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What are the townhomes being built along Main and Date streets west of Mesa’s downtown?

[ad_1] Location: Main Street and Date in MesaDescription: The Mesa Royale project, planned by Chicanos Por La Causa, a nonprofit social services and community development organization, along Main Street and Date, is slated to be built in two phases.The project, just west of downtown Mesa, is slated to bring affordable multifamily housing.According to Chicanos Por La Causa, the total redevelopment is planned for multiple phases and includes both for-sale homes and
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UK expecting to be hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs this week – No 10

[ad_1] The UK is expecting to be hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs this week, Downing Street has said, as discussions with the US are set to continue beyond Wednesday. The Government has been trying to negotiate an exemption from the taxes on imports into the US which are set to come into force later this week. The US president has announced a 25% import tax will be introduced on all
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Airbus better at managing supply chain disruption, senior exec says

[ad_1] STORY: Disruptions to the supply chain that are delaying aircraft deliveries are lessening and Airbus is getting much better at managing it. That's according to a senior company executive on Monday (Mar 31). The European planemaker, which delivered 766 jets last year, roughly in line with its target, has faced industrial delays. It's due in part to problems in the aerospace supply chain. Which has also hampered the recovery
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Two-tier sentencing is unfair against white men

[ad_1] Robert Jenrick says the justice secretary's decision to override independent guidance on how ethnic minorities should be sentenced is "unfair" and "discriminatory". The shadow justice secretary adds, "she has failed totally in her duty to uphold the rule of law". He adds "two-tier sentencing" is "biased" against men, white people and Christians. [ad_2] Source link
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Plan to raise deposit protection limit to £110,000

[ad_1] A proposed change to banking rules will increase significantly the amount of savers' money that is protected when a bank or building society goes under.The planned increase takes into account inflation since the limit was last set in 2017, the body which supervises UK banks, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) said.If a financial institution fails, the deposit protection scheme means customers can currently claim back the first £85,000 of
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A Kremlin official says Russia sees efforts to end Ukraine war as a drawn-out process

[ad_1] Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” a Kremlin spokesman said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce.“We are working to implement some ideas in connection with the Ukrainian settlement. This work is ongoing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters.“There is nothing concrete
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Edible soap aims to highlight hygiene poverty

[ad_1] Gray Gathergood-DainsBBC NewsBBCMandy Powell said she originally thought the product would be like a breakfast barA beans on toast flavoured edible soap has been launched to raise awareness of the choice some families face between buying food and hygiene products.The Goodwash Company, from Barry, and The Hygiene Bank charity have produced the UK's first edible soap as part of a campaign to highlight hygiene poverty and to call for
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Sunbeds are this year’s most dangerous wellness trend, but can they ever have benefits?

[ad_1] A high street staple in the 90s and noughties, tanning shops have waned in popularity in recent years, thanks to rising awareness around their widely-reported ability to raise your risk of skin cancer.But according to recent stats from Melanoma Focus, the artificial tanning devices appear to be increasing in popularity with Gen Z, with 43% of 18 to 25-year-olds admitting to using sunbeds in a survey.One possible explanation for
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Bernie Sanders says claims of Social Security waste one step toward privatizing it, raising retirees’ fears

[ad_1] Could misinformation about Social Security be paving the way for privatization? That’s how Bernie Sanders sees it.Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont told CNN that lying about Social Security “is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security itself.” By making the system appear dysfunctional, then “why would anybody want to support it?”Don't missDOGE aims to cut 12% of the Social Security Administration (SSA) workforce, reducing
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Child benefit: How much is it going up and who can claim it?

[ad_1] There is a limit to the amount you or your partner can earn before you start to lose child benefit.Under the High Income Child Benefit Charge, external, payments start to reduce if one of you earns £60,000. They stop entirely when one of you earns £80,000.The thresholds were increased from £50,000 and £60,000 in the 2024 Spring Budget, by the then-Conservative government.However, the rules have been criticised for unfairly