Jump to If you think millennials have it tough in the US, they really have it hard in Hong Kong.In the latest installment of jaw-dropping Hong Kong property prices, a parking spot in the Upton, a luxury apartment building in the Western District of Hong Kong, recently sold for $664,000, The New York Times reports. “This is basically the […]
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Hong Kong leader rejects calls to close border despite virus fears – Reuters
Discover Thomson ReutersBy Felix Tam, Clare Jim4 Min ReadHONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected calls from a medical union on Friday to close the border with mainland China to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, and urged health staff not to go through with a threatened strike.The recently formed Hospital […]
Continue reading"It's a boys' line": A girl was refused to board a bus line in Ashdod
Residents of Ashdod claim that line 80 in the city, of the "Afikim" company, separates women and does not allow them to get on the bus. In one case, a girl refused to board – while a man boarded without a problem source
Continue readingBlue Apron moving beyond meals to selling experiences – Food Business News
NEW YORK — Much has changed in the food and beverage market since Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. was founded a decade ago. A pioneer in the meal kit delivery category, the company underwent an initial public offering (IPO) in 2017 that valued the business at $1.9 billion and then watched that valuation fall as it […]
Continue readingSpecial Report: Rite Aid deployed facial recognition systems in … – Reuters
Discover Thomson ReutersBy Jeffrey Dastin25 Min Read(Reuters) – Over about eight years, the American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp RAD.N quietly added facial recognition systems to 200 stores across the United States, in one of the largest rollouts of such technology among retailers in the country, a Reuters investigation found.In the hearts of New York […]
Continue readingAdults are buying toys for themselves, and it’s the biggest source of growth for the industry – NBC News
ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are two things keeping the toy industry afloat right now: inflation and a consumer group known as “kidults.”These kids at heart are responsible for one-fourth of all toy sales annually, around $9 billion worth, and are the biggest driver of growth throughout the industry, according to data from the NPD […]
Continue readingThe shooting in Gan Ner: "There are always those who want to make political profit" | listen
Sagi Cohen, a resident of Gan Ner and a member of the council plenum, spoke with Aryeh Eldad and Ben Caspit about the violent incident that ended in death in the neighboring settlement: "an argument about the road, which got out of proportion and ended in tragedy for everyone" source
Continue readingFox News Settles Defamation Case With Venezuelan Businessman – The New York Times
AdvertisementSupported byIn a letter to a New York judge, the parties said they had reached a settlement in a case related to claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, but did not disclose the terms.Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what […]
Continue readingYael Grimberg, a rape victim in Shimat in 1988, has passed away
The late Grimberg was laid to rest today in the Kiryat Ata cemetery. About a year ago, she told 103FM in an interview that "there is not a day that I go to sleep and I am not in the kibbutz, I am usually 14 years old, as if I froze." source
Continue readingEXCLUSIVE BP gives Caribbean refinery more time to hit operating … – Reuters
NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) – BP Plc (BP.L)has given the operator of a Caribbean refinery more time to fully restart and retain its crude oil supply agreement after the plant failed to hit operating targets last year, according to people familiar with the matter.Last month, BP threatened to walk away from a 2018 agreement […]
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