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4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday 04/19/2024 07:58pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Saturday marks marijuana culture���s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather ��� at 4:20 p.m. ��� in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts. This year���s edition provides an occasion for activists to reflect As Mother's Day approaches, one group wants more women released from prison 04/19/2024 12:04pm • A march is happening in D.C. next week to call attention to sentences given to women who are serving time in prison. The FreeHer March and Rally is set for April 24. Qiana Johnson, founder of Life After Release, who herself served time, said the incarceration of women has had a devastating impact Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power 04/18/2024 08:49pm • AHMEDABAD, India (AP) ��� Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India���s most beloved and polarizing political leaders. And no entity has had more influence on his political philos How to Read a Credit Report 04/18/2024 08:00pm • Building credit is a lifelong journey. One of the most important steps you can take along the way is learning how to read a credit report. This knowledge can unlock various opportunities and resources that help you achieve your most important financial goals. "By understanding the information in you Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users 04/18/2024 04:41pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) ��� Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls ���the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.��� But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started ventur Americans lost $10B to scammers last year. Here's how to avoid popular scams 04/18/2024 04:04pm • More than two-and-a-half million Americans lost $10 billion to scammers last year ��� surpassing the total amount lost to scammers in 2022 by a billion dollars. And the tactics used to fool people are only getting savvier and more aggressive ��� which itself should be a big warning sign. What are Tesla shares tumble below $150 per share, giving up all gains made over the past year 04/18/2024 02:08pm • Tesla's stock tumbled below $150 per share, giving up all of the gains made over the past year as the electric vehicle maker reels from falling sales and steep discounts intended to lure more buyers. Shares in the Elon Musk-owned company slid nearly 4% in intraday trading Thursday, in what now stan Movie Review: A heist movie that gleefully collides with a monster movie in 'Abigail' 04/18/2024 10:52am • If you always thought your garden-variety heist movies could do with a bit more blood-sucking vampire, have we got a flick for you. ���Abigail,��� featuring a 12-year-old tutu-wearing member of the undead, is way better than it should be, a gleeful genre-smashing romp through puddles of gore. Direct Tunisian journalist sentenced to 6 months in prison for insulting an official 04/18/2024 09:31am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ��� A judge in Tunisia sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country's latest assault on members of the media who criticize the government. Mohamed Boughalleb, who had been charged with insulting a public official, was sentenced Wednesday Colorful Grills, Posh Pizza Ovens Make Outdoor Kitchens Perfect Hangouts 04/17/2024 08:00pm • Homeowners looking to amp up their backyard barbecues and sophisticated pizza parties will find the latest outdoor kitchen trends offer everything from warming drawers to smart, high-tech cooking solutions to a rainbow of colors to personalize every grill or beverage station. The growing sophisticat Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know 04/17/2024 07:21pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures that have enabled some companies to skirt state laws without facing consequences. 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(AP) ��� Columbia University���s president took a firm stance against antisemitism in a congressional hearing on Wednesday, but she faced bruising criticism from Republicans who say her actions haven���t supported her words, especially when it comes to disciplining faculty and stude Olympic champion Suni Lee back in form after debilitating kidney ailment 04/17/2024 12:41pm • Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Suni Lee revealed that at the height of dealing with a kidney disease last year, she questioned whether a return to top form was even possible. ���My motivation started to fall,��� Lee said this week at the Team USA media summit. ���I could not bend my legs the PepsiCo recalls sugar-free Schweppes Ginger Ale for containing 'full sugar' 04/17/2024 06:00am • (NEW YORK) -- PepsiCo Inc has initiated a voluntary recall of some sugar-free and caffeine-free Schweppes Ginger Ale products because they contain "full sugar," according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said in a report earlier this month that the company voluntarily issued th Fairfax Co. students use AI to create an algorithm for classifying brain signals 04/16/2024 10:45pm • About seven months ago, Chantilly High School student Gautham Ramachandran came across a man in a wheelchair on the sidewalk. Ramachandran said he was inspired by the man who was navigating life without his legs. Ramachandran approached him, and they exchanged pleasantries. In the days that fo