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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder saw a need for ‘Pretty Good Pot,’ so he made it his business

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As the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen knows what appeals to consumers’ taste buds. Now he has turned his business sense to another kind of bud: cannabis.

Cohen’s newest venture, Ben’s Best Blnz, should have its first wave of products available for sale in Vermont any day now (as soon as state licensing processes are totally wrapped up). One of the selling points of Ben’s Best Blnz is that it has a lower potency that some pots are selling.

“Our slogan is get there slower,” Cohen told USA TODAY in a recent interview.

He got the idea for

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Bears look to begin demolition on remaining Arlington Park structures

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The Chicago Bears take another step in their long road towards building a new home on Wednesday. The team filed paperwork with the village of Arlington Heights to begin demolition of the remaining structures of Arlington International Racecourse. The news was first reported by Robert McCoppin and AD Quig of The Chicago Tribune.

It’s the next phase of the team’s desire to build a multi-purpose entertainment district on the property after they officially closed on the land earlier this year. The Bears entered into an agreement deal on the property back in September of 2021 to purchase the 326-acre land

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I Don’t Have an Estate Plan…Right?

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Whether or not you have a written estate plan, you do have an estate plan. The laws of the state in which you reside will make decisions about your estate if you do not have a written plan.

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If you don’t have a written estate plan, it is essential to know what the intestacy laws of your state are so that you know what will happen to your assets if

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Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic – Business News

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People working from home are becoming younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move on during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to

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4 in 10 say next vehicle will be electric: survey – Business News

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Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents.

About 4 in 10 US adults are at least somewhat likely to switch, but the history-making shift from the country’s century-plus love affair with gas-driven vehicles still has a way to travel.

The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago shows that the Biden administration’s plans to dramatically raise US EV sales could run into resistance

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Tupperware stock plummets after warning it may go out of business

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Tupperware says it may go out of business


Tupperware may go out of business, the company warns

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Tupperware is warning it may go out of business, just three years after the retro brand enjoyed a surprise surge from legions of pandemic shut-ins trying their hands at cooking.

The Orlando-based company said it had “substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern” in a press release and filing securities.

Shares of the direct marketing company plunged 50% after the announcement late Friday. Tupperware’s stock was trading at about $1.28 a share Tuesday, down 70% since the start

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Wall Street says bad news is no longer good news. Here’s why.

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There’s been a seismic shift in investor perspective: Bad news is no longer good news.

For the past year, Wall Street has hoped for cool monthly economic data that would encourage the Federal Reserve to halt its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes to tame inflation.

But at its March meeting — just days after a series

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China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans – Business News

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China appeals for fairness

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China appealed Friday to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk.

Governments are worried TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, might give browsing history or other data about users to China’s government or promote propaganda and disinformation.

“We call on the countries concerned to recognize the objective facts, effectively respect the market economy” and provide

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