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The San Francisco-area rapper who founded Cookies is being accused of using strong-arm and bullying tactics to run the popular cannabis brand, and forcing other companies to pay him and top executives millions of dollars in kickbacks to do business.Those who refuse to pay up, according to a pair of lawsuits filed in Los Angeles County court, face threats of physical violence or "slanderous blasts on social media," as well as the inability to do business with Cookies, which has sprung up more than 30 stores across the U.S.
"Defendants' pervasive wrongdoing has caused their own pockets to be lined while causing massive losses to Cookies and its shareholders," lawyers for a group of investors allege in a lawsuit filed Feb. 8.

From left, in 1972, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Alan Cartwright, Keith Reid, Gary Brooker and B.J. Wilson of Procol Harum.(Brian Cooke/Getty Images)Keith Reid, who wrote the lyrics for "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and about 100 subsequent songs by the British band Procol Harum, died March 23 at a hospital in London.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said he is dismayed after receiving backlash for taking a selfie in sight of Pele's open coffin at the public wake on Monday.Pele died on Thursday aged 82, and mourners lined up to see Pele's body in the centre of the field at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of Santos Football Club.

Ashley Mellen thought she was doing everything right for her health - eating lots of fruits and vegetables, buying organic, opting for grass-fed beef and not using any toxic substances in her home.The stay-at-home mom of three says she felt so well that she had taken no pain medicine, antibiotics, over-the-counter or prescription drugs since her 20s.

Head coach Stan Delus wants one thing straight.When Etiwanda High presses - like, really presses - you'll know.The Eagles girls' basketball team kicked off the season with a 70-22 win over Anaheim Fairmont Prep, still guarding full court up 40 in the third quarter to the grumbles of Fairmont coaches.

World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappe again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award on Monday.The best women's player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straight year.After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappe's France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote against Mbappe and Karim Benzema to secure the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappe again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award on Monday.The best women's player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straight year.

Colon cancer is striking younger American adults with greater frequency, and more tumors are being detected in advanced stages, worrying shifts in the occurrence of the potentially lethal disease that are sparking calls for wider screening and prevention measures.About 20% of people with colon cancer in 2019 were under the age of 55, almost double the rate seen in 1995, according to a report from the American Cancer Society.

Rihanna's comeback is in full force.After taking six years away from music to focus on her fashion and beauty lines (which casually made her a billionaire), Rihanna took a baby step back onto the scene last year with a new song that was featured in the Marvel film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.The track "Lift Me Up" plays over the film's credits as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, who played King T'Challa in the first film and who passed away in 2020 from colon cancer.

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Patrick Mahomes has picked up the first of what he hopes are two victories this week in Arizona.The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was the clear winner of the Associated Press' Most Valuable Player award, announced Thursday evening at the NFL Honors program.

The football legend, who is deemed the greatest player of the 20th century, died in Sao Paolo on Thursday.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has declared three days of national mourning for Pele after the legendary footballer died at the age of 82.The measure was announced on Friday in a decree published in an extra edition of the government gazette and signed by the outgoing president, who is set to leave office Sunday.

Pele's health remains stable and he is responding to treatment, according to the hospital caring for him.Brazilian news outlet Folha reported earlier on Saturday that the former striker had been moved to palliative care and that his chemotherapy to treat colon cancer had been suspended.But an update from the doctors treating Pele at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo on Saturday evening presented a more positive picture.

It's different here.It's the Chicago Cubs' slogan, but lately it seems like it applies to baseball in Chicago in general.In January, White Sox closer Liam Hendriks revealed he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and he began treatment.And the crosstown rivalry has been put to the side as Cubs rally around Hendriks and offer their support.

Mancini reached out to Hendriks after cancer diagnosis originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago New Chicago Cubs infielder Trey Mancini says he reached out to White Sox closer Liam Hendriks after he revealed he'd been diagnosed with cancer, saying that he was ready and willing to offer any counsel he could during the difficult treatment process.

Pele has died aged 82 after a battle with bowel cancer, which is the UK's second biggest cancer killer, according to charities.Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein said the Brazilian football great died due to multiple organ failure as a result of the progression of colon cancer, a type of bowel cancer.

Thousands of mourners lined the streets as Brazilian football icon Pele was laid to rest in Santos, the city of his former club.Pele had been lying in state for 24 hours in the centre of the pitch at the club's Urbano Caldeira stadium for the public to pay their respects.People crowded the streets on Tuesday as his coffin was carried on a fire truck to a private family funeral.

Thousands of mourners queued through the night to pay respects to Brazil legend Pele, who is lying in state at the stadium of his former club Santos.Pele's coffin is in the centre of the pitch at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, and fans have lined the streets to get into the ground.There will be a procession through the streets of Santos from 12:00 GMT, before a private family burial.

L ondon football fans are set to spend around 92million in a weekend bonanza for businesses as England clash with Senegal at the World Cup, experts said on Friday.They are likely to splurge 64million on food and drink for home parties as well as merchandise and sportswear, according to forecasts.A further 28million will be taken in hospitality venues, mainly boosted by an extra million pints pulled.