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Jeff Bezos is the head of Amazon and the richest person in the world by a considerable margin. Believed to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026, Bezos … Read the rest
Shipping containers fill a crucial niche in the world’s economy. They are large and sturdy enough to uniformly transport goods but small enough to fit on trucks and light enough to be moved by cranes and forklifts. However, over the decades a challenge emerged: an excess of used containers.
Where some saw a problem, … Read the rest
For a few fleeting moments during New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, the somber grimace that has filled our screens for weeks was briefly replaced by something resembling a smile.
“We are ready, we’re all-in,” the governor gushed. “We are New Yorkers, so we’re aggressive about it, we’re ambitious about
There’s a standoff brewing in South Dakota, where two Native American Indian tribes are defying orders by Governor Kristi Noem to remove COVID-19 checkpoints from their territories. The Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux tribes say the checkpoints are the best way to protect against the coronavirus entering their communities, which are not equipped … Read the rest
In Logan, Patrick Stewart portrays a more fragile and worn version of the character than we’ve previously seen. Professor X is battling serious mental illness in the film and the role had Stewart considering his own aging in a very direct way.
“You get to an age where you go to the doctor, you … Read the rest
While marijuana is now completely legal throughout the state of Maine, it is going to be another year before the state is prepared to launch a full-scale cannabis market that allows its citizens and tourism trade to purchase legal weed in a manner similar to beer.
In the meantime, it could prove somewhat challenging for … Read the rest
Joe Biden remains full of surprises when it comes to marijuana. The presumptive Democratic presidential nomination and former Vice President has flip-flopped on marijuana reform in the past. But Biden announced his “Plan for Black America” agenda this week and included federal marijuana decriminalization and expungement of prior marijuana convictions.
These aren’t new policy positions … Read the rest
A 56-foot billboard called the Trump Death Clock was unveiled in Times Square in New York City. The tally of lives lost to government inaction was created by filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, who says, “On behalf of all of those who needlessly lost their lives to this failed leadership in a pandemic, we need a symbol, … Read the rest
To prevent transmission of the coronavirus and alleviate stress on vulnerable populations, San Francisco has housed its homeless in city-leased hotels. But one social media user discovered the city is also providing alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other substances for those recovering from addiction.
San Francisco’s Department of Health confirmed the program on social media, and … Read the rest
The two white men caught on camera shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African American man, were arrested and charged Thursday with murder. The arrests came two days after video of the attack in February was shared with the public, sparking widespread outrage. Today would have been Arbery’s 26th birthday. We speak with