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After being rushed in an ambulance to a hospital, the 15-month-old girl died from a fentanyl overdose. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesIn California, where the Legislature has failed to pass such laws, prosecutors in at least three counties are turning to drunk driving laws to charge parents whose children die from fentanyl overdose. Last month, a Maine woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her 14-month-old son’s fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors say the parents, like drunk drivers, knew fentanyl can injure or kill people. The boyfriend and girlfriend were charged with murder after their toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in June 2020.

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☆ Rescuers make last desperate push as final hours of oxygen on missing Titanic submersible tick down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea. But the crew had only a four-day oxygen supply when the vessel, called the Titan, set off around 6 a.m. Sunday. The full area being searched was twice the size of Connecticut in waters as deep as 13,200 feet (4,020 meters). "This is a search and rescue mission, 100%," he said Wednesday. An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea.

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☆ NHL roundup: Kraken hand Bruins first home regulation loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

[1/5] Jan 12, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Seattle Kraken goalie Martin Jones (30) reacts during the third period against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Jones logged 10 of his stops in the second period in his third shutout this season and 28th overall. Tyler Seguin scored his 10th goal of the season for the Stars and Oettinger made 29 saves. Kyle Connor scored the game-winning goal in the third period, while Dylan Samberg, Josh Morrissey and Karson Kuhlman also scored for the Jets. Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist and Tyson Jost scored for Buffalo, which has lost three in a row.

☆ NHL roundup: Kraken stun champion Avalanche
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 21, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann (19) celebrates his goal in the second period against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena. Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer turned away 17 of 19 shots against his former team before being replaced by Martin Jones midway through the third period. Burakovsky was a member of the Stanley Cup championship team last season and scored an overtime goal to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the finals. Nikita Kucherov added two primary assists for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves for the win. Dominik Kubalik registered a goal and an assist and Pius Suter and Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings.

☆ The 29-year-old CEO of one of the hottest companies in cannabis shares how she founded the startup in her dorm room and turned it into a recruiting powerhouse
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-20 | by ( Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Karson Humiston built Vangst into a cannabis recruiting powerhouse before her 30th birthday. But because the cannabis industry was so new, there were few resources to help them get access to the jobs, training, and skills they'd need to succeed. Vangst is now one of the top recruitment platforms in the exploding cannabis industry. Vangst says it works with over 1,200 cannabis companies and has placed over 150,000 people into full- or part-time roles. Humiston said the company was looking to expand and offer more "Cannabis 101" classes and training programs to job seekers.

☆ VIDEO: The 29-year-old founder of one of the hottest startups in cannabis shares how she crafts the perfect pitch for investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-02 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

She talked to Insider and the VC Andrea Hippeau about how she pitched her company to investors. You can see the full pitch deck Humiston used for the round here. When investors look at early-stage companies, Hippeau added, they look for indications that the founder is the right person to invest their time and money in. In the later stages, investors start digging more into business metrics and numbers, Hippeau added. Humiston said it's not uncommon to come across "sketchy" investors who have asks that aren't standard in business — especially in the cannabis space.

☆ JOIN US FOR A LIVE EVENT ON APRIL 25: The 29-year old founder of one of the hottest startups in cannabis shares how she crafts the perfect pitch for investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-28 | by ( Jeremy Berke | Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

ET, we'll be speaking with Vangst CEO Karson Humiston about crafting a perfect pitch. We'll also hear from Lerer Hippeau Partner Andrea Hippeau, who invested in Vangst in multiple rounds. ET where we'll be interviewing Vangst CEO Karson Humiston live about how to craft the perfect pitch for investors — in cannabis or any other industry. Vangst raised a $19 million Series B funding round in January, and you can see the full pitch deck she used for the round here. We'll also be joined by Lerer Hippeau's Andrea Hippeau, who has invested in Vangst over multiple funding rounds.

☆ If you want to get paid a six-figure salary in the cannabis industry, these are the 9 companies you should work for
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-17 | by ( Jeremy Berke | Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Salaries are skyrocketing at the biggest cannabis companies, according to recruiting startup Vangst. These nine cannabis companies are offering six-figure salaries in multiple states. The cannabis industry is expected to add over 100,000 jobs in the US alone this year, according to Vangst. And if you want to land a six-figure job in the cannabis industry, Vangst has identified 18 roles where job seekers can make over $100,000 a year. Unlike in past years, more employers are looking for people with specific cannabis industry experience because the industry has now been legal for nearly a decade in some states, she said.

☆ These are the 3 skills you need to land a 6-figure job in the booming cannabis industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-15 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As the cannabis industry has grown, salaries have jumped. Courtesy of VangstHumiston said she'd seen a shift in how the cannabis industry hired in recent years. In the early days, cannabis companies raced to hire people from outside cannabis — from mature industries like consumer packaged goods or pharmaceuticals. The cannabis industry is expected to add over 100,000 jobs in the US alone this year, according to Vangst's 2021 salary guide. And if you want to land a six-figure job in the cannabis industry, Vangst has identified 18 roles where job seekers can make over $100,000 a year.

☆ These are the 18 hottest jobs where you can take home a six-figure paycheck in the booming cannabis industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-09 | by ( Jeremy Berke | Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Senior-level salaries in the cannabis industry are soaring as the industry matures, according to cannabis recruiting startup Vangst's 2021 salary guide. Humiston said that cannabis salaries have edged upward year-over-year, especially as the industry emerges from the economic downturn associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike in past years, more employers are looking for people with specific cannabis industry experience because the industry has now been legal for nearly a decade in some states, she said. Overall, the cannabis industry added 107,000 new jobs in the US last year as more states opened their doors to legal cannabis, according to a report from the cannabis information site Leafly. If you're looking for a job in the cannabis industry, check out these roles listed from lowest to highest salary:

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