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Richardson, 21, was handed a 30-day suspension from the US Olympic team after testing positive for THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis.

"The criminalization and banning of cannabis is an instrument of racist and colonial policy," Ocasio-Cortez said in a post on Twitter.

The move to ban Richardson is the latest in a string of decisions by those running the Olympic games that have been decried as prejudiced. »

What’s new — Cow guts, like our own, are teeming with microbes like bacteria, fungi, and other microbes.

The team thus tested how well cow rumen could degrade or break down three common polyester materials found in plastic:.

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) — A lightweight plastic that is found in many common types of packaging, including water bottles. »

Along with wealthy space tourists, both companies expect to fly researchers and experiments from government agencies and companies developing or testing space technology.

Neither company has said how much it plans to charge for a ride to space, but tickets are expected to cost between $250,000 and $500,000.

Even so, some 600 enthusiasts have put down deposits with Virgin for flights once commercial operations begin in 2022. »

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