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US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

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US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

US president Joe Biden announced a pardon for thousands of people convicted for possession of marijuana under federal law

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A firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif., . Authorities have identified four people killed last month when California's largest and deadliest wildfire of the year swept through a remote hamlet. Western Wildfires, Klamath National Forest, United States - 30 Jul 2022

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Extreme California wildfires may increase 57% even with low emissions

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A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic inside Trinity Evangelic Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S, on Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2022. U.S. regulators cleared second booster??doses??of Covid-19 vaccine from??Moderna Inc.??and the partnership of??Pfizer Inc.??and??BioNTech SE for adults 50 and older, making millions more people eligible for the shots as concern grows about a potential new wave of infections. Photographer: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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US authorises the use of dual-variant covid-19 vaccine boosters

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A collection of motion-triggered cameras in Brooklyn bring ecologists closer to understanding how wildlife distribution evolves on urban landscapes.

Life

Camera trap images reveal the hidden wildlife of New York City

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An information label is seen on packaging for a CO2 cylinder for a fizzy drinks machine in Manchester, Britain, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble - RC2JTP9BULMB

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US CO2 shortage worsened by contaminated gas from an extinct volcano

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Five construction workers wearing yellow and orange vests and wide-brimmed helmets repair a roof, while one worker in the middle spreads hot tar on the roof's surface.

Environment

US government ramps up effort to put in place 'too hot to work' rules

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Noah Berger/AP/Shutterstock (13057572c) Firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif Western Wildfires, Klamath National Forest, United States - 30 Jul 2022

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'Dry lightning' sparked the most destructive wildfires in California

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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court on 24 June in response to the court?s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible

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WASHINGTON JUNE 27: A pro-choice activist holds a Planned Parenthood sign while awaiting the Supreme Court???s ruling on abortion access in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 27, 2016; Shutterstock ID 443763643; purchase_order: NS online; job: Photo; client: NS; other:

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How repealing Roe v Wade in the US will lead to more women’s deaths

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/Shutterstock (12626939f) Members of Herndon Reston Indivisible call for abortion rights at the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. JWHO is challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks, claiming that it violates the 1973 Roe decision by banning abortion before fetal viability. Pro-choice and pro-life protests at Supreme Court for Mississippi abortion case, United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC, USA - 01 Dec 2021

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People opposed to abortion in the US would still help a friend get one

A survey of more than 1500 people in the US found that people who are morally opposed to abortion would help a close friend or family member seeking the procedure

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Giving low-income US families $4000 a year boosts child brain activity

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Technology

Will 5G mobile networks in the US really interfere with aircraft?

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Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020

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Gun violence rose 30 per cent in the US during the covid-19 pandemic

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