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Companies tied to out-of-state firms appeal revocation of social-equity cannabis licenses

2 years 2 months ago
Two Missouri social-equity licensees connected to a Michigan company that used Craigslist to recruit applicants have appealed the state’s decision to revoke their dispensary licenses. The Michigan company, Canna Zoned, was behind two of the 16 microbusiness dispensary licenses issued by lottery in October — Frankenstein Enemy LLC in Columbia and Seashore Rhythm LLC in Arnold. Both licenses were revoked on March 27. Their appeals will be argued before the Administrative Hearing Commission on…
Rebecca Rivas

Trump says he’d use police, National Guard and possibly the military to expel immigrants

2 years 2 months ago

WASHINGTON —  Former President Donald Trump in his second term would carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants by utilizing local law enforcement, the National Guard and potentially the U.S. military, according to a lengthy interview he conducted with Time magazine. “When we talk military, generally speaking, I talk National Guard,” the presumptive 2024 GOP […]

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Ariana Figueroa

A Cinematic History of Crime, Part 1

2 years 2 months ago
Movie studios learned early on that, when it comes to box office intake, crime really does pay. The parent genre of mystery, suspense, and noir, crime films all
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Congress to require new air refund rule, add flights at Washington National in FAA deal

2 years 2 months ago
Key members of Congress announced an agreement Monday on a $105 billion bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years ahead of a May 10 deadline. The 1,000-page bill would raise hiring targets for air traffic control and would codify in law a rule the Biden administration introduced this month requiring airlines to offer refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights, among other consumer-focused provisions. The legislation also would add flights to Ronald Reagan…
Jacob Fischler

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 2 months ago
This is a Grevy's zebra at the Los Angeles Zoo. It's the largest of the three species of zebra.
Kevin Drum

A Fearless The Inheritance Part 1 Captivates at Tesseract Theatre

2 years 2 months ago
Epic tales span generations, connecting historic events to contemporary perspectives and building a bridge of understanding. Such is the case with The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. The play in two parts features gay men reconciling their lives and history — what was lost and gained — in the post AIDS-crisis era.
Tina Farmer

Two Years Post-Roe: A Better Understanding Of Digital Threats

2 years 2 months ago
It’s been a long two years since the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Between May 2022 when the Supreme Court accidentally leaked the draft memo and the following June when the case was decided, there was a mad scramble to figure out what the impacts would be. Besides the obvious perils of stripping away half the […]
Mike Masnick

Judge raises threat of jail as he holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 at hush money trial

2 years 2 months ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. And if he does it again, the judge warned, he could be [...]
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press