Passengers enter a checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport on Monday. The TSA reports it screened over 1 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus crisis began. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Passengers enter a checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport on Monday. The TSA reports it screened over 1 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus crisis began. Scott Olson/Getty Images How’s this for an October surprise? Despite a significant rise in COVID-19 cases in many parts of the country, it appears that more people are flying on commercial jetliners than […]
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Throughout the 1980s and ’90s, the comedic sketch shows Spitting Image brought politics to a general audience through its often crass and pull-no-punches style of humour. The celebrated British satirical show ‘Spitting Image’ known for its mimicking of politicians and celebrities using distorted puppets returns to screens on Saturday after a more than 20-year break, this time taking aim at modern pop figures such as Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. The UK prime minister and US president as well as First Lady Melania, Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan Markle, Mark Zuckerberg, and Kim Kardashian, will become subject to the shows traditional […]
There is nothing worse than unwanted visitors in your home. I take extreme precautions to ensure no pests get in. Hanging fly bags outdoors is a good start, and my last line of defense in case something does make it inside is this trusty electric swatter. But essential to my entire defense scheme are the screens on my doors and windows. Without them, there’d be no way to go outside or open the window without bugs hurdling in at a terrifying pace. Unfortunately, screens are prone to breaking, and for a while I thought the only way to fix them was […]
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated, has tested almost 10 million people for Covid-19. No active cases of the disease were recorded, but 300 people were identified as asymptomatic infection carriers. Since the launch of centralized nucleic acid testing on May 14, over 90 percent of Wuhan’s population has been tested. According to the city authorities, 300 symptomless carriers were discovered and ordered to self-quarantine. While asymptomatic Covid-19 carriers do not develop any of the typical coronavirus indicators, such as a fever, cough, or sore throat, they risk of spreading the disease to others. The Wuhan health committee […]
Joe Biden’s virtual campaign rally in Tampa was marred by glitches, pixelated images, blank screens and a whole lot of awkwardness. The 49-minute campaign rally was livestreamed on YouTube and it was a total disaster. Every one of Biden’s speakers appeared pixelated and the audio kept cutting out making it difficult to understand what they were saying. At one point, the screen went blank for several minutes. TRENDING: Breaking: Department of Justice Drops Case Against General Michael Flynn After 40 minutes of other speakers droning on about nonsense, Biden finally made it to his own rally. Biden is seen leaning up […]