What to Know
- Robert Mueller did not find evidence Trump's campaign 'conspired' with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election
- Lawmakers are poised to vote on making New Jersey the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana
- Apple is expected to announce that it's launching a video service that could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself
Monday, March 25, 2019
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1. Mueller Finds No Collusion, Stops Short of Exonerating Trump
Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared.
That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new rounds of political and legal fighting.
Trump cheered the outcome but also laid bare his resentment after two years of investigations that have shadowed his administration.
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2. NJ Lawmakers Near Vote on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Lawmakers are poised to vote on making New Jersey the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana.
The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate have scheduled votes for Monday.
The vote, the outcome of which remains unclear, comes after more than a year of mostly back-room wrangling since Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy came into office.
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3. Long-Awaited Video Service Expected From Apple on Monday
Apple is expected to announce Monday that it's launching a video service that could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself.
It's a long-awaited attempt from the iPhone maker, several years after Netflix turned "binge watching" into a worldwide phenomenon.
The new video service is expected to have original TV shows and movies that reportedly cost Apple more than $1 billion — far less than Netflix and HBO spend every year.
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