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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally
On Wednesday, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of legislation that proposes sweeping reform to marijuana policy in the US. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize marijuana federally, expunge federal non-violent cannabis convictions (and encourage states to do the same), and create “new grant programs to fund nonprofits that provide services to those adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.”
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A Nest Of Nearly 1,500 Asian Giant 'Murder Hornets' Has Been Eradicated
Officials in Washington state said Thursday they had destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season, which was located near the town of Blaine along the Canadian border. The Washington state Department of Agriculture said it eradicated the nest Wednesday.
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Senate Republicans sow disinformation after $480bn US debt ceiling deal
Top Republicans in the Senate are advancing a campaign of disinformation over the debt ceiling as they seek to distort the reasons for needing to raise the nation’s borrowing cap, after they dropped their blockade on averting a US debt default in a bipartisan manner.
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Alex Jones, Roger Stone and a Trump spokesman were subpoenaed by the House panel probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The Jan. 6 why Capitol riot by Trump supporters disrupted a joint session of Congress confirming the election of Joe Biden as president.
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Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
President Joe Biden announced Friday that he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court. In a tweet, Biden said Jackson "is one of our nation’s brightest legal minds and will be an exceptional Justice."
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Suspect in Homeless Shootings Arrested in Washington, Police Say
At least five homeless men sleeping outdoors in Washington and New York were attacked this month, the police said. Two of them died.
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Soaring gas prices test Biden on climate change
President Joe Biden’s ambitions to finally put the U.S. on the path to confront climate change are crashing into an election-year scramble to lower gas prices and demonstrate tangible economic progress to voters. As environmentalists celebrate Earth Day on Friday, the Biden administration is trying to thread the needle, arguing that the country can keep pursuing a climate-friendly future while keeping prices affordable.
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Jan 6 committee to subpoena Alex Jones’ texts and emails obtained in Sandy Hook trial
The January 6 committee is preparing to subpoena Alex Jones’ texts and emails that were accidentally sent to an attorney for the Sandy Hook victims, according to a report. Attorney Mark Bankston revealed he had mistakenly received a trove of thousands of Jones’ private communications during the Infowars founder’s defamation trial on Wednesday.
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Republicans block cap on insulin costs for millions of patients
GOP lawmakers stripped efforts by Democrats to impose a $35 price cap on the cost of insulin for many patients from the legislative package moving through Congress.
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Washington D.C.'s free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit systems take off
D.C. is the largest U.S. city to codify a fare-free public transit system into law.
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