Faced with an extended closure because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Kennedy Center reinvented its annual celebration and largest fundraiser, the Kennedy Center Honors, to adapt to the changing conditions. And then it adapted it again — and again and again, right up until the clock ran out, officials say […]
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NASCAR Next Gen racer accelerates into new era
NASCAR has a new car. America’s most popular form of motorsport, the NASCAR Cup Series, introduced its Next Gen race car Wednesday. The seventh-generation racer is a major evolution that embraces 21st-century technologies to improve handling, reduce costs, increase safety, and eventually transition the series to hybrid power. Next Gen_Ford Mustang NASCAR […]
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Trump era in Atlantic City to end with a blast Wednesday in implosion of Trump Plaza
ATLANTIC CITY – Just before the former Trump Plaza is about to be demolished might seem like a good time to assess the legacy of the casino-hotel’s onetime operator. Only someone’s already done that, enthusiastically praising Donald Trump’s role in the gaming industry: “The Trump Organization enjoyed tremendous success in […]
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Ramona businesses devise new strategies to adapt in coronavirus era
With a frustrating 2020 behind them, many of Ramona’s local businesses are finding ways to move forward in the new year. After months of struggling with COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions as well as a faltering economy, some business owners have come up with new strategies and increased options for their […]
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CES 2021 Day 1: Rolling phones, giant TVs and tech for the coronavirus era
TCL’s printed OLED scrolling display. TCL This story is part of CES, where our editors will bring you the latest news and the hottest gadgets of the entirely virtual CES 2021. It’s Day 1 of the weirdest CES ever. Instead of hundreds of thousands flocking to Las Vegas to see […]
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Biden Nominees Signal A New Era Of Climate Federalism
President-elect Joe Biden has assembled what environmentalists are calling an “all-star” team to lead his government’s efforts to curb climate change and reverse the Trump administration’s astoundingly pro-polluter legacy. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress and a strong supporter of the […]
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Why the end of Flash animation marks the end of an era for creativity on the web
It was a tale of sex and death and Teletubbies. In 1998, programmer and animator Tom Fulp released an online video game titled “Teletubby Fun Land” that featured the characters from the British children’s television program getting drunk and stoned and engaged in acts of devil worship. One of the […]
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A wartime Thanksgiving in Cairo: A lesson for our COVID era
“Let us make it a family affair,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt — trying gamely to muster up some holiday spirit — said to Winston Churchill when he invited the British prime minister to Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 25, 1943. It was a disquieting holiday season, an unsteady and baneful time not […]
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Richard Mille and Bulgari Channel the Disco Era with Dazzling High Jewelry Watches
Each of the 10 models labeled with a woman’s name-here, Jessica, Paloma, and Donna.-is distinct with a unique arrangement of stones, setting pattern, engraving, and dial decoration. Richard Mille Text size Richard Mille has brought some razzle dazzle to its monochromatic Automatic Tourbillon Talisman with bejeweled limited editions inspired by […]
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House Dems nominate Pelosi as speaker to lead into Biden era
WASHINGTON — House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday as the speaker to lead them into Joe Biden’s presidency, but she’d be guiding a smaller and ideologically divided majority as she tries shepherding his agenda toward enactment. Democrats used a voice vote to make Pelosi, D-Calif., their choice to serve […]
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‘Transparent solar cells’ can take us towards a new era of personalized energy
IMAGE: Scientists have been developing transparent solar cells that may soon find their use in all kinds of devices, including buildings, vehicles, cell phones, and sensors view more Credit: Joel Filipe on Unsplash Today, the imminent climate change crisis demands a shift from conventionally used fossil fuels to efficient sources of […]
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‘MoDot’ era ends at Circa
MoDot is now NoDot. The misplaced panel on the Circa hotel tower’s 30th floor has been corrected. That work was finished at about 6 p.m. Friday. MoDot was a well-known design flaw, social-media posting subject and conversation piece on Circa’s east-facing hotel tower. The paneling error was discovered in July […]
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Walmart designates ‘test centers’ for ‘new era of retail’
Walmart has earmarked four stores as “test centers” for piloting new technology and in-store and omnichannel retail concepts and practices. John Crecelius, senior vice president of associate product and next-generation stores at Walmart U.S., said in a blog post on Thursday that 2020 — marked by vast changes brought by […]
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With an Assist From Millennials, Online Auctions Are Thriving in the Covid Era
Click here to read the full article. Some people still balk at buying a pair of designer loafers online and relish the tactility of trying a dress on in person; but a $1.34 million jewel encrusted bracelet or Babe Ruth’s 1921 home-run baseball bat just shy of $1 million, all […]