Month: November 2020

The National Audit Office has opened an investigation into the government’s support of charities during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The spending watchdog said it would examine how the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has distributed the £750m in emergency funding provided to help the sector through the coronavirus crisis.  The government faced heavy criticism
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Hot tip: It’s all about the layering Remember when we were all snatching up matching loungewear sets, PJs and cozy slippers at the start of the year? It feels like ages ago, but that’s probably just because we’ve been living in them ever since. And let’s face it: 2020 wouldn’t be 2020 without the sweatpants
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Taylor Swift gave an update about the ongoing legal process of buying back her master recordings from Scooter Braun on Monday night. And while the opportunity to repurchase her music is not looking likely, the pop star reassured her fans that despite the roadblocks the music manager has thrown in her way, she still has
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It’s that time again! Here are some of the highlights of this week’s new releases. Rebel Sisters by Tochi Onyebuchi Okay, so this is actually the sequel to War Girls, which came out last year, but it’s awesome and I wanted another opportunity to bring the first one to your attention. Because 1) it is
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Spencer Platt | Getty Images The safety net meant to protect unemployed workers from financial devastation is defective, and the coronavirus pandemic has starkly exposed its many shortcomings, economists argue in a new paper published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The pandemic, which triggered the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression in the
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The Crown‘s fourth season is stuffed with highly anticipated dramatizations of famous moments, but two of the most notable—Charles and Diana’s engagement, and their wedding—take place largely off-camera. Charles’s proposal unfolds secondhand, through a delightful sequence of intercut phone conversations between Charles, the queen, Princess Margaret, Princess Anne, and the Queen Mother. From those conversations,
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Tristan Thompson knows that the way to Khloe Kardashian’s heart is through extravagant flower arrangements. He sent her romantic roses, after Larsa Pippen claimed they dated prior to Khloe. Keeping Up With The Kardashians viewers know how badly Tristan Thompson wants to get back together with Khloe Kardashian, 36, as evidenced in the Nov. 12
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Decisions, decisions… From the serene topaz atolls of the Maldives and the wildy romantic ribbons of sugar-white sand in the Seychelles, to the raw, other-worldly island of Madagascar, the Indian Ocean presents an irresistible array of choice. Our writer breaks it down, so you can select the longed-for, sunny Indian Ocean break that is just
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Gregg Lemkau, co-head of investment banking for Goldman Sachs & Co. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is losing one of its top dealmakers. Gregg Lemkau, a nearly-three decade veteran of the bank and co-head of its powerhouse investment banking division, is leaving Goldman at the end of the year, according to
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An Airbus A380-800 passenger plane of the Emirates Airlines at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. Mikhail Tereshchenko | TASS | Getty Images Emirates is working with global pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, to address the logistical challenges of distributing coronavirus vaccines, according to Emirates President Tim Clark. “The industry is trying to establish best practice involving the third-party
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“I’m going to spend less this month.” We’ve all said these words at some point in our lives. But changing your bad money habits isn’t easy. Most of our impulsive spending happens when our brain is on autopilot. The solution is to implement both short-term and long-term strategies which upend our reactive spending routine.  From
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Tower Records, the music chain that shuttered its 89 stores back in 2006, is relaunching as an online shop, the Bay Area’s ABC7 reports. The new website also features scheduled livestream concerts, as well as a digital version of the company’s in-house magazine Tower Pulse! According to ABC7, the relaunch grew out of interrupted plans
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