After fully legalizing marijuana at the start of 2018, California’s cannabis industry has experienced its share of ups and downs, especially since implementing mandatory safety testing on July 1st. The state still does not have an approved set of regulations for governing the legal market, relying on temporary guidelines until …
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UPDATE (3/15/2019):National Geographic Channel has completed its investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Neil deGrasse Tyson. Both of his shows, “StarTalk” and “Cosmos,” will return to the air with deGrasse Tyson at the helm, Variety reports. “‘StarTalk’ will return to the air with the remaining 13 episodes in …
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Update: The marijuana legalization bill passed out of committee today. It is heading to the full legislature for a vote. With any luck, the Garden State will getting a whole lot greener in 2019. This week, New Jersey lawmakers are set to discuss a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana …
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are among hundreds of Southern California residents who have lost their homes in the Woolsey fire. A representative for Cyrus shared a statement with Rolling Stonethat the singer and actor are safe with their animals and plan to donate $500,000 to the Malibu Foundation through …
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Earlier this week, Forbes reported that it had uncovered the first known case of law enforcement forcing a suspect to unlock their iPhone X using facial recognition technology. On August 10th, FBI investigators served a search warrant on 28-year-old Grant Michalski, a Columbus, Ohio, resident who would later be arrested …
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Jeffrey Winder was found guilty of misdemeanor assault in February for punching white-nationalist organizer Jason Kessler in August 2017. On Tuesday, a jury ruled that his punishment will be a whopping $1 fine. Kessler attempted to hold a press conference in Charlottesville, Virginia, the day after Heather Heyer was killed …
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A recording of Stephen Hawking’s voice will be beamed from a satellite into space, toward the nearest black hole, following a memorial service celebrating the renowned astrophysicist. While Hawking died in March, his ashes will be interred between the remains of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin at London’s Westminster …
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In an exposé published by The New York Times Magazineon Wednesday, contributing editor (and Rolling Stone contributor) Vanessa Grigoriadis dives deep into Nxivm, a so-called “sex-slave cult” thatmade headlines last year when former members came forward to allege mental abuse, manipulation and human branding. But in her 8,600-word article, Grigoriadis …
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Michelle Obama announced Sunday that she would release her first memoir, Becoming, this November. “Writing Becoming has been a deeply personal experience,” the former First Lady tweeted Sunday. “I talk about my roots and how a girl from the South Side found her voice. I hope my journey inspires readers …
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Last October, in the wake of multiple women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, actress and activist Alyssa Milano asked her Twitter followers to tweet “Me too” if they’d ever been sexually harassed. It was a phrase that social activist Tarana Burke had begun using on MySpace in 2006, and …
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