Strolling across the Charles Bridge or having a dinner under Prague’s famous Astronomical Clock is not something most locals would consider either fun or bearable. Unless, it turns out, they do it in the middle of a pandemic. The restrictions on travel put in place because of the coronavirus have slashed the number of visitors
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This popular city has an enigmatic soul that extends far beyond its Communist past. CNN’s Richard Quest explores Prague’s built-in “magic” that even locals find too enticing to resist.
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One of California’s popular hiking trails will reopen to the public after being damaged in a fire nearly 13 years ago. The devastating Basin Complex Fire of 2008 charred 162,818 acres and is among the top 20 largest wildfires in California’s history, according to Cal Fire. Big Sur’s Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Monterey County was
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines said it is beginning to resume flight operations after the airline’s third-party weather data provider experienced intermittent performance issues Monday evening, grounding planes and delaying travel across the US. Delta and Alaska Airlines also reported experiencing computer issues that impacted their ability to sell tickets. Passengers across the country took to social media
Continue Reading Riders are at the top of a 130-foot drop. They’re about to plunge almost 60 mph. Now’s a good time to ask: “What in the devil are they thinking?” These coaster enthusiasts — “daredevils” if you will — are willing riders on the Jersey Devil Coaster, which debuted to the public on Sunday, June 13,
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Authorities on Monday identified the off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant who was accused of assaulting two crew members before being subdued on an Atlanta-bound flight that was forced to land in Oklahoma City. Stephon Jamar Duncan, 34, of Atlanta, allegedly choked a crew member and claimed to be seated next to a terrorist before
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Chrissy Teigen’s apology to Courtney Stodden for trolling apparently was just the tip of the iceberg. On Monday, Teigen shared a lengthy Medium piece she wrote in which she talks about her “VERY humbling few weeks.” “I know I’ve been quiet, and lord knows you don’t want to hear about me, but I want you
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Lin-Manuel Miranda is asking for some paciencia y fe, saying in a note posted to social media on Monday that he will do better representing Afro-Latinos in his future projects. Miranda’s statements come days after “In The Heights,” a musical about a vibrant and diverse Latinx community in New York City, was released in theaters.
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A note tucked away on a Delta plane in storage for more than a year is providing a look at the days right before the world shut down because of Covid-19. On March 23, 2020, Capt. Chris Dennis parked Delta ship 3009 at the Victorville airport in the California desert. Delta and other airlines were
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Beyoncé celebrated her twins‘ birthday with a loving tribute on her website. The superstar singer posted a message Sunday for Rumi and Sir Carter, 4, writing, “What’s better than 1 gift… 2,” Bey wrote on the homepage. “Happy birthday Rumi & Sir.” Bey and husband Jay-Z welcomed daughter, Rumi, and son, Sir, on June 13,
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If you’re planning to travel to the UK, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global Covid-19 pandemic. The basics The United Kingdom has seen one of the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in the world. Despite being the first country globally to start a vaccination
Continue Reading The cast of “Scrubs” reunited Sunday on “Family Feud” in the name of charity. Zach Braff and Donald Faison, who played J.D. and Turk on the show, competed alongside the “Fake Doctors, Real Friends” podcast team, which included Joelle Monique, the producer of the podcast, podcast editor Daniel “Danl” Goodman and Bill Lawrence, the creator
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Kevin Hart has had some experience with cancel culture and he’s not here for it. In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, Hart used some colorful language we won’t repeat here to talk about his disdain for the tendency to “cancel” people after they have publicly made mistakes. “When did we get to a
Continue Reading Riz Ahmed is putting his money where his heart is. The Academy Award-nominated actor is one of the backers of a new study which looks at the representation of Muslims in Hollywood. Ahmed partnered with advocacy organization Pillars Fund and the Ford Foundation to sponsor the study “Missing & Maligned: The Reality of Muslims in
Continue Reading The inner workings of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show are all bark and no bite — mostly. On Sunday, a fluffy little Pekingese named Wasabi won Best in Show at the 145th annual event at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York, with his breeder, David Fitzpatrick, promising that the top dog was going
Continue Reading Rebel Wilson has been documenting her fitness journey on social media for more than a year and a recent post has some of her followers worried. The “Pitch Perfect” star posted a production still on her verified Instagram account which shows how much weight she has lost, writing in the caption, “Hey babe, you got
Continue Reading It’s mid-morning when three velvet-helmeted swimmers suddenly bob up from deep underneath the turquoise sea. Dazzles of light dance as kayakers swoosh oars through glacier-clear water, propelling over a kelp forest towards Nor Nour, a tiny, deserted island. It’s then the divers appear: Atlantic Grey seals just meters away, rare in many places but not
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Technicians in California believe they have found wreckage from a plane missing for five decades at the bottom of a lake.
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Workers testing underwater surveying equipment say they found the wreckage of a small airplane deep underwater in California’s Folsom Lake -— and they may have solved a 56-year-old aviation mystery. Sonar images show the outline of the plane, covered in a thick layer of silt, about 160 feet below the lake’s surface, Seafloor Systems environmental
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Those aren’t olives… An Ohio restaurant seems to have found a use for the Brood X cicadas pestering parts of the Midwest. The Pizza Bandit in Dayton tested out a Spicy Thai Cicada Pie. Yes, that’s a pizza with cicadas on it. Before you get too excited — or repulsed — know that the restaurant
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