Month: June 2021

More key witnesses in the Tell Jane probe into the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints have expressed concern that their evidence was excluded from the investigation. One witness described the situation as “ridiculous” and said it had created confusion as to what evidence Tell Jane had actually used to draw its conclusions.
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Image Credit: AFP/Getty Images A 1,098ct diamond has been discovered in a mine in Botswana and is described to be the third largest of its kind in the world. The gemstone was unearthed as a joint venture between Debswana Diamond Company and Anglo American’s De Beer. The diamond was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on
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News Preoccupations and Metz Announce Tour The Canadian punk bands are playing North American shows together in the fall By Matthew Strauss June 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Preoccupations, photo by Tom Roelofs Facebook Twitter Canadian punk bands Preoccupations and Metz are going on tour together later this year. The shows are scheduled to take place
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The conservation charity WWF-UK has defended running advertisements on the controversial new TV channel GB News after criticism on social media.  A number of people on Twitter questioned whether the channel’s output was compatible with the wildlife conservation organisation’s charitable aims.  Within 48 hours of the channel’s launch on Sunday, a number of advertisers had
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Starship prototype SN8 flies above Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX The leader of the Federal Aviation Administration’s space office defended Elon Musk’s SpaceX in front of Congress, despite the company launching a Starship prototype in December without authorization. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the FAA’s role in spaceflight, with the
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Matthew McConaughey speaks onstage during HISTORYTalks Leadership & Legacy presented by HISTORY at Carnegie Hall on February 29, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has said that taking time off from Hollywood, in what he called an “unbranding phase,” actually helped revitalize his
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Nine out of 10 aid sector staff do not think their organisation is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion, new research indicates  A new report published by the umbrella body Bond asked 150 employees across a number of non-governmental organisations, in the UK and overseas, what enabled and prevented people of colour from getting jobs
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Lionsgate got out early with the Millennium Ryan Reynolds-Samuel L. Jackson action comedy sequel The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard with an official Wednesday debut plus last weekend paid sneaks; all totaled they’ve accumulated $3.9M at 2,940 locations. The whole reason why Lionsgate went early is to collect as much cash as possible before Universal’s F9 comes in next weekend,
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