In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine paid leave law goes into effect with new year
The law requires employers with more than 10 workers to offer paid leave that could be used for illness or emergencies.
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Quiet New Year gives breathing room after U.K.-EU Brexit split
Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time on New Year’s Eve.
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U.K. abolishes sexist tax on women’s sanitary products
Britain has become the latest nation to abolish the so-called ‘tampon tax.’
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Italy’s Uffizi opens Dante anniversary with virtual exhibit
The gallery is making available 88 rarely seen drawings of Dante’s Divine Comedy to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death.
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Workers install 192 crystals on Times Square New Year’s ball
The ball is a 12-foot geodesic sphere covered with 2,688 crystal triangles of various sizes.
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The Latest: California lockdown likely to continue
LOS ANGELES — State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for coronavirus patients ahead of the presumed post-holiday surge. The situation is already dire, and the worst is expected to come in the next few […]
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Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to ‘kindness of strangers’
Queen Elizabeth II has delivered a heartfelt message of hope in her Christmas address, praising the ‘indomitable spirit’ of those who have risen ‘magnificently’ to the challenges of the pandemic.
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U.S. to require negative COVID-19 test from U.K. travelers
Airline passengers will need to get negative tests within three days of their trip and provide the results to the airline.
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Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
Trump had no events on his public schedule after throwing the future of a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into question.