November 2019

Telford A&E plan branded ‘smokescreen’ for downgrade

Image copyright Press Association / Rui Vieira Image caption Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is set to be Shropshire’s emergency care centre Plans for a hospital’s future emergency care have been branded a “smokescreen” for a downgrade. An overhaul of Shropshire’s hospital services means Royal Shrewsbury is set to become the county’s emergency care centre, with provision […]

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Boeing Chairman Says CEO Won’t Get Bonus Following Plane Crashes

Boeing’s new chairman gave embattled CEO Dennis Muilenburg a vote of confidence Tuesday and said the chief executive is giving up any bonus this year. David Calhoun said the Boeing board believes Muilenburg “has done everything right” and is positioning the Chicago company to return the 737 Max to service after two accidents killed 346

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Novari named CEO of Milan-Cortina Olympic committee

Vincenzo Novari has been named CEO of the organizing committee for the Milan-Cortina Olympics. The unanimous choice was made by the pre-organizing committee during a meeting at the Italian sports ministry. The 60-year-old Novari was previously the CEO of telecommunications company Tre Italia from 2001-16. The other finalists for the job were Alberto Baldan, the

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Early Problems as Trump’s Signature Veterans’ Health Plan Rolls Out

WASHINGTON — A health program for veterans that President Trump heralds as a triumphant success is struggling to make its network of doctors as large as required to meet an aggressive expansion of care outside the Department of Veterans Affairs health facilities, officials said. The company managing the new program in a majority of the

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13 Things Sleep Experts Would Never, Ever Keep In Their Bedroom

According to the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 20% of American adults suffer from moderate to severe daytime sleepiness. “While a short-term lack of sleep can increase the risk of accidents on the job or behind the wheel, long-term sleep deprivation is linked to serious medical conditions including heart disease, stroke and diabetes,” said Kent Smith,

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Late Night Hosts Deliver Cutting Reviews Of Donald Trump Jr.’s New Book

Donald Trump Jr.’s new book gave the hosts of late night TV an abundance of comic material on Tuesday.  “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” imagined it as an audiobook:  “If you go to Barnes & Noble, it can be found in the ignored children’s section,” joked “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon here: “This

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Trend Micro rogue employee exposes customer data

Image copyright Getty Images Cyber-security company Trend Micro says the personal data of thousands of its customers has been exposed by a rogue member of staff. The company says an employee sold information from its customer-support database, including names and phone numbers, to a third party. It became suspicious after customers started receiving phone calls

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