LOS ANGELES — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, according to family friend Michael Roth. No cause of death was announced. Johnson was among the world’s greatest athletes […]
Read moreSAKHIR, Bahrain — Mick Schumacher will make his debut in Formula One next season for the Haas team. Haas said Wednesday it had signed the 21-year-old son of F1 great Michael Schumacher, bringing the famous name back to the grid for the first time since the seven-time champion retired at the end of the 2012 season. Mick Schumacher will be […]
Read moreFedEx Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire ShopRunner, the e-commerce platform that connects online shoppers with merchants and brands. The parties anticipate the acquisition to close by the end of the calendar year, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Headquartered in Chicago, ShopRunner will operate as a subsidiary of FedEx […]
Read moreMore than five million companies received loans under the federal government’s signature relief program for small businesses reeling from the pandemic, but a tiny fraction of those companies gobbled up vast sums of money, newly released data shows. Detailed loan information released by the Small Business Administration late on Tuesday showed that about 600 businesses received loans of $10 million, […]
Read moreBefore the pandemic, the cruise industry was the fastest growing sector of the travel industry, with demand increasing a whopping 20.5 percent from 2013 to 2018, according to a 2018 report by the Cruise Lines International Association. The industry was worth roughly $150 billion that same year. The industry also impacts the lives of thousands of people: More than a […]
Read moreRenault has received approval for Fernando Alonso to take part in the “young driver test” being held after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As soon as it was announced that he would be returning to the grid for 2021, driving for Renault, the French team immediately started to seek approval for him to take part in the post-season test. “Initially […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer erupted when a reporter claimed Boris Johnson was “failing” to get a coronavirus vaccine to care home residents. ITV’s Emily Morgan asked the panel: “Your scientists have said care home residents should […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Boris Johnson insisted that the EU must respect Britain’s “fundamental” Brexit aims. The Prime Minister noted that the UK is still working on trying to get a deal with Brussels. Speaking at the Downing Street briefing on […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. After months of draconian lockdown measures being placed on the UK public, an end to the pandemic is finally insight with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approving the Pfizer jab as safe to roll out […]
Read moreA coronavirus nurse has begged families not to meet up over Christmas as she battles to save the lives of patients who "are no longer taking masking and social distancing seriously". Molly-Elizabeth Francis, originally from Dublin, Ireland, admitted to crying at work for the first time since beginning nursing a year ago with admissions now as bad as in March. […]
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