The British-based bank Shawbrook is in talks to buy ThinCats, a lender to medium-sized businesses, in a deal worth about Β£180m. Sky News has learnt that the two companies are in exclusive discussions about a deal following an auction of ThinCats conducted by bankers at Fenchurch Advisory Partners. Sources said the exclusivity period was due…
Valerie Perrine, the Las Vegas showgirl turned Oscar-nominated actor best known for playing Lenny Bruceβs wayward wife Honey Harlow in βLennyβ and Lex Luthorβs secretary Eve Teschmacher in the 1978 and 1980 βSupermanβ films, died Monday morning. She was 82. Perrineβs death was confirmed by Stacey Souther, her close friend and the director of the…
She’s anything but the traditional stuffy Whitehall mandarin in the mould of Sir Humphrey Appleby in TV’s Yes Minister. Britain’s new top civil servant, Dame Antonia Romeo, 51, might even seem a surprising choice as the new cabinet secretary – the first woman to do the job – for a prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer,…
This is the weekend high school track and field takes center stage in Southern California. Quincy Wilson, who won a gold medal at the age of 16 at the 2024 Olympic Games, is coming from Maryland to compete in the 400 and two relays at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday. βIβm so…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon revealed that his bank is considering offering prediction market services to its customers. “It’s possible one day we’ll do something like that,” Dimon said in an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil, speaking about services such as Kalshi and Polymarket, which allow people to make bets on everything…
Deon Cole will tell anyone plainly: Not every comic wants to talk about their audience members. The longtime stand-up comedian will do some crowd work if he must. But he would much rather tell you the jokes he wrote. Itβs the nature of a changing audience that is now more likely to stumble upon comedians…
On Tuesday, Will Smith led the National League in batting. On Wednesday, he does not, but he still has a better batting average than the guy behind him. Itβs all a quirk of baseballβs rules, but one that could cost Smith the batting title if he keeps hitting and the Dodgers keep using him the…
Not much good comes to mind when you think about the effects of climate change. Wildfires, floods, melting ice caps, heat waves, the bleaching of ocean reefs. But then thereβs baseball, and one possible silver lining. Has global warming turned Dodger Stadium into a home run launching pad? I was watching Monday nightβs ESPN telecast…
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ItalyΒ βΒ Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful racer in Alpine skiing history, ended her Olympic medal drought in spectacular fashion Wednesday, winning gold in womenβs slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. Shiffrin won her third career Olympic gold medal by finishing 1.50 seconds ahead of silver medalist Camille Rast of Switzerland and 1.71 seconds over bronze…
OXNARDΒ βΒ A father who has become the sole caretaker for his two young children after his wife was deported. A school district seeing absenteeism similar to what it experienced during the pandemic. Businesses struggling because customers are scared to go outside. These are just a sampling of how this part of Ventura County is reckoning with…