Month: January 2021

Current and former volunteers for St John Ambulance have described a “cult-like” atmosphere at the first aid charity, where complaints about bullying were “swept under the rug”. Several sources allege their mental and physical health was “weaponised” against them and used to undermine them after they made complaints about the behaviour of senior volunteers at
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American talk show host Larry King has died, at age 87, his media company confirmed. In a statement posted to King’s official twitter account, Ora Media said King passed away Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles. Read more: Talk show host Larry King hospitalized due to COVID-19: reports “For 63 years and
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TGI Fridays CEO Ray Blanchette said that President Joe Biden’s proposal to eliminate the tipped minimum wage would likely result in fewer hours for the chain’s waitstaff and higher menu prices. Biden has proposed raising the federal hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 and eliminating tip credits, a change that would primarily affect the
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This post was originally published in our YA newsletter, What’s Up in YA. Sign up for it here to get YA news, reviews, deals, and more! Hey YA Readers! I’m a person who loves color, color theory, color therapy, and the meaning behind colors. It’s only natural I find myself thinking a lot about the
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(CNN) — You’ll find it almost everywhere you turn — on T-shirts, bumper stickers, magnets and all types of tourist trinkets — the three words: “Ithaca is gorges.” After all, who doesn’t love a good pun? Ithaca, New York, is gorgeous, peppered with steep gorges (get it?), plunging waterfalls, and a tapestry of tree-covered mountains
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In the wake of MGM, Universal and Sony making major Q1 release date changes to their theatrical schedule yesterday, Disney is pushing a few of its 20th Century Studios releases to deeper in the calendar. It’s much delayed Matthew Vaughn directed period action feature The King’s Man is no longer going on March 12, rather Aug. 20
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SVP and Director at IBM Research Arvind Krishna speaks on stage during the 2016 Wired Business Conference in New York on June 16, 2016. Brian Ach | Getty Images IBM shares moved 4% lower in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Here’s how IBM performed:
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New York native Alisa Reyes was only 13 years old when she shot to stardom after she was cast as one of the original wacky kids in the ’90s children’s sketch comedy show “All That” on Nickelodeon. “All That” was packed with young talent on the rise including Nick Cannon, Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Amanda
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Disney star Joshua Bassett has reacted to Sabrina Carpenter’s new song ‘Skin’, which fans believe is a response to Olivia Rodrigo’s hit ‘Drivers License’. If you’ve been on the internet over the past week, you’ve probably heard something about a rumored love triangle between three young Disney stars. Olivia Rodrigo, 17, first dropped her record-breaking hit,
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Exclusive Details The wait is finally over, Gigi Hadid has revealed the name of her daughter with Zayn Malik … Khai. Gigi made the not-so-subtle announcement Thursday, updating her Instagram page bio to include “Khai’s mom.” Fans were quick to notice the change, and went crazy for the news. A source close to the couple
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A KLM flight attendant walks in the Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands. EVERT ELZINGA | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Airline shares dropped on Friday after European governments announced further travel restrictions to fight growing Covid infection rates and highly-infectious variants. European leaders agreed on Thursday to keep their borders open but to discourage any
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The chief executive of the Charity Commission has warned the sector that the regulator’s focus on serving the public interest is not just “a passing fashion”. Helen Stephenson, who was speaking yesterday at an online conference held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, described the regulator as the primary guardian of
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