REPORTS 598 CONFIRMED EBOLA CASES, INCLUDING 115 DEATHS – CANADA INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPY
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Canada's ban follows the APA declassifying homosexuality in 1973.
The American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its DSM in 1973, yet conversion therapy persisted for nearly 50 years. Canada joins Germany, France, and Malta in banning the practice by law.
Hand-made tortillas trace back 10,000 years to Mesoamerica!
Tortillas were a staple of Aztec and Maya diets long before Spanish contact. Carolina Gonzalez carries on this tradition as a cook at Califa de Leon. Learn more at Wikipedia
Canada's bill would make conversion therapy a criminal offense
Every major medical body, including the APA, condemns conversion therapy as harmful and ineffective. Canada's legislation targets both minors and adults. Learn more at Wikipedia
This storyWhat did Netanyahu do in 2020 that first enraged Trump?
- Congratulated Biden on winning
- Criticized the Abraham Accords
- Met secretly with Iran
- Backed a UN resolution vs. US
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Congratulated Biden on winning
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The UK hasn't spent 3% of GDP on defence since the mid-1990s.
At NATO's June 2025 Hague Summit, allies agreed to raise the defence spending target to 3.5% of GDP — nearly double the old 2% benchmark. Healey's resignation centres on how quickly the UK should reach that new goal.
One Fed rate move ripples into mortgages, cards & savings
The Fed's benchmark rate, unchanged since 1913 in structure, quietly drives your mortgage, credit card APR & savings yield. Explore how it works at Wikipedia
Just 5 of 193 UN members can veto any Security Council resolution!
The US, UK, France, Russia, and China have held permanent veto power since 1945. Russia (including the Soviet era) has cast over 100 vetoes — more than any other nation — often deadlocking the Council on major crises.
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