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Senate panel seeks independent state agency to oversee recreational cannabis 03/28/2023 02:01am • After nearly three hours of review and debate, the Senate Finance Committee approved a heavily amended bill to regulate Maryland’s soon-to-be legalized cannabis industry Monday evening, setting up a showdown with the House of Delegates over some of the language. Finance voted to change a propos Asian shares mostly rise on relief over US bank strength 03/28/2023 12:04am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors got some relief from worries over troubled U.S. banks with a planned takeover of failed Silicon Valley Bank. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.1% to 27,456.98. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 7,036.20. South Korea's What Are Granny Pods? 03/27/2023 08:00pm • Most families feel concerns over how to take care of aging relatives. You may be unsure whether you can provide the level of care necessary, but nursing homes and assisted living can be costly. Granny pods, also called granny flats or accessory dwelling units (ADUs), gives families a new option for Black, Hispanic investors struggle with faith in crypto 03/27/2023 05:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A software developer twice invested his savings in cryptocurrencies, only to lose it all. But he still promotes it to the Black community and would like to get back in himself. A recent college graduate and a single mom are dabbling hopefully in bitcoin after attending a crypto wo Silicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color 03/27/2023 05:22pm • In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members. Questions flowed as the bank’s financial status worsened. Some desperately sought advice: Cou Biden's moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters 03/27/2023 04:36pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s largely been in his corner. Youth turnout surged in the three elections since Donal Deal to buy Silicon Valley Bank calms bank fears, for now 03/27/2023 03:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — First Citizens Bank is buying much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution whose failure this month set off a chain reaction that helped rattle faith in banks around the world. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and other regulators had already taken extr CNBC: sigue esta regla para evitar tener demasiadas deudas estudiantiles, dicen expertos universitarios 03/27/2023 11:44am • Las familias pronto encontrarán cartas de aceptación universitaria en sus buzones. A medida que los estudiantes sopesan a dónde asistir, asegurarse de que no tomen prestado demasiado es clave, dicen los expertos. Las consecuencias de asumir demasiadas deudas estudiantiles pueden ser graves. NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/27/2023 10:00am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 4 New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60 Mass.-Lowell 85, Maine 54 Vermont 84, NJIT 57 Binghamton 67, UMBC 65 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Mass.-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64 Vermont 79, Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/27/2023 09:59am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Wednesday, March 1 Vermont 56, Bryant 49 UMBC 82, NJIT 71 Albany (NY) 59, Mass.-Lowell 51 Maine 64, Binghamton 54 Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Vermont 75, UMBC 63 Albany (NY) 72, Maine 64 Cha Retegui a bright note as Azzurri again fail to shine 03/27/2023 07:06am • MILAN (AP) — Mateo Retegui’s impressive debut for Italy added some gloss to what was essentially a mediocre performance from the defending champion at the start of European Championship qualifying. Less than two years after beating England on penalties to win Euro 2020, Italy kicked off its camp A steel plant ready for war shows hit to Ukraine's economy 03/27/2023 02:54am • ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Flak jackets are piled up at Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal steel plant, and anti-tank traps guard the entrance. Whenever air raid sirens sound — and they go off every day — most workers head to one of the 16 bomb shelters scattered across the sprawling grounds. But some Daunting recovery underway in tornado-devastated Mississippi 03/26/2023 10:09pm • ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long swath of Mississippi, even as furious new storms Sunday struck across the Deep South. At least 25 people were killed and Mortgage Rates Decline Again Ahead of Spring Homebuying Season 03/26/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage rates dipped slightly for the second consecutive week as banking-sector turmoil caused the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates at a more moderate pace than previously expected. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate pulled back to 7%, while rates on most other fixed long-term and adjust NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/26/2023 10:00am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 4 New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60 Mass.-Lowell 85, Maine 54 Vermont 84, NJIT 57 Binghamton 67, UMBC 65 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Mass.-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64 Vermont 79,