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Fewer farmers are planting hemp across the Midwest and Great Plains. The decline is most acute in hemp grown for its oils, like CBD, but experts say there’s greater opportunity in industrial hemp.
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Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.
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From now until May 12, some 300 comedians are taking over some of LA’s most iconic theaters to do live stand-up, table reads, sketch comedy shows and more.
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Among the recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor is Opal Lee, who led the effort to get Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.
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Nearly half of the people who suffered heat-related deaths in Arizona last year lived outdoors without shelter, but public health officials and lawmakers are starting to pay more attention to the risk of dying indoors.
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Wally has many fans in Pennsylvania and across social media. His owner is enlisting their help, saying Wally was kidnapped, located by a trapper and released into a swamp while vacationing in Georgia.
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It's a sign that the American job market may be shifting into a lower gear this spring, a move that has been expected and hoped for by economists for a long time.
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Giant turbines spinning off the coast of Montauk are bringing New Yorkers enough renewable electricity to power more than 70,000 homes.
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In 1968, anti-Vietnam War protests caused upheaval on campuses across the country.
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Nickelodeon's megahit show "SpongeBob SquarePants" made its TV debut on May 1, 1999.
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There is a glaring data hole when it comes to records of people who are missing from reservations.
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The 14th Amendment specifies that a key census count must include the "whole number of persons in each state." But a growing number of Republicans are proposing measures to exclude non-U.S. citizens from that tally.