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☆ Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Santa Barbara's Ocean Meadows golf course has been returned to its wetland state, which doubles as a flood defense for the city. Rivers and streams are often diverted or altered to make way for a golf course, but conservationists want them to flow freely. In other areas of the country, local councils are repurposing unprofitable municipal golf courses to create more natural spaces. A golf course turned nature reserve, Yalukit Willam can now be enjoyed by the Melbourne residents.

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ELWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man who charged at authorities with two swords on Long Island, New York, and the police commissioner said Wednesday that the shooting appeared to be justified. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a man acting violently inside a home. Weber was screaming and breaking items when officers arrived and refused to come outside, police said in a statement. Weber then charged, and one officer fired several shots, Harrison said. Harrison said he reviewed officers' body camera video and “at this time I believe it's a justified shooting.”

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He was found guilty in a 2017 trial of stalking Whalen and sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison as he pursued his First Amendment appeal. The Colorado stalking law did not require proof of a speaker's subjective intent to intimidate. Whalen has described the messages from Counterman, which came to her over a two-year span beginning in 2014, as life-threatening and life-altering. Among Counterman's communications to Whalen were messages that read: "Was that you in the white Jeep?" His appeal was rejected by the Colorado Court of Appeals.

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☆ This Supreme Court is slow to issue rulings — glacially slow
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: The Supreme Court of the United States, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Back in 1923, the Supreme Court had issued 157 rulings by May 1 in a term that started the previous fall. Nevertheless, the slow pace at which rulings have been issued this term has started to attract scrutiny from court watchers. In both 2022 and 2021, the court had decided 25 cases by May 1, according to Feldman. Court experts differed on whether the crunch would have any impact on how the court actually decides cases.

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a convicted stalker's claim that thousands of unwanted Facebook messages he sent to a female musician in Colorado were protected speech in a case testing the limits of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment safeguards. Rather, Counterman was convicted based on a showing that his messages would cause a "reasonable person" serious distress, a so-called objective legal standard. Counterman, citing mental illness and delusions, argued his statements were never intended to be threatening and were thus protected speech. The First Amendment prohibits the government from enacting laws "abridging the freedom of speech," but the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that the provision does not protect true threats. His appeal was rejected by the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Both would be setbacks for the Biden administration. In another immigration-related case, the court has yet to rule on the Biden administration’s attempt to implement its immigration enforcement priorities. For Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, the administration’s top advocate at the court, arguing before such a conservative court is a constant uphill battle. The government similarly failed to convince the conservative majority not to expand gun rights in another major ruling issued that month. The Biden administration can point to some hard-fought victories.

At least one video on TikTok had gained more than 4 million views by late Thursday afternoon. That police were called on a student at an HBCU, an institution that is intended to be a safe space for Black students, was not lost on some. It wasn't immediately clear, in either the TikTok video or the school's statement, what the student was doing that made her an urgent threat in need of prompt removal. After class was briefly delayed by a fire alarm, the student said the professor asked her about the essay. At some point, the discussion became heated, according to the student, who said she raised her voice after the professor allegedly raised hers.

☆ Choked-Up Yards and Trailer Shortages Box In America’s Truckers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

“There’s a lot more hours and a lot more waiting, just because there’s no chassis.” Mr. Carrera said. Mr. Carrera uncouples a truck trailer, known as a chassis, from his rig at a yard outside Chicago. Mr. Carrera works as an independent owner-operator for California Cartage, a subsidiary of NFI Industries, a Camden, N.J.-based logistics and trucking operator. Mr. Carrera arrived at the container yard that held the Michaels box at about 6:45 a.m. His was the seventh truck in line when the yard opened. There was another empty container waiting nearby that needed to be picked up.

☆ Fără fumători până în 2025: Cum vrea Noua Zeelandă să elimine tutunul
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: foto simbolFără fumători până în 2025: Cum vrea Noua Zeelandă să elimine tutunulNoua Zeelandă a anunțat o serie de propuneri care vizează interzicerea fumatului pentru următoarea generație și apropierea țării de obiectivul său de „țară liberă de fumat" până în 2025, potrivit The Guardian. Ea a menționat că numărul vânzătorilor cu amănuntul de tutun a fost de patru ori mai mare în comunitățile cu venituri mici, unde rata fumatului a fost cea mai mare. Fumatul reprezintă unul din patru decese cauzate de cancer în Noua Zeelandă, iar aproximativ jumătate de milion de neozeelandezi fumează zilnic. Efectele acestui lucru se simt cel mai mult în rândul comunităților indigene maori, din Noua Zeelandă: femeile maori au cele mai mari rate de fumat din țară, cu aproximativ 30% care fumează zilnic. Cancerul este principala cauză de deces pentru femeile maori și a doua cauză pentru bărbații maori.

Persons: Lucy Elwood, Ea, Alex Braae Locations: Zeelandă, Noua Zeelandă

☆ Picasso, Larissa sau Hokey Pokey. 400+ idei cum poți să îți numești ariciul drăguț
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Aricii, în calitate de animale de companie, sunt mai rar întâlniți, dar totuși sunt multe persoane a căror inimă se topește când în jur este înconjurat de aceste ființe adorabile. Dacă ești în pană de idei ce nume să îi pui noului tău prieten de companie, dar vrei neapărat un nume cât mai deosebit care ar caracteriza perfect temperamentul ariciului, echipa #diez îți vine în ajutor cu 100+ sugestii. # Nume drăguțe pentru arici:HedgyBirchPicassoSunflowerRaddishBubbleTacoNoodleBlinkerPiperButtercupTwixMalibuPazzoRibbonNandaMonkeyThornFoxyBeedlePokeyWafflesSunnyBullyChikaPandaTonksPuddingFlowerMidnightCurly-QLeoSkatPadfootTallulahRufusMangoSpikeShadowBabyPumpkinCottontailLupinStubbyQuillPicklesSnowflakeCherryMozartNuggetCocoHuffyStitchSkeeterCricketGrumpyShaggyBoobooLagunaBlossomCloverQuilliamSweetpeaPeanutPinkyCookieTrixDizzyFusePretzelPeachyButtonsPinotPricklyMuggleCheesecakeBladeTulipHappyPepperPincushionStarZuriBurritoCupcakeHedwigYonaDragonSkipperCinnamonStrawberryRoxieWhiskersZig ZagSilasNutmegCaramelQ-TipMerryTinkFudgeTankCometZeppelinEltonSparkyPotatoAlmondQuattroHokey PokeyPippieButterballPunkTeacupSpinCodaPixieScroogeBingCottonFangPokeahontasPopplesWolfiePebblesVanillaToffeeBristlyBagelAppleSugarReeceToastTurboJinxJazzSkittlesTangoButterBlueberryPistachioSonicChaucerQuilly WonkaBruiserKobyGraySnufflePowderHogletRebelGuinnessPatWednesdaySkipZenPorkyBlizzardOliveCloudyElwoodCheese NipPoppyCocoaBumperHermesPhoenixBubblesKitLeftyCactusWalnutMcFlurryFlashPinSpikyHamletOnyxMeadowTortoiseSplinterParisMidoriPinocchioMochiScabbersGillsVegasZippySkylerPipsieClooneyCheetoDominoFidoSaltPeriwinkleNibblesMooshieMarshmallowJazz/JazzyHoggyDumplingZorroSilverArrowBlazePieLunaTwinklesTinker BellSushiCrookshanksNeedlesScoutPouchesScuttleSpiceTatertotPinballMonetPricklesButtonBiscuitSpockNellNuttyPoohSkippyOreoMannyCrystalHokeyKiwiUrchinSpriteCosmoPine ConeSnugglesMulderZeroMoodyPearlHersheyFernMulliganCuddles# Nume pentru arici masculi:MickeyMaxOscarGibsonZekeObiePeterTibbsWilburRomeoLukeCasperPaulKingstonJuniorWaltHughFritzRudyTexChipLinusRalphGriffNateSebastianAlvinBurtMarvRioRockyBrunoMarioAtticusSidDocCodyRedfordErnieGusBuckLukaMerlinBuzzScullyPipBarneyTheoJoeEdOtisMartiArchieMarvinPatrickBobaSaulOzzieSammyChandlerMyloAceMikeNicoMobyMurphyHutchBartParkerEarlBarclayWizzyTannerFrankyPaulieJasperEddieFelixBodiePaddingtonSnoopyLoganRichieLandonNume pentru aricioaice:

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