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[2]: CPD arrests local man on drug-related charges
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therepublic - (US) Roberts was transported to the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine. (Tue Aug 20 11:13:51 2019 PDT)

OH: New Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super Bowl -- The Daily Reporter
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thedailyreporteronline - Will see its ramp system removed and replaced with elevators and escalators. (Tue Aug 20 08:46:51 2019 PDT)

OH: Business -- The Daily Reporter
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thedailyreporteronline - New law boosts local man’s CBD business When Joe Brennan started selling cannabidiol products, he often met his clients in parking lots and heard remarks about how the transaction felt like a drug deal. When Joe Brennan started selling cannabidiol products, he often met his clients in parking lots and heard remarks about how t... (Tue Aug 20 08:46:51 2019 PDT)

OH: New law boosts local man's CBD business -- The Daily Reporter
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thedailyreporteronline - CBD is derived from hemp. Among the key differences between the two is the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol. (Tue Aug 20 08:46:51 2019 PDT)

CANADA: The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada
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world-spectator - (US) During the evening of August 8th, 2019, members of the Green Lake and Meadow Lake RCMP along with North Battleford Police Dog Service executed a search warrant at a residence in Green Lake. During the evening of August 8th, 2019, members of the Green Lake and Meadow Lake RCMP along ... (Tue Aug 20 02:37:43 2019 PDT)

CANADA: The Georgia Straight, Vancouver's News and Entertainment Weekly
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CANADA: The Georgia Straight, Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly - (US) Cannabis Cannabis Makers of cannabis edibles, beverages, topicals, and extracts encouraged to respond to B.C. Cannabis Vancouver head shop CottonMouth applies to sell pot at West End location Vancouver head shop CottonMouth applies to sell pot at West End locat... (Tue Aug 20 02:12:06 2019 PDT)

CANADA: St. Thomas News, Sports, Entertainment, Business, Life and Opinion - St Thomas Times Journal
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CANADA: St. Thomas News, Sports, Entertainment, Business, Life & Opinion - St Thomas Times Journal - (Canada) BLOOD MONEY: Youtuber donates plasma to fuel shopping addiction ... (Tue Aug 20 02:10:33 2019 PDT)
[also dailyheraldtribune3446, communitypress.ca2961, recorder.ca2261, intelligencer.ca2788]

INTERNATIONAL: [Newsmaker] Corruption allegations have Cho Kuk in a corner
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m.koreaherald - The main opposition Liberty Korea Party filed a complaint against the former senior presidential secretary and his family on Monday over what the party called questionable investments in a private equity fund. Chob s family also made a mysterious investment of over 1 billion won in a private equity fu... (Tue Aug 20 01:05:30 2019 PDT)
[also koreaherald4428]

[2]: Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz announces he'll retire in September -- Press Enterprise
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[2]: Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz announces he'll retire in September -- Press Enterprise - (US) His greatest accomplishment is breaking a coffee addiction. (Mon Aug 19 23:13:17 2019 PDT)

OR: Reaching DREAMS;
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OR: Reaching DREAMS; - (US) Opioid crisis real in rural Oregon ... (Mon Aug 19 21:57:30 2019 PDT)