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Roll up: Weed Day explained

Roll up: Weed Day explained

Tens of thousands of Americans will gather in parks and city plazas under a fog of marijuana smoke on Wednesday to celebrate a drug that remains illegal in much of the country.

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US pot use increasingly normal, but legality is hazy

US pot use increasingly normal, but legality is hazy

Buy a T-shirt, get a "gift" of weed: that's how some stores operate in Washington, exploiting a perceived loophole to sidestep a ban on selling cannabis in the US capital.

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Rangnick pleads with Man Utd to follow Liverpool blueprint

Rangnick pleads with Man Utd to follow Liverpool blueprint

Rarely has a 4-0 defeat for Manchester United seemed so inevitable as the thrashing dished out on Tuesday by a Liverpool side sensing their shot at history.

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Reigning champ USA learns path to 2023 Women's World Cup

Reigning champ USA learns path to 2023 Women's World Cup

Reigning Women's World Cup champion United States was drawn against Mexico, Jamaica and Haiti for July's CONCACAF W Championship, the North American qualifying event for the 2023 Women's World Cup.

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Mexican lawmakers pass lithium nationalization plan

Mexican lawmakers pass lithium nationalization plan

Mexican lawmakers on Tuesday approved a plan to nationalize the exploration and mining of lithium, a vital material in the production of batteries for electric cars, cellphones and other technology.

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Florida governor calls to end Disney's self-governing status at theme park

Florida governor calls to end Disney's self-governing status at theme park

Florida governor Ron DeSantis asked the US state's congress Tuesday to vote to eliminate a statute that allows entertainment giant Disney to act as a local government in Orlando, where it has its theme park.

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Man Utd 'six years' behind after latest Liverpool thrashing

Man Utd 'six years' behind after latest Liverpool thrashing

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said the Red Devils are "six years" behind Liverpool after being blown away in a 4-0 defeat at Anfield on Tuesday.

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Netflix shares plunge as subscribers drop

Netflix shares plunge as subscribers drop

Netflix shares lost a quarter of their value Tuesday after the company revealed its ranks of subscribers shrank in the first quarter of this year.

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Man Utd 'make life easier' for Liverpool, says Salah

Man Utd 'make life easier' for Liverpool, says Salah

Mohamed Salah conceded playing against Manchester United this season has been "easy" after scoring twice in a 4-0 thrashing of the Red Devils at Anfield on Tuesday which sent Liverpool top of the Premier League.

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Oil prices dive on weaker IMF growth forecast as US stocks rally

Oil prices dive on weaker IMF growth forecast as US stocks rally

Oil prices plunged by more than five percent Tuesday on worries that slowing growth will dent petroleum demand, while US stocks enjoyed a solid rally following a series of weak sessions.

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