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Sira Naturals marijuana growing facility in Milford, Mass.
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Growing Marijuana Industry Struggles To Attract Employees Of Color

Feb 21, 2019

Massachusetts wants to give people of color a leg-up in the legal marijuana industry, but is off to a very slow start. Next to no black or Latino candidates have applied for licenses in the state.

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Air Date: Thursday, February 21, 2019

Nevada Sells Sex But Does That Make It Worse For Women?

UNLV Conference Will Seek Ways To Slow Rising Health Costs

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  • There is no question that many businesses in Nevada sell sex for profit but does that mean the state is a bad place for women? 

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Vehicles sit in high floodwater during a storm surge associated with Superstorm Sandy in 2012, near the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in New York.

New York City Admits Defrauding FEMA Out Of Millions After Superstorm Sandy

Feb 21, 2019
The city sought reimbursement for vehicles it said were damaged by Sandy. But many of them were already "junk" years before the storm, according to a settlement.
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Europe
German demonstrators used crime scene tape and replica guns to draw attention to a trial over Heckler & Koch's deal that sent G36 rifles to several Mexican states that were under a ban. The company was ordered to pay a large fine on Thursday. The photos

Heckler & Koch Fined $4.2 Million Over Assault Rifle Sales In Mexico

Feb 21, 2019
A court in Germany ruled Heckler & Koch broke the law when it allowed some 4,500 G36 assault rifles to reach Mexican states where drug cartel violence had prompted a ban on such deals.
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Shots - Health News
CVS plans to transform some of its stores into "health hubs," retail locations revamped to include more health care services and products. One of the first is in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston.

CVS Looks To Make Its Drugstores A Destination For Health Care

Feb 21, 2019
With almost 10,000 stores across the country, CVS says it is already where consumers are. The company is transforming some of its stores and their retail clinics into hubs for a wider range of care.
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Goats and Soda
Meat at a butcher's shop in a Moroccan market. Lack of refrigeration contributes to Africa's high rate of foodborne illnesses.

A Fatal Public Health Problem In Africa That Flies Under The Radar

Feb 21, 2019
Over 100,000 people in the continent die each year from foodborne illnesses. A new report looks at the reasons the toll is so high.
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Business
Duke's Zion Williamson reacts after falling as his shoe breaks in the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday in Durham, N.C.

A Blown Out Sneaker, An Injured Superstar, And A Night To Forget For Nike

Feb 21, 2019
In the most highly anticipated college basketball game of the season, Duke star Zion Williamson was injured when his sneaker ripped apart at the seams — an embarrassment for Nike.
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World
Artificial flowers decorate barbed-wire fence as Soviet Army troops stop in Kabul in May 1988, prior to their withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December 1979 to shore up the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul and maintained mor

Many Russians Today Take Pride In Afghan War That Foretold Soviet Demise

Feb 21, 2019
Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union withdrew from a disastrous nine-year war in Afghanistan. "Those who fought are being looked up to again," says one Russian veteran.
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Middle East
Hassan Shibly, attorney for the family of Hoda Muthana, says she was a "vulnerable young woman who was brainwashed and manipulated."

Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Can't Come Back, Trump Says

Feb 21, 2019
Hoda Muthana was 20 when she moved to Syria and started posting ISIS propaganda online. She says she has renounced the group and wants to return home, but the Trump administration refuses to allow it.
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Politics
Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, talks during a recess in testimony during the second day of a North Carolina State Board of Elections hearing.

Email Shows N.C. GOP Candidate Sought Out Operative Accused Of Illegal Ballot Scheme

Feb 21, 2019
The newly-released email shows how Republican candidate Mark Harris sought to court political operative McRae Dowless, who's now accused of running an illegal absentee ballot scheme.
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