The Nordstrom new arrivals section is full of spring joyfulness right now. (Nordstrom) As someone who literally shops for a living (why yes, I do love my job!), I can definitively say that I’m great at spotting the season’s must-haves when it comes to fashion, beauty and home goods. I also just did a major […]
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Visitor arrivals to Hawaii and visitor spending declined in January
Mar. 1—Visitor arrivals at the start of the year continued the trend of weakness since the August 2023 Maui wildfires, which contributed to a dampening of visitor arrivals in five of the last six months and caused visitor spending to decline in all six months. In January 2024, some 763,480 visitors came to the Hawaiian […]
‘Leap day doctor’ celebrates his 13th birthday with his hospital’s new arrivals
When your birthday only comes around once every four years, you might decide to take the day off. Instead, Dr. Larry Grossman, an OB/GYN at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in New Jersey, prefers to work so that he can be an “ambassador” to babies who share the same unique birthday. “Today I am 13,” said Grossman at […]
I used to bake for a living, and Target’s new kitchen arrivals — starting at $2 — have me swooning
Target is my weakness. From the aesthetically pleasing home goods to the wallet-pleasing prices, it’s nearly impossible for me not to buy everything in sight. And as a professional baker turned shopping writer, Target’s new kitchen and dining arrivals have me in a tizzy. From the prettiest coupe glasses to a minimalist bento-style lunch box, […]
UN agencies warn of famine and disease in Gaza and urge faster aid arrivals
Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease, the heads of three major UN agencies have warned. Authorities in the enclave reported that the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war had surpassed 24,000. While the UN agency chiefs did not directly point a finger at Israel, they said […]
UN agencies warn of famine and disease in Gaza and urge faster aid arrivals
Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease, the heads of three major UN agencies have warned. Authorities in the enclave reported that the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war had surpassed 24,000. While the UN agency chiefs did not directly point a finger at Israel, they said […]
Italian Premier Meloni says curbing migrant arrivals from Africa is about investment, not charity
ROME (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her European Union partners Thursday that curbing migration flows from African countries has less to do with offers of charity than strong partnerships coupled with strategic investments in those nations. Meloni told reporters at a year-end news conference that last month’s deal on the EU’s Migration […]
Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In Edison, New Jersey, the mayor warned he would send people back to the border if they came to his city in buses. In Rockford, Illinois, authorities said 355 migrants who landed on a charter flight wouldn’t be staying. “NO MIGRANT BUSES THIS EXIT,” signs along Interstate 55 in Grundy County, […]
Students call on Indonesian government to clamp down on refugee arrivals
Student protesters have taken to the streets of Indonesia, burning tyres on the doorstep of Aceh’s provincial parliament, to urge the government to clamp down on illegal Rohingya migrant boat arrivals. More than 1,500 migrants, who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and overcrowded refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, have arrived on the Sumatran island since […]