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  • AG Jeff Sessions Was (Basically) Fired: The Cannabis Industry Reacts

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    By J Melbourne We tried but we couldn’t find anybody unhappy about it. Following the 2018 midterm election, President Donald Trump asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign — which actually meant firing him, albeit politely. Sessions, a well-known, long-standing opponent of marijuana legalization, was understandably disliked by cannabis industry participants and weed enthusiasts alike. So, […]

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  • Why the Google Walkout Was a Watershed Moment in Tech

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    By F Manjoo Outsiders have little leverage to force the industry to change. The companies’ own workers are another matter. For a few hours last Thursday, just about everything at Google ground to a halt. At 11 a.m. local time in a movement that rolled like an angry and jubilant tide around the globe, more than 20,000 […]

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  • Building the Venture Capital State

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    By Patrick Hall In a 1986 speech, then president Ronald Reagan lamented that “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” This statement epitomizes the neoliberal view of how Silicon Valley became a global beacon of high-technology ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. For followers […]

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  • Side Marketing: Blockchain Companies And Enterprises Are Using One Business To Grow Two

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    By Luke F Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah were studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and decided to enter a business contest, a moment that would soon forever change their lives. The two ended up becoming the semi-finalists in the competition—after graduating, the pair then went on to found Hubspot in 2006. Fast forward a […]

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  • ‘Business as usual’ KBL counter measures with a solution to the US-China Trade War.

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    On January 1st, 2019 America will impose a 25% import duty on all Chinese products, which will eventually rise to between from 25 – 40%, dramatically affecting US companies dependent on sourcing products and material from the Republic of China. KBL,a global contract manufacturer and fulfillment corporation headquartered out of Los Angeles, California, will continue […]

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  • Murder, Rape and Why Myths Still Matter

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    At the time of writing this piece, I was shocked to hear of the mass-murder and suicide in Margaret River. It lit a fire in my belly. Peter Miles, a man who was ‘supposed’ to love all of his victims shot his wife, his adult daughter, and four grand-children, their ages ranging 8–13. Then he shot […]

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  • Migrant caravan gets within reach of border: What happens now?

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    Resilient and eternally optimistic, what lies ahead for the 5,000 to 7,000 migrants making their way to the US border? Fox News reached out to three widely divergent views for their take on the uncertain road ahead and how this may end. MEXICO CITY – With the number of migrants in Mexico increasing, their timetable to […]

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  • Princess Diana’s naughty sense of humor revealed in birthday card she sent to her accountant

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    Throughout her life, Princess Diana was a groundbreaking public figure who often defied Royal protocol, and her popularity stemmed, in part, from her ability to imbue the haughty and distant Windsor family with a populist humanity not really seen before she married Prince Charles. She continues to buck the conventional norms expected of a princess even now, 21 years after her […]

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  • Next-Level Marketing Lessons From Kendrick Lamar

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    Here’s how to build your brand like the iconic hip-hop star. He’s won 119 awards from 288 nominations, including 12 Grammy Awards. He was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize (for his 2017 album DAMN.), which has always gone to a classical or jazz artist. And he’s taken home a Cannes Lion and three Clios for his music videos. […]

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  • Tesla names director Denholm as chair after Musk rows

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    Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has ended weeks of speculation by promoting one of the electric carmaker’s independent directors, Australian accountant Robyn Denholm, to replace Elon Musk as chairman. The change in structure at the Silicon Valley firm, agreed to by Musk in a September court settlement with regulators, is supported by many on Wall Street who […]

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