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Forget Japanese knotweed, now there's a new unkillable menace: Weed that is resistant to strongest herbicide is found in UK for first time

Farmers are bracing themselves for the first weed in the UK that cannot be killed by the most effective herbicide. Italian ryegrass – which affects cereals including wheat, one of the UK's most important crops – has been found at a farm in Kent to have become resistant to glyphosate. The news that the chemical is powerless against the weed …

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4 days, 12 hours ago

Donald Trump inauguration: I watched the Capitol riot unfold. What I saw this Jan. 6 is haunting.

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In a statement Monday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the rioters a “terrorist mob” who left behind broken statues, bloodied police officers, and hallways smeared in debris. Vice President Kamala Harris entered the chamber and, joined by House …

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4 days, 13 hours ago

Why Mahayuti poll-winner Ladki Bahin Yojana is under the lens

India Today

Over a month after its swashbuckling victory in the Maharashtra assembly election was attributed to the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, the Mahayuti government has launched a scrutiny of its beneficiaries. The flagship programme was the Ladki Bahin Yojana, under which 23 million poor women were to be given doles of Rs 1,500 per month—a replica of a similar cash …

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5 days, 17 hours ago

2 held at CSMIA for smuggling cannabis worth ₹4.41 cr

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The Air-Intelligence Unit of the Customs department arrested two persons in a drug- smuggling case at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the early hours of Saturday and allegedly recovered 4.41 kilograms of hydroponic weed worth ₹4.41 crore from one of them. Representative Image, REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo The carrier of the weed was nabbed soon after he arrived …

Bangkok Riyas

1 week, 2 days ago

NY subway shoving suspect's father says son was ‘acting weird’ lately, ‘Somebody put something in his weed’

Hindustan Times

The father of a Brooklyn man who allegedly pushed a straphanger into an incoming 1 train this week has said his son was fine even three weeks back, but then started “acting weird.” 23-year-old Kamel Hawkins shoved a 45-year-old man onto the tracks at the 18th Street station in a random attack, but the victim miraculously survived. Father of NY …

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1 week, 3 days ago

A Rolls-Royce Ghost, a spider monkey in a onesie and weed: CHP makes an unusual stop

LA Times

California Highway Patrol officers were floored by the “next level monkey business” they discovered inside a speeding Rolls-Royce Ghost in Madera County on Monday night: five cellphones, four large containers of weed and a 1-month-old spider monkey wearing a onesie. On Tuesday morning, he dropped the monkey off at Madera County Animal Services, where staff nicknamed the monkey Marcel after …

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1 week, 5 days ago

The truth about California’s legal weed, Hollywood in crisis: The stories that defined 2024

LA Times

Here’s what you need to know to start your Monday. It would be impossible to recount every news event from the last 12 months, so to make recapping the year easier, we’ve compiled The Times’ most-read articles published in 2024. Paige and Alex’s investigation into California’s legal weed found alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products available on dispensary shelves …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Anti-drug agency hands over probe files to man arrested for growing weed at home

India Today

Following directions from the Bombay High Court, the Narcotics Control Bureau has handed over investigation documents to a man arrested in connection with a drug case. The accused, a photographer named Vedish Thorat, was arrested on December 9, and has contended that he had been denied access to critical investigation documents, including the memo of arrest and statements recorded by …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Man rescues brother from avalanche after finding his fingers sticking out of snow

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Utah snowmobiler accidentally …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Jennifer Grey admits to 'smoking a lot of weed' before sex scene with a drunk Patrick Swayze in Red Dawn

Daily Mail

Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze were smoldering on the big screen in Dirty Dancing, but it was on a prior project that the two first tested their chemistry. Jennifer Grey, 64, has opened up about her first on camera sex scene with her late co-star Patrick Swayze, revealing it wasn't for Dirty Dancing However, when it came time to actually …

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3 weeks ago

California struggles to keep pesticides out of weed

LA Times

Among 80 cannabis brands included in more than 500 pesticide tests. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: New tests find hidden pesticides are in California cannabis products More than half of cannabis smoking products in California’s legal market contain chemicals that are not being monitored for public safety, my colleague Paige St. John reports in a …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Search your stash: 538 cannabis pesticide tests show what’s in your weed

LA Times

California’s testing requirements for cannabis products contain major gaps. To understand what’s being missed and what consumers are exposed to, the Los Angeles Times bought more than 150 products from licensed stores, as well as from tobacco shops and illicit vendors, and had them tested at three state-licensed labs, Anresco Laboratories, SC Labs and Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs. The Times …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

New tests find ‘hidden’ pesticides, in more California weed brands. Regulators ignored warnings

LA Times

For Santa Cruz County cannabis farmers battling infestations of aphids, one chemical in particular worked wonders. “If California can’t get this right, it would be a tremendous tragedy,” a Trinity County cannabis consultant, John Brower, complained this fall to the advisory board that guides the state Department of Cannabis Control. The analysis checked for more than 290 pesticides beyond the …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Trump will pit the military against law and order

LA Times

Then-President Trump departs the White House in 2020 with Atty. To the editor: I appreciate the dedication and the military service of ML Cavanaugh; however, Donald Trump cannot be trusted to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” He told more than 30,000 lies during his tenure in office, according to the …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Call to restart individual subsidies for farm mechanization

Deccan Chronicle

Kakinada:The TD-led state government is yet to announce the individual subsidy scheme for farm mechanization, which was one of the election promises of the three-party alliance. This helped many farmers buy tractors, power tillers, harvesters, weed removal machines etc. In fact, the individual mechanization subsidy scheme is a central government offer, and the state government is the implementing authority. The …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Queensland coroner finds teen drowned while fleeing police with older brother

ABC

The Queensland coroner has found a teenager drowned as a "tragic consequence" of following his adored older brother into the Ross River in Townsville, as they tried to evade police. "Mr Malayta died as a tragic consequence of following his brother into the Ross River to avoid police detection," Mr Ryan said. "I extend my condolences to Mr Malayta's family …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

State-level advisory board for de-addiction and rehabilitation: Himachal CM

Hindustan Times

To fight drug menace, government will set up a state-level advisory board for de-addiction and rehabilitation, said chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as he flagged off the ‘Nasha Mukt Indora’ awareness rally at Indora in district Kangra on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Sukhu said the state government was setting up a state-level advisory board for de-addiction and rehabilitation. He …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Chinese court has sentenced former Everton midfielder …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Magic Compost: Chasing weed seeds

ABC

Podcast: Gardening Australia Junior Episode Title: Magic Compost: Chasing weed seeds Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds Child's voice: ABC Listen Sounds: Kids' voices, ball games, playground. Romeo: Yeah, the class bell goes soon, so everyone's outside playing… Pia: …Dodging the clumps of weeds Costa: I see what you mean, the weeds are outnumbering the grass. Costa: What Romeo's trying to …

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1 month ago

‘AI’s benefits to humanity are enormous, we need social mechanisms to deal with the problems it creates’

The Hindu

Artificial intelligence, unarguably, has been transforming the lives of people in ways that were unimaginable till recently. Dr. Raj Reddy, Moza Bint Nasser University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University and Padma Bhushan awardee, has been a strong proponent of AI and the promises it holds for the world. He spoke about the potential of AI …

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1 month ago

Rope factory secures new business with tech

China Daily

A worker checks a net produced in a factory in Lizhuang town of Binzhou, Shandong province. "My grandfather has been involved in the rope industry since the 1990s, and my father, along with fellow villagers, has been instrumental in advancing the rope and net industry in our town," Zhang said. "There was a period when our products struggled to meet …

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1 month ago

Can you pass the Trump test? Prospective administration members asked to prove their loyalty: report

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Those interviewing for positions within the incoming Trump administration will …

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1 month ago

Maree Jenner - Gardening Australia

ABC

SERIES 35 | Episode 37 Maree Jenner and her siblings grew up helping their father weed the garden and pick vegies. Maree first contacted Gardening Australia after the program featured plants with the cultivar name including the word ‘midget’, which has been used as a slur against people living with dwarfism. In Australia the preferred term for the condition is …

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Rope factory secures new business with tech

China Daily

A worker checks a net produced in a factory in Lizhuang town of Binzhou, Shandong province. "My grandfather has been involved in the rope industry since the 1990s, and my father, along with fellow villagers, has been instrumental in advancing the rope and net industry in our town," Zhang said. "There was a period when our products struggled to meet …

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Forget Japanese knotweed, now there's a new unkillable menace: Weed that is resistant to strongest herbicide is found in UK for first time

Donald Trump inauguration: I watched the Capitol riot unfold. What I saw this Jan. 6 is haunting.

Why Mahayuti poll-winner Ladki Bahin Yojana is under the lens

2 held at CSMIA for smuggling cannabis worth ₹4.41 cr

NY subway shoving suspect's father says son was ‘acting weird’ lately, ‘Somebody put something in his weed’

A Rolls-Royce Ghost, a spider monkey in a onesie and weed: CHP makes an unusual stop

The truth about California’s legal weed, Hollywood in crisis: The stories that defined 2024

Anti-drug agency hands over probe files to man arrested for growing weed at home

Man rescues brother from avalanche after finding his fingers sticking out of snow

Jennifer Grey admits to 'smoking a lot of weed' before sex scene with a drunk Patrick Swayze in Red Dawn

California struggles to keep pesticides out of weed

Search your stash: 538 cannabis pesticide tests show what’s in your weed

New tests find ‘hidden’ pesticides, in more California weed brands. Regulators ignored warnings

Letters to the Editor: Trump will pit the military against law and order

Call to restart individual subsidies for farm mechanization

Queensland coroner finds teen drowned while fleeing police with older brother

State-level advisory board for de-addiction and rehabilitation: Himachal CM

Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption

Magic Compost: Chasing weed seeds

‘AI’s benefits to humanity are enormous, we need social mechanisms to deal with the problems it creates’

Rope factory secures new business with tech

Can you pass the Trump test? Prospective administration members asked to prove their loyalty: report

Maree Jenner - Gardening Australia

Rope factory secures new business with tech