Green Crack, Blue Dream, Gorilla Glue: The problem of pricing pot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In 2014, as Jonathan Rubin and Ian Laird considered investing in the booming U.S. cannabis industry, they hit a problem: How to value pot start-ups with little verified data on the price of the weed itself?
U.S. takes more time to decide on New York denial for Constitution natural gas pipeline
(Reuters) – U.S. federal energy regulators gave themselves more time to decide whether to rehear their earlier order upholding New York’s denial of a water permit for Williams Cos Inc’s Constitution natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York.
Georgia’s ‘stocking strangler’, Alabama man set to be executed
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia is set on Thursday to execute a man dubbed the “stocking strangler” for a series of murders in which he choked victims with panty hose, while Alabama plans its first execution since it botched a lethal injection a few weeks …
Experienced Alaskan climbers presumed dead
(Reuters) – Two experienced mountain climbers were presumed dead on an Alaskan mountaintop after ropes matching their gear were found in a crevasse after they were missing for a week, authorities said.
Sister of South Carolina mass shooter arrested on weapons charges
(Reuters) – The sister of avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof, who was sentenced to die for the 2015 massacre at a historic South Carolina black church, was arrested on Wednesday for carrying weapons at a high school, media said.
U.S. solar forecast ratcheted down as tariffs weigh
(Reuters) – U.S. solar energy installations will grow slower than previously expected in the coming years due to the Trump administration’s tariffs on panel imports and new federal tax laws that will restrict investment in the clean energy source, acco…
Two aviators killed in Super Hornet jet crash: U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Wednesday two aviators had been killed in a F/A-18F Super Hornet crash during a training flight off the coast of Key West, Florida.
Nobel prize winner hospitalized, wife found deceased in Illinois
(Reuters) – A Japanese Nobel-winning chemist was discovered wandering in rural Northern Illinois and his wife found dead nearby, some nine hours after they had been reported missing from their home 200 miles away, police said on Wednesday.
Florida education budget should be revised, superintendents say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Florida school superintendents on Wednesday urged state legislators to hold a special session to revise the state’s $88.7 billion budget, saying it bolsters school security after a deadly shooting in February but neglects basic edu…
Oklahoma to become first U.S. state to use nitrogen gas for executions
(Reuters) – Oklahoma plans to start using nitrogen gas for executions, officials said on Wednesday, in what would be the first such method of capital punishment in the United States.
