All Charges Against Jussie Smollett Have Been Dropped
 
All Charges Against Jussie Smollett Have Been Dropped

All Charges Against Jussie Smollett Have Been Dropped During a surprise court hearing in
Chicago on Tuesday, prosecutors decided to
drop all charges against the ‘Empire’ actor. Attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes The actor will forfeit the $10,000
he posted for bond as part of a
deferred prosecution deal. Prosecutors previously alleged that
Smollett hired two men to stage a
hate crime against himself. Smollett has maintained his innocence
from the beginning and pleaded not
guilty to 16 felony counts on March 14. Attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes Attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes

Fake Pot Laced with Rat Poison Causes Three Deaths
 
Fake Pot Laced with Rat Poison Causes Three Deaths

Fake Pot Laced with Rat Poison Causes Three Deaths According to Time, On Tuesday, Illinois reported seven more cases, raising the nationwide total to 116. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly working with authorities in the state to discover the source of the outbreak. Both the CDC and the state confirmed that several patients and samples of the fake pot tested positive for the lethal chemical. Symptoms include coughing up blood, severe bloody noses, bleeding gums, internal bleeding and more. The CDC reported there have been at least 456 cases of illnesses from fake marijuana between 2010 and 2015.

Casinos in the mix
 
Casinos in the mix

Several Las Vegas-based operators have casinos in states likely to enact legislation to regulate sports betting, according to Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, assuming a favorable U.S. Supreme Court decision.