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| Even as laws change, the 'M' word is banned in head shops | |  For years, the stores that sell marijuana pipes and bongs have insisted that the products they sell are for tobacco use, choosing their words carefully to avoid being ensnared in laws against marijuana paraphernalia. As states and cities across the country have lowered the penalties for possession, a patchwork of federal, state and local laws means little has changed at the head shops. Seventeen states have decriminalized marijuana - meaning that possession, but usually not the sale - of small amounts leads to a minor fine and no criminal record. Four states - Washington, Colorado, Alaska and Oregon - along with the District of Columbia, have legalized marijuana, meaning that there is a state-approved marketplace for pot.
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| Bangkok blast tests Thailand's next police chief | | | By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - The investigation into a deadly bombing in Bangkok's tourist heartland is led by a U.S.-trained officer with close ties to Thailand's powerful military, who oversaw a high-profile tourist murder case in which the conduct of Thai police was questioned. Chakthip Chaijinda was chosen as the country's next police chief on Aug. 14, just three days before a blast tore through the crowded Erawan Shrine in the Thai capital, killing 20 people, mostly foreigners. As deputy police chief, Chakthip has been the public face of other tourism-related cases in which concerns have been raised about the professionalism of the Thai police. |
| Far left splits from Tsipras as Greece heads to elections | |  By George Georgiopoulos and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Rebels opposed to Greece's international bailout walked out of the leftist Syriza party on Friday, formalising a split after its leader Alexis Tsipras resigned as prime minister and paved the way for early elections. Greece's president gave the conservative opposition a chance to form a new government following Tsipras's resignation on Thursday, but the country appears almost certain to be heading for its third election in as many years next month. Tsipras is hoping to strengthen his hold on power in a snap election after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in and accept more onerous terms.
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| North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchange of fire with South | |  By Ju-min Park and James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops onto a war footing from 5 p.m on Friday after his government issued an ultimatum to Seoul to halt anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts by Saturday afternoon or face military action. South Korean Vice Defence Minister Baek Seung-joo said it was likely the North would fire at some of the 11 sites where the loudspeakers are set up on the South's side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the countries. Tension escalated on Thursday when North Korea fired four shells into South Korea, according to Seoul, in apparent protest against the broadcasts.
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| Men jailed 19 years for "brazen" attack on Hong Kong newspaper editor | | | By Adelaide Hui and Emma Ng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two men who attacked a former chief editor of a widely respected Hong Kong newspaper with a meat cleaver were jailed on Friday for 19 years in a case that has raised concerns about press freedom in the Chinese-run city. Yip Kim-wah and Wong Chi-wah showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down for "grievous bodily harm with intent" in the stabbing of former Ming Pao chief editor Kevin Lau on Feb. 26 last year in broad daylight. Speaking to the court, Justice Esther Toh said the assault was carried out "in cold blood ... for financial gain" and that it was a "brazen attack on the rule of law in Hong Kong." Lau last week urged the police to continue investigating so that the "mastermind" behind the attack could be brought to justice. |
| Barclays must face U.S. class action over Libor | |  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barclays Plc shareholders who accused the British bank in a lawsuit of inflating its stock price by manipulating the interest rate known as Libor may pursue their case as a class action, a U.S. judge ruled on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin in Manhattan, whose May 2013 dismissal of the case was overturned by an appeals court, said the claims were similar enough to justify letting the shareholders sue as a group. Barclays spokesman Marc Hazelton declined to comment.
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| China expels brother of former senior official from Communist Party over graft | | | The brother of a former top Chinese presidential aide has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and public office, the government said on Friday, paving the way for his prosecution for violations such as accepting bribes. Ling Zhengce, the former deputy head of the parliamentary advisory body in the coal-rich northern province of Shanxi, is the elder brother of Ling Jihua, a one-time senior aide to former president Hu Jintao. Ling Zhengce violated rules of self-discipline by accepting monetary gifts and exploiting his position, besides seeking benefits for relatives, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said. |
| Concerns new Thai constitution will stifle democracy | |  By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Politicians in Thailand expressed concern on Friday about a military-backed draft constitution they say is undemocratic and could be divisive by giving too much power to a military appointed "super board" to oversee governments. The newly drafted constitution, Thailand's 20th, will be submitted to a junta-appointed National Reform Council (NRC) on Saturday. The NRC will then vote on the draft on Sept. 6 and if it passes, it will be put to a referendum in January.
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| Almost 90 percent of India's rapes committed by people known to victim | |  By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Almost 90 percent of rapes in India in 2014 were committed by people known to the victims such as relatives, neighbours and employers, government statistics showed, as activists called for more focus on tackling sexual violence in the home and at work. In its annual report, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said there were 337,922 reports of violence against women such as rape, molestation, abduction and cruelty by husbands last year, up 9 percent in 2013. The report indicated that 14,102 - 38 percent - of rape victims were below the age of 18.
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| Greek Syriza party's far-left faction breaks away as new group | |  Far-left rebels in Greece's Syriza party have broken away to form a new party with 25 lawmakers, a parliament deputy speaker announced on Friday. The new party will be called "Popular Unity" and headed by former Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, the leader of the far-left faction within Syriza that has defied outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's call to back a third bailout programme. Tsipras resigned on Thursday.
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| Sri Lanka's nice-guy president channels his inner Machiavelli | |  By Douglas Busvine COLOMBO (Reuters) - A betting man would have demanded long odds a year ago on Sri Lanka completing a peaceful transition of power after years of international isolation under the authoritarian leader who brought a bloody end to the country's civil war. Rajapaksa, who changed the constitution in a bid to retain power in the Indian Ocean island of 21 million, had set his sights on becoming premier of a government led by his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). It was only on election day that Sirisena, who had succeeded Rajapaksa as SLFP leader, purged Rajapaksa loyalists who controlled the party's executive and for months had refused to bend to his will.
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| Button steps up personal security after robbery | |  By Alan Baldwin SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button has taken measures to increase his personal security after the Briton and his wife were robbed while asleep in a private villa in the south of France this month. The 2009 world champion's wife Jessica had her 300,000 euro ($337,710) engagement ring taken in the burglary in Saint-Tropez, with Button fearing the couple may have been knocked out by soporific gas fed through the air conditioning system. "You are obviously going to be more cautious," Button, who also suffered an attempted armed robbery outside Brazil's Interlagos circuit five years ago, told British reporters ahead of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.
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| Thailand increases reward for bombing suspect | |  The government said progress in the investigation was being made but declined to give details or offer evidence they were closer to determining who carried out the Monday evening attack at one of Bangkok's top tourist attractions. Twenty people were killed in the blast at the Erawan shrine, 14 of them foreigners including seven from mainland China and Hong Kong. The only solid evidence seems to be grainy security camera footage showing an unidentified young man with shaggy hair and dressed in a yellow shirt leaving a backpack at the scene.
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| How Greek elections work | |  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in. While other parties are to be given a chance of forming a government, none is likely to be able to pull together a coalition and the elections are expected to be held on Sept. 20.
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