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Jacob Soboroff reporting his special, 'Captives of Cannabis' NBC News With marijuana use legalized in two thirds of American states, it’s perhaps tempting to believe that a legal product has been produced legally, but NBC’s Jacob Soboroff discovered the business for black market pot growers is booming, and they’ve turned to the victims of human trafficking to produce their crop. “What law enforcement tells us is that Chinese organized crime has gotten involved,” Soboroff told me. “Marijuana that people might be smoking or eating or drinking may have been cultivated by people who are doing it under duress as human trafficking victims, or as you know, DHS defines it: modern day slaves.” For his special report, “Captives of Cannabis,” debuting Friday night at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC News Now, Soboroff rode with a special team from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department on a raid of a black market marijuana farm in the California desert. “It's hard to comprehend unti

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) throws a pass during the second half of an NFL ... [+] football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season opened with the Cincinnati Bengals toppling the previously undefeated Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football . The action will continue Sunday with 14 games taking place throughout the day, including an early start London matchup. Fans won’t want to miss this action-packed slate, but bettors will want to be cautious about making too many plays. With plenty of information to be gleaned, spreads are tightening up and bargains are harder to find as we head into October. Fortunately, there are still a few spots where backers can get some great expected value in Week 4. Rather than throwing a bunch of darts at the slew of available betting lines on Sunday, consider focusing on the predicted

Consumers spent a bit more in August than the previous month, a sign the economy is holding up even as inflation lifts prices for food, rent, and other essentials By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer September 30, 2022, 8:36 AM WASHINGTON -- Consumers spent a bit more in August than the previous month, a sign the economy is holding up even as inflation lifts prices for food , rent, and other essentials. Americans boosted their spending at stores and for services such as haircuts by 0.4% in August, after it fell 0.2% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday. The government's report also showed that an inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve rose 0.3% last month, faster than July. The figures suggest that the economy is showing some resilience despite sharply rising interest rates, violent swings in the stock market , high inflation, and slower growth. On Thursday the government confirmed that the economy shrank in the first six months of the y

If you're in search of some creepy, crawly horrors to watch this Halloween, you might want to check the catalog of Stephen King. Since 1982, King's horror novels have been adapted into films, starting with 1982's Creepshow based on his short stories Weeds and The Crate to the most recent 2022 remake of his 1980 novel Firestarter. RELATED: Best Horror Movie Songs For Your Halloween Party Playlist With memorable characters like Pennywise, Carrie, and Jack Torrance becoming horror icons, there are plenty of hit Stephen King films to choose from on streaming services or during a popular scary movie marathon this spooky season. COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY 'The Shining' (1980) - Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video The Shining is home to one of the most iconic horror movie scenes in history thanks to the character Jack Torrance, who moves into the eerie Overlook Hotel with his wife and son Danny, and begins to unravel as he uncovers the hotel's haunting secrets. T

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar, signaling a looming winter recession for one of the globe's major economies as higher prices undermine consumers' spending power. Consumer prices in the 19-country eurozone rose a record 10% in September from a year earlier, up from an annual 9.1% in August, EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Friday. Only a year ago, inflation was as low as 3.4%. Price increases were beyond what market analysts had expected and are at their highest level since record-keeping for the euro started in 1997. Energy prices were the main culprit, rising 40.8% over a year ago. Food, alcohol and tobacco prices jumped 11.8%. “I’m already looking a lot more for special offers,” said Myriam Maierhofer, a 64-year-old trainer and coach for staff development, who was shopping Thursday at weekly outdoor market in Cologne, Germany. “I don’t thro

Authorities say two rock climbers, including a former NFL player, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of injuries By The Associated Press September 30, 2022, 2:48 AM FILE - Miami Dolphins tight end Gavin Escobar walks off the field at the NFL team's training camp, July 26, 2018, in Davie, Fla. Two rock climbers, including the former NFL player, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of injuries, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) The Associated Press IDYLLWILD, Calif. -- Two rock climbers, including a former NFL player, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of injuries, authorities said. The climbers were identified Thursday as Chelsea Walsh, 33, and Gavin Escobar, 31. Rescuers were called around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to Tahquitz Rock near Idyllwild following a distress call, the

Despite what Donald Trump claimed at the time, the USS John McCain destroyer was partially hidden from view, by orders of the White House, when the then-president visited a Navy base in Japan in 2019, according to new records newly obtained by Bloomberg . The name on the warship, named for the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), his father and grandfather, who all served in the Navy, was covered with a tarp when Trump visited Yokosuka Naval Base. Advertisement Trump insisted at the time that he had nothing to do with hiding the name and that some “well-meaning” person had apparently obscured McCain’s name. But Navy personnel were attempting to at least partially comply with White House orders, which appalled Navy officials, according to the emails, obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request. “ This just makes me sad ,” one official said to another in an email. The records confirm and elaborate on reporting at the time by The Wall Street Journal and The New York

Quentin Tarantino has always been wildly unapologetic about jacking the coolest shots and the most moving facets from other movies. As a matter of fact, it has become one of his signature trademarks, as he searches the hallowed classics and the garbage bins of film history and brings them his own brand of absurd, humorous, and violent depictions. This is evident in his illustrious career, from the tips of the hat to Lady Snowblood in Kill Bill , the French New Wave influences in Pulp Fiction , to the tributes to Leone in the entirety of his work. Looking back, his first foray into full-length features was the world's introduction to his manic cannibalization of the movies: the timeless story of a blood-filled robbery gone wrong, Reservoir Dogs . COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Reservoir Dogs acquaints the viewers, in signature Tarantino non-linear fashion, to the story of Mr. Orange ( Tim Roth ), an undercover cop who infiltrates the circle of crime boss Joe Cabot ( Lawrence Tierny

Sustainability and cybersecurity are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. Sustainability is tangible: on a given day you might see electric vehicles zooming down the street, wind farms dotting the countryside and rain gardens collecting and conserving water. By contrast, nearly all cybersecurity solutions fall into the background of our daily lives. We turn the lights on, browse the internet, make phone calls and use smart thermostats without seeing the vast infrastructure underpinning our technology. And yet, the infrastructure needed to enable our sustainable future requires far greater levels of cybersecurity than previously managed. Introducing new technology to power and manage the grid has prompted new cybersecurity challenges for energy companies, from utilities to electric vehicle operators. As we continue to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, we risk becoming more vulnerable if we don’t start associating climate resiliency with cyber resiliency. Introducing new techno

At the start of 2015, a spark was lit within the Star Wars publishing world as the first wave of novels arrived set within the height of the High Republic era, when the Jedi were at their strongest. But that strength came to crumbling ruination when they came up against the fierce anarchist Nihil, led by Marchion Ro, who sought to dismantle not only the Jedi but the entire Galactic Republic, who they saw as encroachers in the largely uncolonized Outer Rim. As the final wave of Phase I of The High Republic came to a close this spring, the multi-media initiative began shifting gears to a time set 150 years before the events that saw the destruction of the Starlight Beacon. Collider is excited to exclusively share Chapter 4 of Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton 's young adult novel Path of Deceit ahead of its October 4th release date. COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY In Path of Deceit , the Jedi Knight Zallah Macri and her Padawan Kevmo Zink travel to the frontier planet of Dalna to inv