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Equity crowdfunding could be risky entry to cannabis industry for first-time investors

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - City living agrees with young deer, according to research from Ball State University.

"The basic bottom line is the fawns in town have twice the survival rate of fawns outside of town," said Tim Carter, a biology professor at Ball State who is helping with research of fawns and adult deer in and around Bloomington. The program allowed researchers to put the deer into either an urban or rural category and then, using statistics for the density of people in that area, determine how many of the fawns would survive. Carter said that although there are coyotes in Bloomington, he believes there are fewer than in rural areas... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region's fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as well as provide recreational opportunities for hikers, campers, hunters and others. "In addition to permanently protecting incredible natural resources, wildlife habitat and unique historic and cultural sites, and providing recreational opportunities for a burgeoning region... Читать дальше...

High food prices hurting Russia’s poor, says Ministry of Economy

Joburg is - at the moment - the best place to visit, according to GQ magazine.

Ambassador to Russia Antonio Guerreiro said that Zika virus outbreak is unlikely to affect the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

An 18-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of Akhtar Javeed in Birmingham.

Tensions between North and South Korea over the North's nuclear and missile tests shut down a joint industrial park. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Anna Fifield of "The Washington Post."

We're learning more details about how the FBI handled the occupation of the federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. Court documents and an NPR interview with one of the arrested occupiers tell a story of federal agents biding their time, collecting evidence against the group. In retrospect, some of the occupiers and their sympathizers believe they were too complacent about the possibility of federal surveillance, and the possible presence of an FBI spy.

Foreign ministers — including the U.S. and Russia — meeting in Munich agreed to "accelerate" the delivery of humanitarian aid this week to Syria. They also agreed a cease-fire would begin in one week.

David Greene talks to economist Mohamed El-Erian, chairman of President Obama's Global Development Council, about recent turmoil in the stock market despite good employment numbers.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to MTV pop culture writer Crystal Bell about the new movie Deadpool, and how it reaches an audience unusual for comic book films.

A preliminary deal is reached for a cease-fire in Syria that's cost thousands of lives and sparked a refugee crisis. David Greene talks to David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee.

After Bernie Sanders win in New Hampshire, he was reaching out to minority voters who make up a larger segment of the electorate in upcoming contests. Hillary Clinton was trying to regain her footing.

Social scientists have been studying Valentine's Day gifts, and research show: The more you love someone, the more likely you might be to give selfish gifts.

Scientists have announced that they had seen gravitational ripples from two black holes colliding. The discovery is the culmination of decades of work. Albert Einstein first predicted such ripples should exist a century ago.

Clinton tried to paint Sanders as too focused on campaign finance and unwilling to address the other issues needed to lift up the middle class.

CLEARFIELD – The trial got under way Thursday for a local contractor who has been accused of failing to complete a home improvement project at an Osceola Mills residence. Brian T. Barton, 46, of Philipsburg is standing trial on charges of theft by deception; theft by failure to make required disposition of funds; false statement […]

HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu Police Department spokeswoman says the department has a backlog of 1,500 rape kits dating back more than a decade that have gone untested. Lawmakers are considering legislation that would require police to send rape kits to a laboratory within 10 days and testing to be completed within six months.

Computers that control cars of the future can be considered drivers just like humans, the federal government's highway safety agency has decided.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Official figures show the economy of the 19-country eurozone expanded by a quarterly rate of 0.3 percent in the final quarter of 2015, a relatively weak performance given tail winds such as cheap energy, a weaker currency and monetary stimulus.

So, that happened. Whatever remained of the genteel rivalry between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders has probably been ground to dust in the wake of a New Hampshire primary mollywhopping that's left Clinton's campaign grasping for answers. Thursday night, it was on Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff to wring out a polite and informative exchange at PBS' Wisconsin debate -- no small task given that the events of this week have left both candidates' egos more than a little bruised. Читать дальше...

Lender promises better rates for landlords in London and other high-demand areas - and lets them borrow more relative to rental income