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Sir Kim Darroch, the UK ambassador to the US who was forced to resign for describing President Donald Trump as "inept," has been made a Lord.

Sir Kim Darroch, the UK ambassador to the US who was forced to resign after calling President Donald Trump "incompetent," has been made a Lord by former Prime Minister Theresa May.

Read more: Kim Darroch resigns as UK ambassador to the US over leaked memos branding Trump 'incompetent'. »

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law last week financial protections for consumer investments in rooftop solar energy.

The law, AB 1208 authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), extends a prohibition on cities and counties taxing the energy generated by rooftop solar panels for use by homeowners and businesses.

The law also provides consumers that have already invested in solar energy with the assurance that cities and counties will not tax their solar energy in the future. »

Majority of Americans, Including Gun Owners, Support a Variety of Gun Policies.

Survey finds strong support among gun owners and non-gun owners for more than twenty gun violence prevention policies-including extreme risk protection orders.

Between 2015 and 2019, public support increased significantly for policies requiring purchaser licensing, safe gun storage, universal background checks, and extreme risk protection orders. »

Exhibitor Cineplex says only TIFF titles that respect "the traditional theatrical model" may play on Scotiabank Theatres screens.

There's a survival thriller at the Toronto International Film Festival playing out offscreen this week at Scotiabank Theatres, the traditional Press & Industry screening venue.

As a result, TIFF scheduled films that do not comply with their traditional theatrical windows, in other venues," the festival told THR in a statement. »