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Michigan, Illinois set to begin recreational pot sales

Both Michigan and Illinois, which allows sales starting on Jan. 1, are officially joining nine other states that broadly allow marijuana sales.

Focus is on early release of terror convict in London stabbings

The attack raises questions for Britain’s government and security services. Police said Usman Khan was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and released in December 2018.

Wintry weather troubles holiday weekend travelers around US

A powerful storm making its way east from California is expected to bring intensifying snow and ice to the Midwest during the year’s busiest travel weekend.

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Evacuation order for 50K lifted as huge Texas plant fire ‘contained’

“We are in a position to say it’s contained. We feel comfortable with the efforts that have been made by our firefighters,” Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said at a news conference in Port Neches, about 80 miles east of Houston.

Global frenzy of Black Friday not welcome by all

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.

2 dead, others injured in stabbing on London Bridge

A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in what police are treating as a terrorist attack Friday on London Bridge.

Trump briefed about whistleblower complaint before Ukraine aid released

President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly $400 million in military aid to Kyiv, officials say, shedding new light on events that triggered the impeachment inquiry.

Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 95, has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall.

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