By December 17, with Sydney's fresh outbreak of COVID-19 causing ripples, Melbourne woman Susie Meagher was having concerns for the plans she'd made for a fun break in Bondi. Ms Meagher's family and two other families had split the $7300 price of a week in a large Airbnb house. As case numbers rose, she was among many who hit the
» Read moreSources: Blagojevich almost released from prison Trump 2020 campaign senior adviser Mercedes Schlapp on the president considering commuting Blagojevich’s sentence. On this day, Jan. 9 … 2009: The Illinois House votes 114-1 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is accused of soliciting bribes for political appointments, including Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat after Obama was elected president. (The Illinois
» Read moreEU 'don't have a plan' for vaccine rollout says expert And Nicolas Bay, whose National Rally party colleague Marine Le Pen, could well be Mr Macron’s opponent once again next year, also said the European Union was guilty of multiple failures which had slowed down the process across the continent. Mr Macron is under significant pressure domestically as a result
» Read moreFederal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will continue to be treated for a series of internal and external injuries suffered in a serious car accident in Sydney after he was discharged from hospital on Saturday afternoon. Labor Leader Anthony Albanese, with girlfriend Jodie Haydon and son Nathan, leaves Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after being hospitalized overnight after he was in a
» Read moreMore On: department of education Brooklyn administrator is top candidate to lead coveted Manhattan school district UFT boss calls for NYC school closure if city hits this infection rate Parent letter rips City Hall silence on Gifted and Talented programs NYC teachers worry about school safety as COVID-19 cases spike Nine months into the pandemic, the city teachers’ union is
» Read moreFox’s NFL pregame coverage will include a special treat for Denis Leary fans and animation aficionados in the form of two football-oriented animated shorts. Fox Entertainment announced on Friday that it will premiere two animated shorts based on the Icebox series “Poker Night,” inspired by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s iconic 1900s art series, “Dogs Playing Poker.” Per Fox, “Dogs Playing Poker”
» Read moreA 3-year-old dog from an animal shelter in Denver has made history after becoming the first pit bull in the city to be adopted in over 30 years. Gumdrop, who has been renamed Odin by his new family, is the first pit bull to be adopted in Denver since 1989, Denver Department of Public Health & Environment spokesperson Kyle Wagner
» Read moreYounger patients are being prioritised in overwhelmed London hospitals as the capital rations intensive care resources, say doctors Overwhelmed doctors in the capital have started triaging their Covid patients Shortage of beds means younger patients will be prioritised with critical care The elderly will be moved to general wards under the emergency guidelines Overwhelmed London hospitals have begun ‘triaging’ coronavirus
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» Read moreJason Sudeikis believes Olivia Wilde's new relationship with Harry Styles led to the end of their engagement, a source tells PEOPLE. While an insider told PEOPLE in November that the two had split "at the beginning of the year" after seven years together, another source with knowledge of the situation refutes the claim, saying "she and Jason were very much
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