The NHS was “creaking at the seams” when the pandemic hit – and this undermined the care given to both coronavirus patients and those needing treatment for other conditions, the Covid public inquiry has been told. On the opening day of the third stage of the inquiry, which is looking at healthcare, lawyers said the … Read more
The private organizers in charge of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics announced a new corporate partnership Thursday, the latest in a string of deals that will help pay the tab for their $7-billion sporting event. The agreement between LA28 and Cedars-Sinai, which will serve as the official medical provider for the upcoming Games, … Read more
CNN — Mercy Esther was eight years old when she left home. Raised by her grandmother in rural Tanzania, Mercy Esther and her siblings were born into poverty, sometimes without money for food, let alone schoolbooks. When their grandmother was approached with a job offer for Mercy Esther in Kenya, and the promise that money … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Jeremy Siegel, professor emeritus of finance at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and Wisdom Tree chief economist, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the Fed’s interest rate decision, why he was ‘pleasantly surprised’ by the 50 basis point cut, rate path … Read more
I am researching ideas for my next version of Can You Make This Into A Garden…but I am giving you a sneak preview because I just can’t help myself. I once again picked a Fashion illustration by Can’t Not Know (a favorite of mine) and coming up with my garden I came across the Strange … Read more
Climate change makes my head hurt. Remedies seem insufficient and technological breakthroughs uncertain. While governments squabble, students at Berea College are re-thinking the planet’s future and working together. This year U.S. News and World Reports, in its annual college review, selected Berea College the #2 innovative college in the U.S. It’s no surprise. Berea, in … Read more
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s air safety authority said Thursday that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 that caused a fire, forcing a Zurich-bound flight to return to Hong Kong, could have caused “extensive damage” to the aircraft. The report on the Sept. 2 incident by Hong Kong’s … Read more
Vodafone and Three have rejected claims by the UK’s competition watchdog that their proposed merger would lead to higher prices for millions of mobile users. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has “provisionally concluded” the deal would weaken competition between mobile networks. It has particular concerns that customers who are least able to afford mobile … Read more
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said respirator masks – known as … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Week 4 of the high school football season is in the books and we’ve got all the scores and TV highlights in one place to catch you up on all the Friday night action. The area’s No. 1 team went down in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week with host and … Read more