February 2020

East Kent baby deaths: Scale of deaths at trust ‘not clear cut’

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEast Kent baby deaths: Scale ‘not clear cut’ The boss of an NHS trust at the centre of concerns about preventable baby deaths has claimed the scale of the failings is not clearly defined. Susan Acott, chief executive of East Kent Hospitals Trust, said there had only […]

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Powell hears bipartisan Senate support for Fed independence

Republican and Democratic senators voiced strong support for an independent Federal Reserve during a hearing with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, one day after President Donald Trump launched another attack directed at Powell on Twitter By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer February 12, 2020, 5:02 PM 4 min read WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic senators voiced

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Being Overweight Benefits Some Men In The Workplace, But Not Women

In the workplace, your word may carry more weight if you’re a man who is seen as overweight. A recent study from Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management found that overweight men were judged to be more persuasive than their male peers. The same benefit did not extend to overweight women. “In

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‘A real delight’ – Artist Sonia Boyce to make history at Venice Biennale

Image copyright Paul Cochrane/UAL Image caption Sonia Boyce will fill the British pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2021 Artist Sonia Boyce is to become the first black woman to represent Great Britain at the prestigious Venice Biennale next year. Boyce will fly the flag with a major new exhibition at the world’s most important contemporary

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