A Coronavirus Infection Complicates Portland-Area Firefighting Efforts
A fire incident management team went into temporary isolation this week in Washington State after a member of a resupply crew tested positive for the coronavirus. Read more...
Inside billion-dollar cruise ships and no-access areas you never get to see
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Sea set sail for the first time since its million makeover for a 14-day journey and arrived in Sydney on Monday. Read more...
Manchester NHS hospital that saw 18 Covid-19 deaths last week fights an outbreak
Tameside General Hospital, inAshton-under-Lyne, suffered 18 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus fatalities in the week to September 10, treble the six fatalities the week prior. Read more...
Afghan Migrants Charged With Arson in Fires that Destroyed Lesbos Camp
Four men are accused of involvement in the blazes at the Moria camp that left 12,000 migrants without shelter. Read more...
A Playlist of Your Favorite Cover Songs
Modern remakes and reinterpreted classics. Read more...
Rome Airport is first to be awarded 5 stars for Covid safety by Skytrax, with Heathrow awarded 3
The Covid-19 airport ratings by the UK-based agency, which were first issued in August, involve audit teams physically visiting each airport and carrying out hygiene analysis. Read more...
How the Feds Quick Action May Have Given Congress Cover for Inaction
By doing its job of stabilizing the financial system, it has reduced the sense of urgency for lawmakers to help ordinary Americans. Read more...
Falls Almost Here. Can We Still Go Apple Picking?
Wandering through corn mazes, picking pumpkins and visits to wineries and haunted houses are still on the calendar, but social distancing and face masks are part of the plan. Read more...
Roman artefacts found in Chester include polished bone gaming piece
Archaeologists found the piece while assisting construction teams on the Chester Northgate development, which will house a new cinema and restaurants. Read more...
Tax Strategies to Embrace, or Avoid, Before the November Election
No one knows the outcome of the presidential race or how Congress could adjust the tax code next year. But there are changes taxpayers can make now, financial advisers say. Read more...
Boris and Starmer are tied in opinion polls - as 38% think Starmer looks like a PM-in-waiting
Labour and Conservatives level in YouGov poll as both gain 40%. Many asked feel that the Labour leader is also a future Prime Minister. Almost half of those polled fear Labour handling Brexit Read more...
Cooks Country Gets a New Editor, Toni Tipton-Martin
Her appointment at the Americas Test Kitchen magazine comes as the food media addresses racial inequality. Read more...
Florida sports bar will ask customers to leave if they wear a mask
The owner, who also doesn39;t allow his staff to wear masks, said he doesn39;t believe in masks. Read more...
Woman, 46, dies after suffering embolism during Brazilian butt lift surgery in Miami
Gia Romualdo-Rodriguez died this week from an embolism caused by the fat injected into her buttocks at the Xiluet clinic in Miami. Read more...
Unhinged review The wrong film at the wrong time
For months, anyone who cares about the future of British cinema has been looking forward to Unhinged. Read more...
The party's over Newcastle stragglers sink their final pints before curfew
Students appeared undeterred by the new curfew as they flocked to Big Market - a popular area with bars and pubs in Newcastle - and knocked back drinks. Read more...