Central Florida voters will hit the polls on Tuesday for the state's primary elections. But with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, things are going to look a little different when you cast your ...

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Last Wednesday (May 22), the UK government made the decision to ban plastic cotton buds, straws, and stirrers, which will be brought into effect in April 2020. Despite this, it seems that brands ...

Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds will be banned in England from next year as part of a government plan to tackle pollution and protect the environment. A ban on the supply of the ...