Month: November 2022
Here are the states voting on marijuana legalization on Election Day
A recreational marijuana smoker indulges in smoking weed on April 14, 2020 in the Bushwick section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Voters in a handful of states – including four that traditionally favor Republicans – are set to decide Tuesday whether to legalize recreational marijuana, paving the […]
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Jailed British-Egyptian activist escalates hunger strike by refusing h2o as COP27 gets underway
Mona Seif, sister of Alaa Abdel-Fattah, sales opportunities a candlelight vigil outside Downing Street on November 06, 2022 in London, England. Rob Pinney | Getty Photographs Information | Getty Pictures SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Jailed British-Egyptian citizen Alaa Abdel-Fattah stepped up his starvation strike by refusing drinking water, ratcheting up fears for the daily life […]
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Abortion rights are on the ballot in these states. Here’s what you need to know for the midterms
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens as she’s introduced by Jodi Hicks, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and Co-Chair of the Yes on Prop 1 campaign, during a Planned Parenthood clinic in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Jane Tyska | Digital First Media | East Bay […]
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We’re on a ‘highway to local weather hell,’ UN main Guterres suggests, calling for a world wide section-out of coal
U.N. Secretary-Standard Antonio Guterres talking at the COP27 weather change summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. “We are on a highway to weather hell with our foot still on the accelerator,” he explained to attendees. Gehad Hamdy | Photograph Alliance | Getty Photographs The United Nations secretary standard issued a stark warning Monday, telling attendees at […]
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Lab-grown blood given to humans in world-first trial aimed at combatting rare disorders
Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images LONDON — Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial that U.K. researchers say could significantly improve […]
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