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Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted

Obama honors first time WNBA champ Indiana Fever

Obama honors first time WNBA champ Indiana Fever
By VALERIE BONKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes - even those on his daughter Sasha's basketball team. The team captured its first title last October, defeating the

Obama honors first time WNBA champ Indiana Fever

Obama honors first time WNBA champ Indiana Fever
By VALERIE BONKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes - even those on his daughter Sasha's basketball team. The team captured its first title last October, defeating the

Nicaragua approves massive canal project

Nicaragua approves massive canal project
By LUIS MANUEL GALEANO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among

Baby Bounce: Royal infant may help UK economy

Baby Bounce: Royal infant may help UK economy
By DANICA KIRKAAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British officials are hoping that the impending royal birth will produce a bouncing baby buoy for the economy. With the Duchess of Cambridge due to give birth to an heir to the throne next month, it's time for citizens and groups to consider how to

Ref Cam makes debut in Mercury-Fever broadcast

Ref Cam makes debut in Mercury-Fever broadcast
By DOUG FEINBERGAP Basketball Writer Smile! You're on referee cam. The WNBA debuted a new camera Saturday worn by official Lamont Simpson during the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever game that was nationally televised. The camera was mounted above the ear on the right side of a device that

Berries blamed for California man's Hepatitis A

Berries blamed for California man's Hepatitis A
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER and GREGORY BULLAssociated Press ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - Geoff Soza was celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary in Yellowstone National Park when the 64-year-old man learned the hard way that his seemingly healthy breakfast habit of mixing thawed berries with Greek yogurt

NYC police commish says he's not running for mayor

NYC police commish says he's not running for mayor
By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is the most popular public figure in New York City not running for mayor. And when asked, his answer is always the same: He has no plans to enter the race and is focusing solely on running the