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NYPD will start using summonses, not arrests, for marijuana
NEW YORK – Lighting up a joint in the Big Apple could lighten some wallets,…
GE to end more than 100-year run on Dow; Walgreens added
LOS ANGELES – General Electric will be dropped from the Dow Jones industrial average next…
Lawmakers barred from child migrant facility in Florida
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson accused the Trump administration of a “coverup” after…
The Latest: AMA calls for an end to border separations
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times EDT): 12:01 a.m. The largest…
In the news today, June 20
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 20 ——— SENATE APPROVES BILL TO LEGALIZE…
Pot to be legal by mid-September after senators pass pot legalization bill
OTTAWA – Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September…
UN: Ebola outbreak in Congo has been ‘largely contained’
LONDON – The World Health Organization says there is “cautious optimism” that the Ebola outbreak…
Alaska Native artifacts to be distributed to local groups
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A collection of about 1,000 Alaska Native artifacts will be divided among…
Rights group worried about immigrants dying in custody
PHOENIX – Huy Chi Tran was awaiting deportation at an immigrant detention centre in Arizona…
Too hot to handle: Politics of warming part of culture wars
WASHINGTON – When it comes to global warming, America’s political climate may have changed more…
Lawsuit: Georgia is denying equal access for deaf inmates
ATLANTA – Georgia isn’t doing enough to help deaf and partially deaf people communicate while…
Appeals court tosses veterans’ lawsuits over burn pits
RICHMOND, Va. – Military veterans who claim that the use of open burn pits during…
Ex-NAACP chief who posed as black pleads not guilty to fraud
SPOKANE, Wash. – A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she…
Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan pick Gawande to lead health firm
Three corporate giants seeking to attack rising health care costs have turned to a Harvard…
Kate Spade Foundation to donate $1M for suicide prevention
NEW YORK – Kate Spade New York has announced plans to donate $1 million to…
Atlanta mayor stops immigration co-operation over separations
Atlanta’s Democratic mayor on Wednesday called the forced separation of migrant families at the country’s…
Report finds industrial chemicals more toxic than thought
WASHINGTON – A family of industrial chemicals turning up in public water supplies around the…
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Trump orders an end to family separations
After days of mounting pressure, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the process…
US stepping up Earth’s protection from asteroids, comets
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to protect the planet…
Former FIFA boss Blatter revels in visit to Putin, World Cup
MOSCOW – Sepp Blatter came to Moscow and saw Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, defying…
About 200 suspected poisoned by pesticides in Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Health officials in Azerbaijan say that about 200 farm workers have been…
Thailand preparing total ban on import of electronic waste
BANGKOK – Thai authorities, who began a series of raids last month on factories accused…
Official: Polish leader’s ill health not sparking infighting
WARSAW, Poland – A government official denied rumours Thursday that the illness of Jaroslaw Kaczynski,…
New evidence that viruses may play a role in Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON – Viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer’s,…