ScotRail’s reduced train timetable has begun as the rail operator seeks to cope with Covid-related staff absences. Services on several routes will be less frequent between Tuesday and January 28, with the changes mainly affecting the central belt. ScotRail says the reduced timetable will provide customers with greater certainty. Passengers have been asked to check the status of their journey before they head to the station. Recommended Manufacturing growth remains robust as signs point to easing

And it has been a Chicago staple since. When most people in the U.S. think of softball, they envision a game that is played with gloves and a 12-inch ball.... “ And I’ll tell you, these guys are good.” It was not uncommon for the Windy City Softball League to draw several thousand fans during its existence from the early 1930s to about 1950.... Some of those games attracted more fans than “ the Cubs and( White) Sox did, ” Maag said....

Vaccines and a return to normal care levels helped push CVS Health past Wall Street’s second-quarter expectations, but the resurging COVID-19 pandemic is clouding the health care giant’s 2022 expectations. Chief Financial Officer Shawn Guertin told analysts on Wednesday that the company always aims for double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share.... But he wouldn’t repeat that goal for next year, given rising COVID-19 cases and falling vaccination rates. CVS Health shares fell deeper tha

TOKYO: Oil prices slumped to their lowest in two weeks after official figures showed a surprise jump in U.S. inventories of crude, and rising cases of COVID-19 in Europe, Russia, and some outbreaks of infections in China dented hopes for an economic recovery. Brent crude dropped 94 cents, or 1.1%, to$ 83.64 a barrel by 0655 GMT, having hit a two-week low of$ 82.32 earlier and fallen by 2.1% in the previous session.U.S. oil was down 89 cents, also a 1.1% drop, at$ 81.77 a barrel-a one-week low af

Oil prices slumped to their lowest in two weeks after official figures showed a surprise jump in U.S. inventories of crude, and rising cases of COVID-19 in Europe, Russia, and some outbreaks of infections in China dented hopes for an economic recovery. Brent crude dropped 94 cents, or 1.1%, to$ 83.64 a barrel by 0655 GMT, having hit a two-week low of$ 82.32 earlier and fallen by 2.1% in the previous session.U.S. oil was down 89 cents, also a 1.1% drop, at$ 81.77 a barrel-a one-week low after dro

The Lafayette, Louisiana, company has 964 locations in 37 states.It provides nurses and home health aides who care out doctor treatment plans and therapists who offer physical, occupational and speech therapy.... LHC also provides end-of-life hospice care through 170 locations. Health insurers and other payers have been emphasizing home-based care more in recent years, a trend fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.... Regulators and LHC Group shareholders still need to approve the acquisition. Share

SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended gains on Friday and headed for a second weekly gain, supported by geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East, concerns over tightening supply, and optimism about global fuel demand growth as economies improve. Brent crude climbed 40 cents, or 0.4%, to$ 91.05 a barrel by 0425 GMT.... U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at$ 86.82 a barrel, up 23 cents, or 0.3%. Both benchmarks settled at their highest since October on Thursday." Oil prices look set for f

The DOE has never before rejected a gas export application on climate grounds." It appears that individuals within the White House are trying to force policymaking through leaks to the media.... " The longer the Biden administration drags its feet on approving new paths for America to develop and supply its allies with clean natural gas, the more this White House empowers our enemies in China and Russia," Sen.... John Kennedy, R-La., told Fox News Digital....

A new housing model that landed in Los Angeles several years ago made home ownership more affordable in pricey neighborhoods, a welcome option in a housing-starved region.... It also had a major flaw, according to critics: Investors often displaced tenants in cheaper rentals to renovate their units and resell them. Now, an L.A. developer has a new approach to the so-called tenancy-in-common, or TIC, model, in which residents share ownership of the property.... Some real estate experts said the

SALT Bae is taking on waitresses for his London restaurant-but whoever gets the job will have to pack their own lunch. Nusret G？... e, who soared to fame after going viral online, is offering trained staff just ￡15 an hour to work at the pricey eatery in Knightsbridge.... Many are believed to be fake. Even Salt Bae's recent social media videos from the London eatery have sparked a divide. Under footage of the burger, one user wrote:" Who tf wants a burger like that?...