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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer wants to move forward with legislation to federally legalize marijuana. In a new interview with Politico, Schumer says he’s heading in the direction of legalization with or without President Biden. But Schumer will continue to have an “ongoing conversation with him” to tell him how his views have evolved. Schumer’s […]
Hate crimes against Asian-Americans have been surging over the last year with the latest news of an assault happening in Tacoma, Washington. A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with the attack, discovered in a video which shows the teenager allegedly assaulting an Asian couple. The clip has been making the rounds on social media, […]
Donald Trump apparently had a former bodyguard foot the bill at the ex-president’s favorite fast-food chain, McDonald’s. Kevin McKay told Daily Mail that when he worked as Trump’s bodyguard for five years, he picked up a $130 tab at McDonald’s one time in 2008. Trump was visiting one of his golf courses in Scotland, and […]
California, which was once considered a COVID-19 hot spot, is preparing to bring back indoor concerts. State officials announced the big move in a press release Friday, about a year after California started banning large-scale, in-person events in an effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus. The state’s Department of Public Health said that beginning April 15, indoor concerts, performances, […]
A former Walmart employee drove through a Concord, North Carolina store at 6 a.m. on Friday morning, WSOC-TV reports. The man, 32-year-old Lacy Cordell Gentry, was arrested after plowing a vehicle through the front entrance of his former place of work. Gentry was reportedly fired sometime within the last week, and while authorities didn’t reveal the reason for his […]
Scientists in Patagonia, Argentina have discovered a new dinosaur named Llukalkan aliocranianus in the local Mapuche language, or the “one who causes fear.” The experts’ findings were published on Tuesday, revealing the large meat-eating dinosaur was horned, 16 feet long, had tiny fingers, and lived in South America 85 million years ago. It also weighed […]
The U.S. Capitol is under lockdown following an incident in the area. The Associated Press reports that Capitol police put all Capitol buildings under lockdown “due to an external security threat,” with staff members being told they couldn’t enter or leave the buildings until further notice. Police have said that two officers have been injured […]
Former POTUS Barack Obama, who’s currently enjoying a podcast run alongside Bruce Springsteen with Spotify’s Renegades: Born in the USA, has always made music a key element in his day-to-day life. He recently shared with his nearly 35 million Instagram followers the opportunity to send him questions about his podcast or other topics that he would answer, and […]
New Mexico state legislatures voted in favor of passing the Cannabis Regulation Act, which would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state, while also decriminalizing past offenses for possession, USA TODAY reports. The bill will be sent to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has already stated via Twitter that her “signing pen is ready.” According to Rolling […]
New York City officers can no longer conduct vehicle searches based on the smell of marijuana alone. The order was outlined in a new NYPD memo that details the state’s new laws pertaining to cannabis sales, possession, and use among adults 21 and older. “Effective immediately, the smell of marijuana alone no longer establishes probable cause of a crime to […]
