## Amsterdam is building tiny staircases to help cats exit its canals

Authored by independent.co.uk

Amsterdam has allocated up to €100,000 to install steps along city centre canals to help cats out of the water.

The tiny wooden staircases aim to save felines and other animals from drowning in areas with high walls.

According to animal welfare organisation Dierenambulance Amsterdam, 19 cats have drowned in the city’s canals in the last six months – six of them in the city centre.

Judith Krom from the Party for the Animals (PvdD) proposed that Amsterdam spend an unused €100,000 fund found in the city’s biodiversity plan to fund the wildlife exit points.

On 10 July, the Amsterdam City Council voted in favour of Krom’s motion.

Steps will then be built at the highest-risk locations later this year to help cats safely climb back onto the shore.

In June, Amersfoort, a nearby city in the Netherlands, announced the construction of around 300 cat traps along its quays and canals this year. »

### UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs

Authored by theguardian.com

The new pornography taskforce will propose legislation this autumn aimed at banning a type of “barely legal” content produced by the porn star Bonnie Blue, the Guardian has learned.

Visa and Smirnoff are among a number of businesses that have pulled online advertisements from streaming of the documentary, after reviewing the content.

The film was condemned by the children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, for “glamorising and normalising” extreme pornography. »

### Elon Musk Amplifies Bizarre Claim That 'Women Are Built To Be Traded'

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### No 'classified' info for Trump assassination suspect: Cannon

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"Its disclosure could cause serious damage or exceptionally grave damages," wrote U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a two-page ruling, where she granted the government a protective order to keep the info at issue under wraps.

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Cannon ruled Friday that the DOJ made a "sufficient showing" that the information at issue was classified. »

### Ukraine Gains Secrets of Russia’s Newest Nuclear Sub “Knyaz Pozharsky"—Crew, Schematics, Combat Orders Leaked — UNITED24 Media

Authored by united24media.com

Additionally, HUR gained access to excerpts from the submarine’s internal schedule book, governing the daily combat and routine activities aboard the vessel.

Extract from the internal schedule book of Russia’s nuclear submarine Knyaz Pozharsky, detailing combat routines and emergency procedures.

(Source: HUR) Combat layout of the Knyaz Pozharsky submarine, indicating critical onboard systems and damage control equipment. »

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