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    FILE- In this March 24, 2017 file photo, Nevada state Sen. Don Gustavson, R-Sparks, smells a sample of marijuana as Christopher Price, a ''budtender'' at the Blum medical marijuana dispensary, describes the operation during a brief tour a the store in Reno, Nev. Nevada voters legalized recreational marijuana in November, and officials are trying to put rules in place to start selling it on July 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)
    June 19, 2017 - 9:25 pm

    Judge mulling Nevada bid for recreational pot sales July 1

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's marijuana regulators are working furiously to launch recreational sales on July 1, a fast-approaching deadline that could hinge on a judge expected to decide Tuesday whether the liquor industry should be guaranteed a piece of the pot pie before tourists and...
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    FILE - This April 7, 2011 file photo shows Carrie Fisher at the 2011 NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles. A coroner's report released Monday, June 19, 2017, shows that Fisher had cocaine, ecstasy and heroin in her system when she became ill on a London to Los Angeles flight in December. The reports states it is difficult to pinpoint when the drugs were taken and their impact on Fisher's Dec. 27, 2016 death, which was caused by sleep apnea and other undetermined factors, Fisher's autopsy report states. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
    June 19, 2017 - 4:29 pm

    Coroner: Cocaine among drugs found in Carrie Fisher's system

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher's autopsy report shows the actress had cocaine in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, but investigators could not determine what impact the cocaine and other drugs found in her system had on her death. The report released Monday states Fisher may have...
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    June 19, 2017 - 12:10 pm

    Supreme Court rules in favor of Alabama death row inmate

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that an Alabama inmate was deprived of an independent mental health expert to help him try to stave off a death sentence at his trial more than 30 years ago. The justices divided 5-4 in siding with inmate James McWilliams, and ordered a lower court...
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    June 18, 2017 - 9:13 am

    731 Turkish soldiers hospitalized with food poisoning

    ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish prosecutor says 731 soldiers at a western base were sent to the hospital with food poisoning and 21 people from the company that provided the food have been detained. Akif Celattin Simsek, the lead prosecutor in Manisa province, said Sunday an investigation was launched...
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    June 16, 2017 - 9:13 pm

    Coroner releases results of Carrie Fisher death inquiry

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher died from sleep apnea and a combination of other factors, but they could not conclusively determine what caused her death, coroner's officials said Friday. Among the factors that contributed to Fisher's death was buildup of fatty tissue in the walls of her arteries...
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    June 16, 2017 - 5:41 pm

    Cooper highlights opioid treatment at White House meeting

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has told a White House panel on fighting opioid and drug addiction that "we cannot arrest our way" out of the problem. Cooper said Friday in Washington that consensus and common sense are needed to find solutions that include substance abuse...
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    June 16, 2017 - 2:36 pm

    Senate adds Medicaid reforms to bill on mental health groups

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation aimed at curbing salaries for top executives at North Carolina's regional mental health providers could be in jeopardy after Senate Republicans said they also want to revisit the 2015 Medicaid overhaul. A Senate committee approved changes Thursday to a House bill...
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    Rory Mcilroy, of Ireland, makes his way to the 12th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    June 16, 2017 - 8:36 am

    E. coli bacteria found in drinking water at US Open

    ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Health officials say E. coli bacteria have been found in a drinking water station at Erin Hills golf course where the U.S. Open is underway, but there have been no reports of illness. The Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department identified the bacteria in a water sample taken...
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    June 14, 2017 - 7:26 pm

    California firms up marijuana rules, will allow deliveries

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would set standards for organic marijuana, allow pot samples at county fairs and permit home deliveries under legislation set to be considered by lawmakers Thursday as the state prepares for next year's start of legal marijuana sales. Lawmakers and Gov. Jerry...
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    June 14, 2017 - 5:29 pm

    Experts: Uphill fight against age-related job discrimination

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Age-related discrimination in the workplace still exists 50 years after the enactment of legislation designed to prevent it, aging experts and advocates told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday. Laurie McCann, senior attorney for the AARP Foundation...
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