By legalizing hemp, the Farm Bill has created a legal source of CBD. The Farm Bill signed in December 2018 clears the way for CBD products to become legal nationwide – or, at least, that is the hope of marijuana industry advocates. If that is the way the situation unfolds, it would eliminate the ambiguity […]

Google (Alphabet Inc.) has reportedly blacklisted keywords mentioning Ethereum (ETH) on its advertising platform Google Ads, smart contract auditing startup Decenter tweeted on Jan. 10. The official Google Ads account replied to the tweet stating that cryptocurrency exchanges targeting the United States and Japan can be advertised on the platform, and that targeting other countries could be the reason for the ad […]

ABU DHABI  – Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday the oil market is “on the right track” and will quickly return to balance, but oil producers are willing to do more if needed. “If we look beyond the noise of weekly data and speculators’ herd-like behavior, I remain convinced that we’re on […]

The death toll from a suspected gas explosion in central Paris has risen to four after rescue workers found the body of a woman in the rubble. Two firefighters and a Spanish tourist were also killed in Saturday’s blast at a bakery near a popular area. Dozens more people were injured in the blast, which […]

HONOLULU – U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has announced she’s running for president in 2020. The Hawaii Congresswoman made the announcement Friday on CNN after months of speculation that she’d launch a bid for the White House. “I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week,” Gabbard told CNN’s […]

HONOLULU – Three B-2 Spirit bombers and more than 200 Air Force personnel have been deployed to the islands from Missouri. “This training is crucial to maintaining our regional interoperability,” said Lt. Col. Joshua Dorr, 393rd Bomb Squadron director of operation, in a news release. “It affords us the opportunity to work with our allies […]

OCEAN NOT OUR GARBAGE COLLECTOR Re: Plastic and a hard place, letter, Jan. 5 I couldn’t stop laughing at another scintillating letter from Jill Young. What a great sense of humour. On the serious side, Jill makes a good point that Ottawa garbage doesn’t end up in the oceans. If there are eight million tons of […]

Conservation officials in New York are hoping to locate an “exotic,” non-native species of the elk family that has reportedly been spotted in the central part of the state and may have potential to infect the native white-tailed deer population with a deadly disease. The  New York Department of Environmental Conservation has purportedly received multiple trail camera […]

No longer able to export as much waste, companies seek new solutions TOKYO — Japanese companies are pouring investment into plastic recycling facilities to handle the rise in bottles and used home electronics remaining in the country following China’s near-total ban on imports of plastic waste. Established businesses are joining the field. Suntory Holdings helped develop a technology that reduces […]

Picture this phrase: ”You can do it if you have the permission”. What does it bring to your mind? Something that parents would say to their little child or something written in the law-book? Unfortunately it’s both. Because today such an absurd application is found regarding legislation of use of personal data. I don’t know […]