Emergency social worker reflects on trauma caused by Airbnb party shooting
My pager went off, alerting me to an impending trauma or serious medical emergency in the emergency department. I scrolled to see what we might get, anticipating a car crash or stroke like the previous pages of this shift. My…
Aldi rum will spice up the holiday season – and it’s 38% cheaper than rivals
Budget supermarket Aldi is ready to spice up all the bank holiday weekend festivities with the launch of its latest exotic spirits. The retailer's new Dominican Spiced Caribbean Rum is a beautifully balanced drink, characterized by…
New Lions S Kerby Joseph felt a family connection to the staff during the pre-draft process
New Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph said his pre-draft meetings with the team felt like talking with his family, crediting the connection he felt from the get-go.Joseph was in the Senior Bowl while the Detroit staff coached one of the…
Los Angeles City Council seeks penalties for illegal short-term rentals – Daily News
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday, April 29 approved a motion to strengthen enforcement of a city ordinance banning unauthorized and non-compliant Airbnbs and other short-term rental operations.
Councilor Nithya Raman and Councilors…
Airbnb offers employees a fully remote workplace
(Gray News) - Airbnb is offering its employees the option to work remotely indefinitely and not return to the office.The online marketplace for hosting tell the employees this week that they can work remotely all the time while traveling…
Musk’s Twitter buyout plan calls for new CEO, monetization strategies and job cuts –…
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Airbnb will expand permanent remote work option
Photo-illustration of Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (Getty; Illustration by Kevin Rebong for The Real Deal)
Add Airbnb to the list of employers who no longer require workers to report to the office.
Starting in June, the company's 6,000…
World News | Germany takes Italy to UN tribunal over war reparations dispute
The Hague, April 30 (AP) Germany has filed a lawsuit against Italy in the United Nations' highest court in a long-running dispute over World War II reparations.…
Aly Raisman heals after years of body shaming and scrutiny
Aly Raisman strives to "feel safe" in her body. (Photo: Getty Images; designed by Quinn Lemmers)He figures is Yahoo Life's body image series, delving into the journeys of influential and inspiring people as they explore what body…
John John “Rough Boy” Florence lays down a heavy glove on day one at Margaret River Pro;…
Eight hours of non-elimination surfing in big wobbly waves.
It took an age for this competition to begin. Five days of laying in a row can certainly take your breath away.
But when it happened, we were introduced with a familiar…
Local companies publish their quarterly results
Surrey Bancorp revenue decline
Surrey Bancorp (Pink Sheets: SRYB), the holding company of Surrey Bank & Trust (the “Bank”), this week reported net income of…
Yellowstone Season 5 Update Shared By Star Gil Birmingham
Gil Birmingham, who stars in the Paramount Network series as Chef Thomas Rainwater, provides a production update on Season 5 of Yellowstone.…
Joel Kim Booster Gets Netflix Comedy Special (TV News Roundup)
Joel Kim Booster joins the comedian pantheon with Netflix comedy specials, as his new three-act set "Psychosexual" is set to debut June 21 on the streamer.
Filmed at Catch One in Los Angeles, the special follows Booster as he…
Twitter CEO faces employee anger over Musk attacks in company-wide meeting
By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul(Reuters) - Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal sought to assuage employee anger on Friday during a company-wide meeting in which employees demanded answers about how the officials planned to handle an…
Red River flood now expected to crest in 2009, worst since 1997
Fisaha Unduche, Manitoba's executive director of hydrological forecasting and water management, speaks at a press conference on Friday. (Travis Golby/CBC - image credit)The Red River spring freshet is now expected to approach the volume of…
Expensive houses on the market in Florence | Local News
Truly a rare opportunity to own a local gem! Beautifully built custom home on 66.8 acres of private gated farmland, plus a second income generating dwelling site and a stunning barn once used as a wedding…
Airbnb will no longer offer refunds related to COVID-19 starting May 31 – TechCrunch
Airbnb today announced that it will soon no longer be offering refunds for circumstances related to COVID-19, including instances where a guest or host becomes ill with COVID-19 - reflecting an update to the…
World News | China prefers ‘low-key strategy’ while extending diplomatic support to…
Moscow Apr 29 (ANI): Although Beijing has given strong diplomatic support to Russia during the Ukraine conflict, it seems unwilling to wholeheartedly support Moscow to avoid Western sanctions due to fear of…
Airbnb will no longer offer refunds related to COVID-19 starting May 31
Airbnb today announced that it will soon no longer be offering refunds for circumstances related to COVID-19, including instances where a guest or host becomes ill with COVID-19 - reflecting an update to the company policy on extenuating…
World News | Former ski resort owner gets 5 years in Vermont fraud case
Burlington, April 29 (AP) The former owner of two Vermont ski resorts was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in a failed plan to build a biotechnology factory using tens of millions of dollars in…
World News | Man gets 40 years in prison for killing pregnant Florida teen
St. Petersburg, April 29 (AP) A man who pleaded guilty this month to the murder of a pregnant Florida teenager a decade ago was sentenced to 40 years in prison after sending authorities to dig a field in the Alabama…
Cabin with a view of Hawaii finally sells for $160,000
HONOLULU (KHON) - A structure that sits on a quarter-acre of land in a rural part of Hawaii's Big Island hit the market in late January for $165,000. The house is about 20 minutes from the beach, with ocean and mountain views.…
The Old Man and the Pool’ is the smiling comedian through middle age at the Steppenwolf…
I last saw comedic storyteller Mike Birbiglia in 2012. He was at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater with a solo show he called "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend", detailing how a woman named Jenny got him to see him again his views on marriage.…
Coming to Tyler for Red Dirt BBQ Wknd? Here are more places to try
Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival, presented by i20 Dodge, 101.5 KNUE and Radio Texas, LIVE! is a big weekend here in Tyler, TX, and it's been going on for almost a decade now. People from all over East Texas come to Rose City for a…
Hidden France: Why I fell in love with peaceful and picturesque Auvergne | french holidays
Jhe irony of visiting a 17th century plague chapel in the midst of a 21st century pandemic was not lost on me as I put on my mask, sanitized my hands and stepped into the coolness of a small church. It was built in 1628 so that the…
A spectacular ravine, a Hollywood film set and a breathtaking view of Derbyshire: the National…
With the May bank holidays approaching, it could be the perfect time to spend a day alone or with family, taking in the beauty of some of Derbyshire's famous natural sites. If you're a National Trust member chances are you've visited them…
World News | Poland seeks to restore interrupted gas supply to Russian company
Warsaw, April 29 (AP) The Polish government and gas companies on Friday tried to restore gas flow to some municipalities after a Russian company cut off supplies when Warsaw slapped it with sanctions following the…
Who remembers when downtown Rochester, NH looked like this?
"Memory, all alone in the moonlight"... if it's not clear, I sing this song by Barbara Streisand:We all like to get a little nostalgic once in a while! And most people feel like when they were growing up, that was the best time to be a…