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Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag

Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag

ARGYLE, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting in storage at his upstate New York farm. And that’s a problem. There aren’t enough places to sell it.
'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive $120.5 million opening

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive $120.5 million opening

NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.
Doors close for final time on Amsterdam museum's blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

Doors close for final time on Amsterdam museum's blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer closed its doors for the final time on Sunday, with the art and history national museum of the Netherlands hailing the show as its most successful ever.
Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Trinity Sunday with Russia's most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow's main cathedral despite the keepers' vociferous protests.
Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release

Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release

It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan made “Oppenheimer” to be seen on the big screen . But not all big screens are created equal.
Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine

Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday, when it was seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russ
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage

Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage

Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says.
How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer

How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer

The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children under 10 years old in Canada.
Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumor

Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumor

Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Saariaho died at her apartment in Paris, her family said in a statement posted on her Facebook page.
How the most 'incompetent talk show host of all time' keeps getting guests

How the most 'incompetent talk show host of all time' keeps getting guests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Eric Andre Show” is ostensibly not a series that lends itself to longevity.
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