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From left: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, Vice President Vance, President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa listen to questions from the media at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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A cannabis dispensary stands in Brooklyn on April 23, 2026, in New York City. President Trump's acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, has signed an order that will reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire. And, Trump eases medical marijuana rules
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