This satellite image provided by The European Space Agency on Friday, March 26, 2021, shows on the left, routine maritime traffic in the Suez Canal with vessels on March 21, 2021 and on the right, maritime traffic backed up on the canal on March 25. A maritime traffic jam grew […]
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Mum and son, 4, stuck in tiny hostel bedroom for year may finally get proper home
A homeless single mum and her four-year-old son have been stuck in a cramped hostel bedroom for almost a year. Olivia McClelland, 22, has been bidding on council houses for more than 18 months without luck because she was always in a queue behind 200 to 3,000 people deemed a […]
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One of L.A.’s most important art exhibitions is stuck in COVID-19 limbo
A re-creation of the late French-Moroccan artist Nicola L’s 1969 “La Chambre en Fourrure” (The Fur Room), part of the Hammer Museum’s biennial, “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.” (Joshua White / JWPictures.com) The late French-Moroccan artist Nicola L’s 1969 sculptural installation “La Chambre en Fourrure” (The Fur Room), slathered in royal purple […]
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When You’re Retired and Stuck at Home, a Broken Washer Qualifies as a Crisis
Our columnist’s washing machine is no longer making a strange noise. This isn’t his washing machine. Chernetskaya/Dreamstime Text size We had our first household crisis as the coronavirus pandemic shut down the country in March. Sickness? Nope. Job loss? Nope. We’ve been lucky on the big stuff. “The washing machine […]
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He’s stuck in a room with Covid miles from home, says student’s dad
Image caption Sanjiv has ordered food deliveries online for his soon With Covid-19 cases hitting nearly half of the UK’s universities, students and parents have painted a depressing picture of life as a fresher. They were talking to Labour leader Keir Starmer in an online town hall meeting. Father of […]
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8 easy indoor activities for west coast kids stuck inside due to wildfires
Parenting in 2020 has not been easy. As if coronavirus quarantines weren’t tough enough, now west coast fires are keeping kids inside. Air quality maps indicate unhealthy to hazardous conditions from Oregon to Southern California and official advisories instruct limiting outdoor activities and keeping children indoors. “It’s been extremely surreal,” […]
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100 things to do while stuck inside due to a pandemic
As concerts are postponed, sporting events are canceled, schools are closed and tourist hot spots are shut down, experts recommend that even those who show no sign of illness stay home during this time of global pandemic. That’s right: It’s advised that you self-quarantine. Although remaining inside is a good way to […]