The Putin forces are trying to conscript men in Donetsk, so the men there have gone into hiding away from home.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has more volunteers that it can arm and equip.

*Global warming risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250m years.*

*US FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.*

I think it is wrong to ban recreational drugs, but helping teenagers avoid being drawn into smoking tobacco is a good thing.

A member of the UK Parliament has been accused of (gasp) watching porn inside Parliament.

This must be a convenient distraction from the really bad things some MPs do in Parliament, such as lying about public issues, voting to impoverish the poor, or actually sexually harassing an actual person.

(satire) *New Tennessee Law Requires Women To Wait 24 Hours Before Getting A Burger.*