[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine – Russia’s defence minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine’s Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine’s Donbas region. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that Russia’s troops together with members of a local separatist militia “have established full control over the city of Lysychansk,” a ministry statement said. Taking Lysychansk constitutes “the liberation of…
"Ukraine: Russia claims capture of pivotal city"
[ad_1] Amid data privacy concerns raised by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Google says it will remove abortion clinics and other facilities from users’ location history. Since the ruling, Google and other tech giants had largely about how they would handle requests for data about users in abortion-related investigations. Privacy experts have flagged the vast amounts of data collected by Google and other platforms as ripe for abuse by law enforcement and…
"Google will start removing abortion clinic visits from users’ location history"
[ad_1] Much as THC exerts the majority of its psychoactive effects through the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, the “classic” psychedelics – LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) – are defined by activation of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor. Widely distributed throughout the central nervous system, 5-HT2A receptors mediate a number of important processes including learning and memory, perception, inflammation, hormone regulation, and of course hallucination. Given the role of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) as a “master regulator”…
"Ayahuasca and the Endocannabinoid System"
[ad_1] “It’s everything I’ve always dreamed of but didn’t know could be possible in this way.” Who says weddings have to be a once in a lifetime opportunity? For some lucky couples, they get to experience it all over again when they walk down the aisle to renew their vows. Saying “I do” for the second time allows these couples to reaffirm their love for one another and gives them the chance to once again…
"12 Famous Couples Who Said ‘I Do’ More Than Once"
[ad_1] Boris Johnson meets with Emmanuel Macron at G7 summit Coined the reformist wunderkind, Emmanuel Macron swept into power in 2018, promising to restore France’s spending discipline and make Paris a strong partner for Berlin to manage Europe’s economic system. However, credibility appears to have diminished as, just two months after his reelection in April 2022, the French President lost the majority vote following a strong performance from a new left alliance and the far…
"The 12 world politicians more popular than Emmanuel Macron | World | News"
[ad_1] Finland and Sweden are now on an unencumbered path to joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a major expansion of the Western alliance as war continues in Europe. Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership in May, a historic shift for two traditionally non-aligned countries. But what many expected to be a rapid and relatively smooth succession process got sidetracked after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan objected to their bids because of what he…
"At NATO summit, Turkey drops opposition to Sweden and Finland’s membership"
[ad_1] The female gaze: A feminist theory term representing the gaze of the female spectator, character or director of an artistic work. The female gaze is not about banning sex, desire and fantasies, but about showing that these can exist without objectification. Meet Libby Cooper, 19-year-old nude photographer and creator of the Born To Be Nude project- a series dedicated to creating a safe space to celebrate nudity without being sexualised. Libby’s art aims to…
"Let’s Talk Nudes, But Not as You Know Them"
[ad_1] According to the recently published results of a survey conducted in January 2022 by EKOS for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, 33% of Canadians who report having used cannabis within the previous year have also reported having engaged in cannabis-impaired driving. Moreover, among Canadians who have reported using cannabis at some point in their lives, about 26% have reported driving after consuming it. A total of 2,193 responses were collected using the survey…
"One-third of recent cannabis users have driven while high"
[ad_1] A beloved TikTok star is begging for answers about the murder of her teenage son. Ophelia Nichols, who runs the popular account @shoelover99 and is known as Mama Tot, revealed to her 7.1 million followers that her child, Randon Lee, was killed just one day before his 19th birthday. According to Fox10, Randon was shot at an Exxon gas station in Prichard, Alabama, at around 7:45 a.m. on Friday but was able to drive…
"TikTok Star Mama Tot Pleads For Answers After Her Son Was Fatally Shot A Day Before His 19th Birthday"
[ad_1] (MOSCOW) — More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial. The Phoenix Mercury star, considered in some polls to be the United States’ most gifted female athlete, could face 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs. Fewer than 1% of defendants in…
"Brittney Griner to Appear in Court in Russia"