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By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and industry experts expect the exodus to continue near-term in the largest pot market in the United States. Unlike for traditional crops, pot cultivators cannot claim government monetary support for damage …

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By Nate Raymond HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard accused of leaking classified U.S. national security documents online, was arraigned on Friday on charges brought by the U.S. Air Force that he violated military laws. During a brief appearance before a military judge at …

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By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Peruvian gang leader was apprehended by U.S. immigration officials in New York on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Thursday. Homeland Security Investigations notified ICE’s field office in Buffalo last month that the man, Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, 38, was wanted in Peru, the agency …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will leave behind several economic policy ambitions that were met with congressional or judicial opposition during his four-year term in office. His vice president, Kamala Harris, may have an opportunity to revive some of the proposals if she is elected to replace the Democrat in …

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(Reuters) – British drugmaker GSK said on Friday it would seek a dismissal of an upcoming Zantac case in Florida, where plaintiffs alleged that its discontinued heart burn drug had caused prostate cancer. The move followed a Florida court ruling on Thursday in favour of GSK and other defendants. The ruling excluded testimony from experts …

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(Reuters) -New York Mayor Eric Adams received a fresh round of federal grand jury subpoenas in July as part of a long-running corruption probe, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing four unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter. Federal investigators are investigating whether Adams’ 2021 election campaign team conspired with a Brooklyn construction …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service has approved a new plan for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to continue outdoor rallies in the wake of a July assassination attempt, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The agency will use bulletproof glass to shield Trump, as well as other technical security measures that have not normally been …

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