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The Branding For Ontario Pot Retail outlets Is Here And It be Tiresome As Shit
The shops will be called « Ontario Cannabis Store » with a logo that combines all the excitement of a circle and black. The font is a sober sans serif, because even a serif would just be an ostentatious endorsement of drug culture. The Ontario Cannabis Store will be where Ontarians can purchase recreational marijuana once it…
NOT REAL NEWS: A delight in a look at what did now not occur this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: ___ NOT REAL: Meddling globalist George Soros named as the puppet master behind student…
Why African feminists gaze Rwanda as characteristic mannequin
Males tend to outnumber females in most parliaments around the world, but not in Rwanda. Women make up the majority of parliament in this African country. By most measures, Rwanda is Africa’s gender-equality success story for high female representation in politics, education and the workplace. Rwanda was the first country in the world to have…
Sri Lanka Buddhist monks denounce anti-Muslim riots
Hundreds of Buddhist monks and activists have rallied in the Sri Lanka’s capital against anti-Muslim riots that have killed at least two people and forced the government to declare a nationwide state of emergency. The National Bhikku Front said on Friday they organised the silent protest against what they called « communal clashes destroying national unity ».…
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli sentenced to 7 years in penal advanced
Notorious « pharma bro » Martin Shkreli, after making a sob-filled plea for leniency, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for federal fraud charges related to hedge funds and a drug company that he once ran. « There one person to blame for me being here today is me, » a choked-up Shkreli told a judge before…
US surprise at ‘dramatic’ N Korea shift
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump: From enemies to frenemies?North Korea agreeing to discuss denuclearisation « is evidence that President [Donald] Trump’s strategy to isolate the Kim regime is working, » US Vice-President Mike Pence has said. He said the US had made « zero concessions » and « consistently increased the pressure »…
Comcast gets FCC’s lend a hand in $3.5 million fight in opposition to small cable firm
The Federal Communications Commission has dismissed a complaint against Comcast filed by a rival that said it was forced « to pay a punitive ransom » of $3.5 million in order to keep airing Comcast-owned TV programming. Wave Broadband filed what it called a petition for declaratory ruling, claiming that Comcast engaged in unfair acts and practices…
Why China’s Xi is now not ‘Putin-plus’
The recently announced constitutional amendments in China, ending term limits and paving the way for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s indefinite rule, have sparked quite a lot of debate and speculations in Western media. Some commentators went as far as comparing Xi to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming that China is now turning into a Russia-style…
Striking the BJP’s electoral success within the southeast in context
Since March 3, the main topic of conversation across India has been the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) unexpected electoral success in three small northeastern states – Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya. In a country of 1.3 billion people and more than 860 million voters, such widespread interest in seemingly minor assembly elections can be considered…
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