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Besieged Gazans share shoes, wear same clothes for months

Times of Malta 

With two-thirds of Gaza's population living in poverty even before the war, many people were forced to sell their clothes once the conflict broke out... but there are no more shoes or clothes to sell. Photo: AFP

Maumee mayor confronts complex sewer issues and popular discontent

The Toledo Blade 

Maumee Mayor James MacDonald affirmed his confidence in embattled city Administrator Patrick Burtch and vowed to rethink how the city can comply with an Ohio EPA order that mandates reducing inflows of storm water into the sanitary sewers, he said in an interview with The Blade. The city’s sewer dilemmas stem from the discovery that for 25 years, Maumee employees had illegally discharged sewage into the Maumee River and falsified reports to the EPA about the city’s practices.

INDIA bloc will not face any problem if Champai Soren joins BJP: Congress

Business Standard 

Amid speculation that former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren could join the BJP, Congress leader Ajoy Kumar on Sunday claimed that the ruling INDIA bloc in the state would not face any problem if the JMM veteran crosses over to the saffron camp. If Soren switches sides, it would create a fissure among BJP leaders in the state, Kumar said. "The ruling alliance will not have any problem as Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will be the face of the INDIA bloc in the assembly poll this year. Читать дальше...

Polls: Legalizing Marijuana Supported in 3 Key States

Real Clear Politics 

As the November election approaches, a new series of polls shows widespread majority support for marijuana legalization, cannabis federal rescheduling and cannabis industry banking access among likely voters in three key presidential battleground states: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The surveys-conducted by The Tarrance Group and commissioned by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company-asked respondents about four marijuana-related [...]

Lessons From Oregon's Failed Drug Experiment

Real Clear Politics 

As a longtime drug policy reformer, I have spent the bulk of my career creating and implementing evidence-based programs to divert persons suffering from addiction or other behavioral health issues out of our justice system and into treatment and recovery.

‘They told us we are going to host children of terrorists’

Cyprus Mail 

The voices of doom have been warning for months that Cyprus risks being caught up in the Israeli-Palestinian inferno and a looming war in the wider Middle East, but for just over a week earlier this month, the island became a small beacon of hope for a group of psychologically scarred kids desperate to escape […]

Bengals Backups Get Long Look In Loss To Bears

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Geoff Hobson

CHICAGO - The Bengals got a long look at their backups Saturday at Soldier Field during a soggy preseason game, while the Bears rolled out their starters and took a 27-3 victory.

With their starters on the sidelines and their reserves negotiating a drenched field, the Bengals turn to Thursday's preseason finale against the Colts at Paycor Stadium, which will also feature Tuesday's joint practi

Quick Hits: Bengals Backup Defense Stands Up To Bears Starters

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Geoff Hobson

CHICAGO - Bears No. 1 overall pick Caleb Wiliams may have danced into the end zone on a seven-yard touchdown run in his Soldier Field debut Saturday, but the Bengals backup defense held him to a miserly 75-yard passing day in his first half of work.

Williams worked the first half of a 27-3 preseason win, but completed just six of his 13 passes for a 64.6 passer rating during a sequence rookie

Bears at Bengals Postgame Quotes

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

BENGALS POSTGAME QUOTES

ZAC TAYLOR

Head coach

On what he made of the first team defense:

"I thought they did a great job. I really thought, what was it, three three-and-outs? Three

three-and-outs? That's an excellent job, giving the offense opportunity there. We did some good

things on offense after that. We just couldn't finish the drives, whether it was because of penalty

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