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The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. Nicknamed the Indy, it was launched in 1986 and is one of the youngest UK national daily newspapers.

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Steve's Palestine Views

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Darren Loucaides

Writer in Barcelona/London. WIRED, Financial Times, the Guardian, Slate

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Emma Guinness - Journalist

Scottish author and journalist. Fiction to be found under the surname Grae.

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Luke Taylor

Journalist reporting on conflict, rights and the environment in Latin America from Bogotá, Colombia - mostly for The Guardian. Also covers global health for the British Medical Journal and life …

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Amy Buscemi

Amy Buscemi is a versatile writer with a knack and passion for writing that began as a child with pen-pal letters, poetry, and fictitious stories. In the sixth grade, the …

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Hannah Cottrell

Journalist

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Latest Articles

Main Street Brewery Closing Doors After Nearly 30 Years

PLEASANTON — Main Street Brewery, a popular bar-style restaurant, is scheduled to close Sept. 21 after nearly three decades in business.Bar owners Sharon and Matt Billings announced the closure in a Facebook post on Aug. 29.“It is with heavy hearts that we will soon be saying goodbye,” they wrote, noting …
By Sanestina Hunter
• The Independent

Omega Road Winery Set To Debut a New Monthly Speaker Series

LIVERMORE — Omega Road Winery is debuting “Unfiltered,” a new monthly speaker series launching Sept. 18 to spark conversations and share ideas about Livermore’s future.The series is set for 6:30-7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Omega Road’s tasting room on South Vasco Road. Each session is scheduled …
By Sanestina Hunter
• The Independent

Oracle Plans To Lay Off 45 Pleasanton Employees as Part of Bay Area Job Cuts

PLEASANTON — Oracle Corp. plans to lay off 45 employees at its Pleasanton office, effective Oct. 13.The software company submitted a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) on Aug. 13, according to state filings. Federal law requires employers to provide 60 days’ notice before mass layoffs take effect.The Pleasanton layoffs …
By Sanestina Hunter
• The Independent

South Bay-Based Mediterranean Restaurant Expanding into Dublin

DUBLIN – Dish n Dash, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant based in Silicon Valley, is planning to expand to Dublin early next year.Renovations are underway at the former Applebee’s Grill + Bar, which closed in June. The 5,400-square-foot space at 4808 Dublin Blvd. will feature an enclosed patio, bringing Mediterranean-style dining to …
By Sanestina Hunter
• The Independent

I went to a women-only adult summer camp — and it’s worth the $900 price tag

Four hours out of New York City, the bus pulled into a campground on the edge of the Pocono Mountains in Equinunk, Pennsylvania. At first glance, it could have been any traditional summer camp: rustic log cabins tucked among tall pines, a sweeping green lawn wrapped around a glittering lake, …
By Brittany Miller
• The Independent

Dublin Unveils Community Park Dedicated to Pickleball Players

DUBLIN — The City of Dublin earlier this month opened its 25th public park, and its first with dedicated pickleball courts.Wallis Ranch Community Park spans 8.85 acres on Rutherford Drive in the Wallis Ranch neighborhood. The park features four dedicated pickleball courts, four overlay courts that can also be used …
By Sanestina Hunter
• The Independent

The app for businesses to promote ‘freebies’. But you’ll need thousands of followers

Ever wondered why all the hot people hang out at the same shops and restaurants? That’s because they don’t have to pay for it.Content creator Lauren Karwoski posted a TikTok in May of everything she was able to get through clicking freebie offers on Neon Coat, an app which connects …
By Brittany Miller
• The Independent

I watched Joey Chestnut win Nathan’s hot dog contest and saw why no one will beat him

At 9 a.m. in Coney Island on the Fourth of July, a crowd was already snaking around the block of Nathan’s Famous original restaurant.They were, of course, waiting for the annual hot dog eating contest — a frenzied, ketchup-stained tradition where competitive eaters from around the world battle it out …
By Brittany Miller
• The Independent

Joey Chestnut’s back: Here’s what to expect from the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Nothing screams Fourth of July more than fireworks, American flags — and hot dogs.Every year, people crowd around the original Nathan’s restaurant on New York’s Coney Island boardwalk to watch competitive eaters scarf down as many hot dogs as they can in just 10 minutes. And I, for one, am …
By Brittany Miller
• The Independent

Sorry, Mr Bezos, it’s no wonder you’re not welcome in Venice in June

“If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax,” screamed an enormous Greenpeace banner covering the historic paving stones in Venice’s St Mark’s Square earlier this week. The sign is one of many which have dominated La Serenissima’s heritage buildings (and been quickly taken down by …
By ANGELINA VILLA-CLARKE
• The Independent

Sorry, Mr Bezos, it’s no wonder you’re not welcome in Venice in June

“If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax,” screamed an enormous Greenpeace banner covering the historic paving stones in Venice’s St Mark’s Square earlier this week. The sign is one of many that have dominated La Serenissima’s heritage buildings (and been quickly taken down by …
By Alanah Lewis
• The Independent

Venice locals speak out ahead of Jeff Bezos’ billionaire fantasy wedding

Come Tuesday, Venetians will have a new spectacle on the horizon. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is sailing into the city on his $500 million superyacht to marry his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, in what is expected to be a spectacular display of wealth and pomp. Over three days (from …
By Brittany Miller
• The Independent

Pedro Pascal lookalike contest: Hosters said it was ‘better than Hinge’

After hearing Pedro Pascal claim there is “no good Mexican food” in New York City, one restaurant was determined to fight back. On Sunday (June 15), Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan was essentially blocked off as a crowd of people gathered in the rain to witness …
By Brittany Miller
• The Independent

These children died after being left alone in their beds in the same care home.

Three disabled children died in similar circumstances at the UK's largest brain rehabilitation centre for children despite warnings about care failings, The Independent can reveal. Five-year-old Connor Wellsted died in 2017 at The Children's Trust’s (TCT) Tadworth unit in Surrey, having suffocated when a cot bumper became lodged under his …
By Rebecca Thomas
• The Independent

Couple forced to look overseas due to UK’s ‘tricky’ surrogacy process

A London-based couple has shared their unconventional path to parenthood, celebrating the "Colombian fairy godmothers" who helped them have three children through surrogacy.Shaun Thomas, a 36-year-old pharmacist, and his partner, 40-year-old banker Paul Brennan, found the UK surrogacy process daunting and expensive. Determined to start a family during the pandemic, …
By Molly Powell
• The Independent

Woman baffled by painful periods from the age of nine – until doctors found reason

From the age of nine, Valentina Milanova endured excruciating periods, fearing for years that she could be dying or afflicted by a mysterious disease.Growing up in Bulgaria with limited menstrual education, the now 30-year-old London resident and CEO of Daye, faced years of misdiagnosis and debilitating pain. Prescribed the contraceptive …
By Molly Powell
• The Independent

Woman sick of renting now spends £650 a month living in a van with her dog

Tired of the endless cycle of renting, a 27-year-old photographer has taken a radical step towards affordable living. Nicole Keefe, from Newcastle, has swapped her 18th rented home for a converted van, where she now lives with her dog for just £650 a month.Keefe's childhood was marked by constant relocation …
By Molly Powell
• The Independent

FDA stops sale of generic versions of Ozempic and Wegovy: What it means for patients

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stopped the sale of copycat versions of Ozempic and Wegovy, the Type 2 diabetes drugs used for weight loss.In 2022, the FDA announced there was a shortage of the brand-name medications, which allowed compounding pharmacies to make generic semaglutide, the main …
By Brittany Miller
• The Independent

I was one of the women arrested at a Quaker meeting house. Why?

On Thursday evening, the Metropolitan Police arrested six women at a meeting of Youth Demand in a Quaker meeting house in central London. I was one of those women.I am not a member of the climate and pro-Palestine group or any other activist groups. I am a 25-year-old student journalist. …
By Jennifer Kennedy
• The Independent