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By Luke Taylor Civil Guard agents in Valencia, Spain inspect part of the 3800 kilos of cocaine seized in JuneRober Solsona/Europa Press via Getty Images Like most other industries, the illegal drug trade has been impacted by the covid-19 pandemic, but it hasn’t stopped cartels from finding ways around national shutdowns and anti-narcotics police operations.…

The American Bar Association has cancelled a planned speech by former president FW de Klerk following a flood of objections. Some objectors say De Klerk was complicit in apartheid-era crimes and atrocities. De Klerk was meant to speak on the rule of law, constitutional democracy, minority rights, social change, racism and global security.The American Bar Association has…

The Atlanta-based American Cancer Society will lay off 1,000 employees nationwide because of effects of the coronavirus on fundraising. The nonprofit did not say how many of those jobs are in Atlanta but that its fundraising has been hurt by the spread of COVID-19, according to a statement released Wednesday to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The…

Since the coronavirus first started shutting down the global economy, and forcing many to stay home, Americans have struggled to get back onto their familiar shores. Many Americans are still trapped aboard on cruise ships, seemingly with no end in sight."Kind of a comfortable jail," said MaShawn Morton, a cruise worker from Huntington, WV, when…

Lockown level 4: Here's what's allowedPresident Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new five-level risk-based approach to the lockdown last Thursday and explicitly stated that the sale of cigarettes would be allowed under Level 4 regulations, which took effect on Friday.But, in an about-turn on Wednesday, Dlamini-Zuma announced that the ban on the sale of tobacco products…