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INTERNATIONAL: [Monitor] Hana Financial emerges as likely bidder for Lotte Card
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m.koreaherald - Last week, Hana Financial and two private equity funds officially joined the bidding process to acquire Lotte Card. (Mon Apr 22 01:05:36 2019 PDT)
[also koreaherald4434]

[2]: Louisiana starts medical marijuana-related research
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wafb - (US) A small activist group hopes this year?s 4/20 celebration is just the start of Palmetto State marijuana reform. (Sun Apr 21 23:16:37 2019 PDT)

[2]: Home - WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports
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wafb - (US) [ ...] ... (Sun Apr 21 23:16:37 2019 PDT)

[2]: GA lawmaker pushes bill for drug testing applicants of unemployment benefits
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wafb - (US) "And if there's someone who's receiving unemployment benefits and they have a drug problem. (Sun Apr 21 23:16:37 2019 PDT)

[2]: DEA issues warning for powerful new drug - WOAI
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[2]: DEA issues warning for powerful new drug - WOAI - (US) DEA issues warning for powerful new drug ! WOAI (Sun Apr 21 23:14:26 2019 PDT)

[2]: Mug Shot Gallery - April 2019 - Story - KSAZ
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fox10phoenix - (US) Police have arrested 23-year-old Qamar Akee Williams. Police say James Wooten was arrested after a homeowner returned home to find him sitting naked on his couch. (Sun Apr 21 23:13:35 2019 PDT)

[2]: DEA arrests Arizona man for selling lethal fentanyl dose - Story - KSAZ
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fox10phoenix - (US) DEA arrests Arizona man for selling lethal fentanyl dose - Story ! KSAZ DEA arrests Arizona man for selling lethal fentanyl dose The Drug Enforcement Administration says it has arrested a man on federal charges tied to the sale of a lethal dose... (Sun Apr 21 23:13:35 2019 PDT)

OR: A Reason To Celebrate 4/20: Recreational Cannabis Now Legal In Ten States And DC
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oregonherald - (US) (And in 33 states marijuana is okay for medicinal purposes.). (Sun Apr 21 22:05:22 2019 PDT)

OR: The Advocate Online - The independent student voice of Mt. Hood Community College
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advocate-online - (US) THE REAL GATEWAY DRUGS A SOBER LOOK AT MARIJUANA: THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND AS USE EXPANDS (Sun Apr 21 21:12:24 2019 PDT)

OH: OHIO: Compass - ODHE awards OhioCorps Pilot grant to OHIO to support at-risk secondary students in Southeast Ohio
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OH: OHIO: Compass - ODHE awards OhioCorps Pilot grant to OHIO to support at-risk secondary students in Southeast Ohio - (US) Teaching for Opioid Resistance) will serve students in eight counties across southeast Ohio through targeted mentoring and service learning activities. (Sun Apr 21 18:29:21 2019 PDT)