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Calls to remove a tax on food in Jersey have been dismissed by the government.Treasury and Resources Minister Deputy Elaine Miller said – in response to a petition which called for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be scrapped – that removing it would force other costs to rise.The 1,500-signature petition said the axing of GST on food – currently set at 5% for the majority of goods and services in Jersey – would help ease the cost of living for islanders.Miller said the government believed the best way to help lower-income households manage the cost of living was…

I also spoke to John Gallucci, a licensed physical therapist and athletic trainer who specializes in treating symptoms from poor office posture, and he confirmed much of what Egbert said. Closed case, right? Well, it’s certainly not just marketing speak so that office chair manufacturers can charge you extra. But there are some important factors to consider.Not All Lumbar Support Is EqualGallucci was quick to point out the benefits of lumbar support, but he also issued some warnings about how to proceed. Turns out, not all lumbar support is equal. “The most important thing to look for in a chair…

South African director Zamo Mkhwanazi has brought “Laundry” (“Uhlanjululo”) to TIFF. She’s no stranger to the fest, where she also premiered shorts, but the story behind her debut feature is personal.  “My grandfather had a laundry and when the apartheid government came in, he lost his business. I knew it had to be my first film. That laundry was always there, in the back of my mind, as a place where my intergenerational wealth was stolen. It had a very big impact on who I am today,” she tells Variety.  “Laundry,” set in apartheid South Africa in 1968, shows a similar…

In November 1980, I was 13 and making my way to Firhill from East Kilbride alone, arriving at the game to discover there was no manager in the dugout. It seemed very strange but, as I went on my own and was too shy to speak to anyone while I was there, it wasn’t until the next day that I found out via the Sunday Mail that Bertie Auld had resigned and gone to Hibs.The news was devastating. Bertie was my first manager, in charge for all the years I’d been a supporter, all of them in the Premier League.…

Add another growing split to the increasingly divided United States: union membership.US states that protect unions’ collective bargaining rights have experienced an increase in new union members, while states with anti-union “right to work” laws are responsible for declines in union members, a new report reveals.The report on the state of unions by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found significant discrepancies between the 26 states in the US with “right to work” laws compared with the 24 states and Washington DC that protect collective bargaining rights.The…

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysLenovo announced a handful of new additions to its core line of ThinkPad laptops today at IFA in Berlin. The new devices announced are the ThinkPad P1 Gen 8, ThinkPad P16v Gen 3, and ThinkPad X9 in a new Glacier White colorway.The ThinkPad X9 made waves earlier this year, breaking with the lineup’s aesthetics for a slick form factor and new “engine hub” design concept. When the ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition debuted at CES in early 2025, it immediately caught my attention for its stark departure from the ThinkPad design ethos. No…

The thriller genre is amazingly malleable. You can start with an escaped monkey, a mystery corpse in frozen tundra, or just two women who can’t bear to be in a room together. You can make your own rules, as long as you do it with style, and take us somewhere surprising. Like using a tricycle to break into the Met Gala.The Girlfriend (Prime Video, from Wednesday 10 September), is a great example. It takes a relatable premise – what if your mother and your partner don’t get on? – and pushes it to extremity. When privileged surgeon Daniel takes new…

Tom Evans had been here before. He was a glutton for punishment.His last two attempts at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), one of the toughest endurance races on the planet, had ended in failure. One almost ended in tragedy.But here he was back again to tackle his nemesis for the fourth time.Starting in Chamonix, in the French Alps, the 175.4km (109 mile) course around Mont Blanc runs through Italy and Switzerland with an elevation gain of 10,000m before ending back where it started.Battling blizzard-like conditions, the Briton took victory an an incredible 19 hours, 18 minutes and 58 seconds, finishing…

Marsquakes, Vaccine Politics and Mammoth MicrobiomesA common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S.By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty ImagesRachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some of the latest news.First, let’s talk about Mars and its surprisingly lumpy interior. Late last month NASA shared what its now-defunct InSight lander found out about the Red Planet’s insides. In a study published in Science researchers reported on data from…

Take a whale-watching tour to spot humpback whales, gray whales, otters, and sea lions.Sample fresh oysters and locally caught fish at seafood hotspots like Tognazzini’s Dockside Restaurant and Windows on the Water.Soak up views of the Pacific from cute boutique hotels like 456 Embarcadero and Rhapsody in View. As far as Central Coast beach towns go, it’s hard to think of one more eye-catching than Morro Bay. Just take a look at 576-foot-tall Morro Rock as it rises above cawing seagulls and the sea mist of the Pacific—it’s practically postcard-perfect. The sight of Morro Rock has greeted countless visitors to…