Word: bans
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Last winter machete-wielding locals protested a government ban on sea-cucumber fishing by blocking the entrance to the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora and the headquarters for the national park that encompasses 97% of the islands' land area. The invaders held workers captive for four days, harassed scientists and threatened to kill tortoises. In a more serious uprising last month, the headquarters and research station were occupied for two weeks, along with the airport in the provincial capital of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno--this time by residents angry about the government's refusal to consider their demands...
...third nuclear blast beneath the Mururoa Atoll in French Polynesia about 6 p.m. ET. "This test was necessary to guarantee in the future the security and reliability of our arms," the French Defense Ministry said in a statement. French President Jacques Chirac has promised to sign a global test ban treaty, but only after all eight planned tests have occurred...
...solicitor general, who was defending the state's anti-gay-rights measure, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could yield the most important discrimination decision of the new term. At issue is whether Colorado voters violated U.S. Equal Protection guarantees when they approved a ban on laws or policies forbidding discrimination against homosexuals...
Second of all, barring any other solution, the house must seriously consider adopting an overall ban on smoking. This ban could be taken into consideration when first-year blocking groups are placed into houses by the administration. This policy would be in accordance with the Massachusetts Clean Indoor Air Law of 1987, which indicates that smoking areas can only be designated as such if the remaining non-smoking areas in the building are not affected...
Club members say they are shocked and chagrined by the D.U. graduate board's attempt to implement new limitations on the final club. The proposed restrictions include a 2 a.m. curfew and a ban on kegs. Graduate board members also want to increase dues, current members...