Early Addition: The Biden Administration Is Punishing Employees Who Admitted To SMOKING WEED?

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Published Mar 19, 2021

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A bit on the nose: Andrew Cuomo (allegedly) had a dart board with Bill de Blasio's face on it in his pool house.
The Osage Nation is hoping that Deb Haaland, the first Native American interior secretary but a known opponent of the fossil fuel industry, will still make it easier to drill for oil on its own land.
The Biden administration has sidelined or fired employees who admitted that they've smoked weed.
Speaking of narcs, the Times has a long account of the illegal rave scene that's flourished in NYC during the pandemic.
Paris is going into lockdown for a month because officials fear a third wave of COVID-19 is coming.
For the fourth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world.
The counterfeit Viagra trade is apparently a $3 billion-a-year industry.
Kanye West is now (debatably) the richest Black person in America, after UBS valued his sneaker and clothing enterprises at around $4 billion.
The wrestling world is giving props to pro wrestler Britt Baker for spilling a significant amount of REAL blood in a recent rumble.
Lana Del Rey has a new album out today and it's pretty good!
And finally, vibe on, you two:

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