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"Our homeland is a British Overseas Territory - the government should create a clear pathway for British-Chagossians instead of handing our territory to another country without consulting us," Ms Mandarin Calu said.

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Fourth, tech companies start returning cash to shareholders through dividends or buybacks instead of spending on AI.

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“Maybe it’s more of a trade instead of an investment,” he said.

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Instead of the typical rock-star tale that relives the glory days and gives short shrift to the rest, the former Black Sabbath frontman chose to lay bare his recent medical struggles in grisly detail.

A successful expansion could serve as a national example of how to break the cycle of young former offenders returning to jail instead of becoming productive citizens because they don’t see another path forward, Boyle said.

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