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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: DC-area residents can offload unneeded meds this Saturday 04/21/2023 11:40am • Combing through your medicine cabinet might be a part of your spring cleaning, and there's an opportunity to offload those unneeded medications Saturday at dozens of drop-off locations around the D.C. area. In partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), D.C.-area agencies are enco Wisconsin city moving GOP birthplace building across town 04/18/2023 12:04pm • RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Officials in Ripon, Wisconsin, have moved the building where the Republican Party is said to have been founded across town to boost visibility as conservatives descend on the state for the GOP national convention next year. Workers moved the Little White Schoolhouse to a differe Minnesota is latest to settle with e-cigarette maker Juul 04/17/2023 03:36pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota announced a settlement Monday in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria — the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial — just ahead of closing arguments. It comes only days after Juul announced its biggest settlement New safety measures at Montgomery Co. high schools: Vape detectors, ID badges 04/13/2023 02:41pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are planning to install "vape detectors" in school restrooms, and will require students to wear ID badges on campus to quickly identify potential trespassers as part of two new security measures being rolled out at some high schools. Both measures are pil Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states 04/12/2023 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday. The agreeme Juul to pay $462 million to six states in its largest settlement ever 04/12/2023 12:35pm • Juul Labs, the e-cigarette maker, is paying $462 million to six US states and DC in the largest multi-state settlement yet for the troubled company that has been accused of contributing to the rise of vaping among youth. The settlement, which was co-led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and Virginia lawmakers to weigh Youngkin's changes to hemp bill 04/11/2023 05:41pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed a rewrite of a bill that aimed to ban the recreational sales of intoxicating hemp-derived products, seeking to ensure the continued availability of certain therapeutic CBD formulations. Youngkin's proposed changes came after hemp indu WNBA adding charter flights for playoffs, back-to-back games 04/10/2023 11:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season games this year, the league announced Monday. The league will pay for all of the flights. “It’s significant dollars,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told The Associated Press. “Now After March Madness, women's pro basketball options are slim 04/03/2023 11:05am • DALLAS (AP) — March Madness may have been the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Players' options for professional basketball careers are limited, whether in the U.S. or overseas — the jobs just aren't there. “You can be a great college player and not Md. lawmakers consider adding millions of square-feet of cannabis growing capacity 03/31/2023 04:19pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A technician inspects the leaves of cannabis plants growing inside a controlled environment. Photo by Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Bloomberg Cre At trial, Minnesota says e-cigarette maker Juul targets kids 03/28/2023 07:55pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state's case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and attractive flavors” to hook children on nicotine as the first of thousands of cases against the c Business Highlights: Fed reviews banking rules; Apple 03/28/2023 04:43pm • ___ Fed official: Bank rules under review in wake of SVB failure WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s bank supervisors warned Silicon Valley Bank’s management as early as the fall of 2021 of risks stemming from its unusual business model, a top Fed official said Tuesday, but its managers fa Minnesota suit against e-cigarette maker Juul goes to trial 03/27/2023 04:46pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead off opening statements expected for Tuesday in his state's lawsuit against Juul Labs – marking the first time any of the thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker over its alleged marketing to young people is go NHL team won't wear Pride jerseys, citing new Russian law 03/23/2023 11:23pm • A National Hockey League team with a Russian player has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride night, citing an anti-gay Kremlin law that could imperil Russian athletes when they return home. The Chicago Blackhawks, who have at least two more players with connections to Study reveals misconceptions among parents about vaping 03/20/2023 10:05pm • A national study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan revealed some possible misconceptions among parents when it comes to kids and vaping, including the belief that vapes are easily detected by smell. The study asked parents whether they thought they could tell their child was