Shoppers leave a shop 08:51 AM Cost pressures A lot of attention is going to gravitate towards the cost pressures within the private sector that the UK PMI picked up on. Manufacturers flagged shortages of raw materials and high shipping costs, while service providers highlighted increased staff salaries. Although that […]
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A virtual wrap on 2021’s unprecedented all-digital festival
Sundance created an elaborate virtual space that was open to pass-holder attendees with New Frontier access to hang out online or in virtual reality. (Sundance) This year’s Sundance Film Festival, its first virtual incarnation, ran Jan. 28 to Feb. 3 and Times film staffers were collectively glued to our TVs, […]
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Postal Service Grapples With Unprecedented Overload Delaying Christmas Gifts : NPR
Like many of his colleagues, postal worker Rickey Ramirez is working overtime to keep up with the crush of Christmas deliveries. Many packages are likely to be delivered after Dec. 25. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tovia Smith/NPR Like many of his colleagues, postal worker Rickey Ramirez is working […]
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France to investigate 76 mosques suspected of ‘separatism’ in ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on Islamist extremists
France’s response to terror attacks perpetrated by Muslims caused outrage in many Islamic countries (file photo) – FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images France’s embattled interior minister on Thursday announced raids on dozens of mosques suspected of Islamist extremism following Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to fight “separatism” in the wake of terror […]
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‘I’m just trying to weather the winter’: U.S. college students reflect on an unprecedented fall semester
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
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‘Everyone has different ideas of what feels safe to them during COVID’: How 4 college students spent an unprecedented fall semester
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
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Lucky, stressed and ready to graduate: How 4 college students spent an unprecedented fall semester
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
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Lucky, stressed, and ready to graduate — How 4 college students spent an unprecedented fall semester
This summer, MarketWatch spoke to four college students as they prepared for a fall semester unlike any other. We recently checked back in to see how the pandemic has affected their studies and the way they’re thinking about their futures. The fall semester has been busy for Luz Chavez. The […]
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School districts saw unprecedented drop in enrollment during pandemic
Going back to school this year has been a lesson in patience. Since the surge of COVID cases this fall, many cities, including New York, Detroit and Philadelphia, have suspended or postponed their plans to hold in-person classes. The delays and ever changing schedules have been frustrating to parents and […]
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Keeping Schools Closed Is, Yes, Unprecedented
(Bloomberg Opinion) — First there were a spate of teacher lawsuits aimed at keeping public schools shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. Now we’re seeing a rash of litigation aimed at forcing schools to open. Parents in several states are suing to require in-person instruction. Private school parents have also filed lawsuits challenging […]