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US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance 04/30/2024 07:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must be Homeless families face limits on shelter stays as Massachusetts grapples with migrant influx 04/30/2024 07:34pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Massachusetts will begin limiting how long homeless families can stay in shelters as the state continues to grapple with an influx of homeless migrants. Beginning June 1, the total length of stay will be limited to nine months, at the end of which families will be eligible for up to This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them 04/30/2024 07:11pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� When interviewed about his plans after a shock electoral victory last fall, Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei gave his go-to answer in a blink: ���To exterminate inflation." ���After that ..." he trailed off, as though searching for anything else that could po From the classroom to the car lot: Montgomery Co. students sell the cars they've refurbished 04/30/2024 07:06pm • On Saturday, a group of Montgomery County, Maryland, high school students will be at their school, but they won't be learning, they'll be selling cars. The annual refurbished car sale is part of the Montgomery County Students Automotive Trades Foundation's program. The foundation is a nonprofit o Biden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax credits 04/30/2024 06:41pm • The Biden administration spelled out guidelines Tuesday for tax breaks designed to boost production of sustainable aviation fuel and help curb fast-growing emissions from commercial airplanes. The Treasury Department actions would clear the way for tax credits for corn-based ethanol if producers fol Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban 04/30/2024 05:59pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share new patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while in Louisiana bills to loosen its restrictive ban face an uphill battle, thanks to Republican supermajorities in both Legislatures. Democra House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests 04/30/2024 05:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war, broadening a campaign that has placed heavy scrutiny on how presidents at the nation's most prestigious colleges have dealt with r Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service 04/30/2024 01:40pm • Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings, the U.S. retailer said Tuesday. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded ���t In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work 'early' 04/30/2024 09:49am • A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting around the country. And usually, those funds flood into counties and cities right before Election Day. This year, a coalition of funders tried to change These cities raised taxes ��� for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life' 04/30/2024 03:11am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn���t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it impossible for Richard, a hairstylist, to work. One child care assistance pr Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing 04/29/2024 09:12pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) ��� Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news ��� their property insurance won't be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high. It's a problem that has played out in states acros Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer 04/29/2024 09:06pm • SALEM, Ore. (AP) ��� One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng ���Charlie��� Saephan, 46, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery on GOP leaders still can't overcome the Kansas governor's veto to enact big tax cuts 04/29/2024 08:11pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end their second annual session in a row without major reductions. The state Senate voted 26-14 to override Ke 12 Small Business Apps to Try This Year 04/29/2024 08:00pm • Small business owners wear many hats, often serving as accountant, marketer and service provider. Fortunately, they don't have to look much further than their smartphones for effective tools to manage these tasks. "If 2020 (and the COVID-19 pandemic) taught us anything, it's that we need to be able Early Signs of Miscarriage: Symptoms to Watch For 04/29/2024 08:00pm • Pregnancy requires substantial physical and emotional labor, even before you give birth. Despite all that hard work, not all pregnancies end in healthy babies. Especially in the first trimester of pregnancy, early miscarriages are common. About 10% to 20% of women who learn they are pregnant will ha