If you’re a banker of a certain vintage who once worked for Lehman Brothers, there’s a new place to hang out in New York: UBS. All the guys are going there. In the past few months, at least 12 senior Barclays bankers in the US have left for UBS, including Laurence Braham, Richard Hardegree, Richard Casavechia, … [Read more…]
Image: Oregon Nurses on Strike The city of Portland, Oregon is in the midst of a historic nursing strike, the first the city has seen in 22 years. Beginning on Monday, June 19th, 2023, over 1,300 nurses walked off the job at Providence Portland Medical Center. The original 1,300 nurses were joined by the Medical … [Read more…]
The bourbon boom has been going on for so long that by now it’s old news. After decades in the doldrums, American whiskey sales — of which bourbon makes up the overwhelming majority — have been rising since the 21st century began, accelerating in the last decade to reach $5.1 billion in 2023, according to … [Read more…]
He has now been sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow to four years and six months in jail following the assault on January 4, 2022. (Image: Newsquest) A Lanarkshire window cleaner has been jailed after attempting to rape an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. James McArdle, 64, from Hamilton, admitted sexually assaulting the … [Read more…]
The world of NBA team building spins on the axis of star player movement. After the Washington Wizards ignited a rebuild by trading Bradley Beal to Phoenix on Sunday, plenty of rival teams, such as the Miami Heat, have shifted their attention onto Portland. Those eager front offices are eying Blazers All-NBA guard Damian Lillard, … [Read more…]
He’s made a bunch of television shows you are familiar with and now Arthur Smith tells Nestor about his life in sports and entertainment in tales from “Reach,” his new book of memoirs and life lessons from CBC in Canada to Dick Clark to Fox Sports. SUMMARY KEYWORDS sports, network, baltimore, work, book, story, american … [Read more…]
He has now been sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow to four years and six months in jail following the assault on January 4, 2022. (Image: Newsquest) A Lanarkshire window cleaner has been jailed after attempting to rape an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. James McArdle, 64, from Hamilton, admitted sexually assaulting the … [Read more…]
Frieda Christopher started volunteering in the David Douglas School District in the 1970s — in the very classrooms in Southeast Portland where her kids grew up and learned. The first time Christopher applied to fill a vacancy on the school board more than three decades ago, she was turned away, despite all of her experience. … [Read more…]
The Swan in Hythe Hill, Colchester, has fallen into a state disrepair since it closed its doors and remains boarded up. The historic Grade II Listed building is said to be rotting in places and water egress near electric sockets present a “real risk to human life”. It is rich in history, including an inscription … [Read more…]
Armed burglars drove a BMW through the gates of a Dudley home before the occupants were threatened with a gun. They were ordered to hand over cash during the terrifying incident in Parkes Hall Road, in the Woodsetton area of Dudley. A man, aged in his 30s, was stabbed in the leg as a melee … [Read more…]