#Sorry, party animals: Halloween in NYC sucks

#Sorry, party animals: Halloween in NYC sucks

“#Sorry, party animals: Halloween in NYC sucks” In the horror movie series “The Purge,” frightened Americans hunker down at home one night a year while their rowdy compatriots outside legally shoot and slaughter each other on the street. This weekend, New Yorkers should follow that sage advice and stay locked away inside their apartments as…

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#CDC releases holiday safety guidelines for COVID pandemic

#CDC releases holiday safety guidelines for COVID pandemic

“#CDC releases holiday safety guidelines for COVID pandemic” This Halloween, wear a mask –– and not just the spooky kind. After spending last Halloween and Thanksgiving sequestered inside during COVID lockdown, many US holiday revelers are no doubt clamoring to celebrate the upcoming 2021 festivities in style. Unfortunately, large-scale gatherings increase the chances of contracting…

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#Indonesian Muslims mark grim Eid amid devastating virus wave

#Indonesian Muslims mark grim Eid amid devastating virus wave

“#Indonesian Muslims mark grim Eid amid devastating virus wave” JAKARTA, Indonesia — Muslims across Indonesia marked a grim Eid al-Adha festival for a second year Tuesday as the country struggles to cope with a devastating new wave of coronavirus cases and the government has banned large gatherings and toughened travel restrictions. Indonesia is now Asia’s…

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#Celebrate America this 4th of July

#Celebrate America this 4th of July

“#Celebrate America this 4th of July” Katharine Lee Bates, a 33-year-old English literature teacher at Wellesley College, was on “a merry expedition up Pike’s Peak” in Colorado in 1893 when she looked out “over the sea-like expanse of fertile country spreading away so far under those ample skies.” In an instant, she said, “the opening…

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#Congress passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

#Congress passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

“#Congress passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday” Enlarge Image (Left to right) Rep. Danny Davis, Sen. Ed Markey, Steve Williams, president of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation and Sen. Tina Smith celebrate the passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act at the Capitol on June 16, 2021. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty…

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#The dead we honor: Shakespeare for Memorial Day

#The dead we honor: Shakespeare for Memorial Day

“#The dead we honor: Shakespeare for Memorial Day” Memorial Day inspires mixed emotions: pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom; sorrow that such self-sacrifice should have been necessary. Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV,…

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#The best Mother’s Day ideas and activities in NYC

#The best Mother’s Day ideas and activities in NYC

“#The best Mother’s Day ideas and activities in NYC” It’s the mother of all holidays.  And after more than a year of social distancing, what better way to spend this Mother’s Day than by enjoying the city’s top to-dos together?  As New York continues easing its COVID-19 restrictions — increasing indoor and outdoor capacity at…

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