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California marijuana users can now use their smartphones to find out if a dispensary is legit December 20, 2019, 12:33 AM 2 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California marijuana users can now turn to their smartphones to find out if a dispensary is legit. The Bureau of Cannabis Control on Thursday announced a program encouraging licensed […]

Federal investigators have found that a 2018 crash and fire in Florida that killed the teenage driver of a Tesla Model S and a passenger was due to the car traveling at over 100 miles per hour on a curve By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer December 19, 2019, 10:59 PM 3 min read DETROIT

A coke plant in northwestern Pennsylvania has shut down December 19, 2019, 8:47 PM 2 min read ERIE, Pa. — A coke plant in northwestern Pennsylvania abruptly shut down Thursday morning amid mounting regulatory pressure over its environmental record. Erie Coke Corp. employed more than 130 people at the plant, which uses coal to produce

New York officials say Starbucks violated New York City’s paid sick leave law by making ailing workers find substitutes or face possible discipline or even firing December 19, 2019, 6:41 PM 2 min read Starbucks violated New York City’s paid sick leave law by making ailing workers find substitutes or face possible discipline or even

Progressive policy ideas have dominated the early stages of the Democratic primary campaign. But as candidates gather in Los Angeles for another debate on Thursday evening, Democratic voters may be seeking more moderate options. Only one in four Democratic voters says they would favor eliminating private health insurance and replacing it with a government-run plan

Cyprus police say they have arrested three employees of a high-tech company owned by a former Israeli intelligence officer amid a probe of a confiscated van loaded with sophisticated surveillance equipment December 19, 2019, 4:45 PM 3 min read NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus police on Thursday arrested three employees of a high-tech surveillance equipment company

Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street led by gains in communications companies and makers of consumer products December 19, 2019, 2:46 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street led by gains in communications companies and makers of consumer products. Netflix rose 2.4% and Facebook added

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin called the U.S. impeachment process “far-fetched” Thursday, making a seemingly obvious prediction that Donald Trump will be acquitted in the Senate. Putin said Thursday at his annual news conference in Moscow that the move is a continuation of the Democrats’ fight against Trump. “The party that lost the (2016)

An advisor to the European Union’s top court has sided with an Austrian privacy campaigner waging a long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the United States By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer December 19, 2019, 10:49 AM 2 min read LONDON — An advisor to the European Union’s top court on

Algeria is inaugurating its new president eight months after his predecessor was pushed out by pro-democracy protests December 19, 2019, 8:25 AM 2 min read ALGIERS, Algeria — After eight months without a leader, Algeria is inaugurating its new president Thursday — a ceremony that pro-democracy protesters are rejecting as a charade. The governing elite