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Correction: Marijuana-Michigan-Illinois story – ABC News

In a story Nov. 28 about Michigan and Illinois beginning legal marijuana sales, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of an Illinois company licensed to grow marijuana. It is Revolution Global, not Revolution Enterprises. A corrected version of the story is below: Michigan, Illinois set to usher in recreational pot sales With Michigan and […]

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Science warnings, US retreat add urgency to UN climate talks

Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year’s international talks on tackling global warming. Delegates from almost 200 countries had hoped to put the finishing touches to the rules governing the 2015 Paris accord, ironing out a few wrinkles left over from last

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Eurozone unemployment’s falls to lowest rate since July 2008

Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even though growth is cooling amid the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit uncertainty By PAN PYLAS Associated Press November 29, 2019, 10:50 AM 3 min read Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even

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Black Friday frenzy goes global – and not everyone’s happy

People don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in France, or Russia, or South Africa – but they do shop on Black Friday. The U.S. sales phenomenon has spread to retailers across the world in recent years with such force that it’s prompting a backlash from some activists, politicians and even consumers. Near Paris, climate demonstrators blocked a shopping

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