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Sierra Leone police free woman accused of FGM

Sierra Leone police free woman accused of FGM

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Charlotte police chief: Video does not 'definitively' show pointed gun

Charlotte police chief: Video does not 'definitively' show pointed gun

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10 Upcoming Cars That Will Make You Lose Your Mind

Over the years, car technology and design have gone a long way. These
 upcoming cars are faster and more opulent than ever. Design wise, they 
look like something pulled straight from the future. These cars are 
destined to be the fastest in history.<br />
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1. Ferrari LaFerrari</h2>
Is there any other brand more envied than Ferrari? The Italian 
automaker is known for making opulent sports cars that are fast and 
powerful. Their 2015 LaFerrari is no different. Design wise, it is kept 
the basic Ferrari features. It has aerodynamic curves and shape we all 
love. Underneath the hood, Ferrari packs a 788 horsepower, 6.2 liter V12
 engine and an electric motor that produces additional 147 horsepower. 
In total, the LaFerrari has 949 horsepower. All that power can get you 
from 0 to over 124 MPH in less than 7 seconds. With a maximum speed of 
over 217 MPH, LaFerrari is a monster on the road. Unfortunately, the 
price of this exotic car is around $1.35 million. In addition, only 499 
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10 Upcoming Cars That Will Make You Lose Your Mind

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YOUNG AFRICAN VS AZAM FC

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Majority of working mothers discriminated against for being pregnant or having children, research finds

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The majority of working mothers in the UK have lost out on 
opportunities for promotion, training or even been threatened with 
dismissal as part of pregnancy and maternity discrimination experienced 
in the workplace, new research has found.<br />
Research conducted by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission 
(EHRC) found that in a survey of 3,000 mothers, three quarters had 
experienced discrimination for having children, but only one in four 
raised it with their employer.<br />
Ten per cent of women said they had trouble getting time off work to 
attend antenatal appointments, while around four per cent said they left
 a job over health and safety issues.<br />

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The research also questioned around 3,000 employers, just over half 
of whom did not provide any support or training for managers dealing 
with pregnancy or maternity issues.A quarter of employers believed it was reasonable to ask women in a job interview about their plans to have children.<br />

Of the women affected by discrimination, just one per cent took their case to a tribunal.<br />

It costs £1,200 to take a case to tribunal since the fees were 
introduced in 2013, in which time the number of sex discrimination cases
 have dropped by 76 per cent and the number of pregnancy related cases 
by 50 per cent.Caroline Waters, deputy chairwoman of the EHRC said the commission is
 calling on “employers, regulatory bodies and the voluntary sector to 
make vital changes needed to improve the lived experiences of British 
workplaces” and for the Government to look at the “barriers working 
pregnant women and mothers face in accessing justice”.<br />

MP Maria Miller, who chairs the Women and Equalities Committee said: 
"This report provides hard evidence that there is widespread and 
worrying discrimination against women during pregnancy and when they 
return to work from maternity leave.<br />

"This is despite the legal protections that have been in place for 
the past 30 years. My committee is very concerned by these findings and 
is launching an inquiry to follow up on the report and recommendations."DDDDD

Majority of working mothers discriminated against for being pregnant or having children, research finds

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Poppers will not be banned despite legal highs crackdown, Government says

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Poppers will not be banned in a crackdown on so-called legal highs, the Government has said.<br />
Selling the party drug was originally earmarked for criminalisation under new laws which come into force next month.<br />
But last week the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) told
 the Home Office that, in its view, poppers do not fall within the scope
 of the current definition of a "psychoactive" substance in the 
legislation.<br />
The body said its "consensus view is that a psychoactive substance 
has a direct action on the brain and that substances having peripheral 
effects, such as those caused by alkyl nitrites, do not directly 
stimulate or depress the central nervous system"In a letter responding to the body today, minister Karen Bradley 
said: "Having given due consideration, the Government agrees with your 
advice and interpretation of the definition."<br />
She added: "Our understanding is that this approach does not have any
 further implications for the operation of the Act and that other 
substances that the Act intends to cover are not affected.<br />
"We remain confident that the psychoactivity of those substances can be established under the definition in the Act."We will ask law enforcement agencies to be guided by our agreement with your advice."<br />
Poppers, the name given to a group of chemicals called alkyl 
nitrites, are popular among gay men. They are normally sniffed from a 
bottle, producing a short head-rush.<br />
The Psychoactive Substances Act will bring in a blanket ban on the 
production, distribution, sale and supply of "designer drugs".<br />
Sellers will face up to seven years in prison.</div>
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12:19 PM

Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley could be forced to answer questions in front of all 650 MPs

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        The boss of Sports Direct could be forced to appear in front 
of all 650 MPs if he refuses to attend a committee hearing about 
allegedly poor working conditions in his business.<br />

Mike Ashley has been ordered to attend Parliament’s Business Select 
Committee to give evidence to help with the committee’s inquiry – but 
has so far refused to cooperate.<br />

Speaker John Bercow said there would be a precedent for Mr Ashley to 
be ordered to appear at “The Bar of the House” in the main Commons 
chamber if MPs decided that it was the best way to resolve the 
situation.<br />

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Mr Ashley told Sky News on Monday that MPs were “showboating” and “a joke” for summoning him to appear.<br />

But BIS committee chair Iain Wright hit back in the House of Commons today.<br />

“Yesterday Mr Ashley indicated to the press – although not to the 
committee – that he has no current intention to attend the committee; 
referred to the order to attend as an abuse of the parliamentary 
process; and described the committee as a joke,” he said in a point of 
order to the Speaker.<br />

“I don’t think of scrutinising reports of Victorian-style working conditions in modern-day-Britain is ‘a joke’.”<br />

Mr Wright said been told that Sports Direct engages in “such 
practices as employees being made to clock out but having to continue to
 work so wages weren’t over-budget; staff kept for an hour after their 
scheduled finishing time without pay to tidy shops; and workers 
finishing work at 5am and required back work two hours later”.He said Mr Ashley had been invited to attend on “a mutually 
convenient date” and after refusing had been ordered to attend on 7 
June.<br />

Labour MP David Winnick asked the Speaker whether it would be 
appropriate for Mr Ashley to be summoned to the Bar of the House in the 
main Commons chamber because of the “obvious contempt this person has 
shown for the House of Commons”.The Bar of the House is a line in the House of Commons past which 
guests and visitors may not pass; the House collectively has the power 
to summon people to appear at it and answer questions, though it is 
rarely used.<br />

The Speaker replied: “I recognise that there are historical 
precedents –  but it is only right for me to say that it is not for me 
to make such decisions.<br />

“If we were to get to that point … that would be a matter for the House to decide.”<br />

The Speaker said that “proper procedures” had been followed by the MPs with regard to summoning the boss to give evidence.<br />
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Dennis Skinner, the Labour MP in whose constituency Sports Direct has
 its main warehouse, said: “This could be a long drawn-out process based
 on what Mike Ashley has been doing and saying over the years. He 
operates zero hour contracts for many thousands of people.<br />

“He believes as a billionaire that he can do as he likes. I’d just 
put it on the record for you Mr Speaker – you’d better act very firmly 
with the person concerned.”<br />

The Speaker replied: “I can say only that I will always profit by the councils of the honourable gentleman.”<br />

The BIS committee has been asked by the Speaker to set out its complaint about Mr Ashley's conduct in writing.<br />

A spokesperson for Transline, one of the employment agencies that 
provides Sports Direct with workers at the central hub warehouse 
previously said of the allegations against Sports Direct: “We do not 
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Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley could be forced to answer questions in front of all 650 MPs

MPs are looking into conditions at Sports Direct, which is owned by Mike Ashley AFP/Getty ...

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