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Political speeches may be mostly performance, but the issues discussed touch many. Plus New York cracks down on restaurants serving food and drink containing CBD.
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From the travel ban to the border wall, immigration has played an outsize role in Donald Trump’s presidency—and Tuesday night’s State of the Union address was no exception. He mentioned more immigration-related words than his predecessors, linking immigrants with higher crime:

At one point, Trump diverted from his usual talking points on

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