September 3rd, 2020 by Zachary Shahan RV life has never appealed a great deal to me. It has had a slight appeal, but it always looked a bit too compromising for my tastes. Until I discovered the Living Vehicle today. Granted, there are still some benefits to a more fixed living situation, and an important
Month: September 2020
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Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, May 20, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Al Drago | Getty Images President Donald Trump will continue to weaken environmental regulations on industries if re-elected for a second term in November, while working to
More than 100 million discounted meals have been claimed for under the government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme, the chancellor has said. Rishi Sunak said the scheme had helped to protect 1.8 million hospitality jobs since it began on the first Monday in August. It provided diners with a state-funded 50% discount on food
Aug 28, 2020 The Jacksonville Jaguars will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, according to the preseason 1-32 order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Jags target Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence next April? That’s who ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay had them picking in his early
Joe Biden has met the family of black man Jacob Blake who was shot seven times by a white police officer, sparking days of sometimes violent protests. The Democratic presidential nominee spent more than an hour in private with Mr Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Sr, his siblings and one of his lawyers, B’Ivory LaMarr in
British actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, forcing filming of his new movie The Batman to be suspended in the UK. Warner Bros said a member of production had coronavirus and was isolating but has not confirmed the name of the individual. Vanity Fair and the Hollywood Reporter said the person who
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters Apple announced on Thursday that a planned change to the iPhone operating system that could impact how Facebook and other mobile advertisers track users will be delayed until
For holidaymakers, the massive split on post-holiday quarantine between the UK government and those of Scotland and Wales brings confusion, frustration and annoyance. Welsh holidaymakers returning to Cardiff Airport from the Greek islands and now facing a two-week quarantine will be furious that fellow tourists flying into Bristol, just 40 miles away, can go straight
Possible signs of life have been detected by Beirut rescue workers in the rubble of a building that collapsed after a huge explosion a month ago, a rescue worker said. A team with a rescue dog detected movement under a destroyed building in the Gemmayze area of the Lebanese capital, one of the worst hit
Kumpan electric has just announced the launch of higher speed versions of its retro-inspired seated electric scooters. The new scooters fill out the Kumpan 54i Series lineup and offer several models with speeds ranging from 45-100 km/h (28-62 mph). The Remagen, Germany-based company had previously rolled out the Kumpan 54 Inspire, a 45 km/h (28
A solid-state battery development lab for QuantumScape. QuantumScape A battery supplier for electric vehicles backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Volkswagen is the newest automotive company to announce plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. QuantumScape Corp., a developer of what are known as “solid-state” batteries, on Thursday said
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing examining the company’s plan to launch a digital currency on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook announced Thursday that it would ban new political ads from running in the week before the presidential election
Facebook says it will stop accepting political advertisements in the week before the US election, as Mark Zuckerberg warns of “an increased risk of civil unrest across the country”. Explaining the move, Mr Zuckerberg said: “We’re going to block new political and issue ads during the final week of the campaign.” He said he “generally”
It was formed by the Act of Union with Wales in 1536, the Act of Union with Scotland in 1606 and the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland inside the United Kingdom the following year. Yet today, questions of “The Union” too often boil down to the Boris and Nicola pantomime, as prime
Costa Coffee has announced a shake-up putting up to 1,650 jobs at risk as it struggles to recover after the lockdown. The company said it planned to axe the role of assistant store manager across its UK business. “The ongoing impact of COVID-19 remains challenging for Costa Coffee and has required the business to make