JUDGE CLEARS WAY FOR EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA
A judge cleared the way Thursday for Nevada to allow more businesses to move marijuana from growers to stores to keep up with overwhelming demand since recreational pot sales began last month.
District Judge James Russell lifted an order blocking regulators from issuing pot distribution licenses to anyone other than alcohol wholesalers. Nevada’s voter-approved law is unique among pot states in providing liquor wholesalers exclusive rights to distribute marijuana unless they could not keep up with demand.
Russell said after an hourlong hearing that there is overwhelming evidence alcohol wholesalers don’t have the capability to meet the needs of dozens of recreational pot dispensaries from Las Vegas to Reno.
Warm Atlantic waters “bullish” for hurricane season peak.
Not one, but three potential storms threaten to usher in the busiest phase of the Atlantic hurricane season this month, courtesy of warm ocean temperatures.
The season — which runs from June to November — has seen above-average activity already. Storms with the capacity to cause the most damage are statistically more likely to develop from late August to early October, originating from thunderstorms and low pressure from the Caribbean Sea to the west coast of Africa.
“The tropical Atlantic is currently the third-warmest for this time of year since 1950, so that’s bullish for activity,” said Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist at The Weather Company in Andover, Mass.
Warm ocean temperatures are the lifeblood of hurricanes. Meanwhile, wind shear and dry air from the Sahara, both of which can slow storm development, aren’t as pronounced at this time.
So far this year, seven storms have been named in the Atlantic, two of which have become hurricanes.
Oldest American celebrates 114th birthday.
PA.» The oldest HUNTINGDON, known living person in the United States is celebrating her 114th birthday in Pennsylvania.
The state Aging Department says Delphine Gibson hit the milestone Thursday, getting a personal greeting from the governor.
Gibson was born in South Carolina in 1903 and moved to Pennsylvania after marrying Taylor Gibson in 1928.
She’s been a resident of AristaCare in Huntingdon Park for the past 15 years.
Aging Secretary Teresa Osborne says Gibson attributes her long life to a faith in God. She’s a member of Mount Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
Gibson’s status as the nation’s oldest person is according to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks people older than 110 worldwide.
10-year-old Indian rape victim gives birth after a court denies her request for an abortion.
A 10-year-old Indian girl whose parents say she was raped and impregnated by her uncle has reportedly given birth after a court rejected her request for an abortion last month.
Doctors at a hospital in the northern city of Chandigarh delivered a baby girl through a C-section on Thursday morning. The young mother was about seven months pregnant. The newborn was underweight, about 5½ pounds, but was in stable condition, the BBC reported.
The girl’s parents found out she was pregnant during in the summer after she complained of stomach pains, the Indian Express reported. She later told her parents that her uncle had raped her a halfdozen times at the family’s home. After the uncle was arrested, the parents asked a court to allow her to terminate the pregnancy. In mid-July, a district court in Chandigarh ruled that the girl was too young and her pregnancy too advanced to have an abortion.
Wrestler Ric Flair has “multiple organ problems.”
N.C.» Ric Flair’s CHARLOTTE, fiancee shared more details of his illness in a Facebook post, and his condition is more serious than fans imagined for the hospitalized wrestling icon.
Wendy Barlow said she took 68-yearold Flair to an Atlanta-area hospital Friday night with severe abdominal pain:
“From that moment on, it all seems like a nightmare … multiple organ problems . ... Not to go into too many details, but I want everyone to know he still needs prayers, as he is still in critical condition.”
Flair representative Melinda Morris Zanoni said the surgery wasn’t heart-related.
Flair’s daughter, WWE star Charlotte, issued a statement on Instagram Wednesday: “On behalf of my family and I, we want to THANK everyone for the prayers, texts, calls and support. Our Dad is a FIGHTER and your continued thoughts and prayers MEAN THE WORLD to us.” — Denver Post wire services