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Vice President Kamala Harris says no one should go to jail for 'smoking marijuana'
By CNN
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The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, said this Monday on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, she said that “no one should have to go to jail for smoking marijuana”.
Harris also urged governors to pardon "people who have been criminalized for marijuana possession," adding that Congress must take a "uniform approach" on the issue.
The vice president encouraged voters to consider the issue when deciding which candidates to support in next month's midterm elections.
“We are 29 days away from the midterm elections.
Ask who you're voting for, where you stand on that, and I encourage you to vote accordingly," Harris said during the pre-recorded interview with Meyers that aired on his show Monday night.
President Biden on Thursday pardoned all previous federal crimes for simple possession of marijuana.
Harris again emphasized the issue of voting when abortion rights were discussed.
“If we keep our numbers in the Senate and elect two more senators, then the president can sign into law the Women's Health Protection Act, which would include the legal protections of Roe v.
Wade," Harris said.
“Make a plan to vote and actually vote on this issue,” he added.
Meyers also asked Harris about immigration and his thoughts on Gov. Greg Abbott busing immigrants to the vice president's residence in Washington.
Harris said it was a "dereliction of duty" not to participate in a solution, calling Abbott's move "gameplay."
The vice president called for a path to citizenship and to "fix a broken immigration system that was broken under the previous administration."
Meyers also asked Harris about her interests outside of public policy.
Harris said he likes to play The New York Times crossword puzzle Wordle and watch "House of the Dragon" with second gentleman Doug Emhoff.
7 mins ago
North Korea missile launch from depot is 'last resort' to avoid surveillance, says South Korea
By Gawon Bae in Seoul
North Korea launching a missile is seen in a photo released by state media on Monday.
South Korea views North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile from a depot as a "last resort" to avoid surveillance, spokesman Colonel Kim Jun-rak of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Tuesday. nation.
"We view North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile from a depot as its last resort to avoid surveillance by South Korea and the United States," Kim said.
In March, the US Indo-Pacific Command said it would step up its intelligence and surveillance activities in the Yellow Sea between China and the Korean peninsula, "in light" of an increase in missile launches from Korea. North since the beginning of this year.
The North Korean military simulated its preparations to launch missiles with tactical nuclear warheads from a "silo under a depot" on September 25, to test its ability to launch ballistic missiles from water, state media KCNA reported on Monday.
Responding to criticism that the South Korean military failed to detect the release of the reservoir on September 25, the JSC said it had been monitoring signs of the incident, but declined to provide further details, citing security concerns.
In a separate statement on Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol reiterated that North Korea has nothing to gain from its nuclear weapons program and vowed to establish a "robust response system" to launches together with the United States. .USA
18 mins ago
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warns of "severe cuts" if it does not receive urgent funds
By Alex Stambaugh in Hong Kong
The UN refugee agency UNHCR will have to make "severe cuts" with dramatic consequences for millions of displaced people around the world if it does not receive $700 million in new funding, the agency's chief warned on Monday.
“If we do not receive at least an additional $700 million, especially for our underfunded operations, between now and the end of this year, we will be forced to make severe cuts with negative and dramatic consequences for refugees and host communities,” said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, in a tweet.
This Monday marked the opening day of the UNHCR Executive Committee session, which will run until Friday.
“'The demand for UNHCR's response has never been greater, while its space to find solutions has never been less.'
I shared this sobering assessment with States at #ExCom2022 telling them however we will not give up, we owe it to 100 million refugees and displaced people around the world," Grandi wrote in a separate tweet.
Earlier this year, UNHCR warned that the number of displaced people worldwide had surpassed 100 million people, its highest level since records began.
He said Russia's invasion of Ukraine, "the fastest and one of the largest crises of forced displacement since World War II," had contributed to reaching the grim milestone.