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Sen. Jeff Merkley announced Tuesday that he is not running for President, telling supporters in a video that he will remain in the Senate after mulling a presidential bid for months.In a video that in many ways mimicked a presidential announcement, Merkley laid out his life story, described issues that he believes need to be tackled and outlined what could have been a rationale for a 2020 run. But the Oregon Democrat says in the video that he believes Democrats need leadership in the Oval Office and the Senate and that he believes he could be most effective in the legislative body."Over the last year, I've weighed whether I can contribute more to the battle by running for president or by running for reelection to the Senate," Merkley said. "Today, I am announcing that I am not running for president."Merkley did not endorse a candidate currently in the race and added, "I believe that there are Democrats now in the presidential race who are speaking to the importance of tackling the big challenges we face. But what I'm also sure of is that right now the Senate is not prepared to be a full partner in this fight."Instead of running for president, Merkley will now spend the next two years running for reelection in Oregon, a race that all nonpartisan handicappers rate as a seat safely in Democratic hands.Merkley, a Democrat representing Oregon since 2009, was the only US senator to endorse Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election over his rival, Hillary Clinton. Despite that support, Merkley said if Sanders was losing to Clinton after the primary season, he should end his presidential campaign and concede to Clinton.Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been a major critical voice of the Trump administration in the Senate, particularly its handling of immigration issues. In June, the senator made headlines when he was denied entry to a Texas immigration center for unaccompanied minors when he showed up and asked for a tour. He accused the administration of being part of a "cruel" effort against unauthorized immigrant children.In January he asked the FBI to open a perjury investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. The call came a day after he released a draft memo that shows the Trump administration was drafting a policy as early as December 2017 to separate families apprehended at the US southern border. The administration has repeatedly denied there was a policy to separate families, and Merkley said Nielsen made the same claim when she testified before Congress.Late last year, Merkley told ABC that his family had given him a "thumbs-up" to run for President, and that he would make a decision within the first three months of 2019. 2729

Stargazers around the world, rejoice! The universe is about to give you an exciting astronomical year.2019 is featuring five eclipses, a rare planet transit, one of the best meteor showers and a super blood wolf moon, but the fun doesn't stop there.The new year will also bring 290

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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg cautioned against boycotts of companies like Chick-fil-A because of their political giving in an interview on Wednesday, arguing that it leads people to "sometimes slip into a sort of virtue signaling in some cases where we're not really being consistent."The comment -- which comes a day after Buttigieg, who is gay, said he doesn't support Chick-fil-A's politics but supports its chicken -- is significant because of past controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A. The fast food company's president Dan Cathy said in 2012 that the company was supportive of "the biblical definition of the family unit" and that society was "inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.'" As a result, many groups boycotted the chain.Chick-fil-A's late founder, Truett Cathy, founded the WinShape Foundation, which has also faced criticism from gay rights advocates for its donations to anti-gay groups."If you're turned off, as I am, by the political behavior of Chick-Fil-A or their executives, that leaves a bad taste in your mouth so to speak. You decide not to shop there, I certainly get it and I support it," Buttigieg said on BuzzFeed's AM to DM. "But, you know, the reality is we, I think, sometimes slip into a sort of virtue signaling in some cases where we're not really being consistent."He added: "I mean, what about all the other places we get our chicken from? Do we know, have we scrutinized the political contributions of the executives of other places that we get all of our food from? ... I just want to make sure that we're not too sanctimonious about this. Because sometimes we put ourselves in this position of judgment that doesn't really hold up under scrutiny."Buttigieg, in an interview that aired on Tuesday, 1851

Puff. Puff. Cash.That is what some in the marijuana tourism industry are betting on. “We’ve grabbed a larger section of the mainstream, so now we’ve grabbed the canna-curious,” said CEO of Colorado Cannibs Tours Michael Eymer.Now that recreational marijuana Is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia, businesses like Eymer’s are sprouting up like weeds.Eymer’s company takes customers on tours of dispensaries and grow houses in the Denver area.“Where we’re at with this whole thing, my company and models like this, I really, firmly feel, it’s simply just the tip of the iceberg in how big this industry can be. You know, I feel that this industry can be as as the public, or social consumption of alcohol.”But these businesses are operating in a bit of a gray area, and it’s not always a smooth ride. "There was a misunderstanding a little over a year ago with the city of Denver, where we had some of our guests and our guides, ticketed, by the city for what they considered to be public consumption,” said Eymer.While pot is legal to possess, sell and consume across the state of Colorado, you still can’t smoke it in public.That became an issue last year, when a Colorado cannabis tours bus got pulled over by Denver police."We do have rules though, where you can legally consume marijuana and where you legally cannot consume marijuana," said Eric Escudero, a spokesperson for the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses.That’s just one of the hurdles different states are facing with the legalization of medical pot.“When the first slate of licenses were granted, it did not include social consumption or delivery,” said Shanel Lindsay who founded Ardent Cannabis.Lindsay is trying to make sure they don’t have the same kind of hiccups in Massachusetts.“I think it’s really important for states, when they’re, when they’re making these laws to make sure there’s a clear pathway for social consumption and delivery, when they’re writing the law," said Lindsay.Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational pot in 2016.The first stores to sell it didn’t open until last year, and the state is still working on the rules for cannabis consumption businesses.“We’ve always had private or underground social consumption events and you definitely still see people running social consumption events in a private way. But really what people want is the ability to legitimately run public events.”Like in California.The popular music festival “Outside Lands” in San Francisco includes an entire area called “grasslands,” where people can buy and smoke weed in an open-air setting.“I came last year and we weren’t able to buy weed, so I was super happy I was able to get a pre-roll," said one concert-goer.Back in Colorado, Eymer worked on passing a state law that will allow for licensing of all kinds of marijuana businesses. He says giving users and sellers that stress free feeling is why he does what he does. 2932