Evacuations Resume Amid Bus Attacks Near Aleppo
About 400 people from eastern Aleppo arrived near Rashidin after evacuations resumed despite a bus attack on a convoy bound for Foua and Kefraya. The assault, blamed on al Qaeda linked fighters, killed a driver and set buses ablaze as freezing conditions persisted for evacuees awaiting transport.
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U.N. council votes on Aleppo monitoring plan
The U.N. Security Council agreed on a draft resolution to allow U.N. observers to monitor evacuations in Aleppo. Russia opposed the measure citing safety concerns for civilians in the last rebel held area amid a siege. The compromise text, based on a French draft, urges Ban Ki moon to pursue urgent security arrangements for monitoring civilian well being.
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Netanyahu offers relocation of West Bank settlers to adjacent land
Israeli leaders meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu who proposed moving some settlers to nearby land or another community to avoid a forced evacuation of a West Bank outpost. The plan was approved 45 to 29 in a settlement vote, as courts require removal of the settlement built on private Palestinian land.
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Colorado governor becomes marijuana adviser to peers on legalization
In Coronado, Governor John Hickenlooper reflects on Colorado’s early legalization of recreational marijuana. He now advises governors from Massachusetts to Nevada on edibles safety, tax rates, and regulating banking for the cannabis industry. He cites edibles labeling. Colorado’s experience includes child hospital visits and rising tax revenues from adult-use sales.
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