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Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will continue blocking middle seats through at least Jan. 6, covering the key holiday season, but will raise the cap on the number of passengers on its flights in October. Delta had previously said it would block middle seats and limit overall seating capacity at 60 percent on each …
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There are now 53 studies that show positive results of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 infections. So, why is the media still spreading misinformation? On July 31, in a column ostensibly dealing with health care “misinformation,” Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan opened by lambasting “fringe doctors spouting dangerous falsehoods about hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 wonder cure.” …
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The U.S. labor market remains unstable as 1.1 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, up from 960,000 the week before. While there were far fewer jobless claims than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment benefit applications have hovered between 1-2 million for the past two months, according to the U.S. Department …
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Dave Portnoy’s COVID-19 scare didn’t last long. The Barstool Sports founder on Thursday morning posted an update to his Twitter page claiming that he beat the deadly virus, a day after scaring his fans and investors when he revealed he had been “sick as a motherf—er” and bedridden for 40 hours. “COVID is exactly what …
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Some 1.1 million Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, driving the total for the coronavirus pandemic above 57 million as the labor market struggled toward recovery. Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims rose above 1 million after falling below that level the prior week for the first time in five months, the latest US …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Dougherty went to the mall last month — not to shop, but to watch a drive-in drag show in the parking lot. “This year has been so anxiety filled and chaotic, I figured this experience would be something to lighten the mood,” says Dougherty, who paid to see the stars …
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New York City’s largest teacher’s union on Wednesday threatened to go on strike unless the city’s education department complies with a list of safety demands before public schools reopen for in-person classes, including that every person who enters a school building be tested for coronavirus. The president of the powerful United Federation of Teachers union, …
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The lights are going out on one of TikTok’s brightest stars. The mayor of Los Angeles has shut the power to Bryce Hall’s Hollywood Hills rental home after officials said the TikTok influencer repeatedly held massive parties in violation of the city’s coronavirus regulations, the New York Times first reported. “Despite several warnings, this house …
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Grubhub is launching a petition on Thursday to end food-delivery commission caps that have been imposed during the pandemic by the New York City Council, The Post has learned. The food-delivery giant, which also owns Seamless, is taking out targeted digital ads in the districts of council members who support the caps, including Speaker Corey …
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Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled on Tuesday that he will decide in the next 48 hours whether to grant Cloister Café a temporary restraining order against the State Liquor Authority for shutting the NYC hot spot. Venue owners say the SLA allegedly violated due process when they shut the venue two weeks ago claiming they violated COVID-19 …
Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will continue blocking middle seats through at least Jan. 6, covering the key holiday season, but will raise the cap on the number of passengers on its flights in October. Delta had previously said it would block middle seats and limit overall seating capacity at 60 percent on each …
