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An astounding 1,400 shops have popped up around New York City that are illegally selling cannabis products — a situation that alarmed lawmakers decried as the “Wild, Wild West” during a City City Council hearing Wednesday. City Sheriff Anthony Miranda and representatives of the NYPD testified that existing laws make it difficult to immediately close illicit shops and often can issue only measly $250 fines for selling pot without a license — hardly a deterrent even after seizing illegal weed and edibles. Miranda said illegal smoke shops are “rampant throughout the city” — noting 1,400 stores are being targeted and inspected by…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces she will not seek reelection at the War Memorial Centre on Jan. 19, 2023 in Napier, New Zealand.Kerry Marshall | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will not seek reelection and plans to step down no later than early February, she said in a televised statement on Thursday.A general election would be held on Oct. 14, she added.”This summer, I had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year, but another term — because that is what this year requires,” a visibly emotional Ardern said during…

CNN  —  The FBI and Department of Justice have opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, who passed away in a hospital after being arrested by Memphis police, according to a statement from US Attorney Kevin Ritz on Wednesday. “Last week, Tyre Nichols tragically died, a few days after he was involved in an incident where Memphis Police Department officers used force during his arrest,” Ritz said in a Department of Justice news release. Immediately following the incident, the officers involved were relieved of duty, pending the outcome of the investigations, the police department has said.…

SAN ANTONIO – A tiny bird is at the center of a growing battle over land development in far north Bexar County.Cibolo Canyons is home to the endangered golden-cheeked warbler, a bird native to Central Texas.A proposed land swap in is raising questions for neighbors.“When they built and developed Cibolo Canyons, they came up with an agreement to create a conservation easement to protect 700-plus, maybe 747 acres behind the development in perpetuity,” said Doris Brown, a resident.Brown along with other residents are fighting to protect the bird’s habitat. A new development is potentially threatening the preserve.“They want to whittle…

The United Nations has issued a statement expressing “concern” after Guatemala announced it would investigate a former anti-corruption investigator assigned to the country. Iván Velásquez, a Colombian who led the UN’s anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala from 2013 to 2019, is under investigation for “illegal, arbitrary and abusive acts”, according to prosecutors in Guatemala. But critics have warned the probe is the latest effort from Guatemala’s government to backtrack on anti-corruption efforts. UN Secretary-General António Guterres “expresses his concern at the numerous reports suggesting that criminal prosecution is being exercised against those who sought to shed light on cases of corruption…

C+Charge is an upcoming EV charging payment app that aims to streamline the charging process and provide rewards to users. The app will connect EV owners with charging networks, allowing for easy payment transactions and earning carbon credits and sustainable cryptocurrency rewards in the process. Utilizing decentralized blockchain technology, C+Charge’s P2P payment system is making EV charging more efficient, cost-effective, and transparent.The platform’s rewards system is one of its defining features. By using C+Charge’s utility token, CCHG, to pay for charges, EV drivers can earn carbon credits that can be used for a variety of purposes such as offsetting carbon footprint…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Going viral is like winning the lottery. Improbable but not impossible! One article of clothing that just caught lightning in a bottle is this cozy quarter-zip from Amazon. We’ve seen this stylish sweatshirt all over our For You Pages on TikTok! It seems like every influencer and her mother owns this exact same style. One creator even said that this affordable layering piece “is identical to [her] Aritzia one.” We love a budget-friendly lookalike! So, what is it about this sweatshirt that has…

FIRST ON FOX: President Biden has a “shrewd insurance policy” against impeachment and her name is Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert.Boebert told Fox News Digital she believes that Republicans’ intensely negative view of Harris is making them more hesitant to push for Biden’s impeachment than they otherwise would be. “Kamala Harris is Biden’s shrewd insurance policy,” Boebert told Fox News Digital.WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY GRILLED ON PAST CLAIM THAT CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT SEARCH WAS COMPLETE “Joe Biden has failed the American people and he’s keeping some members from calling for impeachment by having a historically unpopular…

The Canadian government and the Musqueam Indian Band announced Wednesday that infrastructure at the aging Musqueam Elders Centre in Vancouver will soon be upgraded. The building was originally built as the Expo ’86 South Korean Pavilion and has not been renovated since.“I am pleased to be here to announce our government is investing $134,895 to help retrofit the Musqueam Elder Centre,” said Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.“This is a centre where I have had the privilege of visiting elders and seeing how busy a place it is and how critical it is as a…

The golden age of television. As networks make decisions about their roster of shows, Us Weekly will continue to track what has been renewed and which projects have been canceled. As Abbott Elementary‘s second season premiered on ABC, the hit sitcom received an early renewal for season 3. “This renewal is a richly deserved feather in the cap of Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Randall Einhorn, as well as the rest of the cast and crew of Abbott Elementary,” Warner Bros. Television Group CEO Channing Dungey said in a January 2023 statement. “Each week, this talented group of…