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California school kids sickened after eating cannabis candy
A third-grade classroom was initially evacuated over concerns kids might have been reacting to carbon monoxide exposure.
Elon Musk threatens to walk away from deal to buy Twitter
Lawyers for the Tesla CEO say they have repeatedly asked for the information since May 9 so he could evaluate how many of the company’s 229 million accounts are fake.
‘Gifting’ cannabis now carries $1,000 fine in Connecticut
Officials complain of thousands attending unregulated events since marijuana was legalized last year.
As cannabis industry expands to pricier, high-profile sites, social equity applicants left behind in Chicago
Prospective business owners hurt by the war on drugs were supposed to be helped through a special license lottery, but a lawsuit has the program in limbo while the rest of the industry takes off.
Central Maine business briefs: Maine Venture Fund partners with Dirigo Labs
People & Places: Skowhegan Savings hires assistant vice president and commercial lender
Maine’s landmark recycling reform law will take years to implement
It could take 4 years for the state to craft detailed regulations that make big corporations shoulder the local cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging they produce.
Stocks sink as Wall Street eyes downside of solid jobs data
Higher interest rates expected from the Federal Reserve would put downward pressure on stocks and other investments.
Biden’s challenge: Inflation overshadows robust job gains
Voters have made clear in surveys that their attention is focused much more on soaring gasoline and food prices than on the plentiful availability of jobs.
Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings
But Axon’s own ethics and technology advisers quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy.