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Germany’s parliament votes to legalize limited marijuana possession and allow ‘cannabis clubs’

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

German lawmakers have approved a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, paving the way for the country to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of "cannabis clubs" to buy it for recreational purposes.

Florida lawmakers pass ban on social media for kids and teens under 16 despite constitutional concerns

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

Supporters in Florida hope that if the bill becomes law, it would withstand legal challenges because it focuses on addictive features rather than the content on social media sites.

Farmers from 10 EU countries join forces to protest agricultural policies

By Associated Press

Farmers complain that the 27-nation EU's policies on the environment, such as the Green Deal, which calls for limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions, limit their business and make their products more expensive than non-EU…

AT&T says its cellphone network has been restored after a widespread outage hit users across the U.S.

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

So far, no reason has been given for the outages. But Lee McKnight, an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, cited the most likely cause of the outage as a cloud misconfiguration, or human error.

Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program, appoints new vice president of quality

By Associated Press

The shakeup comes weeks after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large numbers of planes — is not paying enough attention to safety.

IRS to pursue business private jet usage in new round of audits on wealthy taxpayers

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

First, there were trackers on Taylor Swift and other celebrities' private jet usage. Now, there will be more scrutiny on executives' personal use of business aircraft who write it off as a tax expense.

Zelenskyy invites Poland’s leaders to border to resolve farmer protest affecting weapon shipments

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the blockade is hampering the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian soldiers. He hopes the border meeting could happen before the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Saturday.

Germany says Europe’s largest economy is in ‘troubled waters’ and cuts growth forecast

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Germany is recovering slowly from the shock of Russia cutting off most natural gas supplies after its invasion of Ukraine.

Beyond Meat hopes healthier burger ingredients will boost falling U.S. sales

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

The El Segundo, California-based company said Wednesday its new Beyond Burger patties and Beyond Beef grounds cut saturated fat by 60 percent by switching from canola and coconut oils to avocado oil.

Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help

By Associated Press

The farmers' demands are similar to those at farmer protests elsewhere in Europe. The center-right government has expressed sympathy but says budgetary constraints prevent it from meeting all their demands.