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One day in 1986, Caroline Lucas went looking for the Green party headquarters, finding them in a shoe box on Clapham High Street in south London, and immediately signed up as a member.Thirty-seven years later, Lucas has announced she will stand down at the next election as the party's only MP after decades as its highest-profile member.

Labour has promised to reverse changes to the student loan system being planned by the Conservative government in a way that could reduce monthly repayments for graduates.Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, said on Friday the tuition fees system was broken, but repeated the insistence by her party leader, Keir Starmer, that Labour would not be able to afford to scrap fees altogether.

There's been a lot less hoo-ha about Labour's retreat on abolishing tuition fees than some expected.Large numbers, even among students themselves, think paying for their own degrees is fair: YouGov yesterday found 50% of them pro-fees with only 30% wanting the public to pay through general taxation.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers have recently been trumpeting the great financial shape of Illinois.Balderdash.And they know it.There will almost certainly be state tax increases by 2025.As a longtime student of Illinois budgets, I'll explain why, what should be done and what likely will be done.

Ambassador Rahm Emanuel never was going to stay diplomatically quiet in Japan for long.The former Chicago mayor has reemerged in recent weeks, taping an encouraging video for Brandon Johnson (who may or may not have welcomed the gesture), rubbing elbows with "dear friend" Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the G7 summit in Hiroshima and celebrating the new 10-year, $100 million, quantum-centric supercomputing partnership between the University of Chicago, the University of Tokyo and IBM.

The Chicago Plan Commission approved Thursday the framework for a plan to create hundreds of affordable homes in rapidly gentrifying Pilsen.Increasing rents and property values over the past two decades forced thousands of residents to leave the predominantly Mexican immigrant neighborhood, but the city purchased last year for $12 million roughly 6 acres at West 18th and South Peoria streets, and envisions hundreds of mid-rise and high-rise units, many affordable, as well as for-sale homes, rising on the now-vacant land.

THE HAGUE United Nations judges have declared a defendant in the Rwandan genocide unfit to continue standing trial because he has dementia but said that they would establish a procedure to hear evidence without the possibility of convicting him.The majority decision published on Wednesday by judges at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals means no guilty verdict can be reached in the trial of the defendant, Felicien Kabuga, one of the last fugitives charged in connection with the 1994 genocide.

For decades, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has been a champion of free-market economic doctrine.As finance minister 20 years ago, Mr. Netanyahu was praised by Milton Friedman, the godfather of neoliberal economics, as he cut welfare payments, curbed government spending, sped up privatization and promoted the country's feted tech industry.

M anchester City are two-thirds of the way to achieving only the second Treble in English football history, after defeating rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley.They could not have wished for a better start than when Ilkay Gundogan fired home the opener after just 13 seconds with a bullet volley for the fastest-ever FA Cup final goal.

In August of last year, we were somewhat shocked when Audi confirmed that it would enter Formula 1 in 2026.Rumors had swirled for many years that Volkswagen Group was considering entering the sport with one or more of its brands, even as Audi and then Porsche racked up win after win in other categories.

"The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse."Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) and Sen. Jeff Merkley leave after a news conference on debt limit at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong / Getty Images Five members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted against the debt ceiling package negotiated between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and the White House on Thursday, condemning cruel provisions in the bill aimed at harming the nation's most economically vulnerable populations.

"The courts have been used as a vehicle to advance a dangerous agenda," the organization's president said.The United States Supreme Court Building in the evening, with lights on in the interior.Rudy Sulgan / Getty Images Reproductive rights organization Planned Parenthood has issued a press release calling for major reforms to the federal judiciary - including the U.S. Supreme Court - almost a year after the Court upended federal abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade.

CNN gifted Trump over an hour to tell lies to the American public on Wednesday night.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R) speaks to members of the press during a break of a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 8, 2023 in Washington, D.C.Alex Wong / Getty Images Following a CNN town hall with Donald Trump on Wednesday night during which the former president peddled dangerous lies on nationally-broadcasted TV for over an hour, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) condemned the network for giving a platform to Trump at all, calling the debacle a "profoundly irresponsible" move from one of the largest news networks in the U.S.
Ocasio-Cortez denounced CNN and Trump in an appearance on MSNBC after the town hall ended, emphasizing the danger that the network's decision poses to victims of sexual abuse like E. Jean Carroll and to the country itself.

The senator will soon introduce legislation to set the minimum annual salary for U.S. public school teachers at $60,000.Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Alex Wong / Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders announced this week that he will soon introduce legislation to set the minimum annual salary for U.S. public school teachers at $60,000, a change the senator said could be fully financed with progressive changes to the estate tax.

Chalkbeat Chicago reports that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2024 budget, just approved in Springfield, adds another $570 million in education funding, a 6.2% increase that brings annual K-12 funding to $10.3 billion.And yet the legislature could not muster the courage to extend the modest Illinois Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program.

"I think we should find out where members stand on this indicted member of Congress," said Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), among those pushing the caucus to pursue a full House vote to expel Santos."I think we need to definitely make sure that our concerns are registered through a vote."

Here's today's AdExchanger.comnews round-up... Want it by email?Sign up Network To Get Work here.Being called an "ad network" is a major slur for ad tech companies.It implies arbitrage and obfuscation.The Trade Desk and Google butted heads in 2019 over the designation of Google's exchange bidding (now called Open Bidding) as a network intermediary (which it is, to be fair) when Google sold those impressions through direct publisher integrations.

The South American Under-20 Championship in Colombia is almost over, with the final group-stage games finishing on Feb. 12 as the top two teams Brazil and Uruguay face off to be crowned winners.But with plenty of young stars in action, scouts have been busy keeping tabs on the next big talent to emerge from the continent.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A 19-month-old girl has become the first child in the UK to receive a revolutionary gene therapy for a fatal disorder.Teddi Shaw suffers from deadly metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) but has been given the chance of a normal life, thanks to one of the world's most expensive drugs.

1. Mild to moderate depression can often be managed through lifestyle changes and therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
2. Severe depression may require more intensive medical intervention, such as antidepressant medications or hospitalization.
3. People with depression should seek professional help if they are experiencing

Austin-based rent reporting fintech Boom announced on Wednesday that it has raised $4.5 million in a seed round to improve user experience, expand its product offerings and market its app to customers.The seed round was led by Chicago-based venture capital fund Starting Line, followed by Clocktower Technology Ventures, Company Ventures, Gilgamesh Ventures, and Plaid co-founders William Hockey and Zachary Perret.

Here are five takeaways from Wednesday's hearing:
Starbucks isn't budging
Schultz may no longer be holding the reins, but he made clear he does not believe the company has done anything illegal in its effort to quell a unionization drive that gained steam in 2021 and rippled across hundreds of Starbucks stores in 2022.

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Explore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission




Explore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Amitoj Singh is CoinDesk's regulatory reporter covering India.

Rachel Reeves claimed that Jeremy Hunt's budget was unravelling before our eyes as Labour criticised the chancellor for handing a tax cut to the wealthiest with his pension changes.In a 20-minute speech in the Commons, the shadow chancellor accused Hunt of offering a huge handout to the richest 1% of pensions savers while doing little to alleviate what is forecast to be the biggest living standards crunch since records began.

After months of thefts that have led to at least eight deaths, car makers Hyundai and Kia are offering free software updates to roughly 8.3 million cars that can be stolen with the aid of a USB-A cable.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that the manufacturers' updates make it so affected cars require a key to be in the ignition switch to start.

Real Estate News The tally for Massachusetts alone is roughly $4.6 billion.Future flood risk isn't fully baked into US real estate values, and that means American homes in flood zones are collectively overvalued by as much as $237 billion, according to a new report.That poses pricey ramifications for New England communities.

SHIHA is an Egyptian based DJ/Producer with many years in the game.With a recent release "Into The Future" out now on his Clubbing Purposes label, we caught up with him to find out how the release came to be, and what else he has planned for 2023...
Hey SHIHA, introduce yourself for those who might not know.I am a music producer, DJ, visual artist from Cairo, Egypt.

Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday that White House negotiators and Democratic leaders should be concerned about progressive support for the tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years Yes, they have to worry, Jayapal told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union, referring to some of the concessions made by the White House to reach the agreement with Republicans.

The political party of Myanmar's imprisoned opposition leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been officially dissolved, in yet another blow to the Southeast Asian nation's democracy, two years after the military staged a coup.The party, the National League for Democracy, was disbanded by Myanmar's military-appointed election commission, state media said late Tuesday night.

Jeremy Corbyn has said Sir Keir Starmer has denigrated the democratic foundations of Labour by taking forward plans to block the former leader from standing for the party at the next general election.Sir Keir will on Tuesday propose a motion at a meeting of Labour's ruling body that will make clear that the National Executive Committee (NEC) will not endorse Mr Corbyn at the next election, expected in around 18 months' time.

Representative Ro Khanna of California said on Sunday that he would not run in an already crowded Democratic field seeking to succeed his state's senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, who is retiring at the end of her term.In deep-blue California, the winner of the Democratic primary is likely to join Alex Padilla in representing the state in the Senate.

James Bond film series star Colin Salmon said he took on a role in EastEnders as he can't be far from home because his wife is not well.The British actor best known for his role as MI6 deputy chief of staff Charles Robinson in three Bond films will part of a new family arriving in Albert Square next month as father-of-two George Knight alongside Strictly Come Dancing finalist Molly Rainford.

The youngest ever elected political representative in Northern Ireland has told how his success came while studying for his politics A-Level.Lewis Boyle, from Randalstown, was elected for the Alliance Party to Antrim and Newtownabbey Council at the age of 18.He told the PA news agency that his exams begin next week.

Left-wing activists are jealous of the Holocaust and want to replace it with slavery, a leading historian has said.In a speech to the National Conservatism conference in London, David Starkey claimed that groups such as Black Lives Matter were attempting to destroy white culture and do exactly what was done to German culture because of Nazism and the Holocaust.

Scotland's outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Humza Yousaf will be an outstanding successor as she congratulated him on his appointment as SNP leader.Mr Yousaf defeated the current Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and former community safety minister Ash Regan in what was the SNP's first leadership contest for almost 20 years.

Students of the New College in Sarasota protested Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 's (R) Monday signing ceremony of S.B. 266, a law that forbids colleges and universities from spending state or federal funding on programs that promote political or social activism or "diversity, equity, and inclusivity" (DEI).

House Republicans passed a bill on Friday that would open schools up a wave of far right book bans.From left, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Julia Letlow conduct a discussion with parents and children on the Parents Bill of Rights Act, in the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2023.

It's always fun to beat Inter Milan.It's even better to beat Inter at the San Siro.It's the best when Juventus beat Inter at the San Siro and we get to bask in it for the next couple of weeks because there is an international break upon us for the first time in 2023.That is indeed the case as Juve followed up their advancement to the Europa League quarterfinals with one of their biggest wins of the season - both because of the opponent, the location as well as the fact that they moved even close to the top six in Serie A.
It was one heck of a way to finish up the March portion of the schedule as we now wait for Juventus' contingent of internationals to come back from their national team duty without any kind of injury or anything close to it.

East Bay artist conjures charm
Ominously distorted minimal synth chords bang underneath a whooshing chant cranked on my best speakers while I think about how best to describe this music.The artist's name is Spellling because that is what she does, cast spells."I would say it's progressive, pop," said Chrystia Cabral, known to the music world as Spellling, with an extra L. "I listen to a lot of pop music.

(John Locher / Associated Press)

She was on her feet and walking 10 minutes after giving birth to her second child.So, Dearica Hamby has no problem moving on quickly after this latest hurdle in life.The WNBA suspended Aces coach Becky Hammon on Tuesday for two games without pay for comments she allegedly made to Hamby about her pregnancy that violated league and team respect in the workplace policies.

When Ethan Hayes, a senior at Howard University, talks to his mother about politics, they don't always see eye to eye.During the 2020 presidential campaign, Mr. Hayes was skeptical of Joseph R. Biden Jr. because of his record on criminal justice.His mother, Lindi Hayes, who said she grew up in a fairly conservative Christian household, felt differently.

A dozen states besides California have passed laws banning below-minimum-wage programs.Also a federal rule in effect this year requires disability services to be more integrated with the community.These kinds of jobs have already declined in California.In 2009, as many as 16,000 people with disabilities worked in the workshops or the small groups that split a minimum wage.

Were I to write a Mari Sandoz biopic, I'd start with a shadow racing across her desk.I'd start at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1935.I'd start with a 39-year-old hayseed thin as a fence post and prickly as barbed wire assaulting her typewriter on the ninth floor of the Nebraska State Capitol as a local bank teller plunges 135 feet to his death on the stone transept below.

Frankenstein's monster (Image: Pixabay) Despite being published 205 years ago, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is still incredibly relevant.Tackling timeless themes of abandonment, family, desire, revenge, wanting to play God, isolation, Mary Shelley creates a hauntingly beautiful narrative.Frankenstein is a cautionary tale about the dangers of experimental science and wanting to play God.

The MTA is set to increase service frequency on 12 subway lines starting this summer, after being allotted $35 million to expand service in the recently-enacted $229 billion state budget.The transit agency will begin rolling out the additional service in July, boosting the frequency of weekend service on the G, J, and M lines.

People working in the built environment should prioritise the reuse of existing buildings and aim to increase the sustainability of concrete, said American architect Jeanne Gang.Speaking on the occasion of the opening of the Gilder Center in New York, the founder of Chicago-based Studio Gang told Dezeen that reusing buildings is important if our built environment is to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Accords.

After Silicon Valley Bank collapsed late last week following a run on the bank, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont argued that the culprit was clear: an absurd 2018 law, signed by then-President Donald Trump, that rolled back regulations on banks of SVB's size.President Joe Biden wasn't as direct as Sanders in blaming the 2018 rollback for SVB's implosion, but he, too, criticized the Trump law in his Monday comments on the banking system.

After Silicon Valley Bank collapsed late last week following a run on the bank, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont argued that the culprit was clear: an absurd 2018 law, signed by then-President Donald Trump, that rolled back regulations on banks of SVB's size.President Joe Biden wasn't as direct as Sanders in blaming the 2018 rollback for SVB's implosion, but he, too, criticized the Trump law in his Monday comments on the banking system.

Islington North MP and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is sitting as an independent (Image: PA Media) Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn is expected to be officially blocked from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election tomorrow (March 28).Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will propose a motion at a meeting of the party's ruling body, The National Executive Committee (NEC), that states it will not endorse Mr Corbyn as a candidate at the election.

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Having played his part in Women's Football Weekend in seeing his Manchester United team return to the top of the WSL, Marc Skinner will not be watching as Chelsea attempt to overtake his side again."I'm not nervous," he said, regarding Chelsea travelling to take on fellow WSL title challengers Manchester City tomorrow.

(Jeff Bercovici / Los Angeles Times)

Dominique Bernardo first noticed chewed up bread."I think rats chewed on this," she recalls telling her manager in early 2021 at a Trader Joe's store in Oakland.Weeks passed, and Bernardo said she would spend the first 30 to 40 minutes of her shift cleaning rat feces at the College Avenue store.

* By Julian Cannon



Google Pixel is highlighting the birth of hip-hop with a new, multi-touchpoint ad campaign.The 50th anniversary of the music genre is approaching - credited with beginning on August 11, 1973 - when it was created at a birthday party in Bronx, NY.In response, Google is highlighting the features of its Pixel device through social media and out-of-home ads.

All brands need relevance to succeed.If you're not relevant to the people you're trying to talk to, you're worthless.Brands that are just not able to connect lose the ability to relate to the world around them.Even the most well established or historically successful brands can lose relevance.It happens to the best of them.

On Monday morning, Starbucks announced that interim CEO Howard Schultz was being replaced by Laxman Narasimhan, a move that had been in the works for months but came sooner than outside observers expected, and less than two weeks before Schultz's appearance at a high-profile Senate committee hearing, where he's expected to be grilled about the company's anti-union practices.

If your logo is going to be seen by millions during the 2023 AFL season, you probably want to run it past a few sets of eyes first.But fans are speculating that the Toyota AFL design - currently sitting squarely in the centre of every pitch - perhaps wasn't checked over by any women.The logo appears to depict a trophy being lifted into the air by a pair of symmetrical arms and heads.

The Tickets are currently on sale for DC Environmental Film Festival is screening documentaries about the planet and ecological issues until March 26.in-person and free virtual showings of 131 films.Some screenings are already sold out, such as documentaries about Ivy City and trash pollution in Ward 8, but you can still learn about the films online.

Hamilton Centre residents are casting ballots today in a byelection to select a new member of provincial parliament (MPP).The byelection, called a month ago, is being held to replace former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who stepped down as MPP in the summer to run for mayor and was elected in October.

After retiring from acting in March 2022 due to a speaking disorder called aphasia, Bruce Willis, 67, has since been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family announced Thursday.Since we announced Bruce's diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce's condition has progressed, the Willis family noted in a statement.

In the Northwest Side 1st Ward, progressive first-term incumbent Ald.Daniel La Spata took off with a wide lead against his opponents - but as of Tuesday night appeared to have just missed an outright win that would require picking up more than half the vote.La Spata faced a stiff challenge from a slate of well-financed and well-known rivals, including attorney Sam Royko, the son of the late Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko, who was pulling second and now could face La Spata in an April 4 runoff.