A controversial series was expected when we first learned that the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros would meet in Houston this week. A contentious series is exactly what we are already getting.
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Woman in arranged marriage reflects on colorism, misogyny in ‘Indian Matchmaking’
Ruchika Tulshyan was 22 years old when her mother began searching for her future husband. Eleven years later, her experiences with her arranged marriage led her to skepticism with the Netflix reality show “Indian Matchmaking,” with a cast of characters seeking to satisfy a cultural expectation that they put a …
Read More »Their businesses were virtual. So Apple wanted a cut.
ClassPass built its business by helping people book exercise classes at local gyms. So when the pandemic forced gyms in the United States to close, the company switched to virtual classes. Then ClassPass received a troubling message from Apple. Because the classes he sold on his iPhone app were now …
Read More »Australia inflation turns negative – MarketWatch
SYDNEY – Australia’s annual inflation turned negative for the first time in 22 years in the pandemic-hit second quarter as government childcare subsidies and lower oil prices fueled the largest quarterly decline on record. The country’s consumer price index fell 1.9% during the three months to June 30, according to …
Read More »Six US states see record COVID-19 deaths, Latinos hit hard in California
(Reuters) – A half-dozen US states in the south and west on Tuesday reported records of one-day coronavirus deaths and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark when California health authorities said they Latinos accounted for more than half of their cases. FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Hang Out …
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