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Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic first touched down in Los Angeles, Public Health officials confirmed more than 22,000 total deaths related to the infectious disease, bringing the county to yet another grim milestone. To date Los Angeles County has identified a total of 22,008 deaths and 1,201,866 cases. Saturday’s coronavirus count sees 1,823

Starling Bank will on Monday unveil the biggest fundraising in its seven-year history when it announces that it has secured more than £270m from investors including one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds. Sky News has learnt that the digital challenger bank will confirm that its latest share sale will exceed expectations, bringing in

UPDATE 6:54 P.M.: Literally Minutes after the HFPA announced more details of their plans to be a more diverse and inclusive organization, Time’s Up responded with “the right words are not enough. The clock is ticking.” In a statement released Saturday night, Time’s Up president and CEO Tina Tchen blasted the HFPA in a case

Deliveroo customers will be offered up to £50m of shares in the company’s blockbuster floatation, with the offer branded “Great food with a side of shares”. The restaurant and grocery delivery app will list its shares in London on Monday with a potential value of £7.5bn, making it the biggest market debut in Britain for

UPDATE, 9:38 AM PT: The Senate passed a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill after an all-night marathon session. The legislation now heads to the House before it can go to President Joe Biden. The massive spending package would be his first major legislative achievement. The billed passed along party lines, in a vote of 50-49.

Ralph & Russo, the British couture fashion brand which has secured the backing of some of Britain’s wealthiest investors, has deferred salary payments to employees, raising doubts about the state of its finances. Sky News understands that Ralph & Russo informed some staff last month that it could not pay them after seeing sales slump

According to Los Angeles Teachers union President Cecily Myart-Cruz on Friday night, 91% of the union’s members voted to stay out of classrooms until the union’s demands are met. A total of 24,850 UTLA members cast ballots, she said. “That’s powerful,” Myart-Cruz said. “UTLA members have voted overwhelmingly to resist a premature and unsafe physical

COVID test kits will be made available free of charge to small firms as well as larger companies, in a move aimed at giving employers and staff peace of mind. All businesses in England, including those with fewer than 50 employees, will be able to sign up to the government’s free COVID-19 workplace testing programme.

Popcorn and all other concessions will not be sold at the IFC Center, at least for now. But films, actual films, will be projected on all five of its screens for the first time in nearly a year. “The room will be black — you won’t be on your phone!” Kajillionaire director Miranda July marveled

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has branded the chancellor’s new business rates holiday “near worthless” for larger firms and is an obstacle to it taking on old Debenhams shops. The Sports Direct and House of Fraser owner said the £2m limit on the amount of relief a company can claim means it will have to review

There are now reportedly nearly 2 million signatures on the petition to remove Gavin Newsom from office. The California Governor is already full-steam ahead in his campaign to beat the effort and keep his job. Newsom has a lot of advantages: Executive orders, the bully pulpit, close friends in the White House, no clear challenger

Holidaymakers face paying more for a UK seaside break this summer with demand for staycations driving up the cost of accommodation by an average of 35% compared to last year. A study by consumer group Which? indicated prices have been hiked in 10 of the UK’s most visited beach destinations, including St Ives, Whitby, Llandudno and

The Senate voted to advance a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, which includes direct payments to families and extends enhanced unemployment benefits, but it could be a long slog before there is a final vote. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris voting in favor to break a tie. The legislation now move

The Scotch whisky industry has welcomed a deal between the UK and US governments that has seen damaging tariffs, imposed by the Trump administration in 2019, suspended for four months. The 25% tariff fell under a range of European products targeted as part of a historical row over government subsidies given to European aerospace firm

The official recall campaign against California Governor Gavin Newsom has now gathered more than 1,927,000 signatures, organizers announced on Wednesday evening. Organizers have until March 17 to gather signatures. A total of 1,497,709 valid signatures must be collected and verified to trigger the recall election. Election officials have until April 29 to verify them. The

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his tax changes in yesterday’s budget as “a fair way to help solve the problems that we need to”. Among his revenue-raising measures at the budget, Mr Sunak announced the income tax personal allowance – the level above which people pay income tax – will be frozen at £12,570 from

A New York jury will not hear the profanity packed emails from original The Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont in the trial for the $300 million profits participation battle from the Shawshank Redemption director and CAA against AMC – at least for now. “The Court is not swayed by Defendants’ argument that, absent Mr. Darabont’s

Here are the key points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget speech: • Government will continue doing “whatever it takes” to support British people and businesses as well as starting to fix public finances and beginning to build the future economy • Economy expected to return to pre-COVID levels by the middle of next year, six

UPDATED: Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch said “mid-budget films play better on our service than anything else,” as per the exclusive first-window output deal for Lionsgate and Summit films announced this morning. “Movies are important to our service. Big box office movies drive a lot of acquisitions and conversions,” he said on a Q&A at a

Furlough will be extended until the end of September, the chancellor will announce, as he unveils more support for workers and the self-employed.  Ahead of the budget, Rishi Sunak has revealed that millions of workers will continue to have 80% of their wages paid until the end of September. More than 600,000 additional people, including