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4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts.
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Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs
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Idaho group says it is exploring a ballot initiative for abortion rights and reproductive care
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A convicted rapist is charged with murder in the killing of a Connecticut visiting nurse
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Apr 19, 2024 2:05 PM
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Planned update to sperm-donor questions still unfair to gay, bisexual men: lawyer
A lawyer says planned revisions to a nearly 30-year-old policy on who can donate to sperm banks will continue to impose unnecessary screening questions on gay and bisexual men.
Apr 19, 2024 1:46 PM
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How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea
New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death.
Apr 19, 2024 11:09 AM
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BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
HELENA, Mont.
Apr 19, 2024 10:10 AM
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CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds.
Apr 19, 2024 9:34 AM
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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her.
Apr 19, 2024 7:48 AM
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French athletes at Paris Olympics will receive better mental health protection
PARIS (AP) — French athletes at the Paris Olympics will be offered better protection for their mental health, with priority given to curbing online harassment and cyberbullying.
Apr 19, 2024 6:27 AM
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