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May 7, 2021 By Jim Myers Washington, D.C.—A review panel has been conducted on the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), possibly a key step in returning the suspended board to active status. That zero-based review of the IWUB and other Department of Defense advisory committees was directed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin three months ago. In the same January 30 memorandum to senior Pentagon leadership and others, Austin also directed the immediate suspension of all advisory committee operations until the review was completed ...

The Current with Matt Galloway Big brands take aim at state of Georgia’s new voting laws; Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe: Tree of Heaven; teaching the regent honeyeater how to sing; and bringing Harry Hibbs’s accordion home to Newfoundland Play Episode1:14:29 Critics say new voting laws in the U.S. state of Georgia will make it more difficult for Black people to cast a ballot — and some big corporate brands are joining the condemnation. We talk to Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Amna Kirmani, a marketing professor at the Ro...

SCOTS are being warned of a staycation rip off - with concerns about holiday prices doubling in some cases as the UK eases restrictions on travel in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. Holidaymakers have revealed the "nightmare" of seeing prices soar from the day Boris Johnson announced on February 23 of an easing on coronavirus restrictions in England with domestic overnight stays and self-contained accommodation allowed no earlier than April 12. Those who wanted to holiday abroad would have to wait until May 17. People booking holidays with the popular family holiday firms Haven and Hos...

HomeCo lifts guidance for Daily Needs REIT as foot traffic surges Save Share Fund manager Home Consortium upgraded full-year earnings guidance 9 per cent for its newly spun-out Daily Needs REIT as shoppers returned in droves to its hyper-convenience-style malls. The trust, which owns almost a $1 billion of mostly metro-based assets anchored by supermarkets, large-format retailers and healthcare services, floated in November after raising $300 million. Logging its maiden half-year results, the trust’s solid performance highlighted the strength and resilience of shopping malls with tenancy...

Sir Frank Lowy’s former retail empire Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has warned investors it will not pay a dividend until 2023 and will exit its US-based assets in the coming year as its works through the impact of the global pandemic.