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Louisiana Medical Marijuana Program Expansion Nears Final Passage
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Louisiana lawmakers are one step from removing most restrictions on which medical conditions are eligible for medical marijuana, allowing doctors to recommend the treatment for any patient they believe it would help. The Senate voted 28-6 on May 27 for …

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Price Forbes’ Gilmore Appointed Chairman of Worldwide Broker Network
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The Worldwide Broker Network has appointed Price Forbes Executive Director Alex Gilmore as chairman. Gilmore previously served as WBN’s Treasurer. He takes over the voluntary position of chairman from Jim Watt of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, who will continue …

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Mark Zuckerberg distances Facebook from Twitter
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While Facebook does apply labels to misleading posts, it exempts from review posts by politicians, a decision that some lawmakers and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden say helps lies to flourish online. Unlike Twitter, Facebook outsources its fact checking to media partners and says it takes no stance itself.

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PGA Tour Canada cancels 2020 season due to COVID-19
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U.N. agency task force urges uniform approach to flying during coronavirus
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Brazil reaches 27,878 coronavirus deaths, surpasses Spain
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Every single worker at this U.S. farm has tested positive for coronavirus
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One farm in Tennessee distributed Covid-19 tests to all of its workers after an employee came down with the virus. It turned out that every single one of its roughly 200 employees had been infected. In New Jersey, more than 50 workers had the virus at a farm in Gloucester County, adding to nearly 60 who fell ill in […]

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Fortune poll: Who supports Round 2 of stimulus checks—and who doesn’t
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The $2.2 trillion stimulus packaged signed into law in March provided most Americans a stimulus check to help give them a financial cushion as the economy nosedived. Since, the jobless rate has soared from 4.4% in March to 14.7% in April and more than 40 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits. That has led […]

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Expect more shocking economic data in the week ahead with the unemployment rate set to near 20%
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The growth-versus-value rotation could continue to be a stock market theme in the week ahead, as investors watch emerging headwinds.

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