BOSTON (CBS) – You can catch a 12-hour concert featuring local acts this weekend. For something more low key, how about a cooking class or picking up fresh food at a farmer’s market? Those are some of the things on our To Do List. BOSTON BENEFIT CONCERT READ MORE: WATCH New England Living 'Coastal Living': Lighthouse Dining, Decorating With Daylight, Seafood Recipe A benefit concert aims to support local musicians and give you a unique way to enjoy live music from a stacked lineup of performers. Save the Stage Boston is being held on March 13 from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Performances by acts including Kali Stoddard-Imari, Pat Dowling, The Blue Light Bandits, Houston Bernard, the KR Show, and DJ Frank White, will take place in a safe, offsite location. They will be streamed live on social media for those at home, or to in-person guests at Lucky’s Lounge and Lansdowne Pub. https://www.luckyslounge.com/save-the-stage/ gofundme.com COOKING CLASS READ MORE: WATCH New England … [Read more...] about To Do List: Boston Benefit Concert, Cooking Class, Farmers Market
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Massachusetts Adds 3 States To COVID-19 Travel Order Exempt List
BOSTON (CBS) — Three more states were added to the Massachusetts COVID-19 travel order exempt list as of Saturday. They are Missouri, Oregon, and Washington. Travelers from those states will not need to quarantine or provide a negative test upon arrival. READ MORE: Stimulus Check Update: Are Relief Payments Bad For The Economy? States are considered lower-risk when their positive test rates are below 5% and daily cases per 100,000 are below 10. READ MORE: COVID-19 Field Hospital At DCU In Worcester To Close Soon Non-exempt travelers need to quarantine for 10 days upon arriving in Massachusetts or provide a negative test taken within 72 hours prior to their arrival. They can also test once in Massachusetts, but need to quarantine until a negative test comes back. Failure to fill out a Travel Form and comply with quarantine regulations may result in a $500 fine per day. MORE NEWS: ATV Driver Dies After Fall Into Icy New Hampshire River Hawaii and Puerto Rico were … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Adds 3 States To COVID-19 Travel Order Exempt List
GCHQ Spy Agency Asks ‘Only’ Ethnic Minorities and Women to Register Interest in IT Jobs
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spy agency has asked “only” ethnic minorities and women to register their interest in upcoming IT job listings, leaving white males out in the cold. “Please note this Registration of Interest is only open to those from an ethnic minority background or women from any ethnic background,” the spy agency states in bold in the section of the advert titled ‘Job description’ — but it is not actually a “job” description, apparently, as disallowing people from applying for “jobs” because of their sex or race is disallowed by the Equality Act, at least in theory. An invitation for everyone but white males people the register their interest in a job before it is officially listed, GCHQ contends, is not the same thing as disallowing people from applying for a job on the basis of sex and race at all, and therefore completely above board. “Diversity and inclusion are mission critical for GCHQ, ensuring we’re more representative of the … [Read more...] about GCHQ Spy Agency Asks ‘Only’ Ethnic Minorities and Women to Register Interest in IT Jobs
Trump Goes After NYT Columnist Who Predicts His Reelection
President Donald Trump went after New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on Friday after he predicted Trump’s reelection and described him as a “racist, divisive, climate-change-denying, woman-abusing jerk” in a Tuesday column. “Thomas ‘the Chin’ Friedman, a weak and pathetic sort of guy, writes columns for The New York Times in between rounds of his favorite game, golf. Two weeks ago, while speaking to a friend on his cell phone, I unfortunately ended up speaking to Friedman. We spoke for a while and […] he could not have been nicer or more respectful to your favorite President, me. Then I saw the column he wrote, ‘Trump Will Be Re-elected, Won’t He?’ He called me a Racist, which I am not…” Trump wrote Friday on Twitter . Thomas “the Chin” Friedman, a weak and pathetic sort of guy, writes columns for The New York Times in between rounds of his favorite game, golf. Two weeks ago, while speaking to a friend on his cell phone, I unfortunately ended up speaking to Friedman. We … [Read more...] about Trump Goes After NYT Columnist Who Predicts His Reelection
‘Open Borders & Grabbing Guns’ — Ted Cruz Goes After Chelsea Handler And Hollywood Liberals
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz slammed Chelsea Handler in a tweet Monday after she expressed support for his Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. Handler tweeted: I got to hear @BetoORourke speak last night and it was great to hear a candidate who cares about working families, women, immigrantion, and all while not taking money from corporate behemoths. We need elected officials who are not for sale. Go, Texas. Go, @BetoORourke — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) March 18, 2018 Cruz responded with a savage tweet of his own. Hollywood liberals have made their choice, putting their $$ to work trying to turn Texas blue. They love open borders & grabbing guns. If Rosie and Chelsea and Al Franken decided TX elections, our State would be in deep trouble. But, thankfully, Texans know better. https://t.co/qIKBhEUV2j — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 19, 2018 Handler is known for having a colorful Twitter presence, often tweeting hate directed at President … [Read more...] about ‘Open Borders & Grabbing Guns’ — Ted Cruz Goes After Chelsea Handler And Hollywood Liberals