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Gov. Inslee Appoints David Postman as Chair of the Liquor and Cannabis Board
PRESS RELEASE
OLYMPIA – The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) today announces that Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed David Postman as Chair of the LCB Board.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Postman had served as Gov. Inslee’s chief of staff from Dec. 2015 until Nov. 15, 2020. He served in the Inslee Administration since the governor took office in 2013, first serving as his executive director of…
Russia says new Western sanctions ‘absolutely unacceptable’ – Times of India
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Wednesday that new Western sanctions against Russia were “absolutely unacceptable” and dismissed claims that Moscow was behind the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The European Union and the United States introduced fresh penalties against senior Russian officials Tuesday over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Navalny, who was jailed last month after…
Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software
WASHINGTON:
A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday – an example of how commonly used programs can be exploited to cast a wide net online.
In a blog post, Microsoft said the hacking campaign made use of four previously undetected…
Covid-19 risk could be 70% higher in pregnant women: Study
New study has revealed that pregnant women are at an elevated risk of contracting Covid-19.
The study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, stated that the risk for contracting coronavirus is 70 per cent higher among pregnant women than in similarly aged adults in Washington, United States.
Researcher Kristina Adams Waldorf from the University of Washington in the US…
Washington state taps new chair of cannabis regulatory board
Washington state’s marijuana regulatory agency has a new executive.
David Postman was appointed chair of the state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Postman, who served as Inslee’s chief of staff from December 2015 until Nov. 15, 2020, starts his six-year term on March 15, the Associated Press reported.
He replaces Jane Rushford, whose term expired last month.
The part-time…