June 2019

Topshop empire survival vote ‘on a knife edge’

Image copyright Getty Images Landlords and other creditors will meet on Wednesday in London to vote on revised proposals to save Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire. Arcadia’s brands include Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Wallis. Last week, a vote on Sir Philip’s proposals was postponed after some landlords, including shopping centre […]

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Democrats to Scrutinize Ex-Lobbyist’s Role in Trump’s Arms Sales to Gulf Nations

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are examining whether a former arms-industry lobbyist serving as a midlevel State Department official played a role in the Trump administration’s decision last month to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates without seeking legislative approval, lawmakers and current and former government officials said. A House committee plans

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Maren Morris: Country music has a problem with sexuality

Image copyright Jamie Nelson Image caption The singer has upset the conservative country establishment by singing about smoking weed and gun control Women in country music are offered two potential paths, says Maren Morris. “The stereotype is you’ve either got to be this religious, virginal conservative, or the wronged woman burning the house down.” But

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Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns

A White House spokesman, Judd Deere, declined to comment on Mr. Behnam’s plans. Mr. Behnam is not the first financial regulator to call attention to the market risks posed by climate change. In 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission began requiring publicly traded companies to disclose the risks to their bottom lines associated with climate

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