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Man on the run after stabbing woman outside Sydney gym in alleged domestic violence attack
Wed, 08 May 2024 08:57:35 GMT
The 39-year-old woman suffered multiple stab wounds outside Crunch Fitness in Alexandria and was taken to hospital in a stable condition
A woman has been stabbed in the neck, head and back by a man police believe was a former partner who lay in wait outside a Sydney gym.
Emergency services were called to Crunch Fitness in Alexandria about 12.30pm on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Running had been my identity, my career, my life. One beautiful spring day, I realised it wasnât enough
I have Jane Fonda to thank for my fitness âdiscoveryâ in the late 1980s. Still in my teens, I wore through the carpet doing her workout videos in front of the TV. I also spent hours ploughing up and down the pool at the local leisure centre and honing my muscles at the gym.
I always regarded fitness as my superpower. Something that I worked hard at, for sure, but something that gave me kudos. Keeping fit â I mean, really fit â seemed to me an admirable and noble pursuit. I could fit into nice clothes easily. I could push my body and trust it not to fail. Whatever other qualities I didnât possess, whatever I wasnât good enough at, I could walk into a gym or toe a start line for a race and pass muster.
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The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban.
The post In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests appeared first on The Intercept.
Georgiaâs state court of appeals grants Trumpâs request to consider disqualifying district attorney from election interference case
Here is the full text from the notice by the Georgia court of appeals on considering Donald Trumpâs disqualification request of Fani Willis:
Upon consideration of the application for interlocutory appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby granted. The appellant may file a notice of appeal within 10 days of the date by this order. The clerk of superior court is directed to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the court of appeals.
Continue reading...The pro-Israel group is funneling money through a âpro-scienceâ PAC, according to two members of Congress.
The post AIPAC Is Secretly Intervening in Portlandâs Congressional Race to Take Down Susheela Jayapal, Sources Say appeared first on The Intercept.
The Israel lobby is expected to start a $20 million ad blitz backing its handpicked candidate against the incumbent Squad member.
The post AIPACâs Next Top Target? Rep. Jamaal Bowman appeared first on The Intercept.
Find out whoâs up and whoâs down in the latest polls â and how many seats each party is likely to win in the next general election
The next UK general election is looming, with most analysts expecting it to be called late this year.
After 13 years of Conservative rule, Keir Starmerâs Labour has been consistently ahead in the polls since the start of 2022.
Continue reading...The last big protests cost $150 million in NYPD overtime â with tens of millions more in lawsuit settlements.
The post How Much Money Did the NYPD Waste Quashing Student Protests? We Tallied It Up. appeared first on The Intercept.
Natalie Elphicke said she was defecting to Labour due to âbroken promises of Rishi Sunakâs tired and chaotic governmentâ
PMQs starts in just over 20 minutes, and today there will be particular interest in the mood on the Conservative benches. Rishi Sunak has actively embraced the theory that the local election results show Labour is not on course to win an overall majority, but this is based on a projection that has been widely dismissed as unrealistic.
Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.
Itâs an issue of humanity and I think youâve got to show equivalence. I condemn unequivocally the actions of Hamas on Oct 7; those 134 hostages must be released. At the same time I condemn unequivocally the actions of the IDF and Netanyahu; 34,000 people have perished including 14,000 children.
Itâs utterly wrong and an insult to those victims to equate the brutality of Hamas to the legitimate military measures that Israel is taking in defence of its people and nation.
Continue reading...Boundary changes mean the 2024 British general election will be fought in altered seats. Enter your postcode to see a map of your constituency and how these seats would have voted in 2019
The next general election in the UK will be fought across 650 new constituencies after boundary changes were approved by parliament.
While no election has taken place along these boundaries yet, research by psephologists Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, academics at the University of Plymouth, has estimated how, based on 2019 results, these new seats would have notionally voted in that election.
Continue reading...Doorbell video of woman campaigning for Labour in West Midlands shared by independent candidate
A teacher was subject to a viral hate campaign after a manipulated video of her campaigning for Labour falsely implied she had used racist language.
The video, taken on a Ring doorbell in Dudley, used subtitles to suggest the woman had used a slur against Pakistani people. It went viral on social media and was promoted by Akhmed Yakoob, the independent candidate who came third in the West Midlands mayoral elections.
Continue reading...It was the moment Donald Trump was dreading. The former president could only sit and watch as the adult film actor Stormy Daniels told her version of events from an alleged sexual encounter they had in 2006. Prosecutors say that Trumpâs former lawyer Michael Cohen shuttled a $130,000 hush-money payment to Daniels less than two weeks before the 2016 presidential election, to keep her from talking to anyone about her alleged encounter with Trump.
So how bad was Danielsâ testimony for the presumptive GOP candidate? Jonathan Freedland and the political commentator Molly Jong-Fast discuss an extraordinary day in a Manhattan courtroom
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Continue reading...Activists doubt Labourâs cautious strategy, but many voters are looking for a âWeetabix candidateâ â reassuring and uncontroversial
Amid the cacophony of post-election analysis over the weekend, one item struck me as especially bleak for Rishi Sunak. It wasnât the byelection defeat or the seismic swing away from the Tories. It wasnât even in a news programme. It was an advert.
âBritain hasnât been so great of late,â says a pastiche scientist. âEconomical, societal and sporting performance has dropped.â The reason: not enough Weetabix.
Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist
Continue reading...MPs and election candidates to be given guide about conspiracy theories covering topics such as 5G and the climate crisis
MPs and election candidates are being provided with a guide on recognising conspiracy theories â ranging from false claims about 5G technology to others about vaccines and global organisations such as the International Monetary Fund.
The guide was commissioned by Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the House of Commons, who launched it on Tuesday with the shadow leader, Lucy Powell, amid concern about the impact of conspiracies theories, in many cases with antisemitic overtones.
Continue reading...Multi-millionaire Bassim Haidar says ending the non-dom tax status is a mistake. He plans to leave the UK and says other non-doms will do the same. Should the government change their mind?
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced in his spring budget that the government was going to scrap the ânon-domicileâ regime, which has allowed the multi-millionaire Bassim Haidar and 68,800 other non-doms to avoid paying UK tax on their overseas income for the past 225 years. It will raise ÂŁ2.7bn a year.
The Guardianâs wealth correspondent, Rupert Neate tells Hannah Moore about interviewing Haidar over his decision to leave the UK because of the end of the non-dom regime. From next year, people can avoid taxes only in the first four years of residency in the UK, compared with the previous 15-year threshold.
Continue reading...University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
The post From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack appeared first on The Intercept.
Commitment of Ursula von der Leyenâs party to fighting destructive forces is in question, say signatories
A row has broken out among political parties in Europe after the centre right group to which Ursula von der Leyen belongs refused to sign a letter condemning the far right and a spate of attacks on politicians in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Ireland.
The open letter calls on von der Leyen to âreject any normalisation, cooperation or alliance with the far right and radical partiesâ and denounces a physical assault on the German centre-left politician Matthias Ecke. Ecke was âseriously injuredâ after allegedly being attacked by four young men while putting up campaign posters.
Continue reading...Vaughan Gething expresses regret over donations scandal amid anger over separate allegations about deleted messages
The Welsh first minister, Vaughan Gething, has expressed regret over the donations scandal that has beset his first weeks in office but rejected a fresh allegation that he may have committed perjury in statements made to the UK Covid inquiry concerning deleted messages.
In an interview with the Guardian, Gething said it was important not to âget lostâ in controversy that drew attention away from the business of running Wales and winning the general election. He vowed to show âresilienceâ in the face of attacks on him.
Continue reading...With national leaders facing war, political division and economic crisis, backing the EU chief for a second term is their best hope of unity
As 400 million EU citizens prepare to cast their votes in Juneâs European elections, a new poll shows that it is Ursula von der Leyen who has caught votersâ attention like no EU chief before her.
Our survey suggests that a large majority of Europeans today are aware that she is the European Commission president, considered to be the most powerful political office in the EU. Previous EU chief executives have been largely unknown to the public. But almost 75% are able to correctly identify von der Leyenâs name and recognise her face. Five years ago, her predecessor, Jean-Claude Juncker, scored only 40% recognition.
Catherine De Vries is Generali chair in European policies and professor at Bocconi University in Milan
Isabell Hoffmann is senior expert on Europe at the Bertelsmann Stiftung
Continue reading...Cathy Nori is one of just three women elected to Solomon Islandsâ 50-seat parliament in last monthâs election
In the final days of her election campaign, Cathy Nori considered giving up. The 57-year-old had been trekking up a mountain, near her home in Isabel province, Solomon Islands, when she was overcome with exhaustion.
âI couldnât help but question my purpose, silently asking ⌠why I was enduring such hardship,â Nori says in an interview with the Guardian.
Continue reading...Nick Moss says the former home secretary would have known that the resources to support those on IPP sentences didnât exist. Plus a letter from Gillian Kelly
Simon Hattenstone writes about David Blunkettâs latest mea culpa regarding imprisonment for public protection sentences (Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it?, 1 May). Blunkettâs statements of regret should not be allowed to pass. He admits that the resources were not in place to provide âoffending behaviourâ courses for those on indeterminate sentences. But as home secretary, he would have known this full well in 2003.
IPP sentences were just one aspect of an enthusiastic authoritarianism practised by Blair and co. Between 1995 and 2009, the prison population rose by 66%. In its 2001 general election manifesto, Labour stated: âWe plan the most comprehensive reform of the criminal justice system since the war â to catch, convict, punish and rehabilitate more of the 100,000 persistent offenders.â
Continue reading...Damning report finds agency âis taking longer to sanction fewerâ migration agents and rarely uses its full powers to investigate them
Dodgy migration agents subject to numerous complaints were allowed to continue operating for years without sanctions due to a failure in federal government oversight, a damning audit report has found.
An office within the Department of Home Affairs responsible for ensuring migration agents follow the law and donât defraud those coming to Australia on visas was found to have scored poorly in its job.
Continue reading...Last nightâs membership vote is a step in the right direction, but this remains a closed, elite institution
Britainâs âold boysâ clubâ suffered a blow last night. The Garrick Club â an exclusive gentlemenâs club in central London and relic of some 19th-century fantasy of male dominance â voted to allow women to become members for the first time in almost 200 years. About 60% of the votes were in favour.
In the 21st century, there is simply no legitimate justification for the exclusion of women. There actually never was. That the Garrick Clubâs exclusionary policy has been so robustly defended in recent weeks speaks to a profound misogyny alive and well in Britain. What would including women do to the refined, rarefied air of the club? Contaminate it with our chit-chat? Our nagging? Would our feminine charms prove too much of a distraction?
The refrain of ânothing to see hereâ is all too familiar to so many women. Itâs not a work meeting, itâs just a couple of holes at the golf course. Itâs just blowing off steam. Itâs just a couple of drinks with the guys. We didnât think you would want to come. But itâs not plausible to say that work doesnât happen in spaces like the Garrick, and that these arenât places where, even loosely, critical decisions are made. Clubs like the Garrick are built for soft networking, the sidebar conversations where real power coalesces, uninterrupted by pesky women. A sense that you belong among its exclusive cohort is in and of itself a means of sustaining male power.
The proof is in the revelation of the names of about 60 of the Garrickâs most influential members. Senior civil servants, politicians, the head of MI6 (who subsequently resigned from the club), even King Charles. These men quite literally reign over the most powerful institutions of our country, places where women are consistently underrepresented and underserved. Rhetorically, they are committed to driving equality. Some of them tweet on International Womenâs Day. But these commitments ring very hollow when you realise that men in power choose to spend their spare time in a club that was founded in 1831, and has scarcely changed since.
We also have to consider what we lose when we keep women at the door. Do the 40% of Garrick members who voted against allowing women in believe that only men make worthy contributions to arts, politics, culture? These men would do well to consider what we miss out on when we fail to recognise women as equal contributors and thinkers, with the right and ability to converse, share ideas and shape culture. What might the world look like if women were treated as true equals in these conversations?
The question will be asked about women-only spaces. If men-only clubs must permit women, what of womenâs clubs? But there is a key difference. Men gathering in influential places to the exclusion of women is profoundly status quo. Theyâve been doing it for hundreds of years. When senior politicians and policymakers take lunch together at the Garrick, they are reinforcing power structures that have existed for centuries. There are plenty of women-only spaces that will continue to exclude men, but they do so to resist power, not to hoard it. (For the record, the Fawcett Society welcomes and encourages our male allies to join us).
Last nightâs vote may be a step in the right direction, but of course there are still plenty of reasons for discomfort. The Garrick remains an elite club where only a chosen few are invited, and even fewer can afford membership. Thatâs a conversation that we must have. But itâs important that a majority of members have accepted that to continue to exclude women is harmful and self-defeating. Now the real work begins of actively including a diversity of women. And Garrick members, new and old, need to ask themselves what they are doing to share and distribute power fairly â not guard it among their own.
Jemima Olchawski is the chief executive of the Fawcett Society
Continue reading...We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.
This week, from 2019: In an era of bewildering upheaval, how will the past decade be remembered? By Andy Beckett
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Itâs a moment of truth for Bidenâs policy on Israel and the Palestinians â and at the least will make continued prevarication harder to disguise
When Israeli troops paraded through the Rafah crossing with an oversized star of David on Tuesday morning, they were making a point to Hamas â and at the same time driving up to the very edge of Joe Bidenâs âred lineâ.
The Biden administration avoids that phrase at all costs. Its top officials also served Barack Obama, who drew a red line he did not enforce over Syriaâs chemical weapons. But there is no hiding from the fact that they have clearly and repeatedly stated US opposition to a Rafah offensive, absent proper humanitarian provision for the more than 1 million people sheltering there.
Continue reading...The famed scholar on why reducing Hamas to a terrorist label sanctions Israelâs war on Palestinians.
The post Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign Israelâs Alibi for Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.
Ahead of the byelection in Blackpool South, the Guardian takes the temperature in the once prosperous northern coastal town, with many voters expressing complete apathy and disdain for the state of politics.
The area is going to the polls because the former Tory MP Scott Benton resigned after being found guilty of breaching standards rules in a lobbying scandal. Labour is hopeful of taking back the seat, which Benton won with a majority of 3,690 in 2019
Polls open in Englandâs local elections with Tories braced for heavy losse
Analysis: Will Tories dump Rishi Sunak if election results worse than expected?
Congress partyâs Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit Shah
Indian police have said they have arrested the social media chief of the countryâs main opposition party over a doctored video widely shared during the ongoing national election.
Arun Reddy of the Congress party was detained late on Friday in connection with the edited footage, which falsely shows Indiaâs powerful interior minister, Amit Shah, vowing in a campaign speech to end affirmative action policies for millions of poor and low-caste Indians.
Continue reading...A tale of two Americas.
The post Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds appeared first on The Intercept.
Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.
The post NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an âOutside Agitatorâ to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia appeared first on The Intercept.
âSticking togetherâ is vital as world becomes more dangerous, says Adm Sir Tony Radakin on Washington visit
Britainâs most senior military commander has called on the US to âstay strong, stick together, and see throughâ conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East as he appealed against future American isolationism on a trip to Washington DC.
Adm Sir Tony Radakin said at a conference he believed âthe world is undeniably becoming more dangerousâ and invoked memories of D-day to justify potential future US engagement in struggles against authoritarian regimes.
Continue reading...Exclusive: MP apologised for saying Gaza should be remembered as a genocide on eve of Holocaust Memorial Day
Kate Osamor has had the Labour whip restored after an internal investigation was conducted into her comments on Holocaust Memorial Day.
The MP for Edmonton apologised for sending her local party members a message saying Gaza should be remembered as a genocide on the eve of the memorial day.
Continue reading...Home secretary announces closure of several Russian diplomatic premises after pattern of âmalign activityâ in Britain and Europe
Russiaâs defence attache is an âundeclared military intelligence officerâ who will be expelled from the UK amid an escalation of sanctions, the home secretary said on Wednesday.
James Cleverly announced the closure of several Russian diplomatic premises in the Commons and told MPs the moves followed a pattern of âmalign activityâ across Britain and Europe.
Continue reading...The former England cricketer Monty Panesar has pulled out of standing for George Gallowayâs Workers party of Great Britain after only one week, after admitting he needs more time to âmature and find my political feet â.
Panesar had been selected to contest the Ealing Southall seat, currently held by Labour with a majority of 16,084, last Tuesday. But after a series of interviews where he displayed a sketchy understanding of the partyâs policies he announced that he would no longer stand.
Continue reading...The movement to divest from Israel and the defense industry is gaining momentum on college campuses.
The post âA New Sense of World-Buildingâ: Inside the Student Movement for Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
What do the careers of Diane Abbott, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell tell us about political success?
âPersistence,â writes Andy Beckett, âis one of the leftâs qualities that its enemies like least.â These hair-shirted zealots spend countless hours meeting, rallying, consciousness-raising, drumming up meagre support for seemingly lost causes. While he was the Greater London Council leader, Ken Livingstone lived alone in a student bedsit, the centrepiece of his room a quarter-sized snooker table on which he would practise shots after a 14-hour working day. Such obsessiveness seems baffling to the unbeliever. Why, they wonder, doesnât the left just give up?
This book offers an answer. âLeftwing politics,â Beckett claims, âis rarely the dead end its enemies would love it to be.â He begins in 1968, with Tony Bennâs conversion from an on-message cabinet minister into a standard-bearer for radicalism. Bennâs reawakening coincided roughly with the coming to political age of four much younger figures â Livingstone, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott â who went on to forge a new left with him. Beckett has talked to all five, and is broadly a sympathiser, but his account of their project, while vividly detailed and often gripping, is as likely to reveal the leftâs vanities and shortcomings.
Continue reading...Recommendation comes after two days of hearings and nearly 300 submissions from health, education, pharmaceutical and other sectors
A bill to ban the manufacture, sale and advertising of vapes in Australia should be passed, a Senate committee has recommended, after evidence from public hearings and almost 300 submissions.
If passed by the Senate, the legislation will mean the only way vapes can legally be obtained is through a prescription from a GP or nurse practitioner. A vote is expected in June.
Continue reading...Tax breaks arenât the reason I live here. Many wealthy people like me want to pay our fair share, and contribute to investment in the UK
The recent decision to abolish the non-dom status, which allows a small group of very rich UK residents to earn money abroad without paying tax on it in Britain, has sparked numerous conversations about whether this will force people to leave the country. As a millionaire living in the UK who has benefited from the non-dom status, I feel differently. Having a tax break is not the reason I live here, and having to pay my share in taxes does not make me want to leave. On the contrary, it represents a promise of more investment, and a better country. Iâd like to think there are plenty of non-doms in the UK who will happily pay the tax that is expected of them, and who wonât be going anywhere.
After all, living somewhere is about so much more than the taxes you pay. There are so many benefits from living in this country. Iâve built a strong foundation for my family, with my friends, and I feel welcomed everywhere I go. I enjoy a wonderful lifestyle, access to superb culture, and I get to meet incredible people from all over the world. I particularly appreciate having access to the most forward-thinking professionals in impact investing and strategic philanthropy. My family benefits from a full life, access to healthcare thatâs free at the point of use, great public transport (in London at least!) and so much more. Paying more in tax for all this is not something that concerns me â nor does it concern the wealthy people I know.
Gio Notarbartolo is an impact investor, entrepreneur and member of Patriotic Millionaires
Continue reading...Exclusive: 1,871 possible trafficking or modern slavery victims left open to exploitation after falling out of UK system, FoI data reveals
Hundreds of children identified as potential victims of trafficking are being abandoned by the Home Office and left vulnerable to exploitation, new data reveals.
Released following a freedom of information (FoI) request, figures show that in 2022, 1,871 children identified as possible victims of trafficking or modern slavery dropped off the UK government system conceived to support them once they turned 18.
Continue reading...In todayâs newsletter: As an assault on a key route for aid is underway, we look at how the humanitarian crisis will unfold and the prospects for a ceasefire
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Good morning. Israel has threatened to expand its military operation in Rafah after it seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing â which was the key remaining land route to get desperately needed aid into Gaza, where millions of people are suffering an escalating humanitarian crisis.
The Israeli military said it had taken âoperational controlâ of the border with Egypt in a âprecise and limited operationâ, but gave notice that it will soon be followed by an âextreme forceâ ground offensive that the UN warns could lead to the âslaughter of civiliansâ. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has begun dropping flyers on relief camps in Rafah, ordering Palestinians â many of whom have already fled the conflict, sometimes several times â to immediately evacuate.
Israel-Gaza war | Joe Bidenâs administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior administration official has said. Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Gazaâs southernmost city, seizing control of a key border crossing and cutting off most aid a day before indirect talks on a ceasefire deal are due to restart.
US | Donald Trumpâs criminal trial entered a new stage on Tuesday with testimony from Stormy Daniels, an adult film star at the center of his hush-money scandal. Daniels told jurors that she had a sexual liaison with Trump in 2006 that left her nervous and ashamed.
Scotland | The new Scottish National party leader John Swinney will become Scotlandâs seventh first minister after winning the backing of MSPs. Swinney won the vote eight days after Humza Yousaf announced his departure.
Health | The Cass review âabsolutelyâ did not set an unfairly high bar for evidence, its author has said, as she addressed âsignificant misinformationâ about her assessment of healthcare provision for gender-questioning young people in England and Wales.
Garrick Club | The men-only Garrick Club in London has finally voted to allow women to become members, 193 years after it first opened its doors. 562 members (59.98%) voted in favour and 375 (40.02%) against, in a private meeting where several hundred members spent two hours debating whether to permit women to join.
Continue reading...Rachel Reeves missed a chance to recast a policy that cuts government spending while shovelling state cash into private banks
The Labour party has in mind new institutions that will capitalise future-facing industries, create good jobs and see Britain catch up with its peers. That is one message from Rachel Reevesâs speech. Her Labour colleague John Eatwell suggests she is inspired by Alexander Gerschenkron, whose seminal work concludes that the way the state was organised influences its ability to adopt income-enhancing technologies. Many of Labourâs proposals, such as Great British Energy, are welcome. But this column has been sceptical about whether they would meet the scale of the challenges Britain faces without substantial funding or effective mechanisms for socially directing investment.
The Bank of Englandâs role remains particularly unsettling in shrinking the fiscal space available to ministers. Both the opposition and the government hide behind the Bankâs independence. However, MPs on the Treasury select committee raised concerns about whether it was playing a productive economic role this year. They warned that the rapid sale of bonds the Bank purchased through quantitative easing (QE) potentially had âworrying implications for public spendingâ.
Continue reading...Andrew Mitchell says military action on city will not eradicate Hamas and priority is to secure a permanent ceasefire
An Israeli military offensive on the city of Rafah would break international humanitarian law and not lead to the eradication of Hamas, Andrew Mitchell, the UKâs deputy foreign minister, said on Tuesday, but he held back from spelling out any planned British consequences if a full-scale invasion goes ahead.
The line, agreed with the US, is aimed at limiting the options of the Israeli government so that it will accept a version of the three-stage peace deal adopted by Hamas. The UK said its aim was to secure a permanent and sustained ceasefire, and the removal of Hamas from the future governance of Gaza.
Continue reading...Readers respond to the partyâs watered-down plan to appease businesses
It is disheartening to read that not only is Labour planning to further dilute its employee rights package but that it is doing so to appease businesses (Labourâs ânew deal for workersâ will not fully ban zero-hours contracts, 1 May). Your article appeared online on May Day. You donât have to wrap yourself in the red flag and sing The Internationale to recognise that having a motivated, educated and supported workforce is good for business, the economy and society.
Both the party and those in business lobbying for the changes are ignoring the lessons of recent history and are taking a depressingly narrow view of labour market flexibility and efficiency. The introduction of the minimum wage 25 years ago has been hailed as one of the great postwar economic policy successes. But at the time, business groups warned, wrongly, of mass job losses.
Continue reading...About 52,000 people are eligible under the scheme, but a government spokesperson said Kigali would accept âthousandsâ
Rwanda has admitted it cannot guarantee how many people it will take from the UK under Rishi Sunakâs deportation scheme.
The east African country did not give assurances that the estimated 52,000 asylum seekers in the UK who are eligible to be sent to Kigali would be accepted, instead saying it would be âthousandsâ.
Continue reading...The Israel lobby failed to take down Rep. Summer Lee. Theyâve now set their sights on Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush.
The post Letâs Check In on AIPACâs Assault on the Squad appeared first on The Intercept.
Mahamat Idriss DĂŠby Itno widely expected to win poll as observers voice doubts over electoral process
Chad goes to the polls on Monday in its first presidential election in three decades without Idriss DĂŠby, the former president, in contention.
Ten men will be on the ballot, but DĂŠbyâs son, Mahamat Idriss DĂŠby Itno, who seized power at the head of a junta on the day rebels shot and killed his father in April 2021, is widely expected to win.
Continue reading...The UN says two camps for displaced people were hit near the city of Goma where thousands are seeking refuge from fighting in surrounding areas
Bomb attacks on two camps for displaced people in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people, including children, according to the UN.
The bombs hit the camps in Lac Vert and Mugunga, near the city of Goma, the UN said in a statement, calling the attacks a âflagrant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law and may constitute a war crimeâ.
Continue reading...Glossy promotional leaflet handed out to asylum seekers detained under Rishi Sunakâs deportation policy
Asylum seekers who have been detained under Rishi Sunakâs deportation policy are being handed a colourful promotional document entitled: âIâm being relocated to Rwanda. What does it mean to me?â
The news came as the government faced a second legal challenge over the prime ministerâs ÂŁ500m policy and it emerged that dozens of asylum seekers were being forcibly taken to detention centres.
Continue reading...Hundreds of protesters prevented an attempt to collect asylum seekers from a south London hotel and transfer them to the Bibby Stockholm barge. The Guardian witnessed crowds blocking the bus and the road outside the Best Western hotel in Peckham before police were able to move in and break up the protest. The bus eventually left the area after seven hours, with no asylum seekers onboard
London protesters block transfer of asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm
Continue reading...Civil servant Josie Stewart spoke to media after government presented âdishonest accountâ, tribunal told
A Foreign Office civil servant felt âmorally compelledâ to speak to the media about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after the government presented a âdishonest accountâ of what happened, an employment tribunal has heard.
Josie Stewart was sacked by the Foreign Office (FCDO) after blowing the whistle on the failures of the withdrawal from Kabul and disclosing emails indicating Boris Johnsonâs involvement in an âoutrageousâ decision to prioritise the evacuation of staff from the animal charity Nowzad, despite his denials.
Continue reading...CEO confirms once company has sold off remaining assets it will have more than amount required
The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has said it will be able to repay creditors the full $11bn (ÂŁ8.8bn) it owes, as the boom-bust cycle repeats itself with a sharp increase in bitcoin prices.
John Ray III, who succeeded the disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried as the chief executive of FTX shortly after its collapse, said that once the exchange had sold off its remaining assets, it might have more than $16bn â well in excess of its debts.
Continue reading...Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Fadugba and Lars Sivertsen as Dortmund knock PSG out in the Champions League semi-final
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On the podcast today; despite a disappointing domestic season Dortmund keep showing up in the Champions League â they deserved their win over two legs against PSG. Can they go all the way and what does this mean for Kylian MbappĂŠâs legacy?
Continue reading...Watt to be replaced by COO James Arrow while assuming newly created title of âcaptain and co-founderâ
James Watt, the co-founder and chief executive of BrewDog, is to step down after 17 years at the helm of the Scottish brewer and chain of bars.
BrewDog, based in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, said Watt, who navigated the brewerâs meteoric rise from âpunkâ challenger to mainstream beer brand, informed the board last year of his plan to step back.
Continue reading...In 2019, ex-offender Marc Conway helped hold down a knifeman who killed two people in a terror attack. But by doing so he risked being recalled to prison. Simon Hattenstone reports
On 29 November 2019, Marc Conway was about to give a speech in Londonâs Fishmongerâs Hall. Conway, who works for the Prison Reform Trust, had been on a life-changing project while serving time in prison that brought together inmates and Cambridge students. Now it was its fifth anniversary and he had been asked to say some words at the celebration for it.
But when he stepped out for a cigarette break, another former offender from the course launched a terrorist attack, stabbing two Cambridge graduates dead. Conway was among those who gave chase to the attacker, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, and held him down.
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Faye and Suzy are joined by Anita Asante and Jenna Schillaci to round up a dramatic weekend in the WSL, check in on whatâs happening lower down the pyramid and preview the Womenâs FA Cup final
Chelsea lost, then Manchester City lost then Chelsea won â thatâs the week in a nutshell. After Emma Hayes waved the white flag on Wednesday, by Sunday she declared âitâs not over!â
The panel also preview Sundayâs FA Cup final between Manchester United and Tottenham.
Continue reading...Last week one was sentenced to 11 years, another had to flee the country, a third could be arrested at any moment. And what were Manahel, Maryam and Fawzia al-Otaibiâs âcrimesâ? A few social media posts that outraged Saudi Arabiaâs conservatives
In September 2022, Fawzia al-Otaibi was a week into a trip to her home country of Saudi Arabia, staying with a friend near the Bahrain border, when her phone rang. As soon as she heard the male voice on the other end of the line, she realised that returning had been a terrible mistake.
It was a police officer who, in 2019, had tracked her down and fined her for public indecency after she had posted a video on her Snapchat account, showing her dancing in jeans and a baseball cap at a concert in Riyadh. She and her two sisters, Maryam and Manahel, had become targets in a campaign of arrests, threats and intimidation by the Saudi authorities after they had used their popular social media channels to post about womenâs rights. For her, the dancing clip wasnât a political statement; it was just about sharing a happy moment with her followers.
Continue reading...A study has found that more than two dozen US coastal cities are sinking by more than 2mm a year. Itâs a similar picture across the world. Nearly half of Chinaâs major cities, as well as places such as Tehran and Jakarta, are facing similar problems. These issues are compounded by sea level rises caused by global heating. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Manoochehr Shirzaei of Virginia Tech University and Prof Robert Nicholls of the University of East Anglia to find out whatâs making our cities sink and whether anything can be done to rescue them from the sea
Clips: Global News, CNBC, WRDW
Continue reading...For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.
Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.
The post âLittle Home Marketâ: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree appeared first on The Intercept.
Exclusive: legislation would create a program to cancel all existing patient debt and block creditors from collecting past medical bills
Two prominent progressive lawmakers, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and California congressman Ro Khanna, will reveal on Wednesday a new bill aimed at eliminating medical debt, the Guardian has exclusively learned.
The bill would create a federal grant program to cancel all existing patient debt and amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to block creditors from collecting past medical bills. The legislation would also update billing requirements for medical providers and alter the Consumer Credit Reporting Act to prevent credit agencies from reporting information related to unpaid medical bills, alleviating the risk of such debt damaging patientsâ credit histories.
Continue reading...The far right are on the march in Germany and the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany has become the most popular party in several states. Immigration and a sense of being economically left behind have been driving factors in the rise in popularity but the Green party and the federal governmentâs climate policies have also borne the brunt of public anger. The Guardian travelled to GĂśrlitz, on the German border with Poland, to find out to what extent Germanyâs green policies are fuelling the far right
⢠How climate policies are becoming focus for far-right attacks in Germany
Continue reading...Nigeria has gotten billions in U.S. security assistance, even as its counterterrorism campaign has a massive civilian death toll.
The post Biden Says He Told Nigeria to Kill Fewer Civilians â but Nigeria Keeps Killing Lots of Civilians appeared first on The Intercept.
Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbers
India has held the second phase of the worldâs biggest election, with prime minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling accusations of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid flagging voter turnout.
Almost 1 billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general election that began on 19 April and concludes on 1 June, with votes set to be counted on 4 June.
Continue reading...A measure passed by the House seeks to block Americans from traveling to Iran on U.S. passports.
The post House Responds to Israeli-Iranian Missile Exchange by Taking Rights Away From Americans appeared first on The Intercept.
In the rapidly advancing landscape of AI technology and innovation, LimeWire emerges as a unique platform in the realm of generative AI tools. This platform not only stands out from the multitude of existing AI tools but also brings a fresh approach to content generation. LimeWire not only empowers users to create AI content but also provides creators with creative ways to share and monetize their creations.
As we explore LimeWire, our aim is to uncover its features, benefits for creators, and the exciting possibilities it offers for AI content generation. This platform presents an opportunity for users to harness the power of AI in image creation, all while enjoying the advantages of a free and accessible service.
Let's unravel the distinctive features that set LimeWire apart in the dynamic landscape of AI-powered tools, understanding how creators can leverage its capabilities to craft unique and engaging AI-generated images.
This revamped LimeWire invites users to register and unleash their creativity by crafting original AI content, which can then be shared and showcased on the LimeWire Studio. Notably, even acclaimed artists and musicians, such as Deadmau5, Soulja Boy, and Sean Kingston, have embraced this platform to publish their content in the form of NFT music, videos, and images.
Beyond providing a space for content creation and sharing, LimeWire introduces monetization models to empower users to earn revenue from their creations. This includes avenues such as earning ad revenue and participating in the burgeoning market of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). As we delve further, we'll explore these monetization strategies in more detail to provide a comprehensive understanding of LimeWire's innovative approach to content creation and distribution.
LimeWire Studio welcomes content creators into its fold, providing a space to craft personalized AI-focused content for sharing with fans and followers. Within this creative hub, every piece of content generated becomes not just a creation but a unique assetâownable and tradable. Fans have the opportunity to subscribe to creators' pages, immersing themselves in the creative journey and gaining ownership of digital collectibles that hold tradeable value within the LimeWire community. Notably, creators earn a 2.5% royalty each time their content is traded, adding a rewarding element to the creative process.
The platform's flexibility is evident in its content publication options. Creators can choose to share their work freely with the public or opt for a premium subscription model, granting exclusive access to specialized content for subscribers.
As of the present moment, LimeWire focuses on AI Image Generation, offering a spectrum of creative possibilities to its user base. The platform, however, has ambitious plans on the horizon, aiming to broaden its offerings by introducing AI music and video generation tools in the near future. This strategic expansion promises creators even more avenues for expression and engagement with their audience, positioning LimeWire Studio as a dynamic and evolving platform within the realm of AI-powered content creation.
The LimeWire AI image generation tool presents a versatile platform for both the creation and editing of images. Supporting advanced models such as Stable Diffusion 2.1, Stable Diffusion XL, and DALL-E 2, LimeWire offers a sophisticated toolkit for users to delve into the realm of generative AI art.
Much like other tools in the generative AI landscape, LimeWire provides a range of options catering to various levels of complexity in image creation. Users can initiate the creative process with prompts as simple as a few words or opt for more intricate instructions, tailoring the output to their artistic vision.
What sets LimeWire apart is its seamless integration of different AI models and design styles. Users have the flexibility to effortlessly switch between various AI models, exploring diverse design styles such as cinematic, digital art, pixel art, anime, analog film, and more. Each style imparts a distinctive visual identity to the generated AI art, enabling users to explore a broad spectrum of creative possibilities.
The platform also offers additional features, including samplers, allowing users to fine-tune the quality and detail levels of their creations. Customization options and prompt guidance further enhance the user experience, providing a user-friendly interface for both novice and experienced creators.
Excitingly, LimeWire is actively developing its proprietary AI model, signaling ongoing innovation and enhancements to its image generation capabilities. This upcoming addition holds the promise of further expanding the creative horizons for LimeWire users, making it an evolving and dynamic platform within the landscape of AI-driven art and image creation.
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Upon completing your creative endeavor on LimeWire, the platform allows you the option to publish your content. An intriguing feature follows this step: LimeWire automates the process of minting your creation as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), utilizing either the Polygon or Algorand blockchain. This transformative step imbues your artwork with a unique digital signature, securing its authenticity and ownership in the decentralized realm.
Creators on LimeWire hold the power to decide the accessibility of their NFT creations. By opting for a public release, the content becomes discoverable by anyone, fostering a space for engagement and interaction. Furthermore, this choice opens the avenue for enthusiasts to trade the NFTs, adding a layer of community involvement to the artistic journey.
Alternatively, LimeWire acknowledges the importance of exclusivity. Creators can choose to share their posts exclusively with their premium subscribers. In doing so, the content remains a special offering solely for dedicated fans, creating an intimate and personalized experience within the LimeWire community. This flexibility in sharing options emphasizes LimeWire's commitment to empowering creators with choices in how they connect with their audience and distribute their digital creations.
After creating your content, you can choose to publish the content. It will automatically mint your creation as an NFT on the Polygon or Algorand blockchain. You can also choose whether to make it public or subscriber-only.
If you make it public, anyone can discover your content and even trade the NFTs. If you choose to share the post only with your premium subscribers, it will be exclusive only to your fans.
Additionally, you can earn ad revenue from your content creations as well.
When you publish content on LimeWire, you will receive 70% of all ad revenue from other users who view your images, music, and videos on the platform.
This revenue model will be much more beneficial to designers. You can experiment with the AI image and content generation tools and share your creations while earning a small income on the side.
The revenue you earn from your creations will come in the form of LMWR tokens, LimeWireâs own cryptocurrency.
Your earnings will be paid every month in LMWR, which you can then trade on many popular crypto exchange platforms like Kraken, ByBit, and UniSwap.
You can also use your LMWR tokens to pay for prompts when using LimeWire generative AI tools.
You can sign up to LimeWire to use its AI tools for free. You will receive 10 credits to use and generate up to 20 AI images per day. You will also receive 50% of the ad revenue share. However, you will get more benefits with premium plans.
For $9.99 per month, you will get 1,000 credits per month, up to 2â,000 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 50% ad revenue share
For $29 per month, you will get 3750 credits per month, up to 7500 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 60% ad revenue share
For $49 per month, you will get 5,000 credits per month, up to 10,000 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 70% ad revenue share
For $99 per month, you will get 11,250 credits per month, up to 2â2,500 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 70% ad revenue share
With all premium plans, you will receive a Pro profile badge, full creation history, faster image generation, and no ads.
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In conclusion, LimeWire emerges as a democratizing force in the creative landscape, providing an inclusive platform where anyone can unleash their artistic potential and effortlessly share their work. With the integration of AI, LimeWire eliminates traditional barriers, empowering designers, musicians, and artists to publish their creations and earn revenue with just a few clicks.
The ongoing commitment of LimeWire to innovation is evident in its plans to enhance generative AI tools with new features and models. The upcoming expansion to include music and video generation tools holds the promise of unlocking even more possibilities for creators. It sparks anticipation about the diverse and innovative ways in which artists will leverage these tools to produce and publish their own unique creations.
For those eager to explore, LimeWire's AI tools are readily accessible for free, providing an opportunity to experiment and delve into the world of generative art. As LimeWire continues to evolve, creators are encouraged to stay tuned for the launch of its forthcoming AI music and video generation tools, promising a future brimming with creative potential and endless artistic exploration
Are you looking for a new graphic design tool? Would you like to read a detailed review of Canva? As it's one of the tools I love using. I am also writing my first ebook using canva and publish it soon on my site you can download it is free. Let's start the review.
Canva has a web version and also a mobile app
Canva is a free graphic design web application that allows you to create invitations, business cards, flyers, lesson plans, banners, and more using professionally designed templates. You can upload your own photos from your computer or from Google Drive, and add them to Canva's templates using a simple drag-and-drop interface. It's like having a basic version of Photoshop that doesn't require Graphic designing knowledge to use. Itâs best for nongraphic designers.
Canva is a great tool for small business owners, online entrepreneurs, and marketers who donât have the time and want to edit quickly.
To create sophisticated graphics, a tool such as Photoshop can is ideal. To use it, youâll need to learn its hundreds of features, get familiar with the software, and itâs best to have a good background in design, too.
Also running the latest version of Photoshop you need a high-end computer.
So here Canva takes place, with Canva you can do all that with drag-and-drop feature. Itâs also easier to use and free. Also an even-more-affordable paid version is available for $12.95 per month.
The product is available in three plans: Free, Pro ($12.99/month per user or $119.99/year for up to 5 people), and Enterprise ($30 per user per month, minimum 25 people).
To get started on Canva, you will need to create an account by providing your email address, Google, Facebook or Apple credentials. You will then choose your account type between student, teacher, small business, large company, non-profit, or personal. Based on your choice of account type, templates will be recommended to you.
You can sign up for a free trial of Canva Pro, or you can start with the free version to get a sense of whether itâs the right graphic design tool for your needs.
When you sign up for an account, Canva will suggest different post types to choose from. Based on the type of account you set up you'll be able to see templates categorized by the following categories: social media posts, documents, presentations, marketing, events, ads, launch your business, build your online brand, etc.
Start by choosing a template for your post or searching for something more specific. Search by social network name to see a list of post types on each network.
Next, you can choose a template. Choose from hundreds of templates that are ready to go, with customizable photos, text, and other elements.
You can start your design by choosing from a variety of ready-made templates, searching for a template matching your needs, or working with a blank template.
Inside the Canva designer, the Elements tab gives you access to lines and shapes, graphics, photos, videos, audio, charts, photo frames, and photo grids.The search box on the Elements tab lets you search everything on Canva.
To begin with, Canva has a large library of elements to choose from. To find them, be specific in your search query. You may also want to search in the following tabs to see various elements separately:
The Photos tab lets you search for and choose from millions of professional stock photos for your templates.
You can replace the photos in our templates to create a new look. This can also make the template more suited to your industry.
You can find photos on other stock photography sites like pexel, pixabay and many more or simply upload your own photos.
When you choose an image, Canvaâs photo editing features let you adjust the photoâs settings (brightness, contrast, saturation, etc.), crop, or animate it.
When you subscribe to Canva Pro, you get access to a number of premium features, including the Background Remover. This feature allows you to remove the background from any stock photo in library or any image you upload.
The Text tab lets you add headings, normal text, and graphical text to your design.
When you click on text, you'll see options to adjust the font, font size, color, format, spacing, and text effects (like shadows).
Canva Pro subscribers can choose from a large library of fonts on the Brand Kit or the Styles tab. Enterprise-level controls ensure that visual content remains on-brand, no matter how many people are working on it.
Create an animated image or video by adding audio to capture userâs attention in social news feeds.
If you want to use audio from another stock site or your own audio tracks, you can upload them in the Uploads tab or from the more option.
Want to create your own videos? Choose from thousands of stock video clips. Youâll find videos that range upto 2 minutes
You can upload your own videos as well as videos from other stock sites in the Uploads tab.
Once you have chosen a video, you can use the editing features in Canva to trim the video, flip it, and adjust its transparency.
On the Background tab, youâll find free stock photos to serve as backgrounds on your designs. Change out the background on a template to give it a more personal touch.
The Styles tab lets you quickly change the look and feel of your template with just a click. And if you have a Canva Pro subscription, you can upload your brandâs custom colors and fonts to ensure designs stay on brand.
If you have a Canva Pro subscription, youâll have a Logos tab. Here, you can upload variations of your brand logo to use throughout your designs.
With Canva, you can also create your own logos. Note that you cannot trademark a logo with stock content in it.
With Canva, free users can download and share designs to multiple platforms including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Slack and Tumblr.
Canva Pro subscribers can create multiple post formats from one design. For example, you can start by designing an Instagram post, and Canva's Magic Resizer can resize it for other networks, Stories, Reels, and other formats.
Canva Pro subscribers can also use Canvaâs Content Planner to post content on eight different accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Slack, and Tumblr.
Canva Pro allows you to work with your team on visual content. Designs can be created inside Canva, and then sent to your team members for approval. Everyone can make comments, edits, revisions, and keep track via the version history.
When it comes to printing your designs, Canva has you covered. With an extensive selection of printing options, they can turn your designs into anything from banners and wall art to mugs and t-shirts.
Canva Print is perfect for any business seeking to make a lasting impression. Create inspiring designs people will want to wear, keep, and share. Hand out custom business cards that leave a lasting impression on customers' minds.
The Canva app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The Canva app has earned a 4.9 out of five star rating from over 946.3K Apple users and a 4.5 out of five star rating from over 6,996,708 Google users.
In addition to mobile apps, you can use Canvaâs integration with other Internet services to add images and text from sources like Google Maps, Emojis, photos from Google Drive and Dropbox, YouTube videos, Flickr photos, Bitmojis, and other popular visual content elements.
In general, Canva is an excellent tool for those who need simple images for projects. If you are a graphic designer with experience, you will find Canvaâs platform lacking in customization and advanced features â particularly vectors. But if you have little design experience, you will find Canva easier to use than advanced graphic design tools like Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator for most projects. If you have any queries let me know in the comments section.
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