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Cannabis industry looking to expand as election brings prospect of US legalization – National

After nearly a year of next-to-no deal-making, cannabis companies are gearing up for mergers and acquisitions as realistic stock valuations and the prospect of U.S. legalization attract buyers to a sector that has been decimated by oversupply and other issues, executives and investors say. Profitable… Read More »Cannabis industry looking to expand as election brings prospect of US legalization – National

Biden’s comments on race could alienate young Black voters, lawmakers say – National

Joe Biden’s controversial remarks about race this week risk alienating young Black voters who despise President Donald Trump but are not inspired by his Democratic rival. When pressed by Errol Barnett of CBS News on whether he’d taken a cognitive test, Biden responded that the… Read More »Biden’s comments on race could alienate young Black voters, lawmakers say – National

Biden promises economic agenda will fight racial inequality – National

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised Tuesday that his economic agenda would combat long-standing racial inequalities as he sought to draw another sharp contrast with President Donald Trump. Biden said the Republican president is exacerbating social discord across the country, including by sending federal authorities… Read More »Biden promises economic agenda will fight racial inequality – National

Black-owned businesses see spike in sales amid racism protests – National

When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his seven-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favour of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. At Spokehouse, a bike shop… Read More »Black-owned businesses see spike in sales amid racism protests – National