Andrew Blake

Maine plans to start recreational marijuana sales Oct. 9

Marijuana regulators in Maine announced Friday that licensed retailers will be able to sell recreational pot effective Oct. 9, nearly four years after voters legalized retail weed.

August 14, 2020

Lawyers in WikiLeaks case raise communication concerns ahead of ‘Vault 7’ retrial

Communication problems came up Friday in separate criminal cases involving WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange and a former CIA engineer suspected of being one of his sources.

August 14, 2020

Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon candidate, wrote dozens of articles for conspiracy theory website

Republican congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene faced additional scrutiny Friday after further details emerged about her history of promoting fringe conspiracy theories.

August 14, 2020

Thomas Massie urges Trump to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden

President Trump faced a fresh push Friday from within the Republican Party to pardon Edward J. Snowden, the former U.S. contractor who leaked secrets about government surveillance.

August 14, 2020

Donald Trump promotes ‘Camel Laugh’ nickname for Harris after casting doubt on citizenship

President Trump promoted a new nickname for Sen. Kamala D. Harris early Friday on Twitter, where his account on the social media platform shared posts calling her "camel laugh."

August 14, 2020

YouTube looks to limit election interference by banning videos containing hacked information

YouTube tightened its rules Thursday to effectively ban videos containing hacked or stolen information damaging to President Trump or his presumptive Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden.

August 13, 2020

NSA, FBI warn of Russian military hackers using new ‘Drovorub’ malware for espionage operations

Russian spies are using a new type of malicious software to break into Linux computer systems, the U.S. National Security Agency and FBI warned in a joint alert issued Thursday.

August 13, 2020

Colorado breaks state record for monthly marijuana sales; nearly $200 million sold in June: Report

Colorado's first-in-the-country retail marijuana industry reportedly has helped set a new state record for monthly medical and recreational cannabis sales.

August 13, 2020

Ron DeSantis, Florida governor, compares reopening schools to Osama bin Laden raid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday compared starting the school year amid the coronavirus pandemic to the U.S. Navy SEAL raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.

August 13, 2020

Twitter focusing on mail-in voting misinformation as Election Day approaches

Twitter is planning several measures leading up to Election Day meant to ensure users have access to accurate information about voting by mail, the company confirmed Thursday.

August 13, 2020

Jeanine Pirro, Fox News host, predicts ‘something will happen’ to keep Biden off Democratic ticket

Jeanine Pirro faced pushback Wednesday from fellow Fox News personality Bret Baier after speculating that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden will not be the Democratic presidential nominee in November.

August 13, 2020

Kamala Harris scrutinized by conservative critics over race: ‘She’s not even Black’

Sen. Kamala D. Harris, who will upon a formal vote by the Democratic National Convention become the first Black woman to appear on a major party's presidential ticket, faced questions about her race from conservative commentators of color Wednesday.

August 12, 2020

Fox News host Chris Wallace rejects attacking Kamala Harris as too left-wing for Democratic ticket

Chris Wallace found himself at odds Wednesday with other Fox News hosts who have begun claiming Sen. Kamala D. Harris leans further to the left side of the political spectrum.

August 12, 2020

Kanye West polling at 2% nationwide against Trump and Biden more than a month since announcing bid

Kanye West continues to poll at 2% among U.S. voters, a new survey revealed Wednesday, more than a month since the billionaire rapper and mogul announced his presidential campaign.

August 12, 2020

Donald Trump goes after HBO host Bill Maher: ‘Looks terrible, exhausted, gaunt, and weak’

President Trump lashed out Wednesday at comedian Bill Maher, tearing into him on Twitter by criticizing how he looked during the latest episode of his weekly HBO show "Real Time."

August 12, 2020

Facebook reports huge spike in hateful content removed; policies expanded to prohibit blackface

Facebook removed more content for hate speech violations during a recent three-month span than all of last year, the social networking company reported Tuesday.

August 11, 2020

Andrew Yang surprised by exclusion from DNC speakers list: ‘I kind of expected to speak’

Andrew Yang suggested Tuesday he was surprised not to find himself among other former Democratic presidential candidates speaking at the party's national convention next week.

August 11, 2020

Facebook assessing QAnon policies as conspiracy theory gains steam on social network: Reports

Facebook pages dedicated to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory have recently swelled in size amid uncertainties about their future on the social network, a report said Tuesday.

August 11, 2020

Arizona to vote on legalizing marijuana in November

Marijuana legalization will be on the ballot in Arizona this November, the state's top election official announced Monday evening.

August 11, 2020

Donald Trump campaign summoned in Neil Young copyright case, judge assigned

The needle has moved in Neil Young's lawsuit against President Trump's reelection campaign after a federal court judge was assigned Friday to consider his claims of damages done.

August 8, 2020