Business reopenings have flattened while new leisure and hospitality openings drove growth, according to Yelp

Eighty-five percent of temporarily closed businesses in the U.S. since the onset of the pandemic have reopened as of September 30, 2021, according to Yelp. Overall new business openings nationwide have flattened out, despite the leisure, hospitality and beauty industries driving growth. And, consumer interest in nightlife, fitness and entertainment has largely exceeded 2019 levels.…Continue Reading

Rejoice Ojiaku and hasOptimization named 2021 winners of Search Engine Land Award for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Search Marketing

We’re elated to announce the winners of the 2021 Search Engine Land Award for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Search Marketing. This year we’ve chosen an individual and an organization as winners for exemplifying the very best in inclusion in the search community. Rejoice Ojaiku: Individual Rejoice Ojaiku received multiple nominations for her work in…Continue Reading

10 reasons to attend SMX online Nov. 9-10

Technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace… and winning search marketers are harnessing that technology today to drive campaign success. Embracing automation in PPC, leveraging AI to enable SEO at scale, using data analysis to generate content ideas — it’s all possible… if you know how. Attend SMX, online November 9-10, to learn actionable tactics,…Continue Reading

Trump Organization reportedly facing new criminal inquiry

Donald Trump’s lawyers already have plenty of work to do. After all, the former president has reason to be concerned about an ongoing criminal probe in Georgia, where members of a grand jury are considering evidence about the Republican’s alleged efforts to intervene in the state’s 2020 vote count.What’s more, as NBC News noted this…Continue Reading

It’s no coincidence that Texas is passing its cruelest laws at the same time

On Sunday, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill banning teenage and adolescent trans girls from playing high school girls sports, after the bill passed the state Senate late last week. It now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for a signature.Texas isn’t alone in targeting trans kids and abortion access.Texas has also been…Continue Reading

Why Congress’ contempt proceedings against Steve Bannon matter

There can be no doubt that Steve Bannon has important insights to share about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. After all, he spoke publicly before the insurrectionist riot about what was going to happen.With this in mind, it hardly came as a surprise when the bipartisan House committee investigating the attack issued subpoenas…Continue Reading

Republican congressman faces multiple federal criminal charges

Over the last five years, only two sitting members of Congress faced federal criminal charges: In August 2018, Republican Rep. Chris Collins of New York was arrested for alleged insider trading, and soon after, Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter of California was accused by federal prosecutors of having stolen more than a quarter million dollars from…Continue Reading

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McAuliffe Walks Out Mid-Interview, Scolds Reporter: ‘You Should’ve Asked Better Questions’

Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe speaks in Washington, D.C., April 10, 2019. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee to be Virginia’s next governor, cut a local news interview that aired on Tuesday short, scolding his interlocutor, reporter Nick Minock, for not asking “better questions.” News7, an ABC affiliate for the Washington, D.C. area, tried…Continue Reading

Christian Employers Sue Biden Administration over Gender Transition Payment Mandates

(fergregory/Getty Images) The Christian Employers Alliance filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Monday over two mandates that force religious nonprofit and for-profit employers to fund “gender transition surgeries, procedures, counseling, and treatments.” On Tuesday, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a motion asking a federal district court in Bozeman, Mont. to immediately stop enforcement of…Continue Reading