$4M of Pot on Beach, $4M Of Pot Found On California Beach

$4M of Pot on Beach, $4M Of Pot Found On California Beach, A Panga boat smuggling drugs into California has been seized by narcotics investigators. Narcotics detectives recovered 500 plastic-wrapped bales of marijuana at Arroyo QUemada beach Sunday morning. $4m of pot on beach: The $4 million in marijuana found near an abandoned boat near Santa Barbara is not the first. Police say more than 20 of these pot smuggling boats have landed in the area in the past year.

The 2,000 lbs of drugs have an estimated street value of four million dollars. Detectives also found evidence of marijuana smuggling, including trash that was strewn around the beach.

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Blake Shelton Rumors, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Laugh Off Cheating Rumors

Blake Shelton Rumors, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Laugh Off Cheating Rumors, The latest "it" couple to make headlines over an alleged cheating scandal is none other than country music royalty Blake Shelton and wife Miranda Lambert. But the country crooners aren't taking the reports to heart -- or even seriously, for that matter.

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$22 minimum wage, Elizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity

$22 minimum wage, Elizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a case for increasing the minimum wage last week during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, in which she cited a study that suggested the federal minimum wage would have stood at nearly $22 an hour today if it had kept up with increased rates in worker productivity.

"If we started in 1960 and we said that as productivity goes up, that is as workers are producing more, then the minimum wage is going to go up the same. And if that were the case then the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour," she said, speaking to Dr. Arindrajit Dube, a University of Massachusetts Amherst professor who has studied the economic impacts of minimum wage.

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Jason Molina dies, Songwriter Jason Molina Dies at 39

Jason Molina dies, Songwriter Jason Molina Dies at 39, Jason Molina, the songwriter behind Songs:Ohia and the Magnolia Electric Co., died this past Saturday at his home in Indianapolis at the age of 39. The Ohio native, who between 1997 and 2009 put out several records under those names and his own, had struggled with alcoholism for years. After more than a decade of startlingly prolific songwriting, he mostly disappeared from the public view a few years ago, as his drinking led to stints in rehab and serious health problems.

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Big Bang Theory Four Years

Big Bang Theory Four Years, Big Bang Theory’s four years of change in TV ratings was discussed by cast members this week with local news. With nearly unbeatable numbers now in 2013, the cast is shocked how the Big Bang Theory’s four years have progressed from nearly last to first in network standingss. One of the biggest and most popular shows in television history is celebrating four years on the air, and a lot of difference can happen in just less than half a decade.

"The Big Bang Theory" appeared at Paleyfest this week, and reports on Thursday, March 14, 2013, show that they have truly grown since their first time there in 2009. Back when the cast appeared at Paleyfest in 2009, "The Big Bang Theory" wasn't even in the doemstic top 40. Now, they're the second most-watched show on all of television, coming in just behind "NCIS." That's because "The Big Bang Theory" is bringing in more than 20 million viewers per episode.

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