In a bid to improve the quality of life for residents, Amsterdam will ban the use of marijuana on the street and take new steps to discourage alcohol in its red light district, the traditional center of the city’s legal sex work trade.
Activision CEO Kotick Says Sony ‘Won’t Return Our Phone Calls’
An anonymous reader shares a report: Things aren’t looking great for the Microsoft-Activision merger. The EU has issued a statement of objections, the UK’s CMA issued a provisional report finding the merger would stifle competition, and the FTC has out…
Pentagon seeking to resume top-secret programs in Ukraine – WaPo
The Pentagon is seeking authorization to resume two of its top-secret programs in Ukraine, the Washington Post reports
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Dad of NYC family killed in Turkey quake dug for over 12 hours trying to save them – New York Post
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Can the Academy Still Debate ‘Colonialism’?
Disagreeing vehemently with another scholar’s opinions in the academy is one thing, death threats and calls for a scholar to be fired quite another.
Syria approves aid delivery to rebel-held areas affected by quake
Approval for humanitarian deliveries to rebel-held northwest could speed up help for millions of affected people.
Judge finds Cayman Islands beauty queen guilty of assault
A former Miss Universe Cayman Islands has been found guilty of damaging two cars and assaulting three people, including a police officer
Orphan saved from quake rubble to live with relatives crammed into tent
She will be cared for by her father’s uncle, whose household of 11 is living in a tent after their home was also destroyed in the earthquakes.