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New York is on the precipice of legalizing cannabis for recreational use. Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers have put the finishing touches on an agreement to make the drug legal for adult use, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The news comes a day after Bloomberg and several …

A couple of months into the pandemic, when scientists and physicians were still approaching Covid-19 primarily as a respiratory illness, Dr. Igor Koralnik, chief of neuro-infectious diseases and global neurology at Northwestern Medicine, began seeing a new category of patients seek treatment at his neurology practice in Chicago. In addition …

Rightly or wrongly, Pope Francis has long enjoyed the reputation as the “cool pope,” a view that has been bolstered by, among other things, his public statements in support of the theory of evolution and a 2014 profile in the pages of this magazine. A documentary released last fall even …

If there’s anything people on the internet love more than cute animals, it’s tales of Reagan-era drug-induced depravity. So on Tuesday, when Varietyreported that actor Elizabeth Banks‘ upcoming project would focus heavily on a bear involved in a botched drug smuggling operation, people on social media reacted in much the …

In December 2010, law enforcement found four bodies along a scrub-covered stretch of highway on the south coast of Long Island. The following spring, six more sets of human remains were found in the same area. Six of the victims have been identified as young women who were sex workers. …

Over the past few months, as conspiracy theories have circulated regarding the election results and President Joe Biden’s inauguration, social platforms have struggled to keep up with the onslaught of misinformation. Much of these false narratives have been driven by believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory, the baseless idea that …

Dave Chappelle has cancelled his upcoming shows in Austin, Texas after testing positive for Covid-19, the comedian revealed Thursday night. On Wednesday, Chappelle appeared onstage for what was the first show of a five-night residency at Austin’s Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater. However, sometime soon after, the comedian was diagnosed with …

The death toll of this week’s pro-Trump attack on the U.S. Capitol rose to five Thursday night when a United States Capitol Police officer died from injuries sustained during the melee. Gallery: Attack on the U.S. Capitol Capitol Police issued a statement that United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. …

In a move rendered effectively meaningless by the fact that the president will be out of office in (at most) 14 days, Twitter has temporarily suspended President Trump for 12 hours after removing three tweets that it said constituted “repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy.” Gallery: Trump’s …

When Measure 110, also known as the Drug Addiction and Recovery Act, goes into effect on February 21st, 2021, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, (non-prescribed) oxycodone, and several other currently illegal drugs will be decriminalized in Oregon. Going forward, a person caught with a non-commercial amount will receive a fine of up …