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Three members of Ben & Jerry’s independent board will no longer be eligible to serve in their roles, after the ice cream company introduced a new set of governance practices. These include a nine-year limit set on board members’ terms. Chair Anuradha Mittal, who earlier said she had no plans to resign under pressure, is…
WrapUp London: How unwanted coats are changing lives this winter
BBC The table full of coats and outerwear for babies and toddlers was popular It is a simple mission: ensure everyone in London is wrapped up warm for winter. This year, WrapUp London will collect and distribute about 20,000 unwanted or outgrown coats and gift them to homeless charities, women’s refuges and family centres. A…
Higher tax helped government finance reach record January surplus
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Elon Musks X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
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