August 2019

Universal credit ‘forces tenants into rent arrears’

Image copyright Getty Images Universal credit is causing tenants to fall behind with rent, according to the Residential Landlords Association. It said 54% of landlords had seen tenants on the benefit fall into arrears in the last year. Debt charity Turn2Us warned universal credit will lead to “more rent arrears, more evictions and more homelessness”. […]

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Practical approach on health care gets a look from Democrats

Democratic voters appear to be reassessing their approach to health care, and pragmatic ideas are getting a closer look. “Medicare for All” remains hugely popular, but in a recent poll, majorities of Democratic liberals and moderates said they would prefer to build on “Obamacare” to expand coverage. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 55%

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Overstock CEO resigns after ‘Deep State’ comments roil stock

The CEO of Overstock.com has resigned, saying he’d become “far too controversial” to helm the e-commerce company known for selling discounted sofas and jewelry. Patrick Byrne’s resignation Thursday came after the company issued a bizarre statement last week in which the former CEO referred to the “Deep State,” called federal agents “Men in Black” and

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Brody Jenner Gets Birthday Bouquet Of Pot From Miley Cyrus And Ex Kaitlynn Carter

Just think of it as an olive branch … you can smoke. “The Hills: New Beginnings” star Brody Jenner received a joint birthday present from ex Kaitlynn Carter and Miley Cyrus Wednesday. Jenner, who turned 36 on Aug. 21, shared the kind gift on his Instagram Stories. The present consisted of a gift box and

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Hasbro to buy Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One for $4bn

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMeet the voice of Peppa Pig US toy maker Hasbro will acquire Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One for around £3.3bn ($4bn), the firms said in a statement. Hasbro said the deal would expand its entertainment and “family-oriented storytelling” portfolio. UK-listed Entertainment One owns other preschool titles including

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