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    General Hospital Recap: Britt Westbourne is Named Chief of Staff

    At Turning Woods, a doctor speaks with Carly, Sonny, and Joss about Mike. The oxygen Mike is on will keep him comfortable, as will medication for any pain. He encourages them to visit with Mike. They go in to see Mike, and Sonny tells his father that they are there for him and he won’t go through this alone. Carly excuses herself to call Michael, and Joss asks Sonny for a moment alone to privately say goodbye. Sonny leaves them, and Joss tells Mike that he’s the only grandfather she’s ever known and can’t picture her future without him. She thinks about milestones to come and how she wishes he…

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  • Business

    EasyJet chief hires finance director from TUI to help airline’s fightback from Covid quarantine crisis

    A file picture of staff cleaning an EasyJet plane at Gatwick Airport: PA EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren today hired one of the top executives at his former employer, Tui, to be his new finance director and help lead the struggling airline’s fightback from the catastrophic effect of the pandemic on its business. Kenton Jarvis, 52, will replace Andrew Findlay, who resigned in May, days after surviving an effort by founder and major shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou to oust him and other directors. Jarvis is chief executive of Tui’s Aviation division among other roles and was once finance director of Airtours Holidays, part of MyTravel, which was merged with the now-collapsed…

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  • Business

    Impeachment Loses Steam in Peru But Finance Chief Still at Risk

    (Bloomberg) — Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra seemed poised to survive impeachment proceedings after opposition lawmakers said they would back away from initial efforts to oust him to avoid escalating a political crisis amid a devastating pandemic. Pro-impeachment leaders who accuse Vizcarra of trying to obstruct a graft probe said they still want him investigated but would no longer support his ouster after a local website reported head of congress Manuel Merino, first in line to replace the president, may have sought the support of the military to remove him from office. The government was quick to seize on the report, which stirred memories of the country’s past dictatorships, with Cabinet…

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  • Business

    British Land chooses finance chief Simon Carter to take over as CEO from Chris Grigg

    British Land 100 liverpool st London property giant British Land today announced its chief financial officer Simon Carter would take over from long-running boss Chris Grigg. Grigg’s plans to retire emerged early in the year but no successor had been appointed until now. He oversaw 11 years of dramatic change at the group, including its shift away from retail – a move that has shielded the company from the worst of the rout suffered by Hammerson and collapsed rival Intu. His time in charge saw it invest in Paddington Basin, Broadgate and Regents Place, which offer a mixture of offices and retail. However, the company is now heavily involved in…

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    Trump says USPS chief DeJoy should lose his job if campaign finance allegations are proven

    (Getty Images) Donald Trump has said his controversial appointment as US postmaster general should lose his job if allegations of campaign finance violations against him are proved. Louis DeJoy, a Trump donor and Republican party fundraiser appointed to his role in May this year, pressured employees at his former company into making donations to GOP candidates, it has been claimed. As owner of New Breed Logistics, a North Carolina-based supply chain firm sold to XPO in 2014, Mr DeJoy often asked workers and managers to make donations to the campaigns of Republicans running for office, several former employees told the Washington Post. It is alleged that staff who donated to…

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    Air Force general CQ Brown becomes first Black service chief

    Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown was sworn in as the Air Force chief of staff Thursday, making history as the first African American general to lead a branch of the U.S. military. The oath was administered at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, by Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett, and the ceremony also marked the retirement of outgoing Air Force chief of staff Gen. David Goldfein. It followed another ceremony on Tuesday with Vice President Mike Pence at the Oval Office. “This is a very historic day for our nation, and I do not take this moment lightly,” Brown said at Thursday’s ceremony. “Today’s possible due to the perseverance of those who went before…

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