December 2019

AP Exclusive: PG&E’s history with blackouts signaled trouble

SAN FRANCISCO — The state senators grilling the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. were upset — like millions of other Californians, some spent days in the dark when the nation’s largest utility shut off power during windstorms this fall. The lawmakers demanded that the executive explain why blackouts intended to prevent downed power

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NHS hospitals trust for Peterborough, Huntingdon and Stamford ‘requires improvement’

Image copyright PA Media Image caption North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust runs three hospitals including Hinchingbrooke in Huntingdon An NHS trust that runs three hospitals has been told it “requires improvement” by Care Quality Commission inspectors. They raised a series of concerns including the number of qualified, competent and experienced staff at the North

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Best albums and songs of 2019: Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The star’s fifth major label album was released in August and reached number one in the UK Lana Del Rey’s complex and beguiling fifth album, Norman Rockwell, was music critics’ favourite record of 2019. Full of luscious soft-rock ballads that peer uneasily at the demise of the American Dream,

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US judge rejects bid to kill Keystone pipeline lawsuits

A U.S. judge says environmentalists and Native Americans can proceed with lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada December 21, 2019, 12:38 AM 2 min read BILLINGS, Mont. — Environmentalists and Native Americans can proceed with lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

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Cosmetic Surgery Rates For Millennials Are Skyrocketing

Dark circles, wrinkles, fine lines, thin lips and hook noses are becoming endangered species on the faces of millennials, as 18- to 34-year-olds obsessed with overfiltered ideals appear to have declared all-out war on perceived imperfections. People under 34 are now having more cosmetic surgery procedures than 51- to 64-year-olds, representing 1 in 4 patients

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