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France is imposing entry restrictions on travelers from four countries — Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil — in hopes of keeping out especially contagious coronavirus variants, the government has announced. The restrictions include mandatory 10-day quarantines with police checks to ensure people arriving in France observe the requirement. Travelers from all four countries will be restricted to French nationals and their families, EU citizens and others with a permanent home in France.
One of Hepburn’s sons, Luca Dotti, is co-creating the show, which will focus on the star’s “formative years.”
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) hit all-time highs this past week. The diversified transportation and logistics company already looked like a promising way to play the recovery, given the cyclical nature of the business and the recent strength in the manufacturing sector, but signs are now emerging that its growth may ramp up even faster than expected. Now, in his annual shareholder letter released on April 13, CEO Brad Jacobs sounded as bullish as ever on the company's future, saying: "After a painful 12 months for pretty much everyone, 2021 and 2022 are shaping up to be big comeback years for the vast majority of our customers."
Protesters gathered Friday evening to protest the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and police confronted journalists.
If Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is found guilty in the killing of George Floyd, it could set a new precedent for policing, said Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney representing the families of Floyd and Daunte Wright, on Sunday. "The outcome that we pray for and Derek Chauvin is for him to be held criminally liable for killing George Floyd, because we believe that could be a precedent," Crump told ABC's "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz.
Both of these companies demonstrated impressive resilience last year. But how will they perform in 2021?
Guess who's back...back again.
A decision on whether to resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine could come as soon as Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, adding that he would not be surprised if there is a "resumption in some form." U.S. health regulators recommended last week that use of the J&J vaccine be paused after reports of six cases of rare brain blood clots in women, out of some 7 million people who have received the shot in the United States. Fauci said he does not know what the final decision will be, but he said there are a few possibilities.
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they view as voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic people. Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere as many faith leaders perceive a threat to voting rights that warrants their intervention in a volatile political issue.
Follow all the action as Lewis Hamilton starts on pole at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Pope Francis on Sunday voiced apprehension over a recent Russian troop buildup near the border with Ukraine and called for efforts to ease tensions in the 7-year conflict in eastern Ukraine pitting Ukrainian forces against Russia-backed rebels. Ukrainian authorities say cease-fire violations have become more frequent in recent weeks, with nearly 30 troops killed this year. "I observe with great apprehension the increase of military activities,” Francis said in remarks to the public gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Lawmakers say they're cracking down on violence, not protests. Critics say the bills would criminalize activities protected by the First Amendment.
Sheffield United’s two-year stay in the Premier League is over.
The format is designed to give more teams a chance to make the playoffs, but to Mark Cuban, "this approach was an enormous mistake."
Protecting how you manage your passwords is one of the most important things for users to do online.
Apr. 18—School elections are May 4 with contested trustee races in several school districts. Information on candidates will be published throughout the week. Candidates were invited to respond to questions emailed by the Daily Inter Lake to provide voters with more information such as a candidate's background, experience and reason for running. The following information is for Somers-Lakeside ...
It's the first time Harry has been with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in over a year.
Apr. 18—MISSOULA — The Montana Grizzlies' spring football "season" lasted exactly two shellackings, ending with Saturday's 48-7 runover of Portland State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Grizzlies rode an improved run game to the win, which bookended nicely with last week's 59-3 rout of Division II Central Washington. This time the victim was a Big Sky Conference foe that, with quarterback ...
Apr. 18—A needs assessment that was completed late last year by the Montana Department of Justice, but has yet to be made public, provides insight into the state's battle with methamphetamine from the perspectives of 99 former users. The primary goal of the project, formally titled "Methamphetamine Use in Montana," was to learn more about "precursors to initiation and course of methamphetamine ...