Government officials and health workers are trying to address the slowing demand for COVID-19 vaccines
Companies are increasingly turning to creative ways to incentivize people to show up and get a shot
United Airlines announced it is to run sweepstakes titled, Your Shot To Fly in an effort to boost vaccination rates
Winners will receive a round-trip flight for two, in any class of service, to anywhere the airline flies
Throughout June, United plans to give away 30 pairs of tickets for a roundtrip flight for two in any class, to any destination in the world where United flies
Five people will win the grand prize of travel for a year for two
Published: May 24, 2021 16:15 Matthias Debureaux The dome of the Heinens building in Cleveland Image Credit: Erik Drost
In Westbourne, on the southern coast of England, a temple of consumption lives up to its name. It’s a Tesco minimarket – in an old Methodist church. Tesco Express in Westbourne Image Credit: Alexandre Tabaste
The location choice was controversial, and one customer still makes the sign of the cross when he enters the store. The stained glass is original, but the church’s candles and liturgical objects have been replaced with crates of spirits, cigarettes and draw tickets. In another building conversion hotly disputed by locals, a Despar supermarket opened last winter in an old theatre on the Strada Nuova, in the historic heart of Venice. The project drew as much praise as criticism. The neo-gothic architectural gem, which first housed a theatre, became a universi
Google Set to Open First Physical Retail Store In NYC
On 5/21/21 at 10:23 AM EDT
Google announced on Thursday that it will open its first-ever retail store in New York City. The company did not give a specific date as to when customers can expect to shop for Pixel phones, Nest thermostats, and other Google-manufactured goods, but the store is expected to open this summer. The new Google Store is an important next step in our hardware journey of providing the most helpful experience of Google, wherever and whenever people need it, the company said in a statement.
Google announced on Thursday it will open its first-ever physical store in New York City this summer.
Report: Murphy lifting indoor mask rules before Memorial Day May 21, 2021
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Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to lift the state’s controversial indoor face mask requirement before Memorial Day, according to a report by NJ.com.
The move will be announced at his regular COVID-19 press briefing on May 24. It would put New Jersey in line with guidelines rolled out earlier this month by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which say that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask indoors.
Murphy’s office declined to comment for this story.
New Jersey and Hawaii were the last two states to keep the requirement in place after the CDC announcement, drawing the ire of many within the state, including Republican lawmakers.