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Edge Athlete Lounge, in the West Town area, asks people interested in working out without a mask to upload an image of their vaccine card online. At their next visit, they get a wristband notifying staff and other people working out that they passed a vaccination check, said co-owner Robyn LaLonde.
“Hate, racism or discrimination have no place in our society and are certainly not tolerated in any Amazon workplace — whether it be under construction like this one, or fully operational,” Kelly Nantel, Amazon’s director of national media relations, wrote. “Today, the site was shut down to allow the FBI to continue their investigation following the discovery of a noose found under electrical materials. We will continue to work with all levels of law enforcement as well as our development partners, to hold the perpetrators accountable and ensure that all members of our community feel valued, respected and safe.”
A woman takes the elevator wearing a face mask takes the elevator Sept. 14, 2020, at the Lloyd’s of London Building in London. The structure has externally clad ventilation ducts that inject fresh air from the ground up and eject it after it’s risen through the floors. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Europe/TNS)
In the U.S., Ford’s largest market, electric vehicles are only 1.2% of Ford’s sales through April. Ford currently offers only one all-electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E SUV, but by next spring it will have an all-electric F-150 pickup and a battery powered Transit big commercial van on the roads. The company said 70,000 customers have put down $100 deposits to reserve an electric F-150 in the week since it was unveiled. Ford’s F-Series pickup is the top-selling vehicle in the U.S.
This image shows a May 21, 2021, screen grab of the NHS test and trace app, now featuring a vaccine status feature for travel. Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, some governments and the airline industry are scrambling to develop so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports. (AP)
“In addition to the gym-crowd pivoting to working out from home, our data also show that many traditionally less-active customers have engaged more in fitness over the past few months. Some of this is because of an absence of other things to do and some is related to more people being conscious about their health and wellbeing as result of the virus,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail. “This trend has created a new wave of shoppers, many of which gravitated to specialist sports retailers for the service and authority they provide.
The ExxonMobil logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 23, 2018, in New York. Exxon Mobil shareholders have ousted at least two of the company’s 12 board members in favor of dissident candidates. (Richard Drew/AP)
Returning the site to its previous zoning gives potential buyers greater clarity on what can be built there, increasing the chances of the government-owned property eventually returning to the tax rolls. A new skyscraper on the site could generate at least $20 million per year in new property taxes, since the state doesn’t pay property taxes, Reilly said.
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“I just thought they would honor my freedom of religion, my rights, but apparently we don’t have that right anymore,” said Fisher, who is an apostolic holiness Christian. Enlivant has more than 200 facilities across the country, including in Rockford and Joliet. Fisher, who works at an Enlivant facility in Tennessee, helps residents with daily tasks, such as dressing and going to the bathroom.