Desperate Manhattan hotel owners have slashed room rates by nearly one third since last year, to an average of just under $200 a night, which, when you factor in the endless supply of shampoo and conditioner, pillow chocolates, soft fluffy towels, and an always-clean bathtub, is actually a better deal than most New York apartments. [NYT]
Just a couple months late on this one
Just staggering numbers
It is unclear whether he had the virus while attending
Quite the turn of phrase here
Doesn’t seem ideal
For now, it’s smooth sailing in Bidenland
A loss for Democrats
You can say that again
A major development in the Jeffrey Epstein saga
The coronavirus’s resurgence means the jobs report is by no means a complete picture of what’s happening
Considerably better-than-expected numbers
Good news for many still-foundering businesses
Surprising no one, Putin gets his way again
Russian voters approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that concluded Wednesday was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities.
With three-fourths of all precincts counted, 77.6% voted for the constitutional amendments, according to election officials.
For the first time in Russia, polls were kept open for a week to bolster turnout without increasing crowds casting ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic — a provision that Kremlin critics denounced as an extra tool to manipulate the outcome.
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