The advertising of sweets and sugary drinks must be removed from television as the products cause diabetes, which is becoming more dangerous than cancer, Russia’s flamboyant nationalist leader, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, said. “We’ll once again demand a ban on advertising of any sweet products on television. We see sweet stuff being promoted 24/7. Sugary drinks –…
TORONTO — Days after his government delivered its first major fiscal update, Premier Doug Ford said his government “may” balance the province’s budget in the final year of its mandate. Ford made the comments during a “fireside chat” with Toronto Sun editor in chief Adrienne Batra at the Ontario Progressive Conservative policy convention in Toronto…
Throughout the 2017 softball season, the NFCA will feature some of the sport’s highest-profile contests in our “Featured Five” Games of the Week. Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, team info, social media accounts and any available broadcast links in hopes of becoming another reason for fans…
Russian lawmakers have drafted a bill suspending cooperation with US companies in the nuclear, missile and aircraft-building spheres, as well as introducing restrictions on imports of alcohol and tobacco produced in the US. “The bill is about alcohol and tobacco products and about ceasing or suspending international cooperation in the nuclear sphere, rocket engine building…
If you step up to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on social media, you better come prepared for an epic clapback. As first noted by The Varsity, University of Toronto computer engineering student Harry Khachatrian was on the receiving end of Ocasio-Cortez’s return fire, when he engaged the freshman U.S. congresswoman about her thoughts on income inequality. “What,…
The Russian interior minister, who is in New York for a UN police summit, says he did not face any problems entering the US. Vladimir Kolokoltsev was among 24 Russians hit by US sanctions in April. While Russia-related sanctions imposed by the US Treasury might have caused headaches for some Russian businessmen, this has not…
Click:hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose HEMC LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NFCA and its Board of Directors are excited to announce that Dallas has been selected as the site for the 2020 NFCA National Convention. The Convention will be held Dec. 9-12, 2020. Additional details, including the host hotel, will be announced at a later date. The Association…
The Russian State Duma has passed a bill aimed at defending “economic interests and security” in response to the latest sanctions introduced by the United States and its allies. The motion was drafted by State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and the heads of all four parliamentary caucuses in mid-April, days after the US Treasury Department…
Calgary is breaking new financial territory in Canada, becoming the first city to have its own local, digital currency. Sometimes referred to as complementary currencies or micro-currencies, local currencies operate alongside federal currencies — not as a replacement, Calgary Dollars manager Gerald Wheatley told HuffPost Canada. “A complementary currency has lots of benefits, from saving…
An internet traffic researcher in Russia says 10.7 million people visit adult websites at least once a month, spending, on average, 11 minutes per session. The audience may be much bigger however, according to PornHub data. The report on the preferences of Russian porn lovers was prepared by the firm Mediascope for the news website…