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King's College hospital trust makes biggest overspend in NHS history
The Guardian - 4 Apr 2019 18:32
London trust to record annual deficit of between £180m and £191m after series of setbacks A leading London hospital trust is set to record an annual deficit of between £180m and £191m - the biggest overspend in NHS h...
Judith review - Parry's oratorio deserves an outing more than once a century
The Guardian - 4 Apr 2019 16:23
Royal Festival Hall, LondonIn its first UK hearing for many decades, conductor William Vann ensured that the dramatic oratorio's longueurs were outweighed by its strengths. The Old Testament story of Judith, who saved th...
Lori Lightfoot, the Slovakian Elections, and the Rise of Political Outsiders
The New Yorker - 4 Apr 2019 18:23
John Cassidy writes about recent election wins by outsider candidates like Lori Lightfoot, in Chicago, and Zuzana Caputova, in Slovakia.
Liverpool paid agents £43.8m over last year - £17m more than rivals
The Guardian - 4 Apr 2019 15:32
• Chelsea (£26.8m) and Manchester City (£24.1m) are next on list • Spurs made £113m profit in 2017-18 to break Liverpool's record Liverpool spent £43.8m on agents' fees during the past year - around £17m more th...
Trump Shrugs Off Report Of Chinese Woman Who Took Malware To Mar-a-Lago
The Huffington Post - 4 Apr 2019 03:59
The president insisted that his Florida resort has "extremely good control" after reports that a Chinese woman tried to gain entry.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to George Stephanopoulos: 'Confident' about 2020 election
ABC News - 4 Apr 2019 14:00
He also said the company would not implement delays on livestreams.
14-year-old tells police in Kentucky he's missing boy from Illinois
The Week - 4 Apr 2019 05:07
Police in suburban Cincinnati are trying to positively identify a 14-year-old boy who says he is Timmothy Pitzen, a boy who vanished from Illinois in 2011. The teenager told police in Campbell County, Kentucky, that he e...
GOP goes 'nuclear' to speed up Trump nominees' confirmations
New York Post - 4 Apr 2019 04:47
Republicans invoked the controversial "nuclear option" Wednesday by changing Senate rules to speed up confirmation of President Trump's nominees. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to cut debate on executive appointme...
'Over the edge' man chokes Giant cashier over smashed chips, police say
USA Today - 4 Apr 2019 04:19
Police say Bradley Alan Bower "assaulted the cashier because of the way the cashier was bagging his groceries."
What is ALEC? 'The most effective organization' for conservatives, says Newt Gingrich
USA Today - 4 Apr 2019 04:42
ALEC conferencescoach attendees to evangelize for conservative policies and arms them with ready-made legislation crafted with corporate help.
Detained again, Nissan ex-chief Ghosn says latest arrest is 'outrageous'
Reuters - 4 Apr 2019 04:31
Japanese prosecutors arrested ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn for a fourth time on Thursday on charges of trying to enrich himself to the tune of $5 million at the automaker's expense, in what media reports linked to pay...
California engineer poisoned his colleague for 18 months, police say. He's charged with attempted murder
USA Today - 4 Apr 2019 03:25
Police say David Xu dosed his co-worker's food and drinks with cadmium multiple times since October 2017.
Ethiopia urges Boeing to review 737 MAX controls, backs pilots
Reuters - 4 Apr 2019 16:51
Ethiopia urged Boeing to review its flight control technology and said pilots of state carrier Ethiopian Airlines had carried out proper procedures in the first public findings on the crash of a 737 MAX jet that killed 1...
19-year-old arrested in killing of police chief inspector's son
ABC News - 4 Apr 2019 16:46
Nicholas Flacco, 20, was shot in the chest and died Saturday night.
DNA test to confirm if teen found in Kentucky is boy who disappeared in 2011: reports
Reuters - 4 Apr 2019 16:44
Illinois police on Thursday were running a DNA test to determine if a 14-year-old boy found wandering in Kentucky a day earlier is Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 around the time his mother committed suicide, ac...
House of Commons suspended after water pours through ceiling
The Guardian - 4 Apr 2019 16:43
Leak soaks section of press gallery, fills light fittings and floods a cafe on the floor above The House of Commons has been suspended for the day after water began pouring into the chamber from the ceiling, soaking a se...
Brexit anxiety: 'I can't sleep because of it'
BBC - 4 Apr 2019 16:36
Uncertainty over leaving the EU is causing anxiety in people's everyday lives - here's how to deal with it.
Pope Francis names next head of sex-scandal-hit D.C. archdiocese
CBSNews - 4 Apr 2019 16:35
Pope Francis taps Archbishop Wilton Gregory to head the powerful, but scandal-battered Washington D.C. archdiocese
Trump Poised to Announce China Summit Meeting as Trade Deal Nears Completion
The New York Times - 4 Apr 2019 16:33
The president is expected to announce plans for a summit meeting President Xi Jinping of China, though the two sides have not finalized a trade deal.
South Korea considering sending special envoy to North Korea
Miami Herald - 4 Apr 2019 12:20
South Korea said Thursday it is considering dispatching a special envoy to North Korea as part of its efforts to get stalled nuclear talks back on track. Negotiations over North …
Suspected car bomb in southern Mexico injures none
Miami Herald - 4 Apr 2019 04:23
Authorities in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero are investigating an apparent car bombing that caused no injuries, but damaged seven vehicles in a rural town. Guerrero state security spokesman …
New video shows boxers in brutal parking garage brawl
New York Post - 4 Apr 2019 16:39
New video shows two professional boxers -- including an undefeated Olympic silver medalist -- beating the daylights out of a group during a one-sided brawl in a Florida parking garage, according to a report. The video, f...