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Nicole Kidman Slammed After Skipping Hong Kong Quarantine for Amazon’s ‘Expats’ Shoot
BY ABID RAHMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #COVID-19 The Australian actress was able to skirt the city's strict seven-day hotel quarantine for arrivals from Australia. Nicole Kidman has sparked a backlash in Hong Kong after skipping the country’s strict COVID-19 quarantine to shoot the Amazon series Expats in the city. According to local news site HK01, Kidman took a private jet from Sydney to Hong Kong on Aug. 12 and was exempted from the city’s seven-day hotel quarantine for vaccinated people arriving from Australia, despite Sydney going into lockdown following a surge in Delta variant cases. From Friday, vaccinated people arriving from…
‘Masterchef’ Serves Up 12th Season on Fox
BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie #Entertainment The pickup comes on the heels of the broadcaster signing a big new overall deal with host and executive producer Gordon Ramsay. Fox will cook up another season of Masterchef. The broadcast network has renewed the culinary competition series for a 12th season, with Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sanchez and Joe Bastianich returning as judges. The pickup comes two weeks after Fox signed a sweeping new overall deal with Ramsay that has the two forming a new production entity, Studio Ramsay Global, to develop food and lifestyle programming for Fox. Fox also acquired all of Studio Ramsay’s…
7 traits to look for in your friendships
By Barton Goldsmith, Tribune News Service Troy Warren for CNT #Health Friends are more than just people you know, work with or hang out with at a party Being a good friend is sometimes challenging, but so worth it, because everyone’s needs get met some way and somehow. The following qualities are the ones we all wish for in a true friendship. If you have found someone who brings them to your relationship, you both deserve a lifetime of mutual support and great times. Fidelity: Friends are loyal to each other and have each other’s back. They don’t say unkind things…
Children’s bedroom decor for the perfect school year
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #HomeGarden The beginning of the school year means the end of summer, so why not transform your home to make it conducive to learning? While many students learned remotely last year, school districts have begun welcoming students back to the classroom. Although home and school may not be as closely intertwined anymore, you can still foster a fun home environment and one that lets children focus on homework. One way to make children’s bedrooms conducive for the school year is organization. “To help your kids stay organized, keep things at…
Giant rubber ducky appears in Maine harbor, leaving officials stumped
By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Lifestyle ‘Everybody loves it,’ harbor master says The sudden appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that’s defied sleuths so far. The yellow waterfowl emblazoned with the word “joy” appeared in Belfast Harbor over the weekend, and it’s a mystery who put it there. Harbor Master Katherine Given told the Bangor Daily Newsthat the 25-foot-tall duck doesn’t pose a navigational hazard, so there’s no rush to shoo it away. “Everybody loves it,” Given said. “I have no idea who owns it, but it kind of fits…
Target reports strong in-store sales as online sales come back to earth
By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business Target’s streak of strong results extended into its latest quarter, but its skyrocketing online sales growth has come back to earth. The Minneapolis retailer reported Wednesday that sales at its stores that have been open for at least a year rose 8.7% in the three-month period that ended July 31. That was on top of a 10.9% growth in the same 2020 span. And like Walmart, Target saw a slowdown from last year’s blistering online sales growth as more shoppers came out of their pandemic-forced isolation. Target’s online sales rose 10% its…
Federal Transportation Mask Mandate Extended Into 2022
LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today confirmed that it will extend the current U.S. federal mask mandate, which applies in air travel and other public transportation situations, through January 18, 2022. According to Reuters, officials from the TSA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today briefed representatives of major airlines on the development during a call. “The purpose of TSA’s mask directive is to minimize the spread of COVID-19 on public transportation,” the TSA said in a statement, according to CNBC. Prior to today’s announcement, the mask requirement had…
Wendy’s Walmart Locations Will Have Exclusive Menu Items You Can’t Get at Regular Restaurants
By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Want to try a Strawberry Frosty or Jalapeno Popper Chicken Nugget? Head to the Walmart in Heath, Ohio. As McDonald's has continued to close its Walmart locations, the discount retailer has been actively looking to fill its growing fast food void. So earlier this month, one of McDonald's biggest burger competitors took its first stab as a replacement: Wendy's. But don't expect these Walmart Wendy's to look identical to their standalone counterparts. Wendy's says they're trying out some new ideas as they open these smaller Walmart locations — including exclusive new menu items.…
