" The faith's official website states that abstaining from blood is "as important as abstaining from sexual immorality and idolatry.
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Jeff Sessions -- Trump's pick for attorney general -- abstaining.
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While, yes, abstaining from food and drink is largely considered the most important aspect (it's one of the five pillars of Islam), many don't understand that we're not just abstaining from food itself.
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In our generation, she is far from alone in abstaining.
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This year I am abstaining in protest of crap candidates.
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Abstaining won't be easy for the Socialist leader, Pedro Sánchez.
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Abstaining keeps those doors closed, and my depression at bay.
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They could simply stay home, abstaining from the process entirely.
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He also said he couldn't see Labour abstaining in the vote.
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Previous guidance suggested taking precautions or abstaining for only four weeks.
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He was drinking a beer, while Ver, as usual, was abstaining.
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He recommended abstaining from taking long-term trading positions right now.
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Some may also be abstaining now because of a health condition.
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The vote was 500 in favor, 49 against and 56 abstaining.
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By abstaining, "you sympathize with those living in poverty," he said.
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Abstaining from sex is the only effective type of birth control.
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And of course, abstaining from medication is totally reasonable for some.
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The committee vote was 23-85033, with two senators abstaining. Sen.
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They include fasting and abstaining from eating meat, not receiving ashes.
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Abstaining from food and drink, whatever your religion, has its challenges.
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Abstaining from the process won't change the way we do business.
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About 10 percent were still abstaining a week later, compared with 3 percent of the control group, who had voluntarily deactivated; and 5 percent were abstaining two months later, compared with 1 percent in the control group.
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But that doesn't mean that abstaining will necessarily protect you from dementia.
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With only Buegeia abstaining, the commission board voted unanimously for the resolution.
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The Security Council approved the resolution 14-0, with the US abstaining.
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The resolution passed 240-187, with six Republicans abstaining from the vote.
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The final vote was 367 for impeachment, 137 against and 7 abstaining.
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They are abstaining from parenting in larger numbers than a generation earlier.
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The settlement resolution passed the council 14-0, with the U.S. abstaining.
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These include abstaining from sex, alcohol, and dressing only in white clothing.
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But some U.N. diplomats hope Washington may allow Security Council action by abstaining.
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Calculation of support was based on the total votes for, against and abstaining.
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Peterson also said he lost 50 pounds since abstaining from other food groups.
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Meanwhile, at 31A, "Ones not abstaining" refers to VOTERS, who are most critical.
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Mr. Jackson, who will stay on as chairman, is abstaining from the process.
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Abstaining from consumerism is evidence of piety, restraint, and dedication to the cause.
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For white women, taking care of oneself has historically meant abstaining from work.
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John Fisher, Geneva director of Human Rights Watch, chastised states for merely abstaining.
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While Ramadan isn't entirely about abstaining from food — those committing themselves to the fast are also expected to abstain from sex, and impure or violent thoughts — the idea of abstaining from food and drink is the one which takes top billing.
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Just because I was in an exploration state and I was abstaining from men.
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The temporary measures won widespread backing from EU member countries, with only two abstaining.
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Like many others, Kurkdjian sees abstaining from synthetics as an arbitrary kind of atavism.
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Graham issued a statement after the vote, harshly criticizing the Obama administration for abstaining.
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But the previous administration allowed the controversial measure to pass, abstaining from the vote.
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The latter group includes lawyers, who have been abstaining from court duty for weeks.
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Still, there is a strong case for Sanders abstaining from making another presidential run.
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Maduro said the three abstaining parties should be banned from participating in future elections.
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Move over Dry January (abstaining from alcohol) and Whole30 (no processed or refined foods).
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The final tally was 133 votes to 50, with three abstaining or not voting.
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He won the lower house motion by 350 votes to 236, with 35 parliamentarians abstaining.
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To that effect, abstaining from participating in a ceremony for reasons of principle is commendable.
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That means abstaining from sex, masturbation, social media, and even in-person conversations with friends.
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By abstaining on the settlement resolution, the United States paved the way for its approval.
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Australia, Britain, Japan, and Switzerland were among those abstaining, though many envoys spoke against the text.
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The bill passed the Senate 21-7, with most Republicans abstaining and with only Democratic support.
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At the Whyte Wyrm, the Serpents all vote to rumble with the Ghoulies instead of abstaining.
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That's the serendipity Bandrovschi is talking about—that's what she wants to reclaim for the abstaining.
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" He also slammed the US for abstaining, saying it "made us complicit in this outrageous attack.
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Chrystia Freeland, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister thanked the countries voting in favor, acknowledging China for abstaining.
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If the partner isn't pregnant, men "might consider" abstaining or using condoms, according to the guidelines.
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Abstaining at the UN could have been Obama's way to injure and humiliate the prime minister.
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" Shkreli added that he will be "abstaining" from voting this year "in protest of crap candidates.
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He won the lower house confidence motion by 403 votes to 236, with 35 parliamentarians abstaining.
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He created a discussion forum on Reddit on the topic of abstaining from masturbation and pornography.
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Not everyone has the luxury of skipping work or abstaining from spending money on March 8.
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No offense to the WET among us … … who was clued as "One not abstaining," at 16A.
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The committee vote on repealing the abortion ban was 14 to 6, with the chairwoman abstaining.
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A fifth of both boys and girls cited fear of pregnancy as the reason for abstaining.
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The French National Assembly voted in favour of the legislation by 228-139, with 24 abstaining.
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It is not comparable to Catholics abstaining from meat during Lent or Muslims fasting during Ramadan.
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Australia, Britain, Japan, and Switzerland were among those abstaining, although many envoys spoke against the text.
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You expect to lose money gambling, but you don't really expect to lose it abstaining from gambling.
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Those who are abstaining argue that mixing politics and science would tarnish the objectivity of their field.
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The Obama administration rebuked Israel in December by abstaining from a United Nations vote condemning the activity.
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And, for veteran users, he suggests abstaining from weed for two days before finding their minimal dose.
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Extremadura's federation also said on Monday it supported abstaining to allow Rajoy to serve a second term.
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Chance has kept his family life private, abstaining from posting photos of the little girl — until now.
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The council cast a German-drafted 13-0 vote, with Russia and China abstaining, the AP reports.
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The board voted 3-0 to keep the Redskins as the school mascot with one member abstaining.
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In 1971, the Supreme Court overturned his conviction in an 8-0 decision, with Thurgood Marshall abstaining.
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The 2628-member assembly approved the resolution by a vote of 28503-22019, with 45 nations abstaining.
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I don't believe that abstaining from alcohol for a month makes me any more of a Muslim.
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Dr. Cameron Sepah wrote about dopamine fasting, or abstaining from over-stimulation for a period of time.
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Right now, the organization recommends abstaining from sex for eight weeks if one partner has been exposed.
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His confirmation failed, 19 to 16, with one Democrat joining with Republicans and another abstaining from voting.
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Opposition parties can allow their adversaries to form minority governments simply by abstaining — often after extracting concessions.
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She decided to go vegan, abstaining from meat, fish, eggs, dairy and other foods made from animals.
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Daily reminders in your inbox of all the things you could buy can make abstaining from spending difficult.
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It didn't prevail -- for now -- as the resolution passed on a 14-0 vote, with the US abstaining.
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But after a day of abstaining, participants smoked pot provided by a legal medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado.
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The resolution passed with 22 nations supporting the measure, 10 opposing it, 23 countries abstaining, and three absent.
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The Hill's Jordain Carney has the story: The committee vote was 23-2, with two senators abstaining. Sen.
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"To see they're abstaining is disappointing, especially given their push on gender diversity," Campos said of State Street.
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Why is abstaining from food and drink, and from other bodily pleasures, a crucial element of the observation?
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The UN brushed off Haley's threat and overwhelmingly approved the resolution 128 to 9, with 35 nations abstaining.
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His warning did appear to have some impact with nine countries voting against the resolution and 35 abstaining.
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In January, she began a 21-day social media "cleansing" that included abstaining from checking her Instagram account.
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By doing nothing, that is, abstaining, Venezuelans will essentially vote for Mr. Maduro, giving him an easy victory.
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You no longer need to force yourself to abstain; instead, abstaining is a natural byproduct of your distaste.
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It was submitted by the Palestinians, was supported by 24 countries, with six opposing it and 26 abstaining.
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Following a civilised tradition of former presidents abstaining from criticising their successor, he did not mention Donald Trump once.
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This is recommended with a spoonful of heavy cream; don't bother abstaining from it, if you've come this far.
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Shareholders showed their unhappiness with the plan, with nearly 30% voting against or abstaining on the company's pay awards.
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But a shift by Ciudadanos to back Rajoy would pile pressure on the Socialists to cede ground by abstaining.
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The challengers in the case said a citizenship question would frighten immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the count.
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Ultimately, however, the 17-member panel overwhelmingly voted for approval, with 14 voting yes, two no, and one abstaining.
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Yet no viable birth control exists for men, apart from wearing condoms, abstaining from sex or getting a vasectomy.
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I applaud the Obama administration for abstaining on a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning the counterproductive Israeli settlements.
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Brunei, a tiny kingdom with a history of abstaining from the death penalty, recently made adultery a capital crime.
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Those who did adhere to the medication regimen were more than twice as likely to be abstaining from smoking.
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Because it was Ramadan, he was also abstaining from food and water until sunset, at around 9:15 P .
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Muslims around the world began the month of Ramadan last Thursday, abstaining from food and drink during daylight hours.
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Intentionally abstaining from food is otherwise classified as an eating disorder, and every living creature knows its effects: death.
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Members of the Spanish Parliament voted, 22013 to 111, in favor of Mr. Rajoy, with 68 Socialist lawmakers abstaining.
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Lawmakers finally voted 78 to 19 in favor of the motion, with a number either abstaining or not present.
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But WRAP's 'Love Food Hate Waste' campaign says that instead of abstaining from chocolate, Britons should stop throwing out food.
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The longer she went without booze, the more she enjoyed the sense of control and confidence she found in abstaining.
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The challenge involves saltwater because that's what the hunger strikers are drinking to stabilize their health while abstaining from food.
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But looking back, I now recognize three defining moments that demonstrated to me that abstaining from coffee has its repercussions.
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Still, they may be more receptive to the argument that abstaining from reproduction is the best choice from the environment.
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So the early temperance groups advocating abstaining from distilled spirits but believed it was OK to drink beer and wine.
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She said that there really is no physiological benefit to abstaining from orgasm, but things are more complicated than that.
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The plaintiffs said the question would scare immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the census, disproportionately affecting Democratic-leaning states.
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She had been abstaining from drinking to support her fiancé's decision to give up alcohol, her mother, Linda King, said.
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After hours of heated debate, the motion was defeated, with 177 lawmakers voting yes, 198 voting no and nine abstaining.
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Hello, celebrants of Dry January — if "celebrants" is indeed the right term for those abstaining from drink for a month.
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The resolution passed by a 11-85033 margin, with the U.S., China and the U.K. all abstaining from the vote.
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The measure passed, 14 to 0, with the United States abstaining rather than vetoing, as it has on other occasions.
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Eating meat after abstaining for years is rarely dangerous but could cause mental and physical reactionsMost of the time, when a vegan or vegetarian starts eating meat after a long period of abstaining, what happens is ... nothing, according to Robin Foroutan, a registered dietitian nutritionist and representative for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Eating meat after abstaining for years is rarely dangerous but could cause mental and physical reactionsMost of the time, when a vegan or vegetarian starts eating meat after a long period of abstaining, what happens is ... nothing, according to Robin Foroutan, a registered dietitian nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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This week the party exerted its power by abstaining or even voting with the opposition on amendments to the finance bill.
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In the end, however, only one lawmaker was swayed, and the bill wound up failing 38–31, with two senators abstaining.
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They suggest using condoms or abstaining from sex for between six weeks and eight months (depending on the likelihood of infection).
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The Canadian delegation actually reportedly changed their vote from a "no" in support of the US to abstaining from the vote.
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Thursday's vote in the Federal Parliament was a landslide, with all but four members of parliament supporting the change or abstaining.
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The chamber broke into spontaneous applause after the resolution was passed, with 14 members voting "yes" and only the US abstaining.
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What is it about abstaining from food (and sometimes drink) that has made it an enduring part of so many faiths?
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One Mideast partner who won't be listening is Israel, which is still miffed about the US abstaining on that UN resolution.
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As it turns out, abstaining from alcohol in the age of Trump is one of the best decisions I've ever made.
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Jansky drew from the Norwegian population, where abstaining is more common, to draw a clearer distinction between drinkers and non-drinkers.
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The tenets of the NoFap website state that it's merely trying to help people break porn addiction by abstaining from masturbating.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was widely condemned for abstaining from a nearly unanimous House vote officially recognizing the Armenian genocide.
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Now it is time to forget those who are abstaining and to focus on the folks going without fear or complaint.
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The European Commission said in a statement that 18 countries had backed its proposal, with nine voting against and one abstaining.
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There's some theological basis, meaning he believes in the divine, he's abstaining from alcohol, he's trying to pray and so forth.
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In other words, Russia and China, rather than abstaining, have actively signed on to the entire stack of existing UN sanctions.
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She's extremely chaste, abstaining from weed and most alcohol, and freezing in uncertainty when presented with any type of sexual advance.
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Critics believe including the question will scare immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the survey, which is taken every 10 years.
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U.S. breaks with eight years of policy by abstaining from critical UN vote on Israeli settlements U.S. breaks with eight years of policy by abstaining from critical UN vote on Israeli settlements The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution Friday that condemns Israeli settlements in the West Bank and calls them illegal under international law.
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On the bright side, other research has shown that these chemical changes seem to reverse within two days of abstaining from weed.
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Beyond Meat's sales pitch to customers has focused on the benefits of abstaining from meat: a healthier planet and a healthier lifestyle.
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Senior party members voted by 139 to 96 in favour of abstaining in a parliamentary confidence vote to be held this week.
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Unanimity is not required and current Commission president Juncker got the job despite opposition from London and with Budapest abstaining in 2014.
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His warning appeared to have some impact, with more countries abstaining and rejecting the document than usually associated with Palestinian-related resolutions.
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When it comes to the new viral additions to this list, that largely means practicing safe sex and abstaining from sharing needles.
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The other method involves abstaining from anal sex, where gonorrhea bacteria could be transferred from the anus to the mouth or genitals.
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One Conservative minister resigned to vote for the amendment, with several more abstaining, in a bid to block a no-deal exit.
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The Assembly voted 87 in favor, 57 against, and 33 abstaining, to condemn the Palestinian faction dedicated to the destruction of Israel.
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Trump's threat appeared to have some impact, with more countries abstaining and rejecting the resolution than usually associated with Palestinian-related resolutions.
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European countries were divided on the resolution, with Britain and Italy abstaining, while Spain voted in favor and Austria and Hungary against.
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As a birth control method, using FAMs means abstaining from vaginal intercourse (or using alternate birth control) during this predicted fertility window.
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To fix this, Moore recommended abstaining from penetration with tampons, fingers, penises, or anything else you personally fancy until it's fully healed.
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Trump's warning appeared to have some impact, with more countries abstaining and rejecting the resolution than usually associated with Palestinian-related resolutions.
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For couples who aren't pregnant, the CDC recommends considering condoms or abstaining, regardless of whether either person was infected with the virus.
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That goes whether you're partaking of booze or abstaining from it — for a month, for life or even just for the night.
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Those abstaining were incentivized with monetary rewards at the end of each week, the authors reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
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And yet there is often an intrinsic connection between Kawakubo's work and the feminine — even in the act of abstaining from it.
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The ABA's 15-member standing committee on the federal judiciary voted unanimously on the poor rating for Grasz, with one member abstaining.
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Instead of abstaining from Friday's vote, the United States could finally have taken a meaningful stand against illegal settlements by supporting the resolution.
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But the Lenten season is about more than just making sacrifices or abstaining from certain foods, it's also a powerful period of reflection.
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President Donald Trump criticized his predecessor, President Barack Obama, for abstaining instead of exercising a US veto, which allowed the resolution to pass.
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While the students have been critical, they've remained largely civil abstaining from the kind of personal attacks that adults are throwing at them.
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All but six governments voted in favour of the pact, with Russia, Singapore, El Salvador, Malaysia, Paraguay and Kyrgyzstan abstaining, ILO records showed.
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All but six governments voted in favor of the pact, with Russia, Singapore, El Salvador, Malaysia, Paraguay and Kyrgyzstan abstaining, ILO records showed.
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The poll for Franceinfo radio showed 69 percent of abstaining voters will do so reluctantly, refusing to choose between Macron and Le Pen.
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For couples who aren't pregnant, the CDC only recommends considering condoms or abstaining if the male has traveled in a place with Zika.
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The most notable and well-known practice is abstaining from meat on Fridays, sometimes in addition to giving up something else for Lent.
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Sao, who works in a plywood factory, showed Reuters a document confirming the meeting, and her pledge not to promote abstaining from voting.
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All but six governments voted in favor of the pact, with Russia, Singapore, El Salvador, Malaysia, Paraguay and Kyrgyzstan abstaining, ILO records showed.
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In hindsight, as a journalist, I feel mild regret over abstaining from the parade to welcome Mr. Xi in Iowa seven years ago.
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Groen came up with the idea when he discovered that the Catholic practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays was hurting his business.
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But she returned to the bench on Wednesday, surprising everyone, and announced that she would preside over Friday's proceedings while abstaining from voting.
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Marrero also denied Trump's motion for temporary relief in the event that an appeals court rules that abstaining from the case is unwarranted.
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Not that there's anything bad about Kondo's gospel of keeping only what you love and need, but it's not actually about abstaining from things.
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Ironically, even though I originally believed taking birth control was causing me harm, I now know abstaining could put me at a greater risk.
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"The ERC (main separatist party) will not want another election right now, so they will let (Sanchez) govern by abstaining," said ISES's Diaz-Gimenez.
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I usually enjoy drinks, but I'm abstaining for a little while, since alcohol can supposedly increase my bleeding during this time of miscarriage. Sigh.
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The High Sparrow and Drogo compare their lives of asceticism and excess, with the Sparrow recalling his abstaining from sex when he was alive.
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Stopping a car during a procession or abstaining from passing is not only considered a sign of respect -- it's also the law in Kentucky.
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On May 11th the Italian parliament approved a law recognising same-sex civil unions, with 372 voting in favour, 51 against and 99 abstaining.
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Although 90 percent of the 2.26 million Catalans voted for independence, voter turnout was low at 42 percent, with many anti-independence voters abstaining.
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Yet the opposition fell short of the two-thirds majority required, because Kenji Fujimori, Keiko's estranged brother, led ten Popular Force deputies in abstaining.
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The guidance issued Friday also says men might consider abstaining or using condoms even if they have sex with a woman who isn't pregnant.
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Spokesman Abdallah Bilhaq said 101 deputies had attended Monday's session, with 61 voting against the GNA, 39 abstaining, and just one voting in favor.
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"These findings strongly suggest that abstaining from cannabis helps young people learn, while continuing cannabis use may interfere with the learning process," Schuster says.
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She told me that she's unaware of any medical benefit to abstaining from orgasm, and she literally co-wrote the book on the subject.
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"There's really no hard evidence in support of the notion that abstaining from sexual activity or from ejaculation has any demonstrative benefits," Wise says.
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Perhaps the most well known of said observances—at least as far as food goes—is abstaining from the consumption of meat on Fridays.
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Throughout her life, Ms. Taylor was like an abstaining alcoholic: She felt fat inside even when she was thin, and thought about food constantly.
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The women don't play soccer during Ramadan; fasting (including abstaining from drinking water) makes play in the scorching heat of Zanzibari days almost impossible.
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"The ERC (main separatist party) will not want another election right now, so they will let (Sanchez) govern by abstaining," said IESE's Diaz-Gimenez.
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As the research evidence is considered, other states could end up joining Arizona and Hawaii in abstaining from the annual daylight saving time madness.
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The decision was not unanimous with Russia objecting to the move and others abstaining, according to two sources familiar with the IMF board discussion.
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Opportunity is something you create, and it requires a shift in attitude — and yes, it does relate back to abstaining from spending on Starbucks.
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The most notable and well-known practice is abstaining from eating meat on Fridays, sometimes in addition to giving up something else for Lent.
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Some worry that left-wing voters who supported Mr. Mélenchon will hurt Mr. Macron's prospects of winning the runoff by abstaining in large numbers.
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One telling sign will be if North Korea conducts any missile or nuclear tests after abstaining for a year during Kim and Trump's talks.
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The Council approved it 2600 to 0, with the United States abstaining instead of using its unilateral veto, as it has in the past.
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Becoming an environmentally conscious teen has been an ever-growing trend this decade, from sustainable fashion to abstaining from the use of plastic straws.
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They say Ross' real motive is to scare immigrants into abstaining from the census, costing their mostly-Democratic communities political representation and federal aid.
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By abstaining from the governance vote, Renault would effectively block the new governance system - which includes three committees - as adoption requires two-thirds approval.
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"I'm abstaining from voting... and I moved to Germany because I don't want to be a part of the sideshow any more," wrote another.
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They have said that asking people about their citizenship could scare immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the census, disproportionately affecting Democratic-leaning states.
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The lines get a little blurry between each group, but aside from the basic rule of abstaining from orgasm, their tenants are distinctly different.
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Abstaining from cold meds out of coronavirus-based fear is definitely an overcorrection—at least, in the U.S.—in the vein of surgical mask hoarding.
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For couples who aren't pregnant, the CDC still recommends considering condoms or abstaining if the male has traveled or lived in a place with Zika.
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Even the best-case payoff is small: after abstaining from alcohol and experiencing side effects, women reported about one more "sexually satisfying event" per month.
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READ: What the UN vote says about how Trump will treat Israel The Security Council approved the resolution with 14 votes, with the US abstaining.
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Before falling ill, he was in good health, abstaining from tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs, according to researchers from University of Florida College of Medicine.
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I'd already been abstaining from alcohol for weeks at the time of the appointment (I'd recognized a problematic relationship), so this information felt especially hurtful.
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When fasting, picking an argument is forbidden and a believer is expected to say "Innani Sa'im" (I am fasting -- and thus abstaining from worldly pursuits).
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The Russians were a different class of hooligan from the traditional English sort, abstaining from alcohol before a fight and well-versed in martial arts.
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In an unsigned opinion announced on June 19783, 1971, the Supreme Court cleared Ali by a vote of 8 to 0, with Justice Marshall abstaining.
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Second, it's far from clear that abstaining from alcohol actually causes the dementia -- or, more accurately, it's not clear that alcohol has a protective effect.
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He added, however, that many European countries have recently seen a drop in alcohol use that mirrors the number of adolescents abstaining from drinking altogether.
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Green means risk of pregnancy after unprotected sex is low and red that risk is high and users should consider either abstaining or using protection.
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The 18 states, 15 cities and civil rights groups that sued said a citizenship question would frighten immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the count.
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The President spent the entire weekend inside the White House, despite unseasonable warmth in Washington, abstaining from the typical trips to his nearby golf club.
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On the other hand, it has helped me make up my mind: If so many others are abstaining from voting, then I, too, will abstain.
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By 2013, at the start of his second term, he declined to support Mr. Boehner's re-election as speaker, abstaining from the vote in protest.
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By 2013, at the outset of his second term, he declined to support Mr. Boehner's re-election as speaker, abstaining from the vote in protest.
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You might be surprised to realize that change in one domain of life — like abstaining from sweet processed foods — tends to spread to other areas.
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With many Conservative lawmakers abstaining, the government defeat on its motion reaffirming support for May's strategy was a heavy one, at 303 votes to 258.
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A study that ran in BMJ last year suggested there was no sign that you lived longer because you drink a little as opposed to abstaining.
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The CDC says pregnant women should protect themselves -- if their partner has been to an area where the virus is circulating -- by abstaining or using condoms.
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The Socialists could enable the forming of a PP minority government by abstaining in a vote of confidence in parliament to invest Rajoy as prime minister.
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Instead, they clocked in at 213.5 in the first round — some Democrats abroad and from the territories only get half votes — with eight DNC members abstaining.
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And so, in the interest of, at the very least, not looking like a fucking putz, I once again resigned myself to a lifetime of abstaining.
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The bill passed successfully by a majority of 315 to 274, with 17 Conservative rebels voting against the government and a further 30 Conservative MPs abstaining.
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Plenty of otherwise animal-abstaining vegans enjoy biting into a gorilla now and then, savoring a crunchy loophole in an otherwise firm abstention from eating animals.
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The sources said that Bain and Cinven are fearing that some of the abstaining shareholders might be speculating that a rival bidder is lying in wait.
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In 2008, 50 percent of millennials reported receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday, and 46 percent said they made some sacrifice beyond abstaining from meat on Fridays.
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I wanted to test my mettle with one of these months, but abstaining from one, two, or even three of my vices just wouldn't cut it.
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Eleven of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the American resolution, with Russia and Bolivia opposed, and China and Egypt abstaining.
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Rates are falling because people are using latex condoms, informing sex partners about diagnoses, and abstaining from sexual activity when lesions are present, Dr. McQuillan said.
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So watching the fandom have a collective meltdown over questions about the latest film felt like, in a sick way, vindication for abstaining from it altogether.
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After a debate on Monday night, the European Union (EU) legislature voted in favor of the declaration with 429 lawmakers for, 225 against and 19 abstaining.
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That resulted in governing coalition lawmakers abstaining from a vote on replacing the outgoing judges, invalidating the ballot and leaving the Constitutional Court unable to function.
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Officials categorized as "trustworthy" another man, the father of two detainees, who had cut off his beard and started drinking alcohol after a year of abstaining.
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This Advent, some Christians are trying to reclaim fasting, arguing that abstaining from certain foods at certain times can be good for our bodies and souls.
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Mostly abstaining from easy sensationalism, they are laudably committed to the harder task of making dance work as dance, almost solely through abstraction rather than narrative.
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While most enforcers acknowledge the risks, they focus more on mitigating short-term effects, like abstaining if they have a headache, rather than potential long-term consequences.
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" He wrote: "Dry January risks sending out a binary, all-or-nothing message about alcohol—that is, either participate by abstaining or carry on as you are.
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But he doesn't want the public to get the impression that the only way to save the planet is by abstaining from certain products or not traveling.
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Don't be fooled by the name — Rehab is not about abstaining from excess, but rather giving into it at a giant pool party with scantily clad people.
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As well as paying a monthly charge, enrollees must typically abide by certain strictures, such as abstaining from tobacco and illegal drug use, and regularly attending church.
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Researchers found switching entirely to Juul reduced smokers' exposure to biomarkers, or signals of exposure to cigarette smoking, 99.6 percent as much as abstaining entirely from cigarettes.
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Just because I was in an exploration state and I was abstaining from men… I actually think I went through kind of an addiction, too, with it.
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Foa obtained a majority of the votes in the committee that oversees RAI, but did not get the necessary two-thirds majority, with Forza Italia lawmakers abstaining.
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Substitutions is a great app if you're abstaining from certain items (like gluten, dairy, etc.) but still want to enjoy foods that include them as an ingredient.
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Instead of totally abstaining, choose a beer with a little more nutritional bang for its buck while you watch the Panthers and the Broncos battle it out.
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He says many of the people he interviewed who had tried abstaining from consuming blood said they suffered physically and were left feeling weak, lethargic, and sickly.
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To get enough support in Parliament, Mr. Sánchez will most likely have to rely on at least some of the Catalan separatist parties abstaining from the vote.
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It looks like the vote on Kavanaugh will be 11 to 0 with every Republican member of the panel supporting him and every Democrat abstaining in protest.
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Germany backed the European Commission proposal to extend the use of the weed-killer after abstaining in previous meetings, defeating ally France in a very tight vote.
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The NoFap website states that "using the NoFap Marks as a generic word for quitting porn or abstaining from masturbation" isn't an authorized use of the trademark.
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Inside the tent, where major print and television outlets have established temporary offices this week, protesters formed a small circle, holding signs but largely abstaining from chants.
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Those include not hacking critical infrastructure, not preventing emergency response teams from cleaning up attacks, abstaining from stealing intellectual property and helping one another investigate criminal activity.
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Abstaining from sex for nine months may sound crazy, but because of all the unknowns, the only way to reduce your risk to zero is exactly that.
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Mr. Bouteflika is abstaining from seeking a fifth term but he is extending the fourth and managing the pseudo-transition that he referred to in his letter.
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Members of the legislature in Jackson County, which was named after the president, passed the resolution with a 85033-2 vote on Monday, with one official abstaining.
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Several reporters made fun of an agreement French and his wife reached about her abstaining from online discourse with other men while he was serving in Iraq.
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We might be richer than ever in flavored seltzers and "leisure sodas" (that's actually a thing), but abstaining from alcohol, especially during the holiday season, isn't easy.
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That didn't have any real impact on the vote, which would have passed overwhelmingly even if the US and Israel had voted against it instead of abstaining.
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People who score highly on this scale have better relationships, are better at abstaining from binge eating and alcohol, do better in school, and are generally happier.
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The endorsement comes after the board of the caucus's political action committee voted to back her, with Mr. Sanders failing to get any votes and two people abstaining.
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Szijjarto also said Hungary would seek legal ways to challenge the ruling as abstaining votes were not counted, and this, he said, changed the outcome of the vote.
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These guidelines tell male travelers who had Zika, or symptoms of Zika, to consider using condoms or abstaining from sex for at least six months after symptoms began.
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What they're saying: The Washington Post's Robert Costa and Philip Rucker note that senators are increasingly abstaining from comment as more revelations emerge from the impeachment inquiry. Sen.
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The African vote was split, with Burundi and Morocco voting against, Ghana voting in favor and the other 11 African members including Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa abstaining.
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Despite doubters along the way, she's remained the industry's gold standard for how to run a high-fashion brand while abstaining from textiles that have traditionally defined luxury.
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I, along with the Republican Party, would define morality in narrow terms: heterosexual marriage, abstaining from vices, obeying the law, and not being a financial "drain" on society.
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Zuckerberg says he recommends that people use "best practices" like 2fa to protect themselves online, and beware of social engineering hacks, rather than abstaining from online services altogether.
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Those who chose to adhere to traditional guidelines celebrated by fasting (eating one full meal plus two smaller ones each day) and abstaining from eating meat on Fridays.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Government ministers who defied instructions by abstaining in a vote in Britain's parliament on Wednesday will not be sacked, Guardian reporter Dan Sabbagh said on Twitter.
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While I manage OK with the hunger and thirst, the mood swings, headaches, and overall physical stress that comes with abstaining from food can be difficult to endure.
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But the Socialist Party has to patch over deep divisions if it is to shift its line and enable a government by abstaining in a parliamentary confidence vote.
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The three African nations split as Mali joined the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, France and Uruguay in abstaining while Uganda and Nigeria voted for the resolution introduced by Britain.
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Trimming and abstaining from grooming your pubic hair are the only ways to completely prevent inflammation and potential infection, since these two methods don't affect the hair follicle.
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" But she also said that "abstaining on this resolution does not mean that the United States agrees with all of the policies and practices of the Cuban government.
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When a committee of politicians takes a vote, abstention is still a political statement—by ostensibly refusing to get involved, the abstaining politician is nevertheless stating her position.
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While Miller says routine fasting is not problematic for healthy people, long-term abstaining from food can lead to a massive drop in blood pressure and internal temperature.
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There was always a responsible member of the group, diligently ordering rounds of water to keep us hydrated through the day of abstaining from all food and drink.
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For many practicing Christians, the season is meant to be a time to commit to your faith by abstaining from something you consider a pleasure or a distraction.
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Psychopathic trolls use a "strategy of predicting and recognizing the emotional suffering of their victims, while abstaining from the experience of these negative emotions," that study's authors wrote.
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I'm abstaining on voting for him now based on a combination of the Canseco book and what we saw of him physically toward the end of his career.
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In the end, the EU governments voted by a clear majority to approve the negotiating mandates proposed by the European Commission, with France voting against and Belgium abstaining.
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The OAS's general assembly in Washington voted, with 19 member states in favor, four against and 11 abstaining, to take the first step to suspending the South American nation.
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It can allow Rajoy's conservative People's Party, which won the most seats, to form a minority government by abstaining in a confidence vote - something Sanchez has refused to do.
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As a child, he studied the Qur'an, and he is a devout Muslim, praying five times a day and abstaining from alcohol, he said, but he is no militant.
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His refusal to operate a pairing system (whereby MPs from opposing parties agree to cancel each other out by abstaining from voting) shows a good understanding of guerrilla tactics.
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The vote on the Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the United States was 10 in favor, Russia and Bolivia against, and China, Kazakhstan and Ethiopia abstaining.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that men with potential exposure to the Zika virus should consider abstaining from sex if their partner is pregnant.
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By abstaining rather then using its veto power, the US, Israel's staunchest ally for years, allowed the UN to pass its first condemnatory resolution against Israeli settlements since 1979.
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There's an important trade-off, however: While abstaining from orgasms does indeed boost men's sperm count, longer abstinence periods are simultaneously linked to the release of lower-quality sperm.
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They include abstaining from meat and fasting — which Catholics define as eating one normal meal and two small meals that don't add up to the normal meal in quantity.
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Last week, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning Mr. Trump's decision by a vote of 128 to 9, with 35 countries abstaining and 21 countries absent.
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To prevent these risks, the Mayo Clinic&aposs website recommends abstaining from smoking, limiting your number of sexual partners, and having protected sex to prevent the spread of STIs.
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Whether you're abstaining or just looking for a more passive brand of humor, these titles offer the same feeling of satisfaction that comes with outsmarting those closest to you.
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The Florida senator said the current administration is "undermining our moral standing in the world" by abstaining from last week's U.N. Security Council vote, thus allowing it to pass.
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To conclude: I guess technically this man-fast was unsuccessful (on account of me not actually abstaining from men), but I'm still taking away some valuable lessons from it.
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"We get to have really healthy conversations and focus on each other as people," she told Cosmopolitan last month about their relationship (both have been open about abstaining from sex).
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China's central bank resumed open market operations to inject 13 billion yuan ($5.88 billion) into money market on Tuesday, after abstaining from open market operations during the previous 12 sessions.
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Post-birth will continue similarly, with Meghan and Harry abstaining from the traditional hospital steps photo op, instead planning a different public debut a few days later, according to People.
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Former presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush have said they are abstaining from the election, and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he could not support Trump.
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As Americans wait until later and later to get married (if they do end up getting married at all), the possibility of abstaining from sex until marriage seems increasingly unrealistic.
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In a split 9-5 decision, with one justice abstaining, the Supreme Court rejected arguments that Marcos was unfit to be re-interred in the National Heroes' Cemetery in Manila.
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Parliament approved the CETA agreement with a relatively small majority of 266 to 213 votes, with 69 MPS of President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance either abstaining or voting against it.
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The primary risk of the gas is that I could hemorrhage out of my femoral artery—where the catheter is placed—but abstaining from it altogether is far more terrifying.
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China's central bank resumed open market operations to inject 40 billion yuan ($5.88 billion) into money market on Tuesday, after abstaining from open market operations during the previous 12 sessions.
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We view as credit-positive management's strategies of focusing acquisitions on renovation and modernisation in a yield-compressed environment and of abstaining from leveraging the balance sheet on valuation gains.
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Fixes like abstaining from your phone for a weekend or marking certain periods as phone-free hours each night can be useful, but won't address the root of the problem.
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With opposition parties abstaining, the Social Democrats (PSD) and their junior coalition partner ALDE voted 241-7 to topple Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu in a no-confidence motion on Wednesday.
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Last month, the lower house voted to send Ms. Rousseff's case to the Senate by a wide margin — with 367 lawmakers voting for impeachment, 137 voting against and seven abstaining.
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Former Secretary of State James Baker said Sunday that he thinks the United States made the right decision by abstaining from the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
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The panel also deemed Leonard Steven Grasz, whom Trump nominated to a judgeship on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, not qualified late last month, with one member abstaining.
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The truth about sugar's effects on health is nuanced Whether or not Wilson is still abstaining from sweets, there's good reason to be aware of how much sugar you eat.
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The resolution, which accuses the U.N. of bias against Israel, also criticizes the Obama administration for abstaining from the vote, a decision it says complicates the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.
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The primary risk of the gas is that I could hemorrhage out of my femoral artery—where the catheter is placed—but abstaining from it altogether is far more terrifying.
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Ross has said the question would help enforce the Voting Rights Act, but critics argue it would scare immigrants and Latinos into abstaining, which could disproportionately undercount Democratic-leaning states.
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Katherine Clark (Mass.), Barbara Lee (Calif.) and Brenda Lawrence (Mich.) discussed possibly abstaining from House votes to make a point on the "Day Without a Woman," but decided against it.
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Abstaining from moderation of political content is leaving it open to criticism from liberals like Senator Elizabeth Warren, a rival of Mr. Biden's, who say it's widely spreading false information.
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I was fasting today — a religious practice I observe once a month by abstaining from food and drink for two meals, giving an offering to help the poor, and praying.
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Men with active or prior Zika-like symptoms such as rash, fever, red eyes and painful joints or muscles should practice safe sex or consider abstaining for at least six months.
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The couple revealed early on in their relationship they were abstaining from sex to honor the Seahawks quarterback's Christian faith, but now the newly married couple are definitely having some fun.
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But the issue is that by focusing only on abstaining from pre-marital sex, these programs fail to address topics such as contraception, sexual orientation, safe sex practices, and healthy relationships.
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Not eating 200 or more animals per year is good enough for me, and is way more beneficial to animals and the environment than abstaining from a half gram of coke.
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The case has caused political crisis in Bosnia, with Serb lawmakers abstaining from voting in the national parliament this week in protest against the request for a revision by the ICJ.
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Many said they planned to reject both candidates, either by abstaining or by casting "blank" votes, a stance that is expected to hurt Mr. Macron's chances more than Ms. Le Pen's.
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If the idea of abstaining from anything fun in order to increase your mental clarity is appealing, congratulations: You and the notorious biohackers in Silicon Valley are on the same wave.
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It was also a worldly place where a secular family like the Taylors would comply with Jewish dietary law by abstaining from only one thing — catfish; where a woman like Mrs.
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While he won a seat in the House of Commons in London, he did not take the seat, in line with Sinn Fein's policy of abstaining as a form of protest.
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While U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said the citizenship question will help federal authorities enforce voter protections, plaintiffs claim it is aimed at scaring immigrants into abstaining from the census.
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According to Copes, willfully abstaining from considering the ethical implications of a crime is another documented technique that criminals use to prevent their guilty consciences from stopping them in their tracks.
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But his government nonetheless disappointed Washington by abstaining from a recent vote in the Organization of American States on a resolution that could trigger the country&aposs suspension from that regional group.
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The minority Socialist government's Communist and Left Bloc allies sided with the opposition by abstaining from the vote in an important signal of their growing irritation with tight budgets by the administration.
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I can't say that I'm following in his footsteps this year, but if you are abstaining from sweets for Lent this year, here's what you can expect over the next 403 days.
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The prime minister, Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk, staved off the motion only after members of a party representing Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine, the Opposition Bloc, supported him by abstaining in the vote.
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A third way how anti-Trump delegates could dump Trump is by abstaining from their vote to keep Trump below the 1,237 number needed for a majority on the roll-call vote.
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The resolution was passed in the 15-member Security Council because the U.S. broke with its long-standing approach of diplomatically shielding Israel and did not wield its veto power, instead abstaining.
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So if you've been eying but abstaining from springing for that Steeplechase bra (it's our favorite plane ride bra, FYI) or a pair of colorblocked leggings, now's the time to nab them.
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The 18 states, 15 cities and various civil rights groups that filed a legal challenge against the administration said a citizenship question would scare immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the count.
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - The junior partner in the Czech Republic's ruling coalition will allow the government to survive a motion of no-confidence by abstaining from the vote, the party said on Wednesday.
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If there wasn't a big domestic cost to abstaining, some of these countries may have decided not to risk upsetting the apple cart with Trump and putting their foreign aid at risk.
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The Saudi central bank chief said foreign banks abstaining from the event would not be penalized and may apply for licenses to operate in the Gulf state, the Middle East's largest economy.
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Three-quarters of Abbott's Warringah seat voted to support same-sex marriage, but when it came to the parliamentary vote to rubber stamp the public poll, Abbott riled many electors by abstaining.
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Researchers have published a number of observational studies that find an association between abstaining from breakfast and having a higher body mass index or higher rates of illnesses like coronary heart disease.
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The plaintiffs - 18 U.S. states, 15 cities and various civil rights groups - said that asking census respondents whether they are U.S. citizens will frighten immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the count.
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The committee voted 11-8 to schedule the vote on the nomination, with all Republicans in support, eight of panel's ten Democrats voting in opposition and two abstaining to demonstrate their objection.
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With continuing research and developments in wearable technology, it seems very likely that the fertility-risk window can be narrowed so that the inconvenience of abstaining or using barrier methods is minimized.
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By abstaining — instead of vetoing the resolution, as the United States has reliably done to similar measures for decades — the Obama administration allowed the highly symbolic measure to make it through the chamber.
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Even after the birth of her son — who people are calling "Baby Sussex" until we know his official name — Markle has kept things low-key, abstaining from the traditional hospital steps photo op.
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The US has just abstained — for the first time ever — on a United Nations vote condemning the US embargo on Cuba, which passed by a whopping 22014-to-216 margin, with two abstaining.
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Critics of the move, now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court, believe including the question will scare immigrants and Latinos into abstaining from the decennial survey, disproportionately under-counting Democratic-leaning states.
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Independent shareholders will vote on the resolution to give John Ashley the 11 million pounds ($14.66 million), with board members, including Mike Ashley, abstaining from the vote, the company said in a statement.
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While Ciara recently admitted that abstaining from sex with boyfriend Russell Wilson to honor his Christian faith is certainly a challenge, the singer says the road to that decision was actually quite easy.
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The FLN along with the RND and other pro-government parties hold a majority in both chambers of the parliament and 499 out of 517 lawmakers present voted in favor, with 16 abstaining.
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He praised China for abstaining from a United Nations Security Council vote condemning what the U.S. and its allies say was a chemical weapons attack on civilians by Syria's government, underlining Russia's isolation.
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The president-elect appears to have taken offense to the United States abstaining from a United Nations vote on a resolution condemning Israeli settlements, allowing it to pass in a slap at Israel.
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" The organizers hope to achieve "a day of striking, marching, blocking roads, bridges, and squares, abstaining from domestic, care and sex work, boycotting, calling out misogynistic politicians and companies, striking in educational institutions.
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It found that the dairy-lovers among the group, identified by the fatty acid concentrations present in their blood, were no more likely to face adverse health effects than their dairy-abstaining counterparts.
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During the month, Muslims fast, abstaining from food and drink, from dawn until sunset, during which time we'll also engage in extra acts of worship, including increased charity, prayers, and visiting the sick.
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Zika has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly; if a partner has been exposed, the World Health Organization suggests abstaining from sex for a total of eight weeks to avoid transmission.
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For people with a genetic risk of heart disease, healthy habits like abstaining from smoking, moderate exercise and a diet heavy in fruits, vegetables and grains are potent weapons to defy your DNA.
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She used a harm-reduction suggestion of abstaining for 30 days — at first a challenge — and then reintroduced alcohol while chronicling her thoughts, feelings and cognitive abilities after each drink on note cards.
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It was all just another lie agreed upon in a sport lousy with superstitions, another medical mass delusion marring the good name of fighting, like weight-cutting and abstaining from sex before fights.
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Critics argue the Obama administration made reviving those talks harder by abstaining from the Security Council resolution denouncing settlement construction on land claimed by the Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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The US has just abstained — for the first time ever — on a United Nations vote condemning the US embargo on Cuba, which passed by a whopping 2191-to-255 margin, with two abstaining.
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Read more: The Complicated Appeal of 'Gamer Girl' Porn The semen retention community takes a similarly health-focused stance on abstaining from orgasming, but claims to be neither anti-sex nor anti-masturbation.
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Men who have had any Zika-like symptoms such as rash, fever, red eyes and painful joints or muscles should practice safe sex or consider abstaining for at least six months, the organization says.
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Although the star is known for clean-living and abstaining from recreational drugs, sources said he may have used the opiate to treat pain he suffered due to years of high-energy onstage performances.
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A few reasons for abstaining from alcohol while you're broke: it's expensive, it makes it harder to wake up in time to make it to your underpaid job, and it slowly destroys your body.
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For decades, his puritanical diet swept the nation into a bland fervor, with thousands abstaining from rich or pleasurable foods, like meat, caffeine, and even pepper, all in the name of eating themselves clean.
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Along with Nicaragua and Syria, the U.S. is the only other nation abstaining from the agreement, setting back the U.S.'s efforts to fight climate change and protect the environment in general, experts say.
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Much has been written about abstaining from news entirely, or going on a media diet, though I'm not sure how sustainable that would be for me—nor do I want to be totally uninformed.
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He did not say whether he would be ready to back a coalition with Unidos Podemos not led by Iglesias, or if the Socialists would permit the PP to govern by abstaining in parliament.
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However, the spokesman said while the party could not back May's deal as it stood, he did not rule out abstaining in the vote, which might allow it to muster enough support to pass.
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DUBLIN, March 28 (Reuters) - The Democratic Unionist Party will vote against a vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union withdrawal deal and never considered abstaining, party leader Arlene Foster said on Thursday.
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If Grassley insists on keeping the seat vacant until people have had their voices heard in November, we can assume he intends on abstaining from voting until after Iowans cast their ballots as well.
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In a 52-29 vote with two abstaining, the body passed the final version of the Cannabis Act after days of back-and-forth with the House of Commons over amendments to the bill.
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But when asked what steps they could take to prevent contracting the disease, only 5 percent named using condoms or abstaining from sex with someone who lives in or travels to a Zika area.
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And lead author Judith Guzman-Cottrill, a professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health and Science University, told Gizmodo that she couldn't disclose any family-specific details about the case, including their reasons for abstaining.
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This post originally appeared on VICE UK. People trying to avoid contracting cirrhosis by abstaining from drinking during January have become almost as ubiquitous as those getting trashed and fighty every night of December.
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While that's about as shocking as Madison abstaining from alcohol (among other things, wink wink), we are obviously still tuning in tonight to find out what exactly happens to our windmill-loving pilot boy.
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"At the moment we are abstaining because of the lack of clarity around the liquidity, and compliance is making us careful," said Rob Drijkoningen, global co-head of emerging markets debt at Neuberger Berman.
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's annual vegetarian festival began on Friday with record spending expected from Thais abstaining from meat-heavy diets to earn spiritual credit during the year-long mourning period for the late king.
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Not because allowing them to play gives support to a practice that harms others — abstaining there isn't going to make much difference — but because you have a special duty to protect your own children.
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The committee voted 12-85033 along party lines, with one GOP senator abstaining, to approve the "Personhood Act," which gives legal rights to fertilized eggs from the moment of conception, according to The State.
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Kane's fasts have evolved over the past year and a half, but for a while, he was eating only one meal a day six days per week, and abstaining from food altogether every Friday.
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An engaged and patriotic citizenry attuned to their responsibilities regarding timely payment of electric bills and abstaining from acts of vandalization will help ensure that the industry remains economically viable and attractive to investors.
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The U.N. Security Council Resolution that passed by a vote of 14-0, with the United States abstaining, affirmed that Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land was a "flagrant" violation of international law.
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On Monday, conservative People's Party official Teodoro Garcia Egea suggested it would facilitate the creation of a new government by abstaining in another confirmation vote should the Socialists put forward a candidate other than Sanchez.
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Lesbians reported having the least sex, with 35% abstaining the last year, 19% having sex several times per year, 25% doing it once or twice per month, and 4% having sex several times a week.
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In Obama's thinking, erasing Republican and conservative culpability for Trump might make more of them feel comfortable voting for Clinton or abstaining, where tarring Republicans as Trump's forbearers would forge their bond of common enemy.
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Abstaining from sex after you know what it's like is a lot harder than if you'd never done it at all: The visuals are there in your brain and you know how great it is.
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Senior PP official Teodoro Garcia Egea told Onda Cero radio on Monday that Sanchez had not even asked his party to offer passive support for a Socialist-led government by abstaining in a confidence vote.
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Ilhan Omar was widely condemned on Wednesday for abstaining from a nearly unanimous House vote officially recognizing the Armenian genocide, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians between 303 and 1923.
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Enabling Donald Trump to win the election — either by voting for him or for a third-party candidate, or abstaining from voting, makes one complicit in creating the social order a Trump presidency would spearhead.
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Mr. Trump, a firm defender of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, has publicly disparaged the Obama administration for abstaining — rather than using its veto — last week in the Security Council vote on Israeli settlements.
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At the meeting on March 22, Mr. Delhomme lashed out at Mr. Grossman for abstaining from a vote on a nonbinding resolution that called on the state to appoint a monitor for the school district.
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If you feel guilty about abstaining from festivities altogether, Ms. Rubin suggested making a list of five priorities you can accomplish to give your holiday season purpose in a way that feels meaningful to you.
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Multiple European and other allies of the UK did not support it in that vote, with Germany, France, Canada abstaining, while most former colonial nations voted in favor of sending the case to the ICJ.
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When people had about two to four drinks, after 24 hours they had about a 30 percent lower risk of heart attacks and hemorrhagic strokes than their abstaining peers, researchers report in the journal Circulation.
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For me, that was Gagosian at Armory this year which returned to the fair after abstaining from it since 2013 — although the gallery has seemingly been at every other fair across the globe since then.
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Petros Levounis, MD and professor and chair of department of psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, also acknowledges the benefits that abstaining from alcohol can have on overall energy and productivity levels in the workplace.
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Bruce Freed, CPA president, said in a statement: "The new Index shows how companies are managing the risk through a voluntary approach to corporate political disclosure, or in some instances, they're abstaining from spending political dollars,"
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Isinbayeva received 45 votes in favour and 23 against with two IOC members abstaining as she was confirmed a member of the Olympic body after, three days after earning a spot on the IOC's athletes' commission.
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It's unclear what exactly Smith's fasting plan involved, since people use the term to describe everything from a liquids-only diet to limiting foods to certain times of day to abstaining from eating and drinking entirely.
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A spokesman for the Solomon Islands' prime minister said the government's caucus took a poll on Monday, with 27 lawmakers voting in favor of switching and six abstaining, followed by the Cabinet voting unanimously in favor.
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She didn't use fear-mongering to jar me into abstaining from sex — rather, she told me how important it was to make sure that whatever form of birth control I used was right for my body.
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Now, some people are asking what differentiates dopamine fasting from preexisting practices — Buddhist meditation retreats, say, or the Jewish Sabbath, which involves abstaining from electronic devices for a day but also involves engaging in prosocial activity.
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MADRID, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Spain's center-right Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera is considering abstaining in a parliamentary vote to facilitate Pedro Sanchez's investiture as premier under a number of conditions, El Mundo newspaper said on Monday.
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Even though I didn&apost grow it, I treat my hair better than anything else on my body, massaging it with Moroccan oil, sleeping on silk pillowcases so it won&apost tangle, abstaining from swimming pools.
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LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament approved on Thursday a motion by the centre-right opposition to end a surcharge on petrol, undermining the ruling Socialists as their leftist allies sided with the opposition by abstaining and threatening revenues.
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But on Friday Loof's Centre Party played a decisive role in allowing Lofven to win a second term by abstaining in a parliamentary vote on a new prime minister, ending more than four months of political deadlock.
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After a few tense days where the two parties seemed at turns within reach of a deal or on the point of breaking off talks entirely, Podemos ended up abstaining on Tuesday, rather than voting against Sanchez.
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Washington (CNN)Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes denied Friday that President Barack Obama was trying to "get back" at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by abstaining from a controversial UN Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements.
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Drawing on the long-held tradition of abstaining from red meat during times of religious contemplation, the event was originally rather austere in tone, held in commemoration of the wait for the midnight birth of baby Jesus.
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Trump lobbied the Obama administration at the behest of the Israelis and has harshly criticized the U.S.'s refusal to veto the resolution, which was passed 14-0 (with the US abstaining) by the UN Security Council.
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However the opposition Labour Party, which was initially welcoming when the government introduced the bill last fall, has said it will be abstaining in this vote — arguing the government needs to do more to bolster privacy protections.
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Supporting, or at the very least abstaining from, a Security Council resolution that condemns Israel's continuing expansionism would help lay the groundwork for future international efforts toward the larger goals of securing equality and justice for Palestinians.
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Reynolde Jordan, who runs a food blog called Plant-Based Vibe in Memphis, said it's also a way to distance oneself from the rigid ideology of veganism, which calls for abstaining from animal products of all kinds.
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The announcement was condemned by 128 countries in a United Nations General Assembly vote in December, with nine countries supporting the decision and 35 abstaining, amid threats from the US to pull funding from the world body.
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The new guidelines also feature several new references to "fertility awareness," a category of "natural family planning" methods that consists of carefully tracking the menstrual cycle and either abstaining from sex or using condoms during periods of fertility.
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Curado, chief executive at Brazilian planemaker Embraer and a director at two other listed companies, won 64.5 percent support with just over 37 percent opposed and around 0.5 percent abstaining, Chairman Peter Voser said at the annual meeting.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - The head of the Northern Irish party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May's government said on Thursday its 10 members of parliament would vote against her Brexit divorce deal and had never considered abstaining.
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She's also become a bit of a reclusive figure, abstaining from public appearances and rarely giving interviews since a 1997 accident covered the bottom half of her body in third-degree burns (this interview was conducted via email).
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President Obama, through abstaining from vetoing any future UN-supported resolution on settlements, could make it legally very difficult, and almost impossible, for any future American administration to treat illegal settlements and their produce as part of Israel.
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For people with a genetic risk of heart disease, healthy habits like abstaining from smoking, moderate exercise and a diet heavy in fruits, vegetables and grains, are potent weapons to guard against the disease, a new study found.
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They emphasize that they use sustainable and humane practices throughout the animal life-cycle, such as giving cattle room to roam, allowing them to eat nutritious, natural diets, and abstaining from the use of antibiotics and added hormones.
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There's even a club of biohacking techies in the Bay Area called WeFast whose members participate in intermittent fasting, or abstaining from food for anywhere between 14 hours to several days, as reported by Business Insider's Melia Russell.
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If you're abstaining from the Fold 1 for moral purposes, that's fine, too, but just remember your iPhone is made in part with child labor in Africa, and the infamously horrid conditions of the Foxconn factory in China.
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Depending on the style of fasting, this may mean eating just 10 hours to 16 hours a day, or it could mean eating normally five days of the week but abstaining from food entirely the other two days.
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In an unprecedented move in Spain's modern politics, more than 250 members of the Socialists are meeting to consider abstaining in a new confidence vote due next week which would grant acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy a second term.
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With Republican Johnny Isakson abstaining, 51 Republican senators voted to confirm Gorsuch, along with a few Democrats: senators Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, the New York Times reports.
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in March announced plans to ask respondents to the 2020 census whether they are U.S. citizens, drawing immediate ire from activist groups who say the question will frighten immigrants into abstaining from the count.
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" Tortorici also reflected on the history of successful women's strikes, noting, "Polish women went on strike last October to protest a proposed abortion ban, the historically far-right Polish government voted down the legislation 352–58, with 18 abstaining.
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In the end though, I will remember him most as the president who betrayed Israel by abstaining from the United Nations resolution that will embolden the Palestinians to continue to reject any and all prospects of peace with Israel.
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By abstaining — instead of vetoing the resolution, as the United States has reliably done to similar measures for decades — the Obama administration allowed the highly symbolic measure to make it through the chamber by a unanimous 14-0 margin.
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While the consumption aspect of these interactions is usually secondary, abstaining from certain things—alcohol isn't allowed on the diet plan and it doesn't leave room for a lot of carbs—is isolating in a way that I hadn't expected.
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If an issuer fails to meet investors' expectations, such as abstaining from repaying a loan, investors can then go to a court and seek performance, perfection of title to collateral or damages in order to be made whole for their losses.
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However, with Google allegedly abstaining from outright laying off employees or eliminating their positions, Google seems to be erring on the side of caution while still giving itself the chance to re-up its investment in hardware at a later date.
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That means it represents a great opportunity for you and millions of others across America who might be more focused on the latest Trump-related outrage to train that energy at abstaining from ruthless postmodern capitalism, if only for 36 hours.
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The passage of a motion that sought to rule out a no-deal Brexit in any circumstances, voted through with the help of four cabinet ministers who disobeyed her by abstaining, suggested that she was losing control of her government.
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The W.H.O. statement said that travelers should use condoms or abstain from sex during their stay and for at least four weeks after returning from a region within the epidemic zone; the C.D.C. suggests abstaining for eight weeks after returning.
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LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The growth in global green bond issuance could slow this year to $90-120 billion, with China unlikely to repeat its record issuance and policymakers abstaining from intervening in the nascent market, HSBC said on Wednesday.
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Instead of abstaining completely or voting his shares in one block (which would give him sole decision-making power), he chose to "vote his shares proportionately with NetSuite's other stockholders" should NetSuite go out to bid and land another, better offer.
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Eighteen U.S. states, 15 cities and a slew of civil rights groups sued the administration over the plan, arguing it was intended to frighten immigrants into abstaining from the count, costing immigrant communities political representation and billions in federal aid.
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The vote on Thursday, which was weighted based on the population of the various European Union member states, was nearly 37 percent in favor of renewing the chemical and a little over 32 percent against, with nearly 31 percent abstaining.
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The W.H.O. guidelines also recommend that people traveling to areas with potential transmission practice safer sex, or that they consider abstaining from sex for at least three months after the last possible exposure for men, or two months for women.
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" A spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition said in a statement that it was fighting to restore the internationally recognized government of Yemen and that coalition forces upheld all international humanitarian and human rights laws, including "abstaining from child recruitment.
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I'd say I'll be sticking to it long term but I realize that doing it during a week when everyone I know is holed up at home and more or less abstaining from booze and drugs has made it immeasurably easier.
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They've also turned the environmental benefits of abstaining from meat into a key marketing tool for their products — drawing some skepticism from environmental researchers who say plant diets are healthier and less carbon emitting than producing processed plant-based products.
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It states that eating in a six-hour period and then abstaining from food for the remainder of the day can catalyze a metabolic switch in the body that makes cells switch from glucose-based energy to ketone-based energy.
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" He also slammed former President Obama for abstaining from a vote at the end of his presidency that allowed the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Israeli settlements, saying that Trump's decision was an act to "restore balance.
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The bill passed by a margin of 85033 to 226 votes, with four abstaining, and will provide same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples in the nation, giving them full marital rights and the ability to jointly adopt children.
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Voters say that Trump could improve his presidency by focusing more on the economy, by abstaining from Twitter, by changing his tone to be less combative or by reshuffling his White House team to install people with more government experience.
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Baby boomers, a core customer base for wine, are moving into retirement and declining in number and the amount they drink, while millenials aren't embracing wine, instead turning to other alternatives or abstaining altogether as health outlooks on alcohol consumption shift.
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It's possible that Trump's stunning intervention — directly meddling in a major US foreign policy decision before he has even taken office — may have played a role in ultimately pushing Obama to take the dramatic step of abstaining on Friday's vote.
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It may very well have been this stunning intervention by Trump, directly meddling in a major US foreign policy decision before he has even taken office, that ultimately pushed Obama to take the dramatic step of abstaining on Friday's vote.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy moved a step closer to breaking Spain's 10-month political deadlock on Monday as a regional powerhouse of the main opposition party backed allowing him to form a new government by abstaining in a confidence vote.
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The Socialist party, which has until now rejected voting in favor of the PP or even abstaining in a confidence vote to allow a minority administration of the conservative party, is planning a meeting of its senior members to review its position.
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, with the United States voting against it after abstaining last year for the first time in 25 years.
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To prevent transmission in women who are already pregnant, the CDC reiterated advice that men who live in or have visited areas with Zika transmission should use condoms every time they have sex or consider abstaining for the duration of the pregnancy.
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As Xi presided over the closing session in the Great Hall of the People, more than 2,200 delegates raised their hands in unison to approve the party charter amendments, with staffers announcing "meiyou" ("none") to indicate the lack of dissenting or abstaining votes.
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The new resolutions, passed by a vote of 87 in favor, 29 opposed and 25 abstaining, means zoos will not be able to import wild-caught African elephants to the U.S., China and a number of other countries beyond elephants' natural habitat.
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The new resolutions, passed by a vote of 2202 in favor, 2628 opposed and 28500 abstaining, means zoos will not be able to import wild-caught African elephants to the U.S., China and a number of other countries beyond elephants' natural habitat.
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In March 2011, he came under fire for siding with China and Russia and abstaining in a vote in the United Nations Security Council authorizing a no-fly zone over Libya, a mission that later led to the ouster of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
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The federal committee of the Socialist Party voted 139 to 96 in favor of abstaining from a parliamentary vote next weekend that would allow Mr. Rajoy to continue in office and avoid a third national election, after 10 months of political deadlock.
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Avon Products (AVP) CEO Jan Zijderveld stepped down, as the company nears closing in on its sale to Brazilian group Natura & Co. If you're doing "Dry January," or abstaining from alcohol for the month, some brewers still want you to drink their beer.
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At the airy all-day cafe Hunky Dory, in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, owner Claire Sprouse created the Pink Kong, a $21 nonalcoholic cocktail of rice milk, pink peppercorn tea and the cardamom-forward Seedlip Spice 230, for abstaining adults.
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The state attorney's opinion was widely anticipated as the Socialists have been trying to persuade Junqueras' party, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), to back a Socialist-led government by abstaining in a parliamentary vote to confirm acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as premier.
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Semi-sobriety is no longer confined to Dry January (or Drynuary), the monthlong challenge that rose to popularity five years ago, and the "sober curious" movement is giving people who don't necessarily identify as having a drinking problem a framework for abstaining.
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The researchers plan to further investigate how these changes come about, and they also called for future studies that can tease out whether abstaining from alcohol can restore a healthier mouth microbiota, as well as research that includes a more diverse and younger population. [Microbiome]
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Even James Frey's disgraced faux-memoir, A Million Little Pieces, ends with the narrator confessing his wrongs to a priest, then abstaining from drinking a shot of whiskey in a bar because after a stint in rehab and some divine intervention, he's all better now.
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One of the admonitions that comprise Buddhism's eightfold patch is to practise samma vaca, or "right speech", which scriptures define as abstaining from false, slanderous, harsh and idle speech; all major religions counsel their adherents to choose their words carefully and use them sparingly.
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The departure of Sanchez, who became leader in 2014 and has presided over a slump in party support, means the Socialists can now try to find ways to avoid a third election, such as abstaining in a confidence vote to allow Rajoy a second term.
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This is a huge change to the WHO's prior guidance in June, which only applied to men who were not showing symptoms, and suggested abstaining or practicing safe sex for a mere eight weeks after travel to an area where Zika is currently circulating.
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Furthermore, while Obama was abstaining from defending Israel at the United Nations Security Council against a blatantly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel resolution in the last weeks of his presidency, Trump, then president-elect, was publicly condemning those same resolutions and defending the Jewish state.
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Spark's reasoning for abstaining from having children is two-fold: She does not want to contribute to pre-existing resource depletion by adding another human to this planet, and she does not want to bring a child into a world she sees as doomed.
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Jen's former employers had a penchant for nightly bar visits and held "initiation rituals" in which new hires would shotgun beers; abstaining employees thus missed opportunities to hobnob with the bosses, and most grew sufficiently disgruntled with the booze-addled opportunity gap to quit.
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New amendments to an existing higher education law — which received the support of 123 lawmakers, with 38 voting against and another 38 abstaining — ostensibly affect about two dozen universities, but they were widely believed to be aimed specifically at Central European University, based in Budapest.
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The resolution, which some diplomats are now saying could be put off "indefinitely," would've forced the Obama administration to decide between either going the traditional route of siding with Israel by vetoing the resolution or tacitly expressing its discontent with Israeli settlement policy by abstaining from voting.
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But unless a third-party candidate with broad appeal emerges, evangelical Christians would be better served by abstaining from that vote and shifting their energy toward electing people to Congress and local and state governments who have the opportunity to restrain whichever candidate is elected as needed.
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Voters with a strong preference can vote multiple times on a single issue or candidate by abstaining from other votes, but the cost of doing that goes up quadratically: One credit grants one vote, four credits grants two votes, but 400 credits only grants 20 votes.
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" Another Reddit user – who admitted, "[I'm] not a huge fan, but I still respect your career," and insisted they weren't "being snarky" – wanted to know if he was serious about "abstaining from gettin' down" or if it was "part of your marketing to families and young kids.
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"We felt it was necessary to bring awareness to a common occurrence that affects the daily life of thousands of women," Congressman Pablo Ferreyra, who introduced the bill, wrote on Twitter after the law was passed with no legislator voting against it and just two abstaining.
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Let me read you the lead paragraph from a New York Times story dated December 23nd: "With the United States abstaining, the Security Council adopted a resolution today strongly deploring Israel's handling of the disturbances in the occupied territories" – which the resolution defined as including Jerusalem.
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Though they continue to politically organize in the area — including one instance when they invited high school students to a fake house party, only to register the attendees to vote — each has also urged family members and classmates to consider abstaining rather than back Ms. Valdez.
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While I'm pretty good at abstaining from Venmo-stalking (which can't be said for some of my friends, many of whom have dug up juicy intel on their feeds via suspicious transactions accompanied by margarita emojis), the app definitely doesn't bring out my most generous side.
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"Semi-sobriety is no longer confined to Dry January (or Drynuary), the monthlong challenge that rose to popularity five years ago, and the &apossober curious&apos movement is giving people who don&apost necessarily identify as having a drinking problem a framework for abstaining," Hughes wrote.
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Abstaining, for a moment, from the clamor of compulsive jollification, and instead leaning into the reality of human tragedy and of my own need and brokenness, allows my experience of glory at Christmastime to feel not only more emotionally sustainable but also more vivid, vital and cherished.
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Op-Ed Contributor On March 8 women around the world will be abstaining from work and rallying in the streets as part of the International Women's Strike, with the aim of starting an "international feminist movement" that challenges the sexual, physical and economic exploitation of women.
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The £5.50-per-pint specialty stout is being marketed by the pub as vegan, to appeal to animal product-abstaining drinkers who shun certain beers and stouts that are filtered with ingredients such as fish bladders or gelatin, and launches today in order to coincide with World Vegan Month.
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Although the vote passed with 13 nations in favor and two, Russia and China, abstaining, several traditional US allies on the top UN panel voiced major dissatisfaction with the changes, including France, Belgium and the United Kingdom, whose representatives all made reference to the behind-the-scenes talks.
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What athletes say about sex The idea dates to ancient Greece and traditional Chinese medicine, which both suggest that abstaining from sex could increase frustration and aggression, and boost energy, said David Bishop, research leader at Victoria University's Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living in Melbourne, Australia.
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After eight years of largely abstaining from politics, former President George W. Bush is throwing himself into an effort to save his party's most vulnerable senators, including several whose re-election campaigns have been made more difficult by Donald J. Trump's presence at the top of the ticket.
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" Curtis tells me that the rule is grounded in Biblical passages like Acts 15:29 which states, "keep abstaining from blood" and a quote from Leviticus 17:10 that says if a person chooses to ingest blood, god states: "I shall indeed cut him off from among his people.
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"Given the difficulties of obtaining some types of food and the many other sacrifices which we are suddenly experiencing given the coronavirus, I have granted a dispensation from abstaining from meat on Fridays for rest of Lent, except Good Friday, which is universal law," New Jersey's Most Rev.
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By a vote of 5-3 (with Justice Elena Kagan abstaining due to work she did as President Obama's solicitor general),the court reversed the ninth circuit's decision that immigrants (both legal and illegal) held pending a deportation hearing must receive a new bond hearing every six months.
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China is then planning to propose a vote on a short draft resolution, known as a technical roll over, to allow the mission to continue operating, diplomats said, but added that it could fail to get the nine votes needed to pass because several council members were considering abstaining.
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Jim Kearns, veteran bartender and beverage director of conjoined West Village cocktail bars Slowly Shirley and the Happiest Hour, says he gladly mixes booze-free versions of cocktails for his abstaining patrons, but he hasn't seen much demand for those options and he would hesitate to make it a business model.
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Here is the CDC's advice for this category of people: Couples in which a man resides in or has traveled to an area of active Zika virus transmission who are concerned about sexual transmission of Zika virus may consider using condoms consistently and correctly during sex or abstaining from sexual activity.
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MM: Well certainly in terms of the confidence and supply agreement, which is an agreement we as the opposition party have with the government, whereby we facilitate the government in terms of budgets and in terms of key issues, by abstaining on budgets and so on, or voting for mergers.
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary JohnsonGary Earl JohnsonProgressive Democrats' turnout plans simply don't add up Trump's GOP challenger: 'I may be reduced' to debating Alec Baldwin Amash won't rule out Libertarian challenge to Trump MORE revealed on Thursday that he is abstaining from using marijuana while he runs for the White House.
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In "Better," Ms. Rubin does attempt to soothe her information-addled readers with a section called "Desire, Ease and Excuses," all of which, as she writes, "play a role in the Strategies of Abstaining, Convenience, Inconvenience, Safeguards, Loophole-Spotting, Distraction, Reward, Treats and Pairing," but I had already grown contrary.
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"If abstaining from everyday pleasurable activities and goods did have an effect, we would actually expect the brain to re-calibrate and become more sensitive to whatever rewards you're still getting—like water or plain food, since those would now be the only thing left to give you pleasure," he said.
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The entire purpose of this letter was to send a passive-aggressive message to his administrators and student-athletes, unilaterally speaking for and projecting an emotion on a diverse group of people, in order to guilt student-athletes into abstaining from doing something they would be well within their rights to do.
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Eighteen U.S. states, 15 cities and a handful of civil rights groups are asking U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in New York to remove the citizenship question, saying it will frighten immigrants into abstaining from the 2020 census, costing their communities political representation and access to federal aid due to a population undercount.
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Although May supported the idea of ruling out a no-deal Brexit in the short term, she suffered another humiliation when - in an evening of parliamentary mayhem on Wednesday - four of her ministers disobeyed her by abstaining from a vote on an amendment which ruled out a no-deal Brexit in any circumstances.
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When so much of our politics is about money and who wields it—and with a Supreme Court that seems virtually certain to favor big business over workers even more passionately than it has been—registering a modest protest by abstaining from this fake holiday isn't a meaningless act of virtue-signaling.
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For women with jobs that don't offer paid leave or unionization, or for women who are unemployed, they suggest wearing red to show solidarity, abstaining from unpaid work like chores, organizing boycotts "of companies using sexism in their advertisements or approach to workers," and "strik[ing] from gender roles"—whatever that means.
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CNN delegate analyst and former Rubio campaign aide Will Holley notes the rule governing the convention as of now says the "secretary of the convention shall faithfully announce and record each delegate's vote in accordance with the delegate's obligation under these rules, state law or state party rule" -- and he doesn't buy the argument that abstaining gets around that.
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Although the concept of abstaining from alcohol during January has been around for years, the term itself was purportedly coined by journalist John Ore, who practices Drynuary every year as a way to save money, detox from New Year's excesses, and "consider the role alcohol plays in our everyday lives," he wrote in a Slate piece.
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If you believe this election is basically a lock, or you happen not to live in a battleground, and are thus flirting with the idea of abstaining or of voting for a third party, ask yourself if you want to live in a country that has established proof of concept for a more polished racist demagogue.
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They also suggest using condoms or abstaining from sex for between eight weeks and six months, depending on the likelihood of infection, to avoid putting a fetus at risk of Zika: Now that we've gotten all the important Zika info out of the way, let's be clear that this virus won't be the only health risk in Brazil during the Olympics.
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Lois FrankelLois Jane FrankelDemocratic Women's Caucus calls for investigation into Epstein plea deal Epstein death sparks questions for federal government Attorney General Barr 'appalled' by Epstein death in federal custody MORE (Fla.), chairwoman of the Democratic Women's Working Group, told The Hill on Tuesday that members had considered abstaining from votes on Wednesday to participate in A Day Without a Woman.
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" In abstaining from this vote and allowing the resolution to pass, current US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said, "It is precisely our commitment to Israel's security that makes the United States believe that we cannot stand in the way of this resolution as we seek to preserve a chance of attaining our longstanding objective: two states living side-by-side in peace and security.
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While the approval of the amendments is not in doubt, analysts will be looking to see if there's any "no" votes or abstaining ballots cast for signs of opposition to Xi's power grab (though the authorities have already said that reporters will not be allowed in during the vote on March 11.) Anti-graft czar resurfaces In China's power hierarchy, the ceremonial vice presidency is often an afterthought.
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Barak Ravid, a correspondent for Israel's Channel 10 news, reported that Canada switched from voting against the resolution to abstaining in order to avoid looking like a puppet of the US. That Haley had to resort to such measures to try to convince even a few countries to side with the US highlights the extraordinary sensitivity surrounding Jerusalem, which has sites holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and which both the Palestinians and the Israelis claim as their capital.
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It's not clear what actions the U.S. could take in response to the U.N. resolution, though Trump and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki HaleyNimrata (Nikki) HaleyThe Hill's Morning Report - Trump on defense over economic jitters Haley: 'Threats of China on full display' in Hong Kong Juan Williams: Trump's trouble with women MORE have threatened in recent days to withhold foreign aid to countries that voted to rebuke the U.S. The U.N. General Assembly voted 128–9 on Thursday to urge the U.S. to withdraw its decision recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, with 35 countries abstaining.
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