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Freixenet announces a collective redundancy plan to lay off 24% of its workforce.

The cava giant Freixenet announced this Thursday a redundancy plan (ERE) to reduce its workforce in Spain "by a maximum ...

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Reproaches and slides to solve the Copa final ticket mess

The mess surrounding tickets for this Saturday's Copa del Rey final between Barça and Real Madrid in Seville is deepen...

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Prescott's son to run London Marathon for dementia

David Prescott is running in the race in memory of his father, who had Alzheimer's disease....

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American Opinion: Farewell to Pope Francis, exemplar of a humble faith

From the editorial, "The most affecting moments of his papacy were much humbler. From the start, Francis sought out “e...

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Costa-Gavras: "There should be the possibility of a dignified death while we are still healthy."

Despite being in Madrid, Costa-Gavras (Loutra-Iraias, 1933) has not been alien to the dynamics of Sant Jordi during the ...

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Trump ramps up pressure on Zelenskyy to accept peace agreement

LONDON — President Donald Trump ratcheted up pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a peace deal that critics fear ...

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Economic nostalgia woos voters, but it leads to terrible policies

Trump's tariffs promised to bring back a bygone era of manufacturing. If we want prosperity, we must look forward, not b...

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Joseph T. Monahan: The insurance problem that is crippling Illinois foster care

Foster care service agencies across the state are struggling to secure the insurance they need to keep their doors open....

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Editorial: Cutting candy from SNAP won’t fix the bigger problem of growing dependency

We’ll never solve the health crisis – or the poverty crisis – by simply policing the snack aisle....

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Letters: Alderman blames Donald Trump for attack on server because he likes controversy

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez loves creating controversy. Unfortunately, he has little interest in presenting anything substan...

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Okowa, Oborevwori’s defection to APC has vindicated Atiku’s critics – Osita Okechukwu

A former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, has said the defection of ex-Peoples Democratic...

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Editorial: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin left stage with no huffing or puffing

Dick Durbin, who announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate Wednesday, served Illinoisans with distinction....

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Is your favorite influencer's opinion bought and sold?

When it comes to political rather than product endorsements, internet influencers aren't required to disclose pay-to-pos...

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Will Campbell is expected to make LSU history when he gets picked in the NFL draft

Will Campbell’s parents recently learned that only one LSU offensive lineman has been picked in the first round of the...

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Who will Saints draft with No. 9 pick tonight? We asked 32 local media members for their pick

With the ninth pick of the 2025 NFL draft, the New Orleans Saints select ____________ ....

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What's next for the LSU women? A look at transfer-portal moves Kim Mulkey can still make

Any women’s college basketball player who wished to enter the NCAA transfer portal had to do so by Wednesday night....

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Bob Asmussen | Standing Pat: Former Illini receiver waits on NFL draft opportunity

Illini coaches are rooting for Bryant this weekend: 'What makes Pat special is what's in between his ears'...

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Is LSU basketball done in the transfer portal? Matt McMahon updates where things stand.

The offseason has been a busy time with a good deal of turnover for LSU men's basketball, which is entering a fourth sea...

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AI ‘therapy’ will only make you more self-obsessed

Nobody is holding you to account, nobody is questioning your perspective – literally, nobody is there...

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Take a peek inside new homes of various styles, sizes, and price ranges in northwest Louisiana.

Are you planning to purchase a home, build a home, or upgrade yours? Or are you interested in seeing what's new in home ...

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Kate Maehr and Julie Yurko: We need to strengthen — not cut — SNAP benefits

Cuts to SNAP would be detrimental to the emergency food system in Illinois, including food pantries and food banks....

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We’re running out of time to identify Holocaust victims and villains — and rising antisemitism makes cracking ‘cold cases’ more urgent than ever

On a research trip to investigate Holocaust killing sites in Ukraine, I met an elderly couple in a village who lived the...

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We’ll pursue them to the ends of the Earth—in Modi’s warning to Pahalgam terrorists, a global message

Addressing a rally in Madhubani, Bihar, the PM in a rare move, issued a message in English, saying India will identify, ...

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Pepper spray to be used in young offender institutions from this summer

Pava spray will be made available ‘in limited circumstances’ to a select number of staff at three centres holding un...

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Pepper spray to be used against children in jails as CCTV reveals spiralling violence

Ministers are set to face a huge backlash from justice and children’s campaigners who have long warned against using P...

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Editorial cartoon for April 24, 2025

Editorial cartoonist Dave Whamond draws on the decline in tourists to America....

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Trump to hold rally Tuesday in celebration of first 100 days, Leavitt says

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Michigan "to celebrate the FIRST 100 days" of his second term, White House p...

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Soludo represents a model for the Anambra of our dreams – Osita Chidoka

From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Former Aviation Minister and public policy advocate Chief Osita Chidoka has endorsed Govern...

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Congress’s CWC attacks BJP for ‘exploiting’ Pahalgam terror attack, says Hindus deliberately targeted

After calling for shunning partisan politics and emphasising projecting a collective resolve to combat terror, Congress ...

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Make Your Reason to Abstain In Voting Against CJ Public And Resign from Council of State-Sophia Told

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has publicly lauded former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo fo...

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The role of state and society in sustaining gendered violence

Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women ex...

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Ed Miliband 'considering' regional energy pricing

Ed Miliband says "zonal pricing" or reformed national pricing are the only available options to overhaul the energy mark...

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Gov Oborevwori’s Defection Is A Tsunami – Ochei

Former Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, has described the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwor...

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Two Major Law Firms Urge Judges to Permanently Block Executive Orders Against Them

Both law firms sued the administration shortly after the president's executive orders were issued in March....

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Your coalition has crumbled — Presidency mocks Atiku as more politicians join APC

Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, has claimed that the political ambitions of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s ha...

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Sánchez rectifies and seeks a way to terminate the Interior Ministry contract with Israel.

Pedro Sánchez backtracks and seeks a formula to reverse the Interior Ministry's contract with an Israeli company, as h...

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Pa. farmers among hundreds impacted by Trump admin’s gutting of climate-friendly grants

A grant of $59 million would have helped hundreds of farmers in the Mid-Atlantic adapt to climate change. The Trump admi...

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Pahalgam Terror Attack | “Not empty resorts but my heart bleeds for those who won’t return,” Writes a Kashmiri Muslim

I never thought I’d have to write something like this. Pahalgam has always been a place of healing for me—a place wh...

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Allegheny County to offer defendants mental health support, reduce time behind bars waiting for care

Health care providers will treat people in the county jail until they can participate in their own defense....

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Trump moves to quickly slash federal regulations, target state and corporate climate efforts

The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant spoke about the mass deconstruction of the nation’s regulations with Jody Freeman,...

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Runaway Tren

How a Colorado slumlord’s psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela...