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Brands roll with stoner ‘holiday’ as pot legalization grows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting…
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From old mall to trendy food hall: Ballston gets a restaurant refresh
At Quarter Market in the newly redeveloped Ballston Quarter, the classic mall fare of the 1980s and ‘90s is gone. And its replacement is a microcosm of some of the D.C. area’s best chefs and restaurants.
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Asian stocks rise in quiet holiday trading
TOKYO (AP) — Asian stock indexes rose moderately in quiet holiday trading on Good Friday as some markets were closed. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.5% in early trading to 22,191.98. South Korea’s Kospi…
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Toyota, SoftBank fund, Denso invest $1 billion in Uber
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota, auto parts maker Denso and internet company SoftBank’s investment fund are investing $1 billion in car-sharing Uber’s technology unit. The Japanese companies said Friday that Toyota Motor Corp.…
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Aloha Poke claim revives Hawaiian culture protections push
HONOLULU (AP) — Last year, much of Hawaii was shocked to learn a Chicago restaurant chain owner had trademarked the name “Aloha Poke” and wrote to cubed fish shops around the country demanding that they…
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Former VP Biden rallies with striking supermarket workers
BOSTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden attended a rally of striking supermarket workers in New England on Thursday, arguing that workers aren’t being treated with enough respect. Biden spoke at the gathering of…
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Walmart, Amazon kick off government online pilot program
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and Walmart on Thursday kicked off a two-year government pilot program allowing low-income shoppers on government food assistance in New York to shop and pay for their groceries online for…
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Rabbis: ‘Not kosher’ to buy at grocery store during strike
BOSTON (AP) — As thousands of Stop & Shop workers remain on strike in New England, some Jewish families are preparing for Passover without the region’s largest supermarket chain, which has deep roots in the…
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BMW adds nearly 185,000 vehicles to recall over fire risk
The recall expansion covers a dozen 3 Series, 5 Series and Z4 models from the 2006 model year.
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McConnell proposes national minimum age of 21 for tobacco
The Senate leader said Thursday his bill will cover all tobacco products, including vaping devices.
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Corporate deal-making dips in 1Q on trade, economy fears
Lingering trade spats and fears of a global economic slowdown stunted corporate deal-making worldwide during the first quarter. Large, international deals that drove the acquisitions market for years nearly disappeared, pushing deal values down by…
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US retail sales soared 1.6% in March
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales surged in March at the fastest pace since late 2017, as spending on autos, gasoline, furniture and clothing jumped. The Commerce Department said Thursday that sales increased a seasonally…
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US retail sales surged 1.6% in March, fastest pace since September 2017 in a positive for economic growth
WASHINGTON (AP) — US retail sales surged 1.6% in March, fastest pace since September 2017 in a positive for economic growth.
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Global stocks subdued as investors eye earnings, data
BEIJING (AP) — Stock markets were subdued Thursday as investors digested corporate earnings reports and mixed economic data, with some traders in Europe preparing for a long weekend. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.1% to 7,460…
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Trump declares economic war on Cuba
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) William M. LeoGrande, American University School of Public Affairs (THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration has declared the most severe…
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