## California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and use of some hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms.

The bill would have removed criminal penalties for the possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms, mescaline and dimethyltryptamine, or DMT.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. »

### Trump Organization Exec Admits He Considered Fraud Part of the Job

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McConney also admitted to helping fraudulently inflate the value of multiple Trump Organization real estate assets.

One such property was the Seven Springs estate in Westchester, New York.

In 2015, the homes had not been built, and the Trump Organization instead donated the land rights to conservation, giving the organization the right to a hefty tax deduction. »

### World Gymnastics Championships: Simone Biles makes history with women's all-around gold

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American Simone Biles has become the most decorated gymnast in history after winning her second gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships.

Her total of 34 world and Olympic medals is more than any other gymnast, male or female.

She finished ahead of defending champion Rebeca Andrade of Brazil (56.766), while Biles' American team-mate Shilese Jones took bronze with a score of 56.332. »

### CD Projekt Spent Roughly $125 Million Turning Cyberpunk 2077 Around Post-Launch

Authored by ign.com

CD Projekt spent $125 million on Cyberpunk 2077 post-launch, repairing the game's reputation with the Edgerunners and Update 2.0 patches alongside the well-received Phantom Liberty expansion.

CD Projekt announced on October 5 that the expansion starring Idris Elba cost a hefty 275 million Polish Zloty (around $62.7 million) to develop and approximately 95 million Polish Zloty (around $21.6 million) to market.

The three figures together, combining the cost of Phantom Liberty with the amount spent bringing Cyberpunk 2077 back from its poor state at launch, total 546 million Polish Zloty, so around $125.9 million. »

### "Didn't want to answer questions under oath": Trump abruptly drops Cohen lawsuit ahead of deposition

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Cohen's attorney E. Danya Perry said in a statement to The Messenger that Trump dropped the case to avoid facing her questioning.

Legal experts speculated online that Trump axed his lawsuit against Cohen to avoid speaking under oath during the deposition.

I guess Trump didn’t want to answer questions under oath…" MSNBC host and legal analyst Katie Phang wrote on X, formerly Twitter. »

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