Hyatt to buy resort manager Apple Leisure for $2.7 billion
CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels will buy resort-management company Apple Leisure Group from two private equity firms for $2.7 billion.
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Ray Charles, The Judds to join Country Music Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE, Ten.. — R&B legend Ray Charles and Grammy-winning duo The Judds will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Poland keeping ambassador at home amid dispute with Israel
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's government said Monday that its ambassador to Israel will remain in Poland until further notice after Israel downgraded diplomatic ties...
Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges
Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly advocate for the shots...
Marc Maron, Bill Maher to headline New York Comedy Festival
NEW YORK — Marc Maron, Bill Maher, Michelle Wolf, Ronny Chieng, Colin Quinn and Nick Kroll will headline this year’s New York Comedy Festival,...
Former FDA chief on the case for a more independent agency
WASHINGTON — Dr. Stephen Hahn had been Food and Drug Administration commissioner for just seven weeks when COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency.
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Pisto manchego, Spain’s answer to ratatouille
In the kitchens of a trendy Madrid dinner theater called Florida Retiro, chef Joaquin Felipe introduced us to pisto manchego, a colorful combination of...
Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic
TOKYO — All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed...
Japan extends, expands coronavirus emergency as cases surge
TOKYO — Japan’s “state of emergency” for curbing surging COVID-19 cases will continue through Sept. 12 rather than ending at the end of this...
Kimberly Palmer: Lessons in back-to-school shopping for 2021
For parents, the return to school means a return to spending: NerdWallet recently found that, in spite of the pandemic, about half of parents...