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Judge drops suit of church that wants pot to be a sacrament
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a pot-smoking Indianapolis church that wants marijuana to be recognized as a sacrament. The Indianapolis Star reported that the 3-year-old case in Marion Circuit Court…
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Small, student-led rallies show support for gun rights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHICAGO — Student-led rallies around the country on Saturday aimed to show support for gun rights, but their effort drew smaller-than-expected crowds in a bid to counter the well-funded and organized youth gun-control lobby that emerged after the massacre at a Florida high school earlier…
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ buzzes to $76 million debut
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Despite its heroes’ diminutive size, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” opened with typical Marvel might at the box office, with an estimated $76 million in ticket sales. According to studio estimates Sunday, the “Ant-Man” sequel easily surpassed the $57 million debut of the…
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Dogs steal mail carrier’s lunch, then their apology note goes viral
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For decades, students across the country have offered up the classic excuse, “Dog ate my homework.” But now, a letter carrier in Smithfield, Virginia is saying, “Dogs ate my lunch.” And the story that unfolded has amused thousands of people on social media. In June,…
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Judge weighs in on struggle surrounding Marvel’s Stan Lee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES — The private struggle over the care and legacy of Marvel mastermind Stan Lee played out in public Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom as attorneys working with his daughter shoved aside a previous lawyer and reasserted that they represent the 95-year-old Lee.…
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North Korea calls U.S. attitude toward talks ‘gangster-like’ and ‘cancerous,’ rejecting Pompeo’s assessment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TOKYO — In a sharp signal that denuclearization negotiations with North Korea will be drawn out and difficult, Pyongyang on Saturday lambasted the U.S. stance as regrettable, gangster-like and cancerous, directly contradicting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rosy assessment that his two days of talks…
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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida seeks to hire 61 foreign workers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club has applied for permission to hire 61 foreign workers to serve as waiters and cooks during the winter social season in Palm Beach, Fla., according to data posted this week by the Labor Department. The latest data was posted late Thursday…
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Patagonia is giving its workers Election Day off — and says you should, too
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The outdoor retailer Patagonia will close up shop this Election Day, and it’s urging other companies to do the same. Four years ago, voter participation hit its lowest since World War II, with only 36 percent of the voting-age population making it to the polls.…
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Hawaii just banned your favorite sunscreen to protect its coral reefs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From Banana Boat to Coppertone, major sunscreen brands will soon have to revamp their products or stop selling them in Hawaii. State lawmakers passed legislation in May that would ban skin-care companies from selling and distributing sunscreens on the islands that contain two chemicals deemed…
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South Korean women protest against ‘spy cam porn’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of South Korean women gathered in Seoul on Saturday to demand stronger government action to fight the spread of intimate photos and video taken by hidden cameras, which they say has women living in constant anxiety and distress. Police said…