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Denver County Fair officials confirmed they are investigating at least three separate cases of people who said they were drugged after eating a Full Melt Chocolate bar that contained THC at the Denver County Fair's Pot Pavilion.Denver County Fair Spokesperson, Dana Cain said at least two of those people went to the hospital after they became dizzy, sick and confused.  They tested positive for THC."I was given one of these, it looked just like that," Richard Jones said as he pointed to a picture of a Full Melt Chocolate bar on his computer screen.The Pot Pavilion was new to the...

WALL ST. SHIFTS BLAME FOR CRISIS TO STUPID INVESTORS By JOHN CRUDELE August 21, 2008 -- YOUR investments could look like a pack of cigarettes if the government takes the advice of a blue-ribbon panel of experts. In a report sent recently to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, a panel headed by Goldman Sachs Co-Chairman Gerry Corrigan suggested that complicated investments "must have a financial health warning displayed prominently in bold print." Ironically, the recommendation is the product of top executives from Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan Chase, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and several others - all of which either...

Carbon health warnings for all new cars Ben Webster, Transport Correspondent All advertising for new cars will have to carry cigarette-style “health warnings” about their environmental impact, under a European plan to force manufacturers to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Companies that produce the most polluting cars will also have to pay penalties of up to £5,000 per vehicle, with the proceeds used to reduce the cost of the most efficient cars.Advertisements in newspapers and magazines, will have to devote at least 20 per cent of the space to details about fuel economy and CO2 emissions. At the moment manufacturers have...

A federal court in New York last month dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the Bible contains passages that are defamatory toward members of certain nationalities or ethnic groups. The court summed up the plaintiffs' claims as follows:"[P]laintiffs claim to be persons who are "injured and/or libeled and/or defamed and/or slandered and/or embarrassed, and/or humiliated and/or degraded and/or abused, and/or discriminated against" by the Holy Bible. The complaint lists eight passages from Scripture, specifically from the Book of Genesis, which are purportedly "false and libelous against plaintiffs herein since according to the 'Holy Bible' plaintiffs herein should not have existed, and/or...