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Cultivation of the plant from which cocaine is made threatens Colombia’s ‘cultural potential, biodiversity’, UN agency says.Colombian lands planted with coca, the plant from which cocaine is made, reached their highest levels in two decades last year, a United Nations agency has said in an annual report. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Thursday that the area growing coca in Colombia shot up 43 percent from 2020, to 204,000 hectares (500,000 acres) in 2021. Potential cocaine production also reached record levels last year at 1,400 tonnes, up 14 percent from 2020, the agency said. That continued…

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CNN  —  With the midterm elections less than three weeks away, immigration remains a top issue among Latino voters – but views on legal and illegal immigration vary greatly. “I think it’s been misunderstood,” said Ruy Teixeira, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who has studied Latino voter preferences for decades. While many Latino voters support a more “humane treatment” of migrants and creating a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented, Teixeira said there are many in the community who “are not really interested or delighted by the idea people can just pour across the border. … They…

It turns out that zooming in on an ant’s face is an absolute nightmare.A close-up photograph of an ant was sent in as a submission to the 48th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition — and the results are freaky.The tight shot of the tiny insect, captured by Dr. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas of Taurage, Lithuania, shows the ant’s beady red eyes, angry expression and what appears to be long, sharp teeth.DO SPIDERS SLEEP AS HUMANS DO? EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON NEW STUDY SUGGESTING THEY MIGHTKavaliauskas captured this photo of the ant by using reflected light with 5X objective lens magnification, according…

Emily Ratajkowski. Andrew H. Walker/AWNewYork/ShutterstockTaking the plunge! Emily Ratajkowski revisited the dress she wore for Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party in 2016 — and revealed that the bold look caused quite a bit of contention. “Somebody called it ‘extremely vulgar’ and it became this huge controversy on the internet,” the model, 31, told Harper’s Bazaar in an interview published on Thursday, October 20. “I was in my 20s and just, like, hadn’t registered that it was so sexy, because there is a panel in the middle, but it looks like there isn’t.” Ratajkowski revealed that the low plunging Julien Macdonald ensemble…

A woman used the Tinder dating app to help Florida authorities take down a suspected child molester who said he hoped to have daughters so he could groom them for sexual abuse, authorities said. The woman told News 6 in Orlando that she began talking with Nicolas Wallace, 29, last week after they matched on the popular app. Eventually, their conversation turned dark when Wallace admitted to being attracted to young girls, she said. “I decided to ask what was the youngest that he would go, and he said, ‘Do you really [want to] know?’” she told the news outlet. The woman…

Dave Courtney, 63, claims that that he had to kill to stay alive and says he has been shot, stabbed, and had his nose bitten off during his grisly criminal pastA brutal London gangster has recalled the takeaway shop attack that kickstarted his long and storied criminal career. Dave Courtney, 63, who claims to have served stints in the notorious Belmarsh prison for a variety of gang-related crimes, said the situation went down when he and his younger brother went out for good on New Year’s Eve. After heading to a local Chinese takeaway, the pair were involved in a…

A San Jose State University football running back was killed when he was struck by a school bus while riding an electric scooter, officials said Friday.The university identified the athlete as Camdan McWright, 18, of Los Angeles, a freshman. He played in one game, an Oct. 7 matchup against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to team records.”The loss of our student is heartbreaking and devastating for our San José State community,” university president Steve Perez said in a statement. “We grieve for Camdan, his family, friends, teammates and the Spartan family.” Camdan McWright.Courtesy San Jose State SpartansThe Santa Clara…

Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark is responding to recent allegation against Ward 5 city councilor Randy Donauer. Clark is putting forth a motion to the governance and priorities committee for administration to come back with a report outlining governance options available to council when public concerns are brought up regarding a member of council.Allegations against Donauer stem from Coy Nolin, a former student of Legacy Christian Academy.Nolin alleges Donauer struck him with a wooden paddle while he was attending Living Waters Bible Camp. At the time, Saskatoon Christian Centre Church, now known as Mile Two Church, was renting the camp.None of…