White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha at the White House in Washington, October 25, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters As Covid and flu hospitalizations have climbed in the weeks since Thanksgiving, White House’s Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said families will be safer at upcoming holiday gatherings if they get their updated vaccines. This year, … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has struck a deal with ITV’s Our House author Louise Candlish and is seeking more work outside the UK, helped by new owner Asacha Media Group. The company founded by lauded British screenwriter Tony Jordan, which also makes PBS Masterpiece/BritBox’s Sanditon, is working on a number of … Read more
New York CNN Business — Paramount has ended its agreement to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House and will not appeal the recent federal court ruling blocking the merger of the publishing companies. Penguin, a subsidiary of German media giant Bertelsmann, is obligated to pay Paramount, Simon & Schuster’s parent company, a $200 … Read more
Penguin Random House’s proposed $2.2bn acquisition of Simon & Schuster has collapsed over antitrust concerns, ending a costly two-year effort to create a book publisher of unprecedented scale. Simon & Schuster’s parent company, Paramount Global, sounded the death knell for the deal on Monday by deciding not to appeal against a ruling by a US … Read more
Article content (Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. increased its stakes in five of Japan’s major trading companies, according to filings released on Monday. Article content Berkshire Hathaway first bought stakes in Japan’s trading houses — also known as “sogo shosha” — in August 2020, acquiring about 5% of each of the firms. Article … Read more
Former judges, lawyers and campaigners have warned that controversial human rights legislation which is expected to be reintroduced within weeks risks undermining the UK’s reputation as a legal centre. The Bill of Rights, unveiled in June by justice secretary Dominic Raab, would replace the 1998 Human Rights Act, which allows individuals to enforce their rights … Read more
As the wreckage of multiple homes cascades down a cliff of sand and others dangle on the edge in Wilbur-by-the-Sea, just 3 miles up the coast, Daytona Beach Shores is bracing for the possibility of trouble too. “It’s devastating. Devastating and heartbreaking,” said Mayor Nancy Miller. “We do have some properties that are in danger.”The … Read more
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University is investigating allegations that at least four students were drugged and another was sexually assaulted at off-campus fraternity houses over the weekend. “Like you, we are outraged and saddened by the Cornell University Police Department crime alerts issued this weekend,” President Martha E. Pollack and Vice President, Student and Campus … Read more
A match made at BravoCon! Ashley Darby and Luke Gulbranson hit it off when they met at the fan festival in October 2022 — and they’re still in touch. The Winter House star named the Real Housewives of Potomac cast member as someone he’d like to add to the Summer House roster during the show’s … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Britons are paying more than £2 billion to help people heat the country’s biggest houses because of the government’s decision to cap energy bills for everyone rather than target the aid. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Olivia Fletcher 42mz[ba}sj44c2qn]og2bywd_media_dl_1.png Bloomberg RSS Article content (Bloomberg) — Britons are paying more … Read more