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Britain's grocery industry watchdog opened an investigation on Thursday into Tesco's relations with its suppliers, dealing a further blow to the battered reputation of the country's biggest supermarket.

Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR.O), under investigation by the U.S. Treasury and a federal grand jury over alleged failures to comply with anti-money laundering law, has hired away Wal-Mart Stores Inc's (WMT.N) top expert.

Illinois will begin issuing licenses to grow and distribute medical marijuana 18 months after a law was signed legalizing it, Governor Bruce Rauner's general counsel said in a statement on Monday.