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Month: April 2025

Kentucky auditor announces investigation of the state’s medical cannabis program

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s auditor said Thursday that her office will investigate the state’s medical cannabis program after receiving complaints about the lottery system used to award highly sought-after licenses to grow, process and sell the medicinal products to eligible patients. Auditor Allison Ball said her office will examine

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Cuatro personas murieron y una resultó herida al caer un teleférico por un barranco en Italia

Por Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Cuatro personas murieron y una resultó gravemente herida cuando un teleférico se precipitó a un barranco en Italia este jueves, informaron las autoridades locales. El accidente ocurrió después de que un cable del teleférico de Monte Faito, cerca de Sorrento, se rompiera debido al mal tiempo, según Vincenzo De Luca,

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The future of DEI at local universities

MARYVILLE, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In a move that reflects a broader cultural and political shift across Missouri, both Northwest Missouri State University and Missouri Western State University have officially dissolved their offices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).  Trickling down from state and federal executive orders, both universities are now reassessing, not only the

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Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment has been charged with public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a Northern California ski resort. The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced the misdemeanor charges Thursday against the 37-year-old actor, who starred as a child in movies “The Sixth

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Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza

By Abeer Salman, Tamar Michaelis and Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN) — Hamas has rejected the Israeli ceasefire offer presented earlier this week, according to a senior Hamas official, instead calling for a “comprehensive” proposal to end the war. The official told CNN, “The offer is rejected in full and in detail.” The rejection prompted far-right Israeli

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Pennsylvania intruder faced little resistance as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The arsonist who broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his extended family slept upstairs on the first night of Passover encountered little resistance as he scaled a security fence, smashed windows with a hammer, ignited two Molotov cocktails

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Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and tax-exempt status

By ANNIE MA, FATIMA HUSSEIN and ALIA WONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’s ability to host international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status. The moves raise the stakes of the showdown between the White House and

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Pennsylvania intruder faced little resistance as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The arsonist who broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his extended family slept upstairs on the first night of Passover encountered little resistance as he scaled a security fence, smashed windows with a hammer, ignited two Molotov cocktails

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In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor’s residence

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday provided new details about the arson fire early Sunday that prompted his family’s evacuation from the governor’s official residence in Harrisburg, recounting how wife and four kids and their two dogs — Bo and Bentley — were awakened by state

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In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor’s residence

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday provided new details about the arson fire early Sunday that prompted his family’s evacuation from the governor’s official residence in Harrisburg, recounting how wife and four kids and their two dogs — Bo and Bentley — were awakened by state

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Virginia Democrats reap fundraising gains as they center campaigns around Elon Musk

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats vying to shield their statehouse majority and flip the governor’s mansion in November raised millions of dollars more than Republicans in the first three months of 2025, according to newly released campaign finance reports, securing a cash advantage in their pursuit of

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