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California Brand Cookies Lands First-Ever NCAA Cannabis Sponsorship With University Of So-Cal Deal
Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 7:30am | 600In an unprecedented move for collegiate sports sponsorships, the California-based cannabis brand Cookies has secured a three-year partnership with the University of Southern California (USC), marking the first time a cannabis company has officially sponsored an NCAA team. The deal positions Cookies...
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Students Demand Universities Sell Off Israel-Related Stocks, Hundreds Arrested In Nationwide Protests: 'Stop Investing In This Genocide'
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 5:12pm | 1080Hundreds of people, mostly students, have been arrested this week across the country as pro-Palestine protests spread at college campuses. Protesters are calling for a cease fire and have now added a new demand: they expect their universities to sell off stocks in companies that directly or...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe
Friday, July 8, 2022 - 11:49am | 655The former prime minister of Japan was assassinated on July 8, 2022. Shinzo Abe, who served as the prime minister of Japan on two separate occasions, was shot in Nara, Japan and was later pronounced dead. Here are five things you might not know about Shinzo Abe and his time as prime minister of...
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Density Of Pot Shops Not Associated With Increased Marijuana Use Among Young Adults: Study
Monday, July 12, 2021 - 5:40pm | 397Young adults residing near marijuana shops and dispensaries are not more likely to use either cannabis or tobacco than are those who do not, according to data gathered by researchers at the RAND Corporation and the University of Southern California. The authors reported: “Living...
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How EVs Are Forcing A Relationship Change Between OEMs, Energy Suppliers, Governments
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - 12:33pm | 1118General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) has the Bolt, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has the Focus Electric and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has its trio of Models. But for all of the activity surrounding electric vehicle development, the efforts are meaningless unless drivers have a means of powering...
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Biggest Threat To The U.S. Economy? The Presidential Election
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 2:50pm | 419Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been campaigning hard to convince Americans that they can fix the U.S. economy and “make America great again” with their respective policy agendas. Ironically, a new survey from Bankrate indicates that a majority of Americans see the election...
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3 Ways Google Glass Could Change Journalism
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 3:03pm | 765University of Southern California professor Robert Hernandez is teaching a new class this fall, perhaps the first of its kind. While other journalism classes have included the use of Google Glass (NYSE: GOOG), Hernandez's course will focus entirely on Glass journalism. Hernandez has been...
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Hospital Costs in the U.S. Will Exceed $1 Trillion by 2015
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 5:10pm | 645Health care in the United States currently costs $2.7 trillion annually. One-third, or just under $1 trillion of that comes from hospital charges, according to a recent study in The Journal of the American Medical Association, cited by The New York Times Monday. Every year hospital charges...
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Two Dead Bankers – Is Work-Related Stress Part of the Problem?
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 3:02pm | 528Two bankers – both dead - each from a different cause. But, is there a common thread in the form of work-related stress? Moritz Erhardt, a summer intern with Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) in London was found unconscious in his apartment on Aug. 15. He was pronounced dead at the scene and police...