Grease Star Olivia Newton-John Dies at 73

Aug. 8, 2022 — Olivia Newton-John will forever be known for her feel-good ballads, sunny disposition and her star turn as a goody-two-shoes in the hit musical “Grease.” But the singer-songwriter wanted to be remembered for more than the love songs and the role that defined her decades-long career.

After her first bout with breast cancer more than a quarter

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UK builder Bellway reports record revenue as house prices

Bellway has reported a record year of sales as rising house prices offset increasing energy and building costs, and the housebuilder predicted a bumper 2023 despite higher interest rates and the cost of living crisis.

The company reported a 13% increase in revenues to a record £3.5bn and 10.5% growth in completions to a record 11,198 in the financial year

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EU emergency gas plan takes effect; UK retail sales grow in

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European stock markets are flat to slightly lower.

The FTSE 100 index is up 3 points at 7,485 while Germany’s Dax has slipped 34 points, or 0.3%, to 13,643 and France’s CAC and Italy’s FTSE MiB are little changed.

The UK fund manager

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Can Advocates in Red States Make the Business Case for Child

One of the many revelations for Americans during the pandemic was the role of child care in making the economy work.

To keep companies staffed and women in the workforce, child care programs need to be open and available, people realized. And more than that, they need to be accessible and affordable, too.

It’s one of those pandemic lessons that

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Bringing inflation back to the 2% target, no ifs no buts

Lord Mayor, it is a great pleasure to be here at Mansion House this evening. The return to more normal times allows those of us from the Bank to pop round to our neighbour for an informal light dinner. It is also pleasing that you have been able to resume travelling in pursuit of your important role of promoting the

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4 Reasons People Reject Good Data

Aug. 5, 2022 – Thanks to science, we know the world isn’t flat, that the Earth revolves around the sun (and not the reverse), and that microbes cause infectious diseases. So why is scientific skepticism a global phenomenon – and one that appears to be getting worse, if the crazy stuff you saw your friend post on social media this

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