November 2019

Abbott Labs veteran CEO White to step down next March

Abbott Laboratories will replace long-time CEO Miles White with another veteran executive next March November 13, 2019, 1:52 PM 1 min read Abbott Laboratories will replace longtime CEO Miles White with another veteran executive next March. The drugmaker said Wednesday that its board unanimously appointed President and Chief Operating Officer Robert Ford to succeed White

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Thanksgiving Recipes From Thomas Keller, Tom Douglas And Alice Waters

We talked to three culinary luminaries who rose to the top of their field and asked them to share their special Thanksgiving recipes. Below, check out how Thomas Keller, Alice Waters and Tom Douglas prepare their feast. Thomas Keller Courtesy of Deborah Jones Keller, owner of restaurants such as The French Laundry, Bouchon and Per

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Chrissy Teigen Mercilessly Mocks John Legend Over ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Title

People magazine on Tuesday crowned singer-songwriter John Legend as its “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2019. John Legend Is PEOPLE’s #SexiestManAlive 2019: ‘I’m Excited but a Little Scared at the Same Time’ https://t.co/qBIpYSozLf pic.twitter.com/gByepXc7dN — People (@people) November 13, 2019 And Legend’s wife, the model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen, wasted no time in poking fun

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Wetherspoon boss attacks ‘up the spout’ City rules

Image copyright Getty Images JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says Britain’s corporate governance rules are creating “short-termism, inexperience and navel-gazing”. The pub chain boss said the system is “up the spout – and is itself a threat to listed companies – and therefore to the UK economy”. He also said non-executive directors have too much

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Thunberg, teen climate activist, leaves US aboard catamaran

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin her return trip across the Atlantic aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby By BEN FINLEY Associated Press November 13, 2019, 1:56 PM 1 min read Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin

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Group stops search for UFC fighter’s missing stepdaughter

A Texas-based nonprofit that works to find missing people across the country has called off its search for UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’ missing stepdaughter November 13, 2019, 1:54 PM 2 min read A Texas-based nonprofit that works to find missing people across the country has called off its search for UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’ missing

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Hong Kong’s Universities, the Last Refuge of Protesters, Become Battlegrounds

HONG KONG — During hourslong standoffs with students this week, the Hong Kong police broke an unspoken rule to keep off campuses. Confronted by lines of riot police, black-clad students at the city’s largest universities erected makeshift barricades and threw bricks. The police responded by firing nonlethal projectiles for the first time on campuses. In

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Strictly Come Dancing: Michelle Visage ‘upset’ at rift reports

Image caption Michelle and Giovanni ended up in the bottom two last weekend Strictly Come Dancing star Michelle Visage has rubbished newspaper reports that she is unhappy on the show. The Sun reported on Wednesday that the US TV personality had been involved in “a series of backstage rows” with her dance partner Giovanni Pernice.

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