Is there anything positive we can say about 2021?Yes.We can say that it was marginally better than 2020 .Granted, this is not high praise.It’s like saying that somebody is marginally nicer than Hitler.But it’s something.What was better about 2021? For one thing, people finally emerged from their isolated pandemic cocoons and started connecting with others.Granted,…
Year: 2021
Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate and anti-apartheid leader, dies at age 90 – CBS News
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the retired South African clergyman who challenged apartheid, won a Nobel Peace Prize and became a global campaigner for human rights, has died.He was 90. The Desmond Tutu Foundation said in a statement that he passed away in Cape Town on Sunday, one day after Christmas.The foundation called him “a living embodiment…
Whole Foods shoppers balk at paying $9.95 delivery fee
More On: whole foods market Amazon-backed group pushes for ethical — but pricier — chicken Whole Foods’ John Mackey to step down as CEO Amazon launching Whole Foods without cashiers in 2022 Turkeys bound for Whole Foods, Publix beaten at ‘humane’ farms, PETA says Whole Foods customers have voted with their wallets when it comes…
salman: Rave in desert, women drivers: How Saudi is undergoing sweeping changes under Prince Salman – Times of India
This month Saudi Arabia hosted a giant “rave in the desert”.Men and women danced together with abandon, something that was unimaginable five years ago in the kingdom. Over the past year, Saudi Arabia has announced a wide range of new social reforms.Many of these reforms have been pushed and spearheaded by the Saudi crown prince…
Effects of climate change taking root in the wine industry
What are the signs of global warming? Glaciers are melting at an increasingly rapid pace.Persistent droughts are spreading.Well, we have another to tell you about – wine, as in what you probably cracked open for Christmas dinner. Farmers who grow the grapes have seen the effects of climate change in the soil, in the roots…
Liberals should resolve to be more tolerant in 2022
More On: polls GOP holds double-digit lead among independent voters ahead of 2022 midterms: poll Most voters say Democrats have done less with power than expected: poll Biden admin insists Americans are better off now than when Trump left How low can he go? Yet another poll shows Biden approval rating hitting new bottom New…
Meal kits went mainstream during COVID — but is it a food fad or the new normal?
Ready-to-make meal kits surged in popularity when COVID-19 hit, as more Canadians had to rely on their own cooking for sustenance.But it’s unclear whether those new habits will stick. Montreal-based meal-kit and grocery-delivery company Goodfood says it saw new customers pour in when the pandemic began. “The pandemic was really just this big push, this…
Meal kits became popular during COVID – but is it food fashion or the new norm?
Ready-to-make meal kits surged in popularity when COVID-19 hit, as more Canadians had to rely on their own cooking for sustenance.But it’s unclear whether those new habits will stick. Montreal-based meal-kit and grocery-delivery company Goodfood says it saw new customers pour in when the pandemic began. “The pandemic was really just this big push, this…
Stock market news live updates: December 27, 2021
The S&P 500 hit an intraday record at Monday’s open, gaining 1% as U.S.stocks pushed forward after the holiday weekend, keeping pace on a strong start to the typically-bullish end-of-year-run known to investors as the Santa Claus Rally. All three major indexes were up heading into a quiet final week of 2021 amid lower trading…
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