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LOS ANGELES — State tax collectors are taking initial steps to get a hand into California’s emerging marijuana economy, with billions of dollars at stake for the state treasury in the future.

Colombia recording shows pilot of doomed Brazilian charter plane says he had run out of fuel

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A former space shuttle commander has pleaded not guilty in a fatal wreck that killed two girls in Alabama.

UNITED NATIONS — Parties to the Syrian conflict have systematically disregarded the laws of war, showing time and again that they are willing to do anything to gain military advantage, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday.

It’s fine, you work well under pressure.

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The combined forces of the Armed Forces of Armenia and Russia aim at repulsing of potential acts of aggression carried out by foreign states among other functions, the commander of the combined forces said Wednesday.

The story about Bob Dylan and his Nobel Prize is never-ending. 

Many thought the songwriter, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, would be in attendance at President Obama’s Wednesday meet-and-greet for American Nobel Prize winners at the White House, but instead he was a no-show. 

The league will loosen its grip on uniform policies for the campaign that encourages players to use their cleats as a canvas to help raise awareness for the foundations they support or a cause they stand by.

After several months off the air, “Vikings” is coming back to History channel on Wednesday. Season 4A of the wildly popular series came to a temporary end in April with a bloody battle between the Lothbrok brothers.

Motorists have been warned to expect delays north and south of Brisbane as a crash and a breakdown disrupt commutes.

French businesspeople express hope that the newly-appointed Russian Deputy Finance Minister Maksim Oreshkin would cooperate with foreign investors, including the ones from France, the managing director of the Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCIFR) said Wednesday.

Voters in the European Union are opting for right-wing populist parties due to a fear of globalization, a study by Germany’s renowned Bertelsmann Stiftung has found. The results come as populist and right-wing parties’ support across the EU grows.
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The 171st OPEC meeting just concluded with the members formalizing the terms of the Algiers Accord. The agreement sets a production ceiling of 32.5 mb/d, representing around a 1.2 million barrel per day production cut, effective January 1st, 2017. In addition, an understanding was reached with key non-OPEC countries including [...]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Parties to the Syrian conflict have systematically disregarded the laws of war, showing time and again that they are willing to do anything to gain military advantage, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday.

Meet Pepper. She's six months old and loves to chew. On everything. Shoes, power cords, furniture, toes--you name it, Pepper wants it in her mouth. But a puppy who chews (especially on people) can become a grown dog who bites, and we don't like that idea.

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Cleve Jones’ memoir says gay rights movement saved his life Here, Jones became a central figure in an effort that helped elect the first openly gay person to a public office in California, and served as a nationwide catalyst for civil rights. “It’s turned out to be very timely, because of the election,” Jones said of the book, but I felt there was an urgency to it anyway, because my generation of gay men is disappearing rapidly; half of us were killed by AIDS, and those of us who survived are getting old. Читать дальше...

The perfect gift for fans: Propel's new Star Wars battle quad drones put high-flying combat in the palm of your hand.

Well, that's one way to trump the First Lady-elect.

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The Office of Government Ethics launched into a lengthy tweetstorm at President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, appearing to praise the Manhattan billionaire for announcing he would cede control of his business empire.

Trump said in a series of tweets on Wednesday morning that he would announce his plan to leave his business "in total" to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest as president. He said legal documents were being drafted, but did not specify how he would hand off control. Читать дальше...

Emma Ramos created BUTS, a web series that caters to the Latino demographic, and shares 5 tips any entrepreneur can apply to their every day hustle.