By AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
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By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre repaid the state of Mississippi $600,000 that he allegedly received illegally from welfare funds intended to serve families in need, according to the state’s auditor. But he could still face a civil legal battle if he doesn’t pay the remaining money the state
Continue ReadingMartin Savidge, Mallika Kallingal, Angela Barajas and Eric Fiegel, CNN It’s been nearly two weeks since jury selection began in the trial of the three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, and of the thousand people summoned for jury duty, less than half have turned up. Of the first batch of 600 people summoned when
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida state senator said Thursday she has been receiving death threats for speaking out about the state’s top medical official’s refusal to wear a mask during a meeting at her legislative office, even after she informed him she’s battling cancer. “The way he treated me, refusing to
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By Jason Hanna and Raja Razek, CNN An Oklahoma death row inmate who was executed Thursday convulsed and vomited shortly after receiving the first drug, a witness said, in the state’s first execution since it postponed lethal injections years ago for a review. The first drug used in John Grant’s execution was midazolam, a sedative
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Months after convicting the former Minneapolis Police officer who murdered George Floyd, jurors describe the trial as a life-altering experience that still haunts them. It was their first and only interview since finding Derek Chauvin guilty in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Seven jury members told
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top $26 billion this year and will probably keep growing from there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
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By Lauren M. Johnson and Rebekah Riess, CNN A vehicle that was tied to a missing person’s case from 1998 was found in Arkansas with human remains inside, according to local officials. Pope County 911 received a call on Tuesday that a car matching the description of the one belonging to Samantha Jean Hopper, a
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas Republican lawmaker has launched an inquiry to identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects of race or sex that might “make students feel discomfort.” State Rep. Matt Krause, a Republican who is chair of the Texas House Committee on General Investigating, sent a letter on
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Native groups and advocates are demanding that the Atlanta Braves eliminate the “Tomahawk chop” symbol and gesture from its branding and game day traditions, saying the team is perpetuating racist stereotypes as the Braves take the national stage in the World Series. Leaders from the Native community said this week
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Members of the New York City Fire Department gathered Thursday to protest the city’s looming Covid-19 vaccine mandate as officials brace for possible mass staffing shortages. According to the mandate, members of the fire department, the New York Police Department and other city workers have until 5 p.m. Friday to have
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A New York couple has been sentenced to prison after being convicted in last summer’s assault of a Sesame Place employee that prosecutors said happened hours after the victim tried to enforce the theme park’s face mask policy. Troy McCoy, 41, was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison Monday,
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By Christina Carrega and Holly Yan, CNN The families of nine people fatally shot in 2015 at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, have reached an $88 million settlement with the Justice Department in their lawsuit over the shooter’s weapon purchase, according to agency officials and a news release Thursday. The settlements range
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN One person is dead as a result of a tornado in Jackson County, Mississippi. Jackson County Public Safety Director Earl Etheridge confirmed to CNN on Thursday that around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, a woman was killed after the car she was inside was blown off the road by strong winds. Jackson County
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By Stella Chan, CNN Two families whose loved ones were killed when a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and others crashed on a California hillside have reached a tentative settlement over allegedly leaked photos of the scene. Lawyers representing Los Angeles County have offered $1.25 million each to the Altobelli and Mauser families. John Altobelli, 46,
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By Stella Chan, CNN Remains found in a San Bernardino County desert earlier this month belong to Lauren Cho, who went missing in June, authorities said in a news release. Determination of the cause and manner of death is pending toxicology results, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Division said in a news release Thursday. “No
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