floated as a last chance to keep Trump in the White … Read more