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India: A family cooks marijuana as a vegetable and eats it thinking it was fenugreek
Gulf News 01 Jul 2020
In a bizarre incident on Saturday, June 28, a family cooked 'ganja sabzi' (marijuana) and ate it thinking it is 'methi' (fenugreek) in the Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh, India, and all of them were hospitalised immediately ... A twitter user @ @ShreeShetty8 tweeted. "Why should they be hospitalized? ….". @Inkblot_OCB tweeps ... Subscribe ... ....
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The 3 Calmest Zodiac Signs—and How the Rest of Us Can Copy Their Cool
Yahoo Daily News 30 Jun 2020
Why is that while you sweat bullets under pressure, see red in an argument or put your foot in your mouth time and time again, your Aquarius, Libra and Taurus friends remain cool as cucumbers? You would love to have just a sliver of their chill ... Allow yourself to think before you respond ... (Reminder ... Step back to see the bigger picture ... ....
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Transcript Of Congress Letter To Pompeo Demanding Release Of Imprisoned Mexican Labor Lawyer Susana Prieto Terrazas
WorldNews.com 01 Jul 2020
Dear Secretary Pompeo. We write to request that your department aggressively work to help secure the immediate release of imprisoned Mexican labor lawyer Susana Prieto Terrazas. Ms. Prieto was arrested and detained by the State of Tamaulipas on June 8, 2020 on trumped-up charges for “mutiny, threats and coercion.” 1 . We agree with U.S ... Ms ... Ms ... Rep ... Rep ... ....
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China takes measures against 4 US media companies
Yahoo Daily News 01 Jul 2020
BEIJING (AP) — China has demanded staff and business information from four U.S. media companies including The Associated Press in what it called a necessary response to similar demands by Washington on Chinese state-controlled news outlets ... side on Chinese media agencies in the United States,” Zhao said at a daily briefing ... Zhao said recent U.S ... ....
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Coronavirus: Immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest
BBC News 01 Jul 2020
This doesn't necessarily get us any closer to herd immunity, though, according to assistant professor Marcus Buggert, one of the study's authors ... Much of the discussion around Covid-19 immunity has focused on antibodies - Y-shaped proteins which act like "missiles shooting down a target", assistant Prof Buggert explained ... Follow Rachel on Twitter ... ....
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Italy seizes €1bn-worth of ‘Isis-produced’ amphetamines
The Independent 01 Jul 2020photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
Putin could stay in power until 2036 after referendum victory
Belfast Telegraph 01 Jul 2020
A majority of Russians have approved amendments to Russia’s constitution allowing President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, election officials said. However, the referendum was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities ... AP/PA Images. / ... “He wants an irrefutable proof of public support.” ... ....
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Bitcoin price travels to $9280, what’s next?
Cryptopolitan 02 Jul 2020
Bitcoin price observed a bounce towards the $9280 mark on the 1st of July. Analysts believe that the cryptocurrency will soon move across the $9350 mark. 1-Day Bitcoin price analysis (1st July). Bitcoin Price Chart by Trading View. Bitcoin traded at $9240.58 US Dollars at the time of writing. What to expect from Bitcoin price? ... Disclaimer ... .......
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Who gets the gold? Venezuela’s rival leaders clash over stash in London vault
The Los Angeles Times 01 Jul 2020
CARACAS, Venezuela — . The political battle over control of Venezuela has turned to a $1.8-billion stack of gold bars sitting in the Bank of England’s vault in London, where a judge is expected to decide soon on who has the rightful claim to the bullion ... “It undermines the strength of that policy.” Advertisement ... Politics. U.S ... Politics. U.S....
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More feline control after cat contracts rare virus in Italy
Gulf News 01 Jul 2020
Rome. Public officials in the central Italian commune of Arezzo called on Wednesday for better surveillance of the feline population after a housecat contracted a rare rabies-like virus and began biting its owners ... The virus related to rabies has only been identified once before in 2002 in a bat in the Caucasus region ... The Morning and Evening Brief ... ....
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CIA official chose not to tell Trump of Russia bounty report, top adviser claims
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jul 2020
The US national security adviser said a CIA official tasked with briefing the president decided not to tell him about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers because it was “unverified intelligence” ... O’Brien appeared to suggest it had not been included in verbal briefings given to Trump ... He added ... ....
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Damning watchdog report says Boeing shielded key 737 Max details from FAA
CNN 01 Jul 2020
(CNN)Boeing shielded from federal regulators reviewing its 737 Max aircraft the extent and capability of the flawed computer system that ultimately brought down two jets, according to an inspector general report obtained by CNN ... FAA to begin test flights of Boeing 737 Max ... One FAA engineer recalled MCAS was "presented briefly with limited details." ... ....
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Retired pope's elder brother, Georg Ratzinger, dies at 96
San Francisco Chronicle 01 Jul 2020
BERLIN (AP) — The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys’ choir, has died. He was 96. The Regensburg diocese in Bavaria, where Ratzinger lived, said that he died Wednesday ... Born Jan ... ....
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Americans face 25% jump in power bills, adding to summer woe
Daily Breeze 01 Jul 2020
By Will Wade and Chris Martin, Bloomberg. As the U.S. faces a blisteringly hot summer, millions of people already reeling from the coronavirus’s economic fallout are about to face sharp increases in electric bills that may drive some to the brink of financial ruin ... That’s going to drive up power bills by as much as 25% in parts of the U.S ... Hot spots....
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'There is another way': Boris Johnson pleads with Israel not to illegally annex more of West Bank
The Independent 01 Jul 2020
Boris Johnson has issued a last-gasp plea to Israel to pull back from illegally annexing much of the West Bank, warning it will fail to deliver “justice” for Palestinians....
