#‘I thought I heard it’ when aorta burst

#‘I thought I heard it’ when aorta burst

“#‘I thought I heard it’ when aorta burst” Jamie Dimon says “I thought I heard it” when his aorta burst in March — leaving the JPMorgan Chase CEO on the brink of death as the US economy headed into the coronavirus recession. In his first interview since undergoing emergency heart surgery, Dimon dramatically re-enacted his…

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#Christmas under lockdown: Let us vow, ‘never again’

#Christmas under lockdown: Let us vow, ‘never again’

“#Christmas under lockdown: Let us vow, ‘never again’” So we made it to Christmas. It isn’t a normal Christmas by any means: no holiday parties with sloshed colleagues, no late Manhattan nights with red and green lights flickering on chilly streets, no large gatherings or intimacy with our elder kin. As one of the proud…

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#Consider 2020 the year of ‘King Lear’ for all

#Consider 2020 the year of ‘King Lear’ for all

“#Consider 2020 the year of ‘King Lear’ for all” It’s one of the most gut-piercing scenes ever to be enacted on the theatrical stage. An old man, bleary-eyed and half-naked in an ancient English heath, rages against a pitiless storm: “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout till you…

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#Santa’s ‘grandchildren’ spread joy in Italian nursing homes

#Santa’s ‘grandchildren’ spread joy in Italian nursing homes

“#Santa’s ‘grandchildren’ spread joy in Italian nursing homes” ALZANO LOMBARDO, Italy — Emotions are running high this holiday season at the Martino Zanchi Foundation nursing home in northern Italy near Bergamo after months of near-total isolation for its residents. Long-time resident Celestina Comotti was disbelieving as a staff member read aloud a Christmas greeting from…

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#United to require negative COVID-19 test for all UK flyers

#United to require negative COVID-19 test for all UK flyers

“#United to require negative COVID-19 test for all UK flyers” United Airlines will require all flyers coming from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 before their trip, the carrier announced Thursday. Beginning Monday, passengers over the age of 5 originating in the UK will have to receive a negative test results within 72…

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#Candace Cameron Bure KNOWS Her Brother’s Christmas Events Are Dangerous — But Has To Defend Him Anyway!

#Candace Cameron Bure KNOWS Her Brother’s Christmas Events Are Dangerous — But Has To Defend Him Anyway!

“#Candace Cameron Bure KNOWS Her Brother’s Christmas Events Are Dangerous — But Has To Defend Him Anyway! ” Come on, DJ! Candace Cameron Bure has officially DENIED attending her brother Kirk Cameron’s recent Christmas caroling protest in a new tweet — but is still defending him? Well, kind of… There’s a lot to unpack here,…

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#2020 Santa tracker is being COVID-safe, sporting mask

#2020 Santa tracker is being COVID-safe, sporting mask

“#2020 Santa tracker is being COVID-safe, sporting mask” No Claus for concern. Apparently, not even Santa is taking chances during the coronavirus pandemic, as new footage shows Saint Nick wearing PPE while delivering gifts to kids around the world. Virtual Kris Kringle can be seen in North American Aerospace Defense Command’s 2020 Santa tracker —…

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#How Americans celebrated holidays during last pandemic

#How Americans celebrated holidays during last pandemic

“#How Americans celebrated holidays during last pandemic” Americans celebrated Christmas over a century ago during the previous pandemic with some of the same concerns of the modern day, including considering whether to gather with loved ones and risk deadly infection. But in 1918, World War I had just ended and many soldiers were headed home for the holidays to see…

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