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Texas Observer will continue publishing after staff crowdfunds more than $300,000

The crusading liberal magazine had planned to lay off its staff and shut down. But the board has now reversed course.

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Texas Observer journalists raise $270,000 in bid to save publication

Magazine’s editors asked board not to lay off anyone for a month if staff raised $200,000 after Friday’s vote to cease publication

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Save the Texas Observer!

UPDATE March 29, 5:15pm: We did it, y’all! Thanks to your incredible generosity and outpouring of support, the board of directors voted to reverse the closure and layoffs. The Texas Democracy Foundation, the nonprofit parent of the Texas Observer, told its staff Monday that it is laying off employees—including journalists and…

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Legendary Texas Observer shutting down

The 68-year-old progressive publication hit financial troubles and wasn’t able to broaden its audience

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Texas Observer editors protest layoffs, launch crowdfunding to save the 68-year-old magazine

Journalists at the progressive publication expect to be laid off this week. Relations between the board and senior staff have severely eroded.

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Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff

The 68-year-old progressive publication, which published Ronnie Dugger, Molly Ivins and Kaye Northcott, hit financial troubles and wasn’t able to broaden its audience, board members said.

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AI expert Meredith Broussard: ‘Racism, sexism and ableism are systemic problems’

The journalist and academic says the bias encoded in artificial intelligence systems can’t be fixed with better data alone – the change has to be societal

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Could a chatbot write my restaurant reviews?

Artificial intelligence’s ChatGPT is becoming more sophisticated and polished than ever. In seconds, it will knock out essays, lyrics, poems, almost anything… But could it beat Jay Rayner at his own game?

The Guardian - UK

‘My colleague had a heart attack in front of me’: horrific toll of Ofsted inspections

In the wake of Ruth Perry’s suicide, headteachers speak out about the stress and fear that Ofsted visits can cause

The Guardian - UK

Expanding food banks is no substitute for tackling poverty, charities warn

Letter to the Observer signed by experts from around the world says proper government policies are needed

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Revealed: stress of Ofsted inspections cited as factor in deaths of 10 teachers

Observer investigation uncovers link between school reports and heart attacks, strokes and nervous breakdowns

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Police in England and Wales ‘evading public scrutiny’ by deleting misconduct outcomes from websites

Observer investigation finds case of Met officer and serial rapist David Carrick among dozens removed from police websites

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve Always Been a Transplant’: A Global Perspective on Texas Hip-Hop

David Shabani’s life took him on an international journey from France to the Live Music Capital of the World.

Texas Observer

Celia Israel’s Got ‘Both Feet on the Ground’

What the historic 2023 election for mayor meant for Celia Israel, for Austin, and women in Texas politics.

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The Catholic church offering free tattoos? It’s a cross I’d be happy to bear

A monastic group in Vienna is offering to ink followers: with its cycle of pain and regret, it’s pure Old Testament, says Observer columnist Bidisha Mamata

Daily Record

Plans lodged to move controversial flue as city takeaway row rumbles on

The fresh application is for ‘use of part of public house as restaurant (class 3) with repositioning/replacement of kitchen ventilation flue and new rear condenser'.

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To Battersea Park by Philip Hensher review – fever dreams and dystopias

This four-part journey through life under lockdown is filled with beautiful writing but the ubiquity of the pandemic experience proves hard to ignore

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UK workers £11,000 worse off after years of wage stagnation – thinktank

Resolution Foundation analysis suggests UK lagging behind similar economies such as Germany

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‘The US army destroyed our lives’: five Iraqis on the war that changed the Middle East

Survivors tell of the devastating impact of the US-led invasion 20 years on

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Mother of Jan 6 rioter confronts judge as he’s sentenced for spraying chemicals at police: ‘He’s lied in it’

Aiden Bilyard was 18 when he took part in the insurrection

The Guardian - UK

Dear Mum … writers reflect on the unique influence of their mothers

On Mother’s Day, seven Observer writers talk about the women who shaped their lives in a host of different ways, by instilling a love of art and creativity, by navigating life’s complexities – or even through their painful absence

The Guardian - UK

Damp, dirt, decay: is the mould in this east London housing block the UK’s worst?

Like tenants across the country, residents in Hackney flats are facing unbearable conditions caused by mould and damp

The Guardian - UK

‘If we get out of here it will be a miracle:’ a family at war in the hell of Bakhmut

After volunteering for the Ukrainian territorial defence force, a headmaster and his son found themselves in frontline battles

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Voters back Labour on public services as unions blame Tories for ‘months of misery’

Poll shows just 17% of people back the Conservatives on public services against 43% for the opposition

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‘Skinny jab’ drug firm facing fresh inquiries after ‘serious breaches’ of industry code

Pharmaceutical company behind blockbuster diet jab Wegovy confronts crises on multiple fronts, amid scrutiny of UK activities

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