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  • Group of French lawmakers wants to ban Black Friday sales

    11/28/2019 12:06:33 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 24 replies
    washington post ^ | 11/28/2019
    Some French lawmakers want to ban Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving sales event that has morphed into a global phenomenon. A legislative committee passed an amendment Monday that proposes prohibiting Black Friday since it causes “resource waste” and “overconsumption.” The amendment, put forward by France’s former environment minister Delphine Batho, will be debated in the National Assembly next month.
  • No Evidence that Accused Cannibal had more than one Victim...

    12/20/2002 4:41:14 PM PST · by Frobenius · 12 replies · 251+ views
    Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ^ | December 19, 2002 | Michael Gavin
    No evidence that accused cannibal had more than one victimPolice continue to dig up gardens at man's estate, say he had sought to meet other men through personal ads By Michael Gavin Police say extensive investigations have revealed no indication that a Hesse man alleged to have engaged in cannibalism had any collaborators, or more than one victim. Investigators, who were removing walls in the man's home on Thursday, dismissed reports suggesting otherwise as “speculation“ by some sensation-seeking news media. Police have dug up much of the home's large garden since frozen body parts from a 42-year-old man, who is...