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Mar 08 2023
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'Absolute nightmare': State votes down recreational pot after years of cannabis chaos
Oklahoma voters Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in the state amid turmoil caused by the introduction of medical dispensaries. The initiative, State Question 820, would have legalized marijuana in Oklahoma, which is already saturated with numerous, often unregulated medical dispensaries; however, residents voted against the initiative by roughly 63% to 38
WNDMay 10 2023
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Oil Edges Higher With Weaker Dollar and Supply Halts in Focus
Oil rose for the fourth time in five sessions as easing US inflation weakened the dollar and traders assessed interruptions to supplies. West Texas Intermediate advanced toward $73 a barrel, after losing 1.6% on Wednesday. US inflation showed signs of moderating in April, giving the Federal Reserve room to pause its most aggressive monetary tightening campaign in a generation. That’s hurting
BloombergMar 08 2023
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Red State Votes Down Recreational Weed After Years Of Cannabis Chaos
Oklahoma voters Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in the state amid turmoil caused by the introduction of medical dispensaries. The initiative, State Question 820, would have legalized marijuana in Oklahoma, which is already saturated with numerous, often unregulated medical dispensaries; however, residents voted against the initiative by roughly 63% to 38
The Daily CallerMay 25 2023
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DeSantis signs law allowing him to run for president while remaining governor
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that allows him to run for president while still serving as the Sunshine State’s governor — a move that came on the same day he filed paperwork to officially campaign for the Republican nomination.
The measure is part of a bill that also includes sweeping new restrictions on how third-party registration groups operate, drawing criticism
Washington PostFeb 13 2023
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The truth behind the ‘He Gets Us’ ads for Jesus airing during the Super Bowl
In between star-studded advertisements and a whole lot of football, this year’s Super Bowl watchers are being taken to church.
“He Gets Us,” a campaign to promote Jesus and Christianity, is running two ads during the game as part of a staggering $100 million media investment. To many, the spots will be nothing new: “He Gets Us” content has been peppering TV screens, billboards and
CNN DigitalMay 10 2023
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Here are the highlights of the George Santos indictment
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), shown in the House chamber in January, has been indicted on several financial charges. The 13-count criminal indictment against U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was unsealed Wednesday, revealing a broad set of allegations against the freshman congressman. The 22-page indictment, on which Santos will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Central Islip on Long Island,
Los Angeles TimesMay 10 2023
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Newsom Breaks Silence, Says Cali Reparations "About More Than Cash Payments"
Newsom Breaks Silence, Says Cali Reparations "About More Than Cash Payments" Authored by Jonathan Turley, For months, we have been discussing how Democratic politicians would deal with massive reparation demands after campaigning for years on such payments being a moral imperative. As proposals rose to as much as $5 million a person, Newsom went silent. Now, California’s Reparations Task Force
ZeroHedgeMay 13 2023
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Abortion Ban Divides North Carolina: Gov. Cooper Vetoes Limits—GOP Legislature Pressed To Override
Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) vetoed a bill Saturday that would have banned abortions in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy, following its approval by the General Assembly earlier this month, testing North Carolina’s GOP-led legislature after some Republicans suggested said they would protect abortion rights. Cooper, who vetoed the bill during an abortions rights rally in Raleigh, said his veto
ForbesMay 10 2023
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CIA helped gather signatures for letter discrediting Hunter Biden laptop story: House investigators
A CIA official helped wrangle signatories to an October 2020 letter of 51 former federal intelligence officials discrediting information from Hunter Biden‘s abandoned laptop computer as Russian disinformation, according to a new congressional report. Former CIA analyst David Cariens, a signatory of the letter, told congressional investigators that a CIA employee affiliated with the agency’s
Washington TimesMay 13 2023
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DeSantis vies with Trump to sway Iowa conservatives, warns of a Republican ‘culture of losing’
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE (Associated Press) SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Warning of a Republican “culture of losing,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought on Saturday to weaken former President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP as the party’s leading presidential prospects collided in battleground Iowa. DeSantis, expected to announce his 2024 presidential campaign any day, made little
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