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TORONTO — The Toronto cannabis shop was packed one day in early 2017.

Marc Emery, Canada's "Prince of Pot" who served a U.S. prison term for selling marijuana seeds to American customers and created a successful chain of marijuana-related retail ventures with his wife, was not happy with an arrangement of vape pens in his store.

The female employee who made the display said that Emery grabbed her by the arm and dragged her towards it.

"He shoved me into the display," she told HuffPost Canada on a condition of anonymity... Читать дальше...

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3. Chris Cornell honored with five-hour, 42-song tribute concert: Video + Setlist  Consequence of Sound
4. Miley Cyrus Crushes It Singing 'Say Hello 2 Heaven' at Chris Cornell Tribute  TMZ
5. Chris Cornell’s Passion Dominates Star-Studded Tribute Show  Rolling Stone
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Beijing, Jan 17, IRNA – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kangn said on Thursday that his country is opposed to any illegal measures violating the internationally-recognized accord signed in the year 2015 themed as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The iconoclastic Wall Street legend John Bogle died Wednesday at 89. He'll go down in history for pioneering the humble index fund, making it an accessible and affordable form of investment for ordinary people. "A lot of Wall Street is devoted to charging a lot for nothing," legendary investor Warren Buffet told CNBC. "[Bogle] charged nothing to accomplish a huge amount."

Chief executives across the globe are bracing for a recession on the horizon, but when it comes to CEOs in the U.S., cybersecurity ranks higher as a concern. According to a new survey by The Conference Board, U.S.-based CEOs ranked cybersecurity as their No.1 external concern for this year. That compares to China, where it […]

Three persons having account with the Piravom branch of Federal Bank were duped of ₹1.33 lakh after they shared confidential account details such as t

The price on the Napa Valley estate of famed San Francisco restaurateur and designer Pat Kuleto was slashed again this week.

Highsnobiety and StockX broke down the top 10 most valuable sneakers on the resale market for Q4 2018.

Greater choice in Tamil a reason, say booksellers

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo proposes spending another $10 million in the next year to reach the goal of universal pre-kindergarten statewide. The Democratic governor's new initiative builds on an earlier promise to double the number of students reading at grade level by the end of third grade. In April, Rhode Island was one of only three states that met all of the standards set by the National Institute for Early Education Research. Rhode Island only served less than 9 percent of 4-year-old children... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump responded Thursday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s letter suggesting they reschedule his State of the Union address by informing Pelosi that an apparent trip she had planned to “Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan has been postponed” while the government shutdown continues. It was not immediately clear what trip Trump was referring to as Pelosi had yet to publicly announce a trip to those countries, or whether Trump has the authority to prevent the California Democrat... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump called on Jan. 17 for an update of America’s decades-old missile defense system that he said would protect the United States from emerging threats – adopting a Cold War stance while also promoting futuristic ambitions with his much-touted Space Force. Read more here.

An international team of scientists has developed a diet it says can improve health while ensuring sustainable food production to reduce further damage to the planet. The “planetary health diet” is based on cutting red meat and sugar consumption in half and upping intake of fruits, vegetables and nuts. And it can prevent up to 11.6 million premature deaths without harming the planet, says the report published Wednesday in the medical journal The Lancet. The authors warn that a global […]

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday urging EU member states to take steps to identify and recover art...

'Taking steps to make additional funds available'

A South Korean professor who illicitly helped the lead singer of boy band CNBlue gain into a program at a first-tier university has received a commuted sentence.

A 40-year-old woman was taken to hospital with multiple wounds, police said.

Kerala coast home to traditional fishers from five States, finds study

Cardiff close to loan deal for Everton striker Niasse Tribal Football Cardiff City are inching closer to completing the loan signing of Oumar Niasse.The Everton man has not been a regular starter und

Valerie Jarrett, a top White House adviser to Barack Obama, says she and the first family often snacked on chef-prepared foods and watched movies to relax in the evenings. Obama’s favorite movies had complicated plot lines that involved suffering and ended with everyone dying, she has written in a new book. “I think the contrast […]

A fast-moving storm will dump an inch of snow an hour on the city starting at 6 p.m. Saturday and possibly into Sunday, when rain — and then an arctic blast — will turn the Big Apple into a treacherous tundra. Flakes will fall “hard and quick” before turning to rain sometime between midnight and...

Several heads of state have pulled out of an Arab economic summit in Beirut this weekend.