Day: January 20, 2023

A new Channel 5 documentary showcases the extraordinary success of pop producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. Since the mid-1980s, SAW has propelled an assortment of singers and soap stars (and a legendary disco queen, Miss Donna Summer) to stunning chart-topping victories, and racking up over 100 Top 40 hits. Simon Cowell would launch his own music production campaign around the same time, scoring his first hit single in 1986 with ex-girlfriend Sinitta’s So Macho. But he was less than macho with his reaction to SAW’s crowning jewel.…

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Washington The Justice Department has told House Republicans that there will be strict standards that limit its ability to fully cooperate with congressional investigations into the department’s work. in Friday’s speech To the new House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan, the department noted the need to protect the ongoing investigations. Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte wrote that “in line with longstanding policy and practice, any oversight requests must be weighed against the Department’s interests in protecting the integrity of its work.” “Longstanding administration policy prevents us from confirming or…

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Dave Fishwick attends the world premiere of Netflix’s Bank of Dave (Image: GETTY) A working-class kid who left school without qualifications and became a millionaire? “crazy”. A decade-long struggle to create Britain’s first local new bank for more than 120 years? “crazy”. A Hollywood movie about his life, created by one of the writers behind Mission: Impossible and starring James Bond Rory Kinnear, with Def Leppard in cameos? “Surely crazy!” However, the story of Burnley hero Dave is there for all to see on Netflix, with Bank Of Dave already…

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In less than two months, seven dead whales have washed up on New Jersey and New York beaches. What’s behind the deaths has never been clearly established, but theories abound. Some have blamed offshore wind development in the area and claimed that site construction is harming marine fauna. But federal officials are fighting back, saying that’s not what the evidence shows. Here’s what we know about the recent whale deaths, and what researchers say may be the cause. What happened to the whales? Numerous dead whales have washed up on…

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