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17 hours ago
Current Event spacepopperCannabis Legalisation Bill Proposed in Icelandic Parliament
An Icelandic MP has proposed legislation to legally regulate cannabis, in a bid to reduce the potential harms of the drug, as well as the harms of prohibition. On September 20, MP Pawel Bartoszek proposed a bill that would legally regulate the cultivation, transportation, sale, and use of cannabis, and allow the creation of retail stores and cafes where cannabis could be bought and consumed.
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2 days ago
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Donald Trump threatens to 'totally destroy North Korea'
Donald Trump has used his first address to the UN General Assembly to make clear that the US may have no choice but to “totally destroy” North Korea. With North Korean diplomats sitting just yards from him, Mr Trump said he will have no option to resort to such actions if Pyongyang does not halt the development of its nuclear weapons programme.
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2 days ago
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Russia unveils statue of AK-47 inventor Kalashnikov
Russian officials and Orthodox priests on Tuesday (Sep 19) unveiled a statue in Moscow of inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose iconic AK-47 assault rifle has claimed countless lives worldwide. A priest sprinkled holy water on the seven-metre tall statue of Kalashnikov gripping his deadly creation, which will now loom over motorists from a traffic island in one of the sprawling capital's central thoroughfares.
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3 days ago
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43 Percent of Canadians Say Science Is a ‘Matter of Opinion’
For a relatively small country (population-wise) of 36 million, Canada has arguably punched above its weight when it comes to scientific discoveries. It was a Canadian who co-discovered insulin, and a team here who figured out how "ghost particles" called neutrinos swap identities as they zoom from the Sun to Earth. We've pioneered AI. The list goes on. When it comes to scientific literacy, though, Canadians are not doing so hot, according to a new survey. Released Monday by the O...
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4 days ago
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Police find actual dead body on set of BBC serial killer drama 'Rellik'
The crew were there to film a scene about a dead body. An actual dead body was found on the set of the BBC’s new serial killer drama, ‘Rellik’. ‘Rellik’ (‘killer’ spelt backwards) was created by the team behind ‘The Missing‘, and tells the story of a serial killer, but in reverse, starting from when he gets caught. It follows detective Gabriel Markham (played by Game of Thrones‘ Richard Dormer), who was left disfigured from an acid attack during the investigation.
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4 days ago
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Pot decriminalization law goes into effect in New Hampshire
A law in New Hampshire decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana goes into effect Saturday. The law reduces the penalty for possession of up to three-quarters of an ounce (21 grams) of marijuana and a much smaller amount of hashish from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil violation with fines up to $300. New Hampshire joins more than 20 states, including all of New England, in easing criminal penalties on pot.
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5 days ago
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Australia's Turnbull defends 'religious freedom' amid gay marriage poll
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a strong supporter of gay marriage, defended the right of a church to refuse to marry a young couple who had posted support for same-sex unions on social media. The minister of a Presbyterian church in the southern state of Victoria told a young couple in their 20s that they would not be allowed to hold their ceremony at the church after the bride posted a message on Facebook supporting same-sex marriage.
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7 days ago
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No nuclear weapons in South Korea, says President Moon
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has dismissed the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in his country, warning it could "lead to a nuclear arms race in northeast Asia." "I do not agree that South Korea needs to develop our own nuclear weapons or relocate tactical nuclear weapons in the face of North Korea's nuclear threat," he told CNN Thursday in his first televised interview since North Korea's sixth nuclear test.
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8 days ago
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Desperate times call for desperate measures?
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12 days ago
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Drunk fool crashes into traffic light in spectacular fashion
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2 weeks ago
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World famous St Maarten airport destroyed by Hurricane Irma
The world famous airport on the holiday island of St Maarten has been destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Winds of up to 300kmh hit the island as the Category 5 hurricane tore up through the Caribbean. The proximity of the runway at Princess Juliana International Airport to Maho Beach is an attraction for tourists from around the world.
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2 weeks ago
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Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the findings with the Guardian. Overall, 83% of the samples were contaminated with plastic fibres.
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2 weeks ago
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Apple kills off its annual music festival in London after 10 years
Apple will no longer hold an annual music festival in London. While the iPhone maker has traditionally held its Apple Music Festival at the Camden Roundhouse, Music Business Worldwide reports that Apple is axing the show this year. It’s not clear exactly why Apple is killing off the popular festival, but Music Business Worldwide speculates Apple might be focusing on single events instead. Apple Music recently partnered with Haim and Skepta for shows, and also sponsored Drake’s summer tour la...
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2 weeks ago
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Miner Deaths Increase Amid Low Coal Employment
A rash of fatal coal mining accidents in the Ohio Valley region pushed the nation’s total number of mining deaths to a level not seen since 2015, sparking concern among safety advocates. Already this year 12 miners have died on the job in the U.S., compared with eight fatalities in all of 2016. Two miners were killed in Kentucky and six in West Virginia.
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2 weeks ago
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Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance. Whitson's 665 days off the planet — 288 days on this mission alone — exceeds that of any other American and any other woman worldwide. She checked out of the International Space Station just hours earlier, along with another American and a Russian. Their Soyuz capsule landed in Kazakhstan shortly after sunrise Sunday — Saturday nigh...
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2 weeks ago
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All thanks to Russia and China. Fuck them both.
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2 weeks ago
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Drone video released of man swimming from Surf City Police
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3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
The militarized police was/is quite bad and thus the imposed limits.
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3 weeks ago
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Life-saving fruit and vegetable diet need only be three portions – study
New research reveals daily dose of just 375g of fruit, vegetables and beans are sufficient to reduce risk of stroke, heart disease or premature death, and could help low-income consumers.
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3 weeks ago
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France's President Macron sees popularity falls to 40% in poll
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe also saw his popularity fall nine points over the same period. French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating slumped a further 14 points in August to hit 40 percent, following a sharp 10-point drop the previous month, according to a poll released Sunday. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe also saw his popularity fall nine points over the same period, with 47 percent now satisfied with his performance, the Ifop poll carried out for the Journal du Dimanche ...
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3 weeks ago
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Hunger eats away at Venezuela’s soul as its people struggle to survive
Hunger is gnawing at Venezuela, where a government that claims to rule for the poorest has left most of its 31 million people short of food, many desperately so. As night falls over Caracas, and most of the city’s residents lock their doors against its ever more violent streets, Adriana Velásquez gets ready for work, heading out into an uncertain darkness as she has done since hunger forced her into the only job she could find at 14.