The Gates of Hell, in Derweze, Turkmenistan (Giles Clarke/Getty Images) If you ever find yourself in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan and then start to feel slightly hotter than you already were, you might be nearing the Gates of Hell. Okay, so technically, the constantly burning pit, more than 200 […]
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‘A perfect storm’: COVID, family death force Thomaston fitness studio closure | News
THOMASTON — Whenever Emily Medonis thinks about having to close Akasa, her fitness and wellness studio, tears well up in her eyes. Yet, she said, she has no choice. The three-year-old business, at 76 Watertown Road, will close in April if no buyer comes forward. The coronavirus pandemic, the sudden […]
Diocese of Lansing challenges MDHHS high school closure decision
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – On Monday, Catholic families and schools in the Diocese of Lansing filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the order by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to keep high schools closed for another 12 days without any guaranteed date for re-opening as […]
The Latest: Canada extends border closure with U.S. to December 21
Americans hoping to travel to visit their northern neighbors might not be able to this year. Canada’s border closure to nonessential travel has been extended until Dec. 21, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a tweet on Friday. Border conditions were set to expire on Saturday if they were […]
Paralympic athlete, others work through Ability360 gym closure due to COVID-19
For people with disabilities, Ability360’s fitness center is not just a gym. It’s a gift, a lifeline, a privilege, a necessity. The 45,000-square-foot fitness center, part of a 62,000-square-foot campus tucked in a business area east of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and along the light rail route, is the […]
The border strains under the weight of the partial closure even as coronavirus thrives in the U.S., Mexico
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Street vendor Patricia Ramirez stares at the thinning line of cars along Juarez Avenue and moans with dread. Ramirez is four months pregnant with her second child. She sells trinkets — everything from candy and gum to Mexican flags — mostly to people crossing the border. […]
As COVID closure drags out, AerialCLT is among the Charlotte gyms trying to hang on
AerialCLT, a Charlotte studio known for its aerial silks and trapeze classes, is teetering on the potential of a permanent closure due to the COVID-19 crisis — but the owner isn’t giving up. In an Instagram announcement on Tuesday, the studio wrote: “AerialCLT Family, we have had 8.5 years of […]