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Saturday November 22nd, 2025 morning edition

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Germany plans to treat the use of date rape drugs like the use of weapons in prosecutions as part of measures to ensure justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

“We classify date rape drugs, which are increasingly used as a widespread tool in crimes, as weapons.

This creates the basis for significantly stricter prosecutions,” Alexander Dobrindt, the interior minister, said on Friday.

A parliamentary debate over a bill calling for a mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence for the use of date rape drugs in sexual assaults was postponed last month.

Police last year registered a record high of almost 266,000 domestic violence victims, a 3.8% increase on the previous year.

However, there were a high number of unreported cases, the head of the federal criminal police office, Holger Münch, said.

The German government this week approved a draft law allowing the use of electronic ankle monitors to track perpetrators of domestic violence. »

New Mexico now offers free childcare for all. Here’s how parents and teachers made it happen

Authored by theguardian.com

Olé similarly organized hundreds of other childcare workers across New Mexico, who have long campaigned to improve wages for early-childhood educators and access to childcare for working families.

The state’s efforts to improve childhood wellbeing have gained national attention since it began offering free childcare to a majority of families in 2022.

Modeled after the state tourism agency’s “New Mexico True” campaign, the “New Mexico Truth” ads proclaimed “This is New Mexico. »

Future Assassin’s Creed Games Will Be More Player Centric Says Ubisoft After Soft Bailout By Tencent

Authored by clawsomegamer.com

At the same time, many were concerned about the future of the company, with the delayed report potentially signalling red flags for the future.

It has also provided an update on its ongoing partnership with Tencent and the establishment of the new subsidiary, Vantage Studios.

According to Ubisoft, the IPs operating under this team, including Assassin’s Creed, will be made as player-centric as possible moving forward. »