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Marijuana industry’s future is bright, MJBizCon speakers say

The Journal file Speakers predicted that major mainstream companies are going to play a big role in the future of the…

November 15, 2017

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Army acknowledges failures to report crime data to FBI

Mourners arrive at the Floresville Event Center to attend a funeral for members of the Holcombe family who were killed…

November 15, 2017

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Feds say rainbow crosswalks in Kentucky pose safety hazard

Alex Slitz/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, file In this Saturday, June 24, 2017 photo, pedestrians use the rainbow crosswalks at the…

November 15, 2017

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USDA petitioned to include poultry in humane slaughter law

LM Oter/Associated Press Turkeys stand in a poult barn near Waco, Texas. Just a week before Thanksgiving when 46 million turkeys…

November 15, 2017

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Silence from Trump as Moore-Alabama storm grows louder

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore leaves after he speaks at a church revival, Tuesday, Nov.…

November 15, 2017

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California gunman’s mom says he told her “it’s all over now”

Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Investigators view a pickup truck involved in a deadly shooting rampage at the Rancho Tehama Reserve, near Corning,…

November 15, 2017

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Another day ends with no verdict in Menendez bribery trial

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez arrives to the federal courthouse in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Jurors in Menendez’s…

November 15, 2017

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1st GOP senator opposes tax bill in early sign of problems

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., center, joined by, from left, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Senate Majority…

November 15, 2017

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Nevada rancher’s son tells US jury militia ‘saved my life’

Ryan Bundy, center, walks out of federal court with his wife, Angela Bundy, on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Ryan Bundy,…

November 15, 2017

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Couple offering large reward for missing record-holding cats

Will and Lauren Powers are offering $25,000 worth of bitcoins for each cat returned alive. Arcturus, Cygnus and the others…

November 15, 2017

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Vail Mountain opening day pushed back to Thanksgiving

The Vail Daily reports it’s the second consecutive year that the opening of Vail Mountain has been delayed. Officials say…

November 15, 2017

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Opioid addiction treatments face off in US trial

Carla K. Johnson/Associated Press, file The first U.S. study, published Tuesday in the journal Lancet, comparing Vivitrol and Suboxone, two opioid…

November 15, 2017

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U.S. official: 15 percent of agencies used Kaspersky software

Pavel Golovkin/Associated Press file Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia’s Kaspersky Lab, stands in front…

November 15, 2017

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When child sex isn’t rape: French to set age of consent

Twice in recent weeks, French courts have refused to prosecute men for rape after they had sex with 11-year-old girls…

November 14, 2017

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House to adopt mandatory anti-sexual harassment training

In this March 28, 2017, file photo, Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., walks at the Capitol, in Washington. Amid a daily…

November 14, 2017

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Jury in Menendez bribery case again doesn’t reach a verdict

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, center, shrugs as a reporter asks him questions while leaving the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal…

November 14, 2017

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Trump in Asia: A break from the past but uncertain results

U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a family photo during the ASEAN-U.S. 40th Anniversary commemorative Summit in Manila, Philippines, on…

November 14, 2017

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UN: Better protections needed from mine water disasters

The UN Environment Program report tallied 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade. Most involved dams or other…

November 14, 2017

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U.S. regulators approve first digital pill to track patients

This photo provided by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. shows a rendering of the packaging for Abilify MyCite. On Monday, the…

November 14, 2017

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Experts: Bush groping allegations would be hard to prosecute

Pat Sullivan/Associated Press file In a Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, file photo, former President George H. W. Bush leaves a news…

November 14, 2017

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Iran to probe state-built homes destroyed by deadly quake

A woman mourns at an earthquake site in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Rescuers are digging through…

November 14, 2017

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Washington GOP boosts pressure on Alabama party on Moore

With Alabama Republicans reluctant to block Moore and enrage his legions of loyal conservative supporters, national GOP leaders were turning…

November 14, 2017

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Facebook investment in New Mexico data center tops $1B

Gov. Susana Martinez joined company officials to announce the expansion plans in Los Lunas, a rural area just outside of…

November 14, 2017

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Gunman targeted neighbors then continued rampage

Police said surveillance video shows the shooter unsuccessfully trying to enter a nearby elementary school after quick-thinking staff members locked…

November 14, 2017