LFI deputies formally proposed repealing the Penal Code offence of condoning terrorism.
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La France Insoumise has supported repealing the French criminal offence of condoning terrorism.
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Banana peels have no demonstrated preventive effect against H1N1 infection.
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Eating banana peels prevents H1N1 influenza infection.
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Large clouds can contain roughly one million tons of water.
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A cloud can have a mass of approximately one million tons.
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AI error rates vary widely across models, tasks, and benchmarks.
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Artificial intelligence systems produce incorrect answers in 70% of evaluated cases.
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Generative AI can weaken or strengthen critical thinking depending on use.
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Use of generative artificial intelligence damages people's critical-thinking ability.
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The Vasco da Gama Bridge is Europe’s second-longest bridge.
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The Vasco da Gama Bridge in Portugal is the longest bridge in Europe.
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Consequentialist and deontological arguments can converge on trophy-hunting policy conclusions.
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Consequentialist and deontological positions in the trophy-hunting debate use fundamentally incompatible moral standards and cannot reach agreement.
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Absorbed phase-change heat can raise intermolecular potential energy.
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During heating that causes a phase change, absorbed latent heat can increase a substance's internal potential energy by separating particles against their attractive intermolecular forces.
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Scientific evidence shows no consensus on trophy hunting’s net benefits.
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In South Africa, the scientific consensus is that the benefits of trophy hunting outweigh its economic, conservation, social, and ethical costs.
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Private wildlife ranches exceed state protected areas but support multiple uses.
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In South Africa, the total land area used for trophy hunting exceeds the total area of protected areas used for non-consumptive wildlife activities.
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Colonial power structures remain substantive factors in trophy-hunting research.
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Colonialism and neo-colonialism are not relevant factors in the scientific debate over trophy hunting.
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Corruption and unequal benefit distribution weaken trophy hunting’s conservation performance.
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Wealth inequality and corruption reduce the effectiveness of trophy hunting as a wildlife conservation tool in South Africa.
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Trophy-hunting debates involve ethical, ecological, economic, and community concerns.
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Taking an animal trophy as a souvenir is the central point of contention in debates about trophy hunting.
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India’s PIN codes remain in use alongside the complementary DIGIPIN system.
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India's Postal Index Number system has been replaced by DIGIPIN.
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Trophy hunting’s effect on human-wildlife conflict varies by context and management.
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Trophy hunting increases human-wildlife conflict between communities near game reserves and wild animals.
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Scientific messaging modestly shifts attitudes but does not establish public consensus.
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Scientific evidence cannot justify the necessity of trophy hunting to the general public.
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Well-regulated trophy hunting can generate conservation funding and habitat incentives.
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Trophy hunting in African countries does not contribute to wildlife conservation.
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Lion populations can recover when male harvest is reduced and age-restricted.
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Trophy hunting of dominant male lions does not cause population-level infanticide from which lion populations cannot recover.
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Utilitarian ethics ties trophy hunting’s moral status to conservation outcomes.
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The ethical status of trophy hunting is unrelated to its effectiveness as a biodiversity conservation tool.
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Trophy-hunting bans can raise poaching risks, but outcomes vary by context.
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Blanket bans on trophy hunting and trophy imports increase illegal hunting and poaching.
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