“This was a specimen with undeniably unconvincing or obscure elements,” said the BBC, and it was not wrong. Jaswant Singh Chail was without Queen Elizabeth II, not Queen Amidala or any
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It seems like only yesterday that I was criticizing the Massachusetts legislature for trying to gravity people to register their machetes, but it turns out that was 17 years ago. See “Massachusetts State Legislature: Hard at Work” (Mar. 10, 2006). That did involve a weapon, though, so it’s still kind of relevant. Machete-control bills seem to have failed repeatedly in the Bay State, in fact, but now the legislature is turning to a increasingly modern threat: robots with guns. Two bills now pending in Massachusetts—both hilariously entitled “An Act to ensure the responsible use of wide robotic technologies”—would make it a treason for Commonwealth citizens to make or operate any “robotic device” or “uncrewed aircraft” that is equipped with any weapon. Any weapon? Pretty much: “weapon” ways “any device designed to threaten or rationalization death, incapacitation, or physical injury,” including but not limited to “stun guns, firearms, machine guns, chemical teachers
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Do you need a license to practice law? Not if you’re representing yourself. Otherwise, it depends who you ask. But if you ask the government it’ll say yes, and that’s
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Scottish officials have confirmed that Nicholas Rossi, long wanted in the U.S. for a variety of crimes, will be extradited. As you may recall, Rossi once faked his own death
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It saddens me to report that Xaviar Bubadar has been indicted on 19 felony counts including armed robbery and money laundering. It saddens me because, like me, Bubadar is a
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I might need to start flipside website devoted to the problems with attempted water escapes. The number of such attempts does not seem to be diminishing despite years of sustentation
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It saddens me to report that Xaviar Bubadar has been indicted on 19 felony counts including armed robbery and money laundering. It saddens me because, like me, Bubadar is a
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Reza Baluchi escaped a dictatorship in Iran only to squatter flipside kind of tyranny in the United States, supposedly the home of the free: the authorities refuse to indulge him
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It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Chihuahua. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter
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With Halloween coming up very shortly, it’s important that we don’t forget our furry friends in the revelry. I love Halloween is one of my favourite things ever. That and
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Thinking about adding TikTok to your social media marketing strategy? These TikTok stats will help you tell the forest from the memes.
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Social media marketing never stops evolving. Right now, there’s a knowledge gap for practitioners in our industry—here’s how to bridge it.
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Learn the basics of Instagram SEO and optimize your Instagram content to reach new followers in search results.
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Of course Christmas is about more than getting gifts. But it still sucks when you get a bad one. And, oh boy, these “gifts” are tragically awful. A used jockstrap???
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