ABC News weatherman Rob Marciano was fired by the Disney-owned network this week after engaging in a “heated screaming match” with one of the show’s producers that was witnessed by other staffers, according to a report. News of Marciano’s tirade, which was reported by the Daily Beast, got back to Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for
Peloton’s chief executive officer is stepping down from the role as the fitness company plans to cut roughly 15% of its global workforce. Chief Barry McCarthy told Peloton’s roughly 3,500 employees of his resignation in a note sent Thursday morning that his “one lasting legacy at Peloton” is the “GREAT lead team” he’s recruited since stepping
Google fired approximately 200 employees and relocated some of the jobs overseas the latest sign of a long-running effort by the Big Tech firm to cut costs and restructure itself. The job cuts — announced internally on the eve of Googles blowout first-quarter earnings report — targeted members of Googles core team, which works on
The father of Christian singer Mandisa told an audience during a “Celebration of Life” service Saturday that his daughter did not die from self-harm and that she had been battling COVID-19 in the weeks prior to her death. “She did not harm herself,” John Hundley, Mandisa’s father, said during the service at Brentwood Baptist Church
May 2 2024 University of Queensland A University of Queensland researcher has found molecular doorways that could be used to help deliver drugs into the brain to treat neurological disorders. Dr. Rosemary Cater from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience led a team which discovered that an essential nutrient called choline is transported into the brain
The faith-based movie Unsung Hero exceeded expectations in its first weekend, finishing No. 2 at the box office and nabbing a rare A+ CinemaScore grade from moviegoers. The film follows the true story of an Australian father who moves his wife and six children to the U.S. in search of a brighter future but is
ABC News weatherman Rob Marciano was fired by the Disney-owned network this week after engaging in a “heated screaming match” with one of the show’s producers that was witnessed by other staffers, according to a report. News of Marciano’s tirade, which was reported by the Daily Beast, got back to Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for
Peloton’s chief executive officer is stepping down from the role as the fitness company plans to cut roughly 15% of its global workforce. Chief Barry McCarthy told Peloton’s roughly 3,500 employees of his resignation in a note sent Thursday morning that his “one lasting legacy at Peloton” is the “GREAT lead team” he’s recruited since stepping
Google fired approximately 200 employees and relocated some of the jobs overseas the latest sign of a long-running effort by the Big Tech firm to cut costs and restructure itself. The job cuts — announced internally on the eve of Googles blowout first-quarter earnings report — targeted members of Googles core team, which works on
The father of Christian singer Mandisa told an audience during a “Celebration of Life” service Saturday that his daughter did not die from self-harm and that she had been battling COVID-19 in the weeks prior to her death. “She did not harm herself,” John Hundley, Mandisa’s father, said during the service at Brentwood Baptist Church
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia shipped more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to North Korea in March in defiance of UN sanctions, the White House said on Thursday. The US is preparing sanctions to target those aiding such
First-quarter bond sales by hospitals and health systems nearly tripled from their 2023 pace, totaling more than $7.2 billion. But investors shouldn’t misinterpret the surge as an “all clear” signal for healthcare credits: Financial performance and bond ratings are likely to remain volatile and inconsistent as the sector emerges from a range of post-pandemic issues.
After a down year, healthcare issuance has rebounded as systems reenter the bond market to deal with pent-up needs. Despite this recovery, challenges still persist. Healthcare issuance is up 122.2% year-over-year through April, rising to $9.062 billion through the first four months of 2024 from $4.078 billion over the same time period in 2023, LSEG
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and director of the International Affairs Program at the Kyiv School of Economics The Russian economy’s increasingly structural militarisation significantly complicates
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Goldman Sachs has informed staff in its London office that it will remove caps on banker bonuses, becoming the first big bank to take advantage of controversial changes to UK pay rules. The Wall Street
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Five years ago Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov, two economists at the IMF, wrote a paper with the (slightly) sarcastic title: “The Return of the Policy That Shall Not Be Named: Principles of Industrial Policy”.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is director of policy at IPPR, a think-tank “The only way to describe it is broken”. The group of voters taking time out of their lives to talk to me as part of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The next UK government should prioritise a one-year spending review ahead of a December planning “cliff-edge”, a think-tank has warned. The Institute for Government has cautioned in a report published on Thursday that departmental, local
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Strong sales tax performance means the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority retains its triple-A ratings ahead of a green bond sale next week despite long-term problems with ridership. Ridership is down about 50% from late 2019 pre-COVID figures and 60% from its peak in 2008. Yet the bonds are backed by local sales taxes with
A fresh set from the comfort of your own home? DIY gel nails have been all the rage on social media, but the practice could cause you to develop a life-changing allergy. In a TikTok video, creator @alina.gene describes developing an acrylate allergy from doing gel nails at home. Now, when exposed to acrylates, the