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Jul
25
2021
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By Troy Warren
Atlanta: Medical marijuana licenses approved for six companies in Georgia

Atlanta: Medical marijuana licenses approved for six companies in Georgia

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By Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com ROCK SPRING — Georgia’s medical marijuana board chose six companies Saturday that will be allowed to sell the drug, a decision that will finally give registered patients a legal way to obtain medication first approved six years ago. The announcement is a long-awaited milestone for about 15,000 patients who have been authorized to use medical marijuana oil since 2015 but weren’t permitted to buy it. “It’s a blessing. We’re near the end of the tunnel,” said Jessica Reid of Atlanta, whose 4-year-old son, Emmanuel, takes marijuana oil to treat severe seizures. “It’s the…
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Jul
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
From Ice Baths to Oxygen Chambers: New Hollywood Wellness Centers Offer Recovery From Grueling Workouts

From Ice Baths to Oxygen Chambers: New Hollywood Wellness Centers Offer Recovery From Grueling Workouts

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BY KATHRYN ROMEYN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT A variety of wellness destinations are opening around L.A., providing everything from vitamin drips to ‘air pressure pants’: "You cannot go wrong if you add a recovery protocol to your curriculum." From cryo chambers and float tanks to infrared saunas and old-fashioned naps, you cannot go wrong if you add a recovery protocol to your curriculum,” says trainer-to-stars Gunnar Peterson, whose current roster includes Charlize Theron and Rebel Wilson. And while foam rollers are one of the most effective and affordable ways to ease bound-up muscles, there are a handful of spots around…
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Jul
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
José Andrés Receives Surprise $100 Million Award from Jeff Bezos

José Andrés Receives Surprise $100 Million Award from Jeff Bezos

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By Jelisa Castrodale | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT The chef and World Central Kitchen founder can use the money to fund his own charity or other organizations of his choice. You might've heard that billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos boarded his rocket on Tuesday, and he and the other three members of the Blue Origin crew spent roughly two commercial breaks' worth of time going to not-quite-space and back. "Best day ever," Bezos said shortly after climbing out of the capsule.  In a press conference back on Earth, Bezos made the day pretty great for chef José Andrés too, announcing that the…
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Jul
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
Atlanta: Georgia film business bounces back from pandemic with record-setting 12 months: $4 billion in direct spending

Atlanta: Georgia film business bounces back from pandemic with record-setting 12 months: $4 billion in direct spending

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By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT   The state drew $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2020. The Georgia film and TV business quickly shook off the pandemic the past fiscal year, generating a record-setting $4 billion in direct spending, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development. For the year ending June 30, 2021, film and TV production companies spent nearly twice as much as they did in fiscal year 2020, when they generated about $2.2 billion. The previous record was fiscal year 2019, when the number hit $2.9 billion. The film business was effectively shut down for…
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Jul
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Broadway’s Reopening Fears Amid COVID-19: “There’s So Much We Still Don’t Know”

Broadway’s Reopening Fears Amid COVID-19: “There’s So Much We Still Don’t Know”

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BY SETH ABRAMOVITCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT As blockbuster shows like 'Wicked' and 'The Lion King' plot a September return to the New York stage, rising Delta variant cases and unclear cast-testing protocols create uncertainty. The July 19 shuttering of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of Cinderella just hours ahead of its world premiere in London is the latest major setback to that city’s once-thriving theaterindustry, decimated by the pandemic. A strict government contact-tracing program has led to a string of high-profile show closings, The Prince of Egypt and Hairspray among them. Closely watching the fallout unfolding across the pond are the producers, performers and publicists who…
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Jul
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Massive wildfires in West bring haze to East Coast

Massive wildfires in West bring haze to East Coast

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT PORTLAND, Ore. — Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that’s currently the largest in the U.S., are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in columns up to six miles high. Skies over New York City were hazy Tuesday as strong winds blew smoke east from California, Oregon, Montana and other states. Oregon’s Bootleg Fire grew to 606 square miles, half the size of Rhode Island. Fires also grew on both sides of California’s Sierra Nevada.…
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Jul
20
2021
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This Luxurious 132-night World Cruise Costs $73,000 a Ticket — and It Sold Out Within 3 Hours

This Luxurious 132-night World Cruise Costs $73,000 a Ticket — and It Sold Out Within 3 Hours

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By Cailey Rizzo | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT "This outstanding response has surpassed all expectations and is without a doubt our strongest world cruise launch day ever," Regent Seven Seas Cruises' CEO said. A cruise with fares starting at just over $73,000 per person completely sold out in less than three hours last week, proving that passengers are desperate to get back to the high seas after the COVID-19 pandemic halted cruising.  Regent Seven Seas Cruises' 2024 World Cruise voyage sold out at around 11 a.m. ET on July 14, after having been made available only at 8:30 a.m. that day, according to a…
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Jul
20
2021
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Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin crew complete successful spaceflight

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin crew complete successful spaceflight

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BY WILLIAM HARWOOD | CBSNews.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Riding his own rocket, Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezosstreaked into space Tuesday on a thrilling 10-minute up-and-down flight, a high-tech joyride that sets the stage for the start of commercial passenger service later this year. Competing head to head with fellow billionaire Richard Branson, who flew into space aboard his Virgin Galactic rocketplane July 11, Bezos blasted off with his brother Mark and two history-making passengers: 82-year-old aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest person to fly in space, and Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old Dutch student who is the youngest ever to fly in…
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Jul
20
2021
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Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin set for historic space launch

Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin set for historic space launch

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT Oldest, youngest persons set to fly into space VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos is about to soar on his space travel company’s first flight with people on board. The founder of Blue Origin as well as Amazon on Tuesday will become the second billionaire to ride his own rocket. He’ll launch from West Texas with his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old female aviation pioneer from Texas — the youngest and oldest to ever hurtle off the planet.  Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is set to blast off with…
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Jul
19
2021
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Toyota Cancels Tokyo Olympics TV Ads, CEO Won’t Attend Opening Ceremony

Toyota Cancels Tokyo Olympics TV Ads, CEO Won’t Attend Opening Ceremony

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BY PATRICK BRZESKI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The decision reflects the deep unpopularity of the Tokyo Olympics in the host country of Japan, where residents fear that staging the Games will further fuel a rise in Delta variant COVID-19 infections. Toyota Motor Corp., a top corporate sponsor for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has decided to pull all of its Olympics-related TV commercials in Japan. Japanese media speculated Monday that the decision was made because the car manufacturer fears association with the troubled Summer Games, which are deeply unpopular in Japan, may tarnish its brand rather than burnish it. “The Olympics…
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