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Florida recreational marijuana initiative launched

By WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story     TALLAHASSEE (WFOR) — Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, and country-music legends The Bellamy Brothers are backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older. The proposed amendment was filed Monday at the state Division of Elections,

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Mayor Eric Adams blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “unimaginable” treatment of migrants as 2nd bus arrives in New York City

By CHRISTINA FAN, ASTRID MARTINEZ Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — A second bus carrying migrants arrived Sunday in Manhattan from Texas. It continues the fight between Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic cities over immigration policy. CBS2’s Astrid Martinez spoke with immigration advocates on how this is impacting local services,

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Encampment outside University City townhomes refuses to budge, despite court order demanding them to move out

By Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The encampment outside of University City townhomes in West Philadelphia is continuing to grow, despite a court order that demands they move out. The tents with human rights signs and other messages of hope and protest could soon become some residents’ new

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Hope for ‘significant change’ in all of sports following Hockey Canada board chair’s resignation: lawyer

By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — The recent resignation of Hockey Canada’s board chair could be a sign of further departures to come, one lawyer says. “I do hope that there’s significant change not only within Hockey Canada but within pretty much every sporting

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Summer of heat waves: A list of some temperature records broken in Canada this year

By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s summer of heat waves continues this weekend, with warnings issued in four provinces. Environment Canada says maximum temperatures on Sunday in southern Ontario, southern Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia could reach or surpass 30 C and

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PFAS levels in rainwater have made it ‘unsafe to drink’ globally, even in remote areas: study

By Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story     Aug. 6, 2022 (CTV Network) — Researchers out of Europe say global levels of man-made “forever chemicals” have made rainwater unsafe to drink around the world — even in the most remote areas. The study, published in peer-review journal Environmental Science and Technology on Tuesday

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