Washington state involves marijuana dispensaries in incentive programs - June 10, 2021

The U.S. Consumer Price Index surged in May, marking a 5% rise since this time last year and the highest annual inflation rate in 13 years. The inflation rate was boosted by a stark rise in prices since last year’s dwindling economic activity, posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve as prices for new vehicles and food makers continue to climb. Jobless claims in the last week fell again to 376,000, although the labor market still has much to recover before reaching pre-pandemic levels. Inflation Is Surging. The Price Of A Toyota Pickup Truck Helps Explain Why - NPR Burger King Owner Sees ‘Significant Inflation’ for Beef and Mayo - Bloomberg @foxjust: Just to put today's CPI numbers in context, here's U.S. inflation over the past 245 years The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that the highly transmissible Delta variant overtaking India is poised to take hold in Europe, urging travelers to get vaccinated and follow local public health measures. President Joe Biden is expected to commit to opening up travel with the U.K. as part of a larger effort to roll back pandemic restrictions on travel between the U.S. and Mexico, Canada, the U.K. and European Union member states. Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules - Associated Press Fauci urges vaccinations as COVID-19 variant surges in UK - Axios While coronavirus cases are down in the U.S, the emergence of more variants and a slowdown in vaccination rates prompted the surgeon general to warn unvaccinated people that they face an increasing risk of contracting a variant that is potentially more dangerous. Despite Ample Shots and Incentives, Vaccine Rates Lag Far Behind in the South - The New York Times There's A Stark Red-Blue Divide When It Comes To States' Vaccination Rates - NPR @DrLeanaWen: In two Tennessee counties where only about 20% of residents are fully vaccinated, hospitalizations have risen about 700%. Reminder that those vaccinated are well-protected, but the unvaccinated remain at high risk, even as cases decl