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Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden’s warning to Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘a good step forward’ but calls for ‘even more’

Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden’s warning to Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘a good step forward’ but calls for ‘even more’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said President Biden’s warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “good step forward” in a Wednesday interview, but he hopes to see “even more” from the president going forward. “Well, I think it’s a good step forward. I think we’ve got to do even more,” Sanders told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in an interview Wednesday. “The bottom line is, Kaitlan, is what Netanyahu has done in Gaza is unconscionable.” “In my view, Netanyahu should not have gotten a nickel so long as he continued this incredibly destructive war. I’m glad to see that the President is beginning – beginning – to move in that direction,” Sanders added. Sanders’s remarks come after Biden warned in an earlier interview that he would stop supplying Israel with offensive weapons like bombs and artillery shells if Israeli forces launch an invasion of Rafah, laying down a clear line amid outcry over the conflict in Gaza. “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah — they haven’t gone in Rafah yet — if …

Ayrton Senna’s death was predicted to end Formula One, former boss Bernie Ecclestone reveals | UK News

Ayrton Senna’s death was predicted to end Formula One, former boss Bernie Ecclestone reveals | UK News

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he was told Ayrton Senna’s death in a Formula One race 30 years ago “would be the end of” the sport. The former F1 boss said Max Mosley, then president of the sport’s governing body the FIA, made the prediction after the Brazilian driver died at the San Marino Grand Prix on 1 May 1994. Senna, a three-time world champion and one of the biggest names in world sport, died instantly when his Williams car ran off the road at 190mph and hit a concrete wall on the seventh lap of the Imola circuit. The 34-year-old was the second driver to die that weekend after Austrian Roland Ratzenberger crashed his Simtek car into a wall during qualifying. Speaking on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Senna’s death, Ecclestone said: “Max Mosley said to me afterwards that he believed it would be the end of Formula One. I said, ‘I think you are wrong and we will have to see’. “We hoped it wouldn’t cause what Max had suggested might happen, …

Bernie Sanders blasts Netanyahu for “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza

Bernie Sanders blasts Netanyahu for “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza

Senator Bernie Sanders said Israel’s treatment of Gaza is “ethnic cleansing,” calling out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.  On CNNs “State of the Union,” Sanders said that the Prime Minister should be held responsible for the staggering death toll and the displacement of Palestinians the conflict has caused.  When asked about the country-wide pro-Palestine protests that have taken over numerous college campuses, and what he thought of Rep, Ilhan Omar’s remarks last week at Columbia University where her daughter was suspended, he said he understood what Omar communicated. Columbia University has had national attention after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested earlier this month. CNN played a clip of Omar’s comments when she visited campus. “I think it is really unfortunate that people don’t care about the fact that all Jewish kids should be kept safe, and that we should not have to tolerate antisemitism or bigotry for all Jewish students, whether they are pro-genocide or anti-genocide,” she said. “What I think the essential point that Ilhan made is that we do not …

Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism

Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism

Bernie Sanders is pictured in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 3 in Washington, D.C. Sanders accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using claims of antisemitism as a deflection of criticism of the war. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Bernie Sanders is pictured in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 3 in Washington, D.C. Sanders accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using claims of antisemitism as a deflection of criticism of the war. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is one of the most high-profile Jewish officeholders in the United States. He’s also emerged as one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. Sanders has urged the U.S. to end financial and military support for Israel. After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video on Wednesday criticizing ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic, Sanders responded with a video of his own, directly refuting the prime minister’s statement. In an interview with All Things Considered, the independent lawmaker said he …

Real life of Coronation Street’s Bernie Winter actress Jane Hazlegrove

Real life of Coronation Street’s Bernie Winter actress Jane Hazlegrove

Bernie Winter’s past is set to come back to haunt her in Coronation Street as she deals with the decline of her son Paul Foreman. As viewers of the ITV soap know, the character, played by Jane Hazlegrove, is heartbreaking witnessing the deterioration of her son following his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis last year. Paul discovered the heartbreaking news that he had the fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, in scenes aired in April 2023. The former builder, who only discovered anything was wrong after he was accidentally knocked over by Carla Connor in her Underworld van when she had been unknowingly drugged with LSD by Stephen Reid, kept the news from his loved ones. However, the devastating news soon came spilling out and the family have since been rallying around Paul as the symptoms of the life-limiting disease progress. Soon, Paul’s dad, Denny, will come back into their lives after hearing his son is dying via a radio interview he does with Amy Barlow. READ MORE: Coronation Street fans …

Coronation Street spoilers next week with shock collapse, new arrival exposing past and fresh exit

Coronation Street spoilers next week with shock collapse, new arrival exposing past and fresh exit

There’s a new and unexpected arrival on the cobbles and the concern for Roy Cropper continues in Coronation Street next week. It starts as Billy Mayhew helps Paul Foreman dress for his radio interview with Amy Barlow and assures him he’ll smash it. But when a cab arrives to take Paul and his mum Bernie to the interview, it’s obvious the car isn’t big enough for Paul’s wheelchair. Paul is left furious as the driver is rude and dismissive. They still make it but, as Amy conducts her radio interview with Paul, he talks passionately about his MND and society’s lack of regard for disability in general, but gets carried away and swears live on air. Paul, Billy and his sister Gemma are blown away by the MND crowdfunder and are sure it will make the council sit up and take notice about the possible centre closure. Meanwhile, a man approaches Bernie outside the café, telling her he heard Paul on the radio and didn’t realise his son was dying. READ MORE: Coronation Street fans …

Man arrested for setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office

Man arrested for setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A man was charged Sunday with setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, federal prosecutors said. Shant Soghomonian, 35, who was previously of Northridge, California, entered the building on Friday and went to Sanders’ third-floor office where security video showed him spraying a liquid on the door and setting it afire, officials said. The building’s interior suffered some damage from the fire and sprinklers that doused the area with water, but no one was hurt. Sanders, an independent, was not in the office at the time. Soghomonian was arrested Sunday on a charge of using fire to damage a building used in interstate commerce, according to a statement from Nikolas Kerest, the U.S. attorney for Vermont. The motive remained unclear. Soghomonian was detained Sunday and could not be reached for comment. It was not immediately known if had a lawyer, and an initial court appearance had not been set, officials said. The crime carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of …

EastEnders’ Bernie Taylor makes exit decision after Keanu death discovery

EastEnders’ Bernie Taylor makes exit decision after Keanu death discovery

EastEnders spoilers follow. EastEnders’ Bernie Taylor is set to exit Albert Square following the discovery of brother Keanu’s body. Viewers will know that Keanu was killed over Christmas in the culmination of The Six death mystery storyline, with the six women covering their tracks ever since. However, the walls have begun to close in this week after the discovery of Keanu’s body under the café floor, with Sharon arrested in the aftermath. Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes – BBC Related: 14 huge EastEnders spoilers for next week In new scenes set to air next week, Bernie will depart from Walford to pay a visit to mother Karen in Spain and inform her about Keanu’s death. The scenes come after Sharon is taken in by police, with Johnny Carter offering to represent her with an aim to protect his mum Linda from facing similar consequences. While she sticks to her story with the police, new evidence then comes to light that could mean trouble for Sharon. BBC Related: EastEnders’ Denise and Stacey caught out over Christmas Day Johnny …

Bernie Sanders Demands Cheaper Ozempic

Bernie Sanders Demands Cheaper Ozempic

Image by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling on Ozempic and Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk to slash its prices for the diabetes and obesity treatments in the US. In a statement, Sanders referred to a new study by a team of researchers from Yale University, King’s College Hospital in London and the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders. As we wrote yesterday, they found that producing glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists (GLP-1s) like semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, only costs between $0.89 and $4.73 for a month’s supply. That’s despite Novo charging almost $1,000 for a monthly dose in the US — hundreds or even a thousand times what it costs to manufacture. In his statement, Sanders pointed out that the “same exact product can be purchased for just $155 a month in Canada and just $59 in Germany.” “As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), I am calling on Novo Nordisk to lower the list price of Ozempic — and the related drug Wegovy — in …

Elton John and Bernie Taupin receive Gershwin Prize at star-studded night in DC

Elton John and Bernie Taupin receive Gershwin Prize at star-studded night in DC

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Glitz and glamour were in no short supply as Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin accepted the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Washington DC on Wednesday night. The prestigious prize is considered to be one of the highest honours for popular musicians, awarded for lifetime contributions to the genre. Prior honorees include Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon and Garth Brooks, among others. The recognition is handed down by the US Library of Congress and is named after the Gershwin brothers, two influential contributors to the American songbook. Sir Elton and Mr Taupin are responsible for more than 25 platinum records, 35 gold records and 30 US Top 40 hits. The duo wrote classics together for at least 50 years; though, neither of them were in the same room during the writing process. Mr Taupin wrote the lyrics and Sir Elton put them to …