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Harris to introduce U.S. Senate bill to decriminalize marijuana, expunge convictions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic White House hopeful Kamala Harris will introduce a Senate bill on Tuesday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, erase past convictions and use funds from marijuana sales to invest in communities hit by the decades-long “war on drugs.” Harris, a U.S. senator from California and the state’s former attorney general, […]

Boris Johnson set to enter Number 10 as UK’s next PM revealed

Boris Johnson is preparing for power as he awaits the widely expected confirmation that he has defeated Jeremy Hunt in the battle to become the UK’s next prime minister. As the overwhelming favourite to be crowned Conservative Party leader, Mr Johnson is poised to unveil an ambitious domestic policy agenda looking beyond Brexit in his […]

Calgary coalition not allowed to weigh in on upcoming budget cuts

A coalition representing some 30 community, faith and ethnic groups is angry after not getting to have its say at Calgary City Council on Monday. Hundreds of members of Keep Calgary Strong crowded into council chambers, hoping to convince councillors to make budget cuts that would not hurt Calgary’s most vulnerable residents. “I’m really disappointed […]

37 lies, gaffes and scandals that make Boris Johnson unfit to be Prime Minister

Boris Johnson is poised to become Britain’s next Prime Minister on Wednesday despite a lifetime of lies, outrage and scandal. The Tory former journalist has decades of experience in rubbing people up the wrong way. Sometimes the results are reasonably harmless – or even funny. But at other times, his behaviour has poisoned the well […]

Labour launches website to educate members about antisemitism

Labour has launched a website featuring “education materials” on how members can confront racism, with antisemitism the first kind of discrimination highlighted. In an email to party members, leader Jeremy Corbyn admitted that “anti-Jewish bigotry has reared its head in our movement” and a “small” number of members held antisemitic views. Mr Corbyn added: “Hatred […]