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Scotland votes to end export of tear gas, rubber bullets, and riot gear to the United States

The Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of canceling UK weapons exports to the United States.

voted overwhelmingly in favor of canceling UK weapons exports to the United States.

The ban, which requires the UK Parliament's approval, would include tear gas , rubber bullets , and riot shields.

The UK government has sold billions of dollars worth of police enforcement gear to the United States since 2010.

According to UK licensure rules, weaponry should not be sold to any government where there is a "clear risk that items might be used for internal repression.".

The Scottish Parliament voted in favor of immediately halting the export of rubber bullets, tear gas, and riot gear to the United States on Thursday.

The parliament "stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement," the motion says , "and considers that the UK government must immediately suspend all export licences for tear gas, rubber bullets, and riot gear to the US. »

Why the US drinking age is 21

Authored by vox.com

In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores the history of the somewhat unusual way the drinking age became 21.

After Prohibition, the total ban on alcohol, many states established a minimum legal drinking age of 21.

They lobbied for a 21-year-old minimum legal drinking age, and President Ronald Reagan supported the cause. »

Content Update 3.11.0 -- Path of Exile: Harvest

Authored by pathofexile.com

Content Update 3.11.0 -- Path of Exile: Harvest Table of Contents The Harvest Challenge League.

Bug Fixes The Harvest Challenge League Challenge leagues are a great opportunity for a fresh start in a new economy.

Updated the frames on passive skill hovers to the ones created for Path of Exile 2. »

Harvard expert: "We may be done with the pandemic, but the pandemic is not done with us"

Authored by edition.cnn.com

Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, said Tuesday that "we may be done with the pandemic, but the pandemic is not done with us.”.

“It makes sense why so many Americans are feeling like we're done, and they're feeling a certain sense of apathy,” he said during a STAT Conversation.

And third, Jha said Americans are over it because of “communication from our President, who has clearly has moved on. »

Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion, declares Election Day a state holiday

Authored by dailyherald.com

Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion, declares Election Day a state holiday.

The measure also expands early voting hours at permanent polling places and makes Election Day a state holiday.

Making Election Day a state holiday affects government offices, except election authorities; K-12 schools; and postsecondary institutions governed by the State Universities Civil Service Act. »