Articles by Anna Breuer
Thanksgiving is Thursday – Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed in 2023
This Thursday, November 23, will be the fourth Thanksgiving in the United States to take place during the coronavirus pandemic. The holiday is a national day of giving thanks for the harvest. Travel is expected to be close to pre-pandemic levels if not higher, as travel continues to increase following an earlier pandemic-induced decline in group activities.
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t issue specific guidance for holiday …
Today is National Philanthropy Day – Here’s How to Support a Worthwhile Charity
Today is National Philanthropy Day, a day that is set aside to recognize the great contributions of philanthropy, the desire to promote the welfare of others, often expressed by the generous donation of money to good causes.
This day celebrates the charities whose good work we support and the charitable work many undertake as volunteers.
One of the causes that we at Frequent Business Traveler support is the fight against Long Covid. …
‘Now What Was I Working on Again?’ More People Are Reporting Cognitive Symptoms of Long Covid According to U.S. Census Survey
Developed in the 1930s to meet the increased needs for unemployment, the Census Population Study has been conducted in its present form since 1948. It is one of the oldest, largest and most well-recognized surveys in the nation and it’s usually quite consistent in the data it presents.
If you haven’t looked at the data there for a while, you’re in for a startling revelation: Since the start of the pandemic, …
Interstate 10 in Los Angles Shut Down Indefinitely After Fire Engulfs Downtown Section, State of Emergency Declared
A raging fire closed a major elevated interstate near downtown Los Angeles over the weekend and officials aren’t even trying to guess when the highway might be repaired so it can reopen to vehicular traffic.
The fire, which began in an area with a high number of homeless individuals, may have caused the most notable freeway closure in the region since the 1994 Northridge earthquake buckled portions of Interstate 10 and …
‘Never Again is Now.’ Germans Mark 85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht at a Fraught Moment
Thousands of people marched in Berlin on Thursday evening to mark the 85th anniversary of the Novemberpogrome, or Kristallnacht, while the Brandenburger Tor, the Brandenburg Gate, one of the best-known landmarks in Germany, was illuminated with the words, “Nie wieder ist jetzt,” or “Never again is now,” along with a large Star of David on the second cornice.
Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, the orchestrated attacks that rocked Germany and …
How Some States Keep Coronavirus Vaccine Info on the Q.T.
If you haven’t heard much about where to get the 2023 Covid vaccine where you live, it may be because you live in a state where health officials must keep such information on the q.t. In Texas, new regulations forbid health departments and other state-funded organizations to advertise their availability. “Clinics may inform patients that Covid-19 vaccinations are available,” the regulation reads, “if it is not being singled out from …
Friday is Veterans Day in 2023: Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed
Friday is Veterans Day in the United States, a holiday that honors military veterans. The holiday coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day in other countries, marking the anniversary of the end of the First World War in 1918, as an armistice ending all hostilities went into effect at the11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
In 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as …
