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Tyler Dooley intends to develop a nice new hybrid in honor of his Aunt Meghan to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding.
Royal Weed Strain Coming Soon!
Every family should have one. In the case of royal bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, it happens to be her nephew and he’s creating something special.
Tyler, son of Markle’s half-brother Thomas Markle Jr., says he is a pioneer in the weed business. Whether that is true or not remains to be seen, but he would no doubt excel in advertising or public relations.
Dooley says that, although he hasn’t spoken to his aunt in three years, he’s presuming Markle’s stance on weed is progressive. She was, after all, raised in California.
“I know in England that marijuana is still a taboo subject but it’s more normal to us here because we grew up around it in high school. Everybody experiments with it here,” he told the Daily Mail.
Tyler said he remembers Ms. Markle babysitting him as a child. He added that he would be “more than happy” to offer Meghan and Prince Harry a sample of his new concoction and would welcome them to visit his weed farm in Grant’s Pass, Oregon.
“I’d be happy to show them around if they ever come out here and educate them on the medicinal benefits of marijuana which helps everything from post-traumatic stress syndrome to insomnia to pain in cancer patients," reported the Daily Mail.
There has been no comment from the Royals just yet, but now they know they’ve got an open invitation to a cool pot farm in Oregon.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties between the election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia, his office said on Thursday.
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Moscow interfered in last year’s presidential campaign to try to tilt the vote in Trump’s favor.
Trump, who hired his own lawyer last month for probes by a special counsel and congressional committees, lashed out on Thursday after a report that he was under investigation for possible obstruction of justice.
He dismissed as “phony” the idea that his campaign colluded with any Russian effort to sway the 2016 election. Moscow denies meddling in the campaign.
Pence hired Richard Cullen, chairman of law firm McGuireWoods, to help him respond to inquiries from special counsel Robert Mueller, a spokesman said.
Cullen is a former federal prosecutor who has long ties to former FBI Director James Comey, whom Trump fired on May 9. He represents former FIFA President Sepp Blatter in the corruption probe into world soccer’s governing body. U.S. prosecutors have not accused Blatter of wrongdoing.
Cullen, who supported Trump’s rival Jeb Bush during the race for the Republican presidential nomination, also represented Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican and former majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, during the investigation into corrupt Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. DeLay was not charged.
Pence had been looking at hiring his own counsel for several weeks, and made his decision earlier this week after interviewing several candidates, his office said.
“The vice president is focused entirely on his duties and promoting the president’s agenda and looks forward to a swift conclusion of this matter,” Pence spokesman, Jarrod Agen, said in a statement.
Pence has seldom addressed the Russia issue, which has overshadowed Trump’s efforts to overhaul the healthcare system, cut taxes and boost jobs - priorities that Pence has worked on intensively with Republican lawmakers.
The Washington Post first reported the Cullen hire. Just before the story broke, Trump wrote a pair of angry tweets, suggesting that Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent in the election, should be under investigation instead of him.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump called the probe a “witch hunt” on Twitter. “They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story. Nice,” Trump wrote.
Mueller is investigating whether anyone on Trump’s campaign, or associated with it, with him or any of his businesses, may have had any illegal dealings with Russian officials or others with ties to the Kremlin, said one U.S. official familiar with the rough outlines of the probe and who spoke on condition of anonymity.
That includes the finances and business dealings of Jared Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka, and is a senior adviser at the White House, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing unnamed officials familiar with the matter.
Mueller is also looking at a second line of inquiry: whether, if any potential offenses were committed, Trump or others attempted to cover them up or obstruct the investigation into them, the source said.
An examination of possible obstruction of justice charges was “unavoidable” given testimony by Comey, although the issue may not become the main focus of the probe, the source said.
Comey told a Senate panel last week he believed Trump fired him to undermine the FBI’s Russia probe. He also told the Senate Intelligence Committee in his June 8 testimony that he believed Trump had directed him to drop a related agency investigation into the president’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
White House officials, including Pence, initially gave differing reasons for Comey’s dismissal, including that he had lost the confidence of the FBI.
Trump later contradicted his own staff, saying on May 11 he had the Russia issue in mind when he fired Comey.
Examining the possibility of obstruction charges will allow investigators to interview key administration figures including Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and possibly Trump himself, said the source familiar with the Mueller investigation.
While a sitting president is unlikely to face criminal prosecution, obstruction of justice could form the basis for impeachment. Any such step would face a steep hurdle as it would require approval by the U.S. House of Representatives, which is controlled by Trump’s fellow Republicans.
LAKE WYLIE--South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster said Friday he now has a timeframe for when his state and neighboring North Carolina could begin arguments against each other in the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 2007 McMaster sued North Carolina following a decision allowing an interbasin transfer of water from the Catawba River to another basin north of the state line. Since then three parties--Catawba River Water Supply Project, City of Charlotte and Duke Energy--signed up as interveners on the side of North Carolina. Case Special Master Kristin Linsley Myles agreed the interveners should be allowed, while U.S. Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler argued they should not.
"We sued North Carolina," McMaster said, adding that intervening parties could "quadruple the lawyers and expenses" for both states. "Our contention is the state of South Carolina represents everybody in South Carolina, and the state of North Carolina represents everybody in North Carolina."
While in recent months McMaster could give no timeframe for when the states might argue on the intervener issue, he said Friday that the High Court told him to expect to be in Washington, D.C. in October. McMaster believes the case will result in a "comprehensive decision based on information, evidence and testimony from a variety of expert sources" with even more extensive input than the existing water use modeling used by Duke Energy.
Journalist Mahir Kanaat was arrested with six colleagues on Christmas day. “My hands were tied behind my back and a ‘special team’ [police officer] was on top of me. I shouted ‘my wife is nine months pregnant, why are you making her lay down’ and tried to get up. There was a scuffle, I was kicked in the face.” Kanaat’s wife gave birth to their son while he was in detention. He is still in prison awaiting trial.
Former newspaper editor Ahmet Altan was detained in September 2016 along with his brother, academic Mehmet Altan. They were accused of ‘sending subliminal messages’ to the coup plotters during a TV panel discussion on the eve of the coup attempt. The program’s presenter, Nazlı Ilıcak, was also arrested and remains in pre-trial detention.
Beached: A baby humpback whale was found dead on Brighton Beach near Ocean Parkway on June 8.
Propeller problem: The whale had severe injuries to its head — possibly caused by a boat’s propeller.
An adult female Minke whale was found dead on Brighton Beach near Ocean Parkway on Monday.
A strike from a ship’s propeller likely killed the animal, which had severe injuries to its head, according to biologists from the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation who performed a necropsy on the body.
In addition to the head wounds, biologists found internal bruising, propeller slices and mechanical laceration. They believe the death occurred within the last two days. The whale’s dissected carcass was transported to a Parks Department facility where it will be disposed of safely, while samples of the remains were transported to the Riverhead facility for further testing.
This isn’t the first cetacean to meet its end in Brooklyn. A 30-foot Sei whale beached itself near the Brooklyn Army Terminal in May last year, and in 2007 a 12-foot Minke whale — dubbed “Sludgie” — swam up the Gowanus Canal and died before rescuers could move it back out to sea.
Minke whales are abundant off the coast of Brooklyn, said a Riverhead representative, and ship strikes are a leading cause of death for whales in these waters.
As of now, authorities know nothing about the boat the killed the whale.
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Afghan opium is being processed into high-grade heroin in clandestine Turkish drug labs for distribution in Europe and Russia, Russia’s anti-drug chief has revealed. The trafficking route was exposed after a joint Russian-Afghan anti-drug operation.
“The cargo traveled through Badakhshan-Doshi-Bamiyan-Herat, then further through Iran and into Turkey, where the opium was processed in well-equipped laboratories…into high quality heroin, and then was to be sent to Europe and Russia,” Ivanov said during an anti-narcotics committee meeting.
The head of Russia’s federal anti-drug agency (FKSN) Viktor Ivanov reported that 600 kilograms of opium was seized in a joint operation carried out by Russian and Afghan special anti-drug units in the city of Doshi in Afghanistan’s Baglan Province.
The operation was conducted in mid-December by Afghanistan’s Kabul Gates anti-drug unit with intelligence support from the FKSN, Ivanov said. The drug shipment was found in an Afghani truck traveling to Turkey via Iran.
The FSKN head stressed that drug trafficking has enabled Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) to boost its numbers four-fold since 2014, Ivanov said.
“The spike in IS fighters corresponds with the annual increase of drug smuggling in the Middle East, which is confirmed by the growing number of heroin seizures in the region,” Ivanov said.
St Catherine’s Hospice made a splash with its biggest ever Dragon Boat Festival at Tilgate Park on Sunday (September 9).
DHL Express powered through to be crowned champions, with a winning time of 57 seconds - two seconds faster than last year’s winners.
In second place was Vines Ltd. Vines Beemer took third place.
Winning teams were presented with medals and trophies by Giles Tomsett, chief executive at St Catherine’s, and the Mayor of Crawley, Councillor Carlos Portal Castro.
Vines of Gatwick sponsored the festival and entered two teams.
St Catherine's Dragon Boat Festival is one of the local hospice's biggest annual fundraisers.
The event will help it provide expert end of life care to local terminally ill people and their friends and family.
Attractions on dry land included hook a duck, a penalty shootout and giant inflatables.
Food and drink was provided by Sussex Event Bars which donated a percentage of profits to St Catherine’s.
To find out about future St Catherine’s events, or how you can support the hospice, visit: www.stch.org.uk.
George Groves has appointed Shane McGuigan as his new trainer after parting company with Paddy Fitzpatrick.
Groves split with Fitzpatrick following defeat in his third world title fight in September, against Badou Jack.
McGuigan - son of former world champion Barry - trains IBF super-bantamweight champion Carl Frampton and recently worked with David Haye on his comeback.
Groves' first fight with McGuigan will be against 33-year-old Italian Andrea di Luisa in London on 30 January.
Di Luisa has won 18 and lost three of his 21 professional bouts, with 14 of his victories coming via knockout.
Briton Groves, 27, is rebuilding his career following his defeat by Sweden's WBC super-middleweight champion Jack in Las Vegas - his third loss in his last five fights.
Groves was defeated twice by fellow Briton Carl Froch, in 2013 and 2014.
He was controversially stopped in the ninth round of his first fight against Froch before being knocked out in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley last summer.
South Shields Man Charged Over Death Threats.
A man from South Shields has been charged with making threats to kill after a post on Facebook said 200 people in the States were in danger.
Reece Elliott has also been charged with making malicious communications.
Northumbria police say safety was stepped up in Tenesee and thousands of pupils told to stay home after the message was seen.
An anonymous post was put up on an online memorial page, set up for a Tennessee student who died in October.
Schools in Warren County tightened security and had limited access to premises earlier this week.
Toronto’s main stock index looked set to open higher on Thursday, tracking global markets, as strong earnings from some global bellwether companies allayed fears of the economic slowdown biting into profits.
IBM raised its full-year earnings target, even as it posted a quarterly revenue shortfall, reflecting its ability to manage costs as global technology spending sputters.
Canada’s oil and gas explorer Nexen Inc’s second-quarter profit fell 57% as it took a charge on a failed exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Spain’s five-year borrowing costs hit new euro-era highs at an auction, sending the euro lower, as it struggles to convince investors it can control its finances, while France sold bonds of similar maturities at yields below 1%.
Canadian trucking company Vitran Corp VTN.TO posted a wider second-quarter loss on weakness in its less-than- truckload (LTL) shipping business in the United States.
Nokia made a slightly smaller loss than expected and ended the second quarter with more cash than investors feared, despite losing market share to Apple and Samsung Electronics.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a firmer open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.3%, while Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 futures gained around 0.4% each by 0757 GMT.
The S&P 500 touched its highest level since early May on Wednesday and closed up 9.11 points, or 0.67%, at 1,372.78. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 103.16 points, or 0.81%, to 12,908.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 32.56 points, or 1.12%, to 2,942.60.
Gains in Asia and Europe have followed, with the FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.5% by 0752 GMT.
With the corporate earnings season in full flow, shares in IBM dropped 1.1% after the bell as it posted a quarterly revenue shortfall. But the computing firm also raised its full-year earnings target.
KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported quarterly profit that missed Wall Street’s view as inflation in China cut into margins in that country, its top market, taking its shares lower after hours.
EBay Inc posted stronger-than-expected revenue and earnings and it stuck to its full-year forecasts, having avoided a major hit from Europe’s economic woes. But investors focused on the auction site’s third quarter forecasts, which were slightly below analyst expectations.
Credit card company American Express Co also saw an after-the-bell drop in its share price after second-quarter revenue marginally missed Wall Street estimates, hurt by low consumer confidence.
U.S. Airways Group LCC.N has been laying the regulatory and political groundwork for a potential merger with American Airlines and would prefer to cement a bid while its rival is in bankruptcy.
Thursday’s busy reporting calendar includes Morgan Stanley , Microsoft and Google.
On the data front, investors will focus on the weekly U.S. jobs numbers at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by existing home sales for June and the July Philadelphia Fed business sentiment at 10 a.m.
Think about this. Since the Braves came to Atlanta in 1966, they have had only two double-play combinations that played for more than three years together as the main starters. Glenn Hubbard and Rafael Ramirez were together for six seasons from 1981 through 1986 and then Mark Lemke and Jeff Blauser were together for five years from 1993 through 1997.
So, a long-term combination that could solidify the infield might be a big piece of the puzzle. Stability in the middle could be very important.
Albies is becoming a star right before our eyes. He’s still just 21, but the diminutive second baseman seems to make things happen every time he comes to the plate. Plus, Albies’ defense has been outstanding, and a Gold Glove may be in his future.
The Braves desperately needed Swanson to get on track after he hit just .232 last season. Swanson is off to a great start, hitting .357 entering Monday’s game with the Phillies. And his defense, suspect at times last season, has been solid at shortstop.
These two became good friends in 2016, after Swanson was acquired from Arizona and Albies had just finished his first full season in Low-A Rome. Both played shortstop then, but everyone knew one would have to move to second base.
Maybe it’s because Albies is so similar to Houston’s Jose Altuve in stature, but he was the one to make the move. But now, Albies is starting to hit like Altuve, with five home runs in the first 14 games. If Albies can really become another Altuve-type player, the Braves may have a MVP candidate.
These two even play better together. Since Albies came up last August, he’s started 60 games with Swanson in the middle infield. Albies has hit .313 with a .369 on base percentage, while Swanson has hit .290 with a .367 OBP in those games.
Swanson was hitting .213 for the season before Albies was promoted, so having his buddy in Atlanta with him has helped get Swanson turned around.
Double play duos can have chemistry together, knowing where each other will be on the field, especially around the bag when double plays are turned. You can bet Hubbard and Ramirez would say they had it, and Lemke and Blauser helped the Braves win a World Series title with it.