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1. Boulder residents will no longer be able to cool off with an ice cream cone by the pool as the city has discontinued the sweet treat as a vending options at all Parks and Recreation facilities.
Спасли жителей города от мороженого. Пусть жрут капусту, для здоровья полезно.

2. Former U-Va. law student files suit challenging

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Еще в новостях:

Hillary как луч света в тёмном царстве :-)

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/09/politics/democratic-platform-israel-palestine-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/index.html

Hillary Clinton supporters rejected an effort Saturday to add a call for "an end to occupations and illegal settlements" in Palestinian territories into the Democratic platform.

Hillary Clinton's supporters opposed the proposal, while Bernie Sanders' backers supported it

The amendment was voted down, 73-95. Its rejection led to the loudest boos of the day, with one man being escorted out after he stood up and declared that Democrats had "sold out to (American Israel Public Affairs Committee)

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Democrats rejected Bernie Sanders' allies attempts oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the party platform

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The Sanders camp had pushed for a national moratorium but knew, as part of the broader climate deal, that they'd lose that fight.
"Gasland" director Josh Fox pushed the proposed ban, calling fracking "an abomination and a horror" and saying, "There is a political revolution going on in this country and fracking has no place in it."
Sanders' supporters were on their feet as he spoke, chanting, "No fracking way!"

But Clinton's backers replaced the language of Fox's proposal with a much more nuanced version, calling for a restriction on fracking "where states and local communities oppose it."

Marijuana legalization pathway approved

The biggest cheers of the day came when the platform committee voted 81-80 for platform language calling for a "reasonable pathway to future legalization" of marijuana.

И другая новость:

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/09/us/massachusetts-governor-transgender-rights/index.html
The new anti-discrimination law, which was passed by the Massachusetts state House and Senate this week, gives transgender people the right to use public restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, regardless of their sex at birth