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Jul
18
2021
By Troy Warren
From Seth Rogen to Jay-Z: Stars Crowd Into the Expanding Weed Market

From Seth Rogen to Jay-Z: Stars Crowd Into the Expanding Weed Market

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BY KIRSTEN CHUBA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT "If you’re smart enough, you get in," says Snoop Dogg of the rush to use celebrity stoner cred to jump-start marijuana brands as sales climb and more states legalize cannabis. Hollywood and marijuana long have been inextricably linked, from Cheech & Chong establishing the stoner comedy genre with 1978’s Up in Smoke to beloved weed-based hits like The Big Lebowski, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Pineapple Express. In recent years, though, Hollywood’s involvement with marijuana has transitioned offscreen and into business, with celebrities launching their own cannabis lines and companies. Seth Rogen, Jay-Z, Jim Belushi, Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Wiz…
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Jul
18
2021
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By Troy Warren
These are the 3 most misunderstood emojis in the world

These are the 3 most misunderstood emojis in the world

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By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Emojis have become central to the human experience and communication around the world. People use the icons to express moods, sentiments, thoughts, hopes and fears. But even the most avid emoji users are probably unaware that emojis have their own dedicated day of celebration.   The calendar emoji displays the date of July 17, which is why the day was chosen as World Emoji Day. Ahead of the unofficial-official holiday, Adobe released findings from its 2021 Global Emoji Trend Report on Thursday. Researchers surveyed users across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany,…
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Jul
18
2021
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By Troy Warren
Britney Spears Calls Out People Closest to Her Who Failed to Show Up While She Was “Drowning”

Britney Spears Calls Out People Closest to Her Who Failed to Show Up While She Was “Drowning”

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The pop star took to Instagram on Friday to share a lengthy message beside the quote: "Never forget who ignored you when you needed them and who helped you before you even had to ask." Britney Spears on Friday called out the people closest to her who have failed to show support during the pop star’s conservatorship battle, yet have posted about her situation. “There’s nothing worse than when the people closest to you who never showed up for you post things in regard to your situation whatever it may be and speak…
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Jul
17
2021
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By Troy Warren
DA plans to exonerate man convicted in South Georgia church murders

DA plans to exonerate man convicted in South Georgia church murders

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By Joshua Sharpe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT On Monday, the Brunswick District Attorney’s Office intends to formally exonerate a man convicted in the 1985 murders of a couple inside their rural church. Dennis Perry’s convictions were overturned last July, allowing for his release from prison days later after serving 20 years. When his 2003 convictions were overturned, the case, as any in Georgia would, remained open with Perry still facing his original indictment. In a Friday court filing, DA Keith Higgins, who won his position in the November 2020 election, said the evidence doesn’t support a case against…
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Jul
17
2021
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By Troy Warren
Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate

Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen. It will take years of additional research but the study, reported Wednesday, marks an important step toward one day restoring more natural communication for people who can’t talk because of injury or illness. “Most of us take for granted how easily we communicate through speech,” said Dr. Edward Chang, a neurosurgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, who led the work.…
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Jul
17
2021
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By Troy Warren
School identifies buildings honoring racists, says names can’t go

School identifies buildings honoring racists, says names can’t go

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina president has indicated he does not plan to ask the Legislature for permission to change the names of nearly a dozen campus buildings that a special committee says honors racists and Civil War figures. Instead, interim university President Harris Pastides said he will encourage school leaders to concentrate on honoring deserving people on new buildings with the same committee suggesting a number of prominent Black leaders. The police killing of George Floyd in May 2020 led to the removal of building names and statues to…
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Jul
16
2021
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By Troy Warren
‘Boy Next Door Killer’ faces death penalty at today’s sentencing

‘Boy Next Door Killer’ faces death penalty at today’s sentencing

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By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT One of two women killed was preparing to go on a date with actor Ashton Kutcher Nearly two years after a jury recommended execution for a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer,” a judge is set to hand down a sentence Friday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler will choose between a death sentence and life in prison without the possibility of parole for Michael Thomas Gargiulo, 45, who was convicted in August 2019 of the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a…
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Jul
16
2021
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18-year-old joining Blue Origin’s first passenger spaceflight

18-year-old joining Blue Origin’s first passenger spaceflight

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By Wire reports Troy Warren for CNT An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82. Blue Origin announced Thursday that instead of an auction winner launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, Oliver Daemen will be on board. The company said he will be the first paying customer but did not disclose the cost of his ticket. Also soaring on Blue Origin’s first launch with passengers: Bezos’ brother and Wally Funk, one of 13 female pilots who went through the same studies in the…
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Jul
15
2021
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By Troy Warren
Britney Spears Gets Court Approval to Hire Her Chosen Attorney in Conservatorship Battle

Britney Spears Gets Court Approval to Hire Her Chosen Attorney in Conservatorship Battle

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BY ASHLEY CULLINS, CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The singer has been given the green light to hire Hollywood Power Lawyer Mathew Rosengart. Three weeks ago Britney Spears publicly expressed for the first time that she wants her “abusive” conservatorship to end, and now she’s given another emotional testimony as the court is considering a series of petitions that could substantially change the status quo. A long list of items were on the docket for the Wednesday afternoon hearing before L.A. County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny — and the first to be decided is that Spears can hire Hollywood Power…
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Jul
14
2021
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By Troy Warren
Big cost-of-living hike coming for Social Security recipients

Big cost-of-living hike coming for Social Security recipients

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By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Biden fires Social Security commissioner; inflation impacting COLAs Americans who collect Social Security are set to receive their biggest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 1983, but they’ll have to wait until January 2022 to get them. That’s because the Social Security Administration adjusts its payments only once a year, starting with December benefits that are paid in January. That means seniors and other Social Security beneficiaries wouldn’t receive a COLA until January 2022. According to a new forecast from the Senior Citizens League, the COLA will surpass 1983′s hike of 7.4%. But, as…
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