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Mystery mushroom candies raise concerns over safety and labeling

By Johnette Magner Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — The brightly colored packaging of mushroom-infused gummies and candy bars lining convenience store shelves promises a high, but what is really inside these products remains a mystery. With names like “Road Trip” and “Magic Mushroom Gummies,” customers might assume they contain

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North Carolina’s historically Black colleges are mobilizing for Nov. 5, tapping an activist history

Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s 10 historically Black colleges are going all out to get their nearly 40,000 students to vote. These campuses are steeped in a history of voter activism and in a prime position now to mobilize for Tuesday’s elections. Although the voter mobilization is not a partisan effort, this

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More than 250,000 Washington Post readers cancel subscriptions in revolt over non-endorsement

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — More than 250,000 Washington Post readers have canceled their subscriptions since the newspaper announced last week it would not make an endorsement in the presidential race, leading to a “huge spike” in cancelations, the Post reported late Tuesday. The endorsement decision, first announced on Friday by Post publisher Will Lewis,

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Reynolds and McElhenney buy Wrexham Lager brewery after rejuvenating the city’s soccer team

AP Sports Writer Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought another piece of Wrexham — its brewery. Four years after their out-of-the-blue purchase of Wrexham’s struggling soccer team, the Hollywood celebrities have further invested in the city in north Wales by becoming co-owners of Wrexham Lager. The brewery didn’t disclose financial details but said Reynolds

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Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency’s chief says

Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further in Gaza and the West Bank. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA, told The

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Georgia begins investigating its disputed election but the opposition calls the probe into question

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia says it has launched an investigation into alleged vote-rigging in last weekend’s parliamentary election, which officials said was won by the ruling party and the opposition denounced as illegitimate. The opposition immediately raised objections that the Prosecutor’s Office would not conduct an independent inquiry

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