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For the first time in history, cannabis has surpassed alcohol as Americans' daily drug of choice.In 2022 there were 17.7 million people who reported using cannabis every day or almost every day, compared to 14.7 million who reported using alcohol with the same frequency, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Addiction that analyzed data from the United States. National survey on drug use and health.Although many more people drink than use cannabis, frequent use has become slightly less common than it was about 15 years ago, the study found. But the percentage of people in the United States who frequently use cannabis increased 15-fold in the three decades after 1992, when daily cannabis use hit its lowest point.The legalization of cannabis has also accelerated rapid...

The script for the high-profile advert had been signed, the star had been hired and the creative team at Irish sports betting firm Paddy Power were confident they had secured a victory ahead of a big sporting summer.Even with his back turned, and even before the big reveal, the man in the England number 10 shirt would be instantly recognizable by his build and pale hair: Boris Johnson.“I told you I would take us back to Europe,” the script called for Johnson to say, a perfunctory – and false – quip from a man who helped lead the Brexit campaign that led to Britain leaving the European Union.But the commercial will never air.Dublin-based Paddy Power was forced to cancel the planned clip - set to become the cornerstone of its advertising campaign for a busy summer which will include the Euro...

Shortly before Russian troops crossed Ukraine's northern border this month, members of Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade lost a vital asset. The Starlink satellite internet service, which soldiers use to communicate, gather intelligence and conduct drone strikes, had slowed to a crawl.Operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink has been crucial to the Ukrainian military since the early days of the war with Russia. Without full service, the Ukrainian soldiers said, they could not quickly communicate and share information about the surprise assault and resorted to sending text messages. Their experiences were repeated along the new northern front line, according to Ukrainian soldiers, officials and electronic warfare experts.At the heart of the disruptions: increased interference fr...

A panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly Thursday that a new blood test to screen for colon and rectal cancers is safe and effective and that its benefits outweigh its risks.But the group warned that the blood test has limitations and added that they are supporting it with the hope that it will increase the abysmally low number of people who are routinely screened for this cancer.The FDA typically follows the advice of its expert committees.In the United States, about 150,000 people are diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers each year, and about 53,000 are expected to die this year. Most people screened for the disease receive a colonoscopy or stool test. The FDA approved these methods long ago, and research has shown they are more accurate than ...

The Justice Department on Thursday sued Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, asking a court to break up the company over claims it illegally maintained a monopoly in the live entertainment industry.In the lawsuit, which is joined by 29 states and the District of Columbia, the government accuses Live Nation of using its vast empire to dominate the industry by tying venues into exclusive ticketing contracts, pressuring artists to use its services and threatening its rivals with financial backing. remuneration.These tactics, the government claims, have resulted in increased ticket prices for consumers and stifled innovation and competition across the industry. The lawsuit asks the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to order "the divesti...

William J. Burns, the CIA director who has been the chief American negotiator in efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza, plans to travel to Europe this weekend for talks with his Israeli counterpart to try to revive ongoing discussions deadlocked because of a lull in fighting and the release of hostages, according to a U.S. official and another person briefed on the negotiations.This month, frustration boiled over between Hamas and Israeli officials, and the mediating countries - the United States, Qatar and Egypt - suspended talks.Israeli officials were shocked by what they saw as a change in Hamas' negotiating positions, including the number of hostages to be released in the first phase. Hamas was shocked by Israeli operations in Rafah, Gaza's southern city, which have continued to pro...

Louisiana lawmakers passed legislation Thursday making the state the first in the nation to designate abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances. Possession of the drugs without a prescription would be a crime punishable by prison time and thousands of dollars in fines.The legislation, which passed the state Senate by a vote of 29-7, now goes to Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican who previously defended the state's strict abortion ban in court as attorney general. You are expected to sign it.By classifying the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs — a category of drugs with some potential for abuse or addiction that includes Ambien, Valium and Xanax, among others — state lawmakers say they aim to curb the illicit distribution of the drugs for abortions. ...

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A long-running debate over a small part of Britain's Holocaust history has been resolved.A group of historians tasked with investigating the death toll in Alderney, a British Crown dependency and one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel, has corrected the island's historical record, adding several hundred people to an official count of the years '40.Lord Eric Pickles, Britain's special envoy for post-Holocaust affairs, announced last July that a panel of experts would try to resolve the sometimes heated debate. On Wednesday he presented the findings to members of the commission in a packed room at the Imperial War Museum in London.The panel did not arrive at an exact number. It was concluded that the probable range of deaths was between 641 and 1,027, with a maxi...

In 2021, David Sacks, a prominent venture capital investor and podcast host, said that former President Donald J. Trump's behavior during the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol had disqualified him from being a future candidate politic.At a technology conference last week, Mr. Sacks said his opinion had changed.“I have more disagreements with Biden than with Trump,” the investor said. Mr. Sacks said he and his podcast co-hosts were working to host a fundraiser for Mr. Trump, which could include an interview for their show “All In.” They also extended an invitation to President Biden, he said, but Trump's camp was more open.Such public support for Trump was taboo in Silicon Valley, which has long been seen as a liberal bastion. But frustration with Biden, Democrats and the state ...