Russia plans on ‘grinding up citizens of NATO countries’ after it defeats Ukraine: state television

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s propagandists issued a new warning this week that the war in Ukraine will soon turn into a direct conflict with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is supplying Ukraine with military aid to fend off Putin’s troops. Nearly eight weeks have passed since Putin launched his unprovoked, illegal, and genocidal invasion […]
CRAIG BROWN: Slugs in the veg patch? Sack the under-gardener!

1947 The very first edition of Gardeners’ Question Time is broadcast from Downton Abbey, home to the Earl and Countess of Grantham. To today’s audiences, it might appear very dated in its social attitudes. The first question from the audience is: ‘I would like to turn over our front lawn to grow vegetables. Can you […]
Children’s tsar backs ban on smacking and urges England to follow Scotland and Wales in law change

The children’s commissioner yesterday backed a ban on smacking in England. Dame Rachel de Souza said she ‘absolutely abhors’ violence and ‘admires’ that a law banning the punishment exists in Scotland and Wales. ‘I’m against violence of any kind against children,’ she told Times Radio. ‘Because children are more vulnerable than adults, I think we do […]
Will Guess Finally Be Shamed Into Dumping Its Sleazy Co-Founder?

How surprised would you be to learn that a top executive and board member of a popular women’s clothing brand has been accused of sexually harassing and assaulting more than a dozen of the brand’s models? Given my personal experience as a woman in the workplace, I wouldn’t be stunned. What is shocking about this […]
5 Hot Topics For Progressive CMOs

Five hot topics that are being added to CMOs’ agendas getty The agendas for CMOs continue to be full of topics that they have been managing for years. Being a steward for the brand in the face of a changing society. Generating demand to feed the sales pipeline. Demonstrating the value of marketing investments to […]
Home sales slid in March, but prices rose to all-time record

April 20 (UPI) — Sales of existing homes in the United States slid by almost 3% last month, according to industry data on Wednesday — but the median price for houses set an all-time high. The National Association of Realtors said in its monthly report that sales declined by 2.7% for the month of March […]