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Pot-friendly San Francisco fights over recreational cannabis
SAN FRANCISCO - Famously pro-cannabis San Francisco, where the 4/20 marijuana holiday is celebrated with a group smoke-out on Hippie Hill, is having a surprisingly difficult time establishing regulati...
Nov 13, 2017
Ex-Army reservist admits stealing many guns, escaping prison
BOSTON - A former Army reservist has pleaded guilty to stealing guns from an Army Reserve facility in Massachusetts, escaping from a Rhode Island prison and trying to rob two banks. James Morales plea...
Nov 13, 2017
US calls Venezuela a global threat at a meeting some boycott
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley called Venezuela “an increasingly violent narco-state” that threatens the world, speaking Monday at an informal Security Council meeting on the South American n...
Nov 13, 2017
Analysis says Senate bill would hike taxes for 13.8 million
WASHINGTON - Promoted as needed relief for the middle class, the Senate Republican tax overhaul actually would increase taxes for some 13.8 million moderate-income American households, a nonpartisan a...
Nov 13, 2017
Senate bill easing financial rules gains bipartisan support
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators on Monday announced a deal on legislation to provide banks and credit unions relief from some of the stricter regulatory requirements approved after the 200...
Nov 13, 2017
Attorneys defend Mississippi law on denying LGBT services
JACKSON, Miss. - Attorneys for Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant are defending a state law that lets government workers and private business people cite religious beliefs to deny services to LGBT people. I...
Nov 13, 2017
GOP confronts long-shot options for dealing with Moore
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans are confronted with a limited, unappealing set of options in responding to Alabama GOP candidate Roy Moore, who is caught up in allegations of sexual misconduct. For st...
Nov 13, 2017
Sydney ferry named Ferry McFerryface after 'Boaty' overruled
SYDNEY, Australia - A new Sydney Harbor ferry will be christened Ferry McFerryface - Sydney’s second favourite choice after the now famous jokey Mc-moniker, Boaty McBoatface. New South Wales sta...
Nov 13, 2017
Appeals court allows partial enforcement of Trump travel ban
SEATTLE - On the same day a federal appeals court allowed part of President Donald Trump’s travel ban to take effect, advocacy groups filed a new lawsuit Monday challenging the administration...
Nov 13, 2017
Witness: Woman who killed 4 people left threatening message
BARRE, Vt. - A Vermont woman facing life in prison without parole for killing a state social worker and three relatives left a screaming message threatening to kill one of her victims just hours befor...
Nov 13, 2017