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The bill would legalize cannabis for recreational use by adults starting in 2024. But some Democrats and advocates say the legislation doesn’t do enough to address racial disparites in drug laws. (Image credit: Richard Vogel/AP)

Trump, Addressing Conservatives, Plans to Claim Leadership of G.O.P.  The New York Times Trump to speak at CPAC in first major address since leaving office, as GOP searches for path forward  Fox News Trump’s baseless election claims march GOP into ‘policy wasteland’  Politico

Cuomo formally refers review into sexual harassment allegations to New York Attorney General Letitia James  ABC News Andrew Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment by 2nd Aide as Resignation Calls Mount  NBC New York Second Former Aide Accuses Cuomo of Sexual Harassment  The New

In 8-1 ruling, judges say there is ‘no sufficient evidentiary basis’ to ban Mara’ana from running in March 23 elections over her controversial comments

Driver plows into crowd demonstrating against virus restrictions, attempts to flee but is arrested; victim rushed to hospital

Trump, Addressing Conservatives, Plans to Claim Leadership of G.O.P.  The New York Times 2024 Republican prospects seek their own breakout moments at Trump-dominated CPAC  CNN At least Biden supporters have plenty of lame entertainment content  Boston Herald CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not

Premier proposes extending school year into summer to make up for lost time; teachers’ leaders oppose plan

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world’s poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world’s poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous

Israel has launched one of the world’s most successful vaccination programs, inoculating over half of its population in just two months. But it has come under international criticism for not sharing its vaccine stockpile with the Palestinians in the occupied