News That Matters, Words That Empower.
Legal & General (L&G) is plotting a swoop on the workplace pensions provider owned by NatWest Group, the FTSE-100 lender, as its chief executive seeks to grow its share of the UK retirement market. Sky News has learnt that L&G is among a handful of suitors which have expressed an interest in acquiring Cushon from…
Tired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long Beach is trying to force stores to add staff and reduce dependence on self-checkout. The beachfront city, with a population of around half a million, last month started requiring major food and pharmacy retailers to do more to stop theft. So far, the measures have…
βThe Chair Company,β premiering Sunday on HBO, is a conspiracy comedy β dark comedy, one would definitely have to say β in which Tim Robinson goes down a rabbit hole, from one carrot to the next, after a chair collapses beneath him. Itβs a thriller in its way; there will be suspense, and injuries, and…
For decades he was the dissident backbencher, then unlikely Labour leader. She was a firebrand left-wing Labour MP with a huge online presence. To the left – on paper – it looked like the perfect combination. Coupled with the support of four other independent MPs, it held the blueprints of a credible party. But ever…
CIF City and Southern Section results from Friday’s high school football games.
Donald Trump has announced the US will impose an additional 100% tariff on China imports, accusing it of taking an “extraordinarily aggressive position” on trade. In a post to his Truth Social platform on Friday, the US president said Beijing had sent an “extremely hostile letter to the world” and imposed “large-scale export controls on…
Homeboy Industries has kicked off a fundraising campaign to raise $100 million for a major expansion of its facilities downtown. The gang-member rehabilitation center has big plans to upgrade its campus near Menβs Central Jail downtown to accommodate more people and teach more skills. Homeboy Industries founder Father Greg Boyle and real estate developer Frank…
Remember when snack choices fueled the most contentious debates around Super Bowl halftime? Cheetos versus Doritos. Hot wings versus garlic knots. And who the hell brought carrot sticks?! Now Turning Point USA, the far-right organization founded by slain MAGA activist Charlie Kirk, has presented its followers with more tough choices: Who should play at Super…
British nationals may face longer waits at border control when visiting a number of EU countries thanks to a new digital system that is being introduced this weekend. The Entry/Exit System (EES) will be gradually rolled out across Europe over six months from Sunday 12 October. It will see the manual stamping of passports scrapped…
Philadelphia sports fans have a bit of a reputation for not always being the most upstanding of citizens. If youβre wondering why, just ask the kid who had a home run ball snatched from his glove and given to the woman not-so-affectionately known as βPhillies Karen.β You could also ask former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael…
