Actor outside Kennedy Center urges Americans to ‘stand tall against authoritarianism’ and resist free-speech threats

The actor Jane Fonda joined journalists, musicians and writers outside Washington’s John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in urging US citizens to “break your silence” and “stand tall against authoritarianism”.

At a damp but defiant rally hosted by Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment on Friday, around a hundred invited guests gathered to hear speakers and singers rail against book bans, political censorship and other threats to free speech under Donald Trump.

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• Chair says ‘staff are hurting’ after ‘difficult week’

• Reform UK leader visited club on Monday

The Ipswich Town chair and chief executive Mark Ashton has apologised for “any hurt, pain or distress” caused by Nigel Farage’s visit to Portman Road this week.

Farage visited the club on Monday, with footage of his trip – including images of the Reform UK leader holding up an Ipswich No 10 shirt with his name on the back – being used by the political party on social media.

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HENI is thrilled to release ‘Invaded & Commanded Blossom,‘ a series of two limited-edition prints by Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst, and Invader. The prints are based on works currently on view at the ‘Triple Trouble’ exhibition at Newport Street Gallery.

In the Invaded & Commanded Blossom prints, Invader and Fairey overlay Hirst’s cherry blossoms with Space Invaders and the Obey Icon motif. Invader’s pixelated Space Invaders reference the icons of early video games, through which the artist questions the invasion of the digital world into our daily lives, while Fairey’s Obey Icon face is a symbol that encourages viewers to find their own interpretations of the world around them. These motifs have become synonymous with the careers of both artists and are joined here with scenes from Hirst’s celebrated Cherry Blossoms series, which captures the spontaneous joy of spring through colourful views of sprawling tree branches and gravity-defying blossoms.

The editions are Gloss Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel. The works measure 120 x 96 cm and will be numbered and hand-signed on the label by the respective artists.

The prints are available to purchase until April 6 at 10:00 AM PDT. The number of editions will be limited by demand during the release window. Application and more details can be found here.

The original paintings, sculptures, installations and mosaics in the ‘Triple Trouble’ show are also available by application on HENI Primary until March 29. 

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A workplace-device study says Windows PCs crash significantly more often than Macs, lag further behind on patching and encryption in some sectors, and are typically replaced sooner. TechSpot reports: Omnissa's 2026 State of Digital Workspace report outlines the IT challenges that various organizations face from the growing use of AI and the heterogeneous deployment of enterprise devices. The relative instability of Windows and Android is a recurring theme throughout the report. The company gathered telemetry from clients located across the globe in retail, healthcare, finance, education, government, and other sectors throughout 2025. The data suggests that IT administrators face frustrating security gaps due to inconsistent patching across a diverse mosaic of devices and operating systems.

Employee workflow disruption, often due to software issues, is one area of concern. The report found that Windows devices were forced to shut down 3.1 times more often than Macs. Windows programs also froze 7.5 times more often than macOS apps and needed to be restarted more than twice as often. Certain industries were also alarmingly lax in securing Windows and Android devices. More than half of Windows and Android devices in healthcare and pharma were five major operating system updates behind, likely leaving them more vulnerable to errors and malware. More than half of the desktops and mobile devices used for education were also unencrypted, putting students' privacy at risk.

Macs also last longer, being replaced every five years on average, compared to every three years for Windows PCs. Despite a recent backlash against Windows, driven by a push for digital sovereignty in countries such as Germany, Windows use on government devices actually doubled last year. Meanwhile, Macs using Apple's M-series chips showcase a significant thermal advantage, with an average temperature of 40.1 degrees Celsius, while Intel processors run at 65.2 degrees.

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Tijdens een ledenvergadering in Barneveld besloot Keijzer definitief te vertrekken. Al was dat vooraf niet het plan geweest. „Ik had een speech voorbereid die twee kanten op kon vallen.”

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