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One state has a shortage of marijuana and its neighbor had too much. Here’s why

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell. The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in neighboring New York last year left growers there struggling with the opposite: an excess of supply. It would seem …

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Senadores republicanos se distancian de iniciativa sobre seguridad fronteriza

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ante un torrente de críticas de los conservadores, los senadores republicanos se distanciaron el lunes de una propuesta bipartidista cuyo objetivo es reducir el número de cruces fronterizos ilegales, en un indicio de que probablemente sufrirá un revés en el Congreso que dejaría a los dirigentes de ambos partidos sin una vía clara para aprobar la asistencia …

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Petro y delegado de EEUU insisten al gobierno y oposición venezolanos seguir ruta de diálogo pactada

BOGOTÁ (AP) — El presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, y el asesor adjunto de seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos, Jon Finer, insistieron al gobierno y a la oposición venezolanos que sigan la ruta marcada para el diálogo entre ambas partes en el conocido como acuerdo de Barbados para las próximas elecciones. En un comunicado conjunto divulgado el martes, se informó que …

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Rogers and the Wichita State Shockers host conference foe UTSA

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. UTSA Roadrunners (8-14, 2-7 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (9-13, 1-8 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Christian Tucker and the UTSA Roadrunners visit Colby …

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Kazakhstan’s president appoints a new prime minister to replace the one he dismissed

Kazakhstan’s president appointed his chief of staff as the new prime minister Tuesday, the day after he dismissed the Central Asian country’s government. A presidential decree announcing the Cabinet’s resignation Monday didn’t explain the reason for it. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had criticized the ministers last year and blamed the Cabinet for failing to stem inflation and to improve the country’s …

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Paris Olympics organizers ‘surprised’ by reports of investigation into president’s pay

PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics organizing committee has expressed surprise that the salary of its president is reportedly being investigated by the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office. According to French media, quoting the French agency AFP on Tuesday, the investigation into Tony Estanguet’s pay was handed to Paris police last week, less than six months before the Olympic Games …

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The top US aviation regulator says oversight of Boeing ‘is not delivering safe aircraft’

The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker suggested that Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large numbers of planes — is not …

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels target 2 ships in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with ballistic missiles

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Two ships traveling in Middle East waters were targeted by Yemen Houthi rebel ballistic missile fire early Tuesday, authorities said, in the latest assaults in the Iranian-backed fighters’ campaign of targeting vessels over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The first attack happened in the southern part of the Red Sea, west of …

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