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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
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Researchers And Politicians Slam The War On Drugs As A Failure - " over $100 billion is spent each year on trying to enforce prohibition, but with very little effect. In 2014, around one in 20 adults around the world are thought to have used some sort of illegal drug" (iflscience.com)
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Cuba has pardoned 787 prisoners in response to Pope Francis's call for world leaders to show mercy to inmates, authorities said on Tuesday. (rte.ie)
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A Paris suicide bomber's mobile phone has been found underneath a pile of paperwork in a Belgian police station, many months after it went missin (bbc.com)
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Over 80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats. This is the 2nd-lowest level of sea-ice cover on record in the Arctic & there is fear of another famine. (newscientist.com)
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Google will soon ban fake news sites from using its ad network - Cutting off their revenue streams (theverge.com)
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Scientists have rejuvenated old mice with the blood of human teenagers - "We see a rejuvenation effect" ... "Young human plasma improves cognition. Their memory was preserved." (sciencealert.com)
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Russia pulls out of International Criminal Court on Vladimir Putin's instructions because it 'is not independent' (independent.co.uk)
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British Medical Journal calls for legalisation of drugs Nick Clegg and Baroness Molly Meacher say the UK’s drug policy has been irrational for 55 years(independent.co.uk)
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Facebook Is a Black Market For Vietnam’s Wildlife Traffickers - A year-long investigation revealed that Facebook has unwillingly become a safe haven for wildlife smugglers. (motherboard.vice.com)
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World CO2 emissions stay flat for 3rd year, helped by China falls - ..."This could be the turning point we have hoped for" (news.trust.org)
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