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Russian Federation issuing crytocurrency version of the Ruble
The move will propel Russian Federation into the digital currency market and pit it against rival Bitcoin. The CryptoRubles can be exchanged for regular Rubles at any time, though if the holder is unable to explain where the CryptoRubles came from, a 13 percent tax will be levied.
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California adds 'non-binary' gender option on state licenses
Though California is the first state to allow a nonbinary gender option on birth certificates, both OR and Washington, D.C., have given residents the option to select a third gender option on driver's licenses. The law also will allow people to be able to change their gender identity on their birth certificates. "I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook", Nixon said famously in 1973.
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State of emergency declared in Florida county ahead of white nationalist speech
Spencer was one of the key organizers of an August "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville , Va., that turned deadly when a vehicle plowed into a group of counter-protesters. However, though UF can force Spencer and his group to pay for security for the event itself (likely included in the $10,564 fee the university says it is charging in this case), additional indirect security costs fall to UF.
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Calf Escapes Brooklyn Slaughterhouse, Runs 2 Miles to Park Before Its Capture
The New York Daily News reported Tuesday that the loose cow escaped from a slaughterhouse. A crowd of people gathered to take pictures of the animal after police trapped it in a fenced area of the park. Its remains unclear where the cow came from or how it got to the NY borough. The New York Police Department was able to surround the cow on one of the park's soccer fields, where they safely corralled the animal into an emergency vehicle.
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Hill Dems: Pai Response to POTUS Tweets Falls Short
Last Wednesday he tweeted: "With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Not fair to public!" he wrote in a separate tweet. Tom Wheeler, the Obama-era FCC chairman, called Pai's silence "shocking". "I think it's important for all the commissioners to make clear that they support the First Amendment, and that the agency will not revoke a broadcast license simply because the president is dissatisfied with the ...
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Sri Lanka commits to Lahore T20I despite reluctance from players
A source close to the board said skipper Upul Tharanga and Lasith Malinga were likely to pull out of the entire series due to security concerns about the final. On the eve of the World Cup, a joint India-Pakistan team played a friendly against Sri Lanka to show solidarity and demonstrate that it was safe to play in.