Month: September 2020

TikTok logo displayed on a phone screen is seen with Walmart logo in the background in this illustration photo taken on September 21, 2020. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Brick-and-mortar giant Walmart may seem like an odd match for TikTok, an algorithm-driven social platform known for hosting memes and viral dance challenges. But a
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Scott Heins | Getty Images News | Getty Images Mom-and-pop landlords are in a worse financial position relative to their higher-earning peers as unemployment remains elevated and Americans continue to struggle to pay rent, according to a new analysis. Roughly a third of individual landlords who own residential property are from low- to moderate-income households
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The 2020 Emmy Awards may have gone virtual this year, but our favourite stars didn’t disappoint in the fashion category. And while some stars stayed in their pyjamas, others came out in full red carpet attire. From gowns to stunning diamonds to perfect beauty looks for fall, some celebs didn’t hold back. Jameela Jamil in
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Income at Guide Dogs rose to record levels last year, latest figures show. The charity’s accounts for 2019 show that overall income was £122.2m, up from £117.7m in the previous year.  The charity said it brought in record levels of income from its sponsor a puppy scheme and cash appeals, with income in this area
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(CNN) — In a year of startling upheaval for the aviation industry, one seismic change, at least, had already been predicted. For years, China has been en route to become the world’s biggest aviation market, eclipsing the United States. The International Air Transport Association predicted it would happen by 2024, but it seems the Covid-19
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Lululemon Athletica store logo and sign in Philadelphia. Gilbert Carrasquillo | Getty Images Lululemon on Tuesday reported surprise revenue growth, despite lockdowns during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, as stores started reopening in the fiscal second quarter and consumers stocked up on workout apparel and yoga accessories.  But its stock fell by more than 6% in
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The majority of the specialty box office has shifted to virtual debut, streaming and digital-only since theaters have shuttered due to the pandemic, but as physical theaters begin to open their doors, titles have returned to the big screen, slowly pumping life into the long-dormant specialty space. Bleecker Street’s post-WWII thriller The Secrets We Keep opened
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Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General, will chair an independent commission into the vetting of trustees and senior executives at Islamic Relief Worldwide.  The commission has been set up by the charity’s newly elected board of trustees after two former trustees had to resign following the emergence of antisemitic comments the pair had posted on social
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It’s interesting because we’ve started shooting now. We’re two weeks in, and again, it’s a whole new process. It’s a whole new normal. Testing frequently, masks. And I wondered, actually, whether the masks would affect creativity, in some ways. Maybe that was a bit ignorant, but I just thought, as humans, do we need interaction
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Numerous design, management and regulatory failures during the development of the 737 Max preceded the “preventable death” of 346 people in two crashes of the popular Boeing jetliner, according to a damning congressional report released Wednesday. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s 238-page report painted a Boeing that prioritized profits over safety and detailed
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Implementing the recommendations identified three years ago by the Law Commission’s charity law project could be the difference between charities collapsing or surviving the coronavirus pandemic, a legal expert has warned. The third anniversary of the publication of the report, Technical Issues in Charity Law, passed this week. It made 43 recommendations designed to ease
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Credit Images Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula Tourism Melbourne is an exciting city with a vibrant culture, world-class cuisine, and a megawatt entertainment scene. Away from the cities are landscapes filled with rolling hills, farmlands, vineyards, and quaint rural villages. The Bellarine Peninsula is such a place filled with turn of the century historic coastal villages.
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