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NJ Candidate Who Smeared Poop On Day Care Blames Obama – Comic Sands

In 2013, he was charged with possession of heroin, resulting in a seven-day jail term. Three years later, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methylone and received a three-year probation sentence. He explained that during that period, he faced financial hardship while battling cancer, leading him to sell his pain medications to cover health insurance costs.

After getting out of prison he received two years of probation following charges from 2014, which included possessing a sawed-off shotgun near a school, possessing a firearm while committing a crime, and multiple drug offenses. He said that a firearm was found in his home, which was located near a school, and that his home was subsequently “raided.”

Source: NJ Candidate Who Smeared Poop On Day Care Blames Obama – Comic Sands

Rishi Sunak and the Imaginary War on Drivers – The Washington Post

…Good leadership prioritizing health, mobility and the environment would be much more helpful for our cities. Pedestrianization is sweeping streets across the world, making them much more livable: CO2 emissions drop, noise is reduce and air pollution levels become healthier. Contrary to fears that evicting cars is bad for the economy, pedestrianized zones become more prosperous. Studies from the UK found streets without cars saw an increase in trading of up to 40%. In New York, there was a 49% drop in commercial vacancies in such areas. Evicting cars from a busy city center street in Mexico City resulted in a 30% increase in commercial activity and a 96% reduction in violent crime… Source: Rishi Sunak and the Imaginary War on Drivers – The Washington Post

What is dengue fever? This mosquito-borne disease could become endemic as Europe and US heats up | Euronews

Dengue fever will become a major threat in southern Europe this decade, the WHO’s chief scientist has warned.

Warmer temperatures are creating the conditions for the mosquitoes carrying the infection to spread. It is also expected to surge in the southern United States and new parts of Africa.

The illness has long been a scourge in much of Asia and Latin America, causing an estimated 20,000 deaths each year.

Source: What is dengue fever? This mosquito-borne disease could become endemic as Europe and US heats up | Euronews