Up in smoke: Inside New York City's chaotic crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

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NYPD out front of an NYC smoke shop being raided

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Read the memos Google, Apple, Microsoft, and ServiceNow sent visa workers warning them not to travel

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The US is now reviewing the social media history of some visa applicants, prompting significant processing delays. Tech giants are warning visa-holding workers not to travel.

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SNL Weekend Update goes after redacted Epstein files

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michael che on snl's weekend update

The last SNL of the year kept making jabs at the redacted

SNL links Epstein with Kennedy Center renaming in Christmas cold open

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Screenshot from 'SNL' Cold Open of President Trump hugging a Christmas tree

For the last SNL of the year, President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) got into a festive mood — by talking about Jeffrey Epstein for the umpteenth time.

Here's all the free money Trump's talked about giving Americans during his second term — and where it all stands

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Trump has promised bonuses to certain government employees and floated checks for certain Americans throughout his second term.

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The mayor of a New York City suburb says building apartments on parking lots near train and bus stations is a key to reining in rent

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People wait for a train in New Rochelle, New York.
New Rochelle, New York, a 40-minute train ride from Midtown Manhattan, has focused its housing construction in areas near transit.

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The US is now reviewing the social media of certain visa applicants. Here's everything you need to know.

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The US government has added another hurdle to workers and visitors on certain types of visas.

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Under threat, Ukraine’s drone schools are going to great lengths to stay off Russia's radar

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A silhouetted figure reaching up and launching a drone with other figures, the sun, and a vehicle behind them
Ukraine's drone operators are key to its fight against Russia's invasion.

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Trump's AI policy is dividing his party. Here's what key GOP critics are saying about it.

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From left: White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan, Sen. Ted Cruz, President Donald Trump, Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick, White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks
Trump signed an executive order earlier this month aimed at restricting states' ability to regulate AI.

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Epstein files: DOJ releases new documents — here's what's in them

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Jeffrey Epstein in a red coat.
Jeffrey Epstein photo from recently released DOJ files.

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