Month: June 2020

Attorney General William Barr told the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, that he is fired in a letter Saturday, amid a power struggle over who will fill one of the most important federal law enforcement positions in the nation.  The Trump administration moved Friday night to nominate Securities and Exchange Commissioner Jay Clayton
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Please note our writer visited Mauritius prior to the coronavirus pandemic With a high concentration of four and five star hotels, the tropical Indian Ocean island of Mauritius is known for affordable luxury, and it has offered all-inclusive stays for around 15 years. Almost all Mauritius hotels offer complimentary watersports, including unlimited water skiing, paddle
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Liz Tait, fundraising director of the Teenage Cancer Trust is to step down.  Tait was appointed as director of fundraising at the charity in 2018, succeeding Kate Collins after the latter’s promotion to chief executive. Latest headlines Tait, who is a well-known face in the fundraising community, is also a trustee of the Institute of
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Geneva, June 20, 2020 -World Refugee 2020 sees funding for refugee response plans at an all-time low. Despite the added threat of COVID-19 across all refugee hosting countries, international financial support is significantly lower than this time last year. The total amount required to respond to the 6 regional refugee response plans globally represents only
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A deliveryman is seen passing by a closed Taco Bell restaurant during the 45th day of state of alarm on April 28, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. David Zorrakino | Europa Press News | Getty Images As the coronavirus pandemic upends consumers’ normal routines, Taco Bell is losing critical breakfast and late-night sales.   Parent company Yum Brands said Tuesday
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Robinhood app Source: Robinhood Robinhood is making it more difficult to get access to its options offering in the wake of a customer’s suicide last week.  In a blog post Friday, Robinhood’s co-CEOs outlined multiple changes to the free-trading app. Robinhood will increase eligibility requirements, and “consider additional criteria” for customers for level three options
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Don’t throw away your shot to watch Hamilton on Disney+! The new streamer is about to release the biggest musical to hit Broadway in the last decade just in time to celebrate Independence Day. So get ready to reignite your obsession with this epic reimagining of Alexander Hamilton’s story. Back in 2016, the original Broadway cast of Hamilton:
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When Courtney Love traded her “kinderwhore” trappings for an Atelier Versace gown that clung to her like Saran Wrap at the 1997 Oscars, some fans felt betrayed—as though their grunge goddess had sold out. But these days, when a young artist like Billie Eilish shows up on a red carpet in Gucci or Chanel, it
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Charities are being invited to apply for a share of £500,000 in funding from the specialist insurer Ecclesiastical. The company is offering 10 grants of £50,000 through its Movement for Good Awards, which can be used for the advancement of education, skills, arts, culture or community development. Charities with an annual income of less than
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Gimme a Reason takes classic albums celebrating major anniversaries and breaks down song by song the reasons we still love them so many years later. This week, we celebrate 20 years of  Deftones’ White Pony. In 2000, nu metal ruled the airwaves. It’s then-novel mixture of alternative rock choruses, heavy metal riffs tuned lower than
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Dr. Jane Goodall speaks during the ‘Dr. Jane Goodall’s MasterClass’ New York screening in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images World-renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall has said young people should be striving towards different standards of success, besides money and fame.  Speaking to CNBC from last week’s CogX conference, Goodall
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