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US police search for man who broadcast deadly shooting on Facebook

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US police search for man who broadcast deadly shooting on Facebook

US police search for man who broadcast deadly shooting on FacebookPolice in Cleveland, Ohio issued an arrest warrant Monday for a gunman they said murdered a man in a crime he broadcast live on Facebook. Officials in the city said suspect Steve Stephens, 37, shot his 74-year old victim Robert Godwin Sr at random on Easter Sunday, in cold blood. "Suspect did broadcast the killing on Facebook Live and has claimed to have committed multiple other homicides which are still NOT verified," Cleveland police said in a statement.


For African-American families hit hard by the war on drugs, pot comes out of the shadows, but slowly

For African-American families hit hard by the war on drugs, pot comes out of the shadows, but slowlyJesce Horton is the owner of Panacea Valley Gardens, a cultivation center and boutique edibles line serving cannabis patients in Portland, OR. Jesce Horton still remembers the advice his father often imparted to him while he was growing up. Marijuana, said the 34-year-old Horton, was always a big part of those conversations.


Buying weed for grandpa

Buying weed for grandpaSomewhere in a suburban New York basement there is a small, unused bag of marijuana, a last attempt to help an elderly father in his final days. One day last spring, in one of his series of hospital rooms, his family — a wife and four grown children — argued over what straws they might grasp to build his strength. Pot could help with that, said his son.


Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launch hunger strike

Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launch hunger strikeHundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement that could mark a serious challenge to Israeli authorities if sustained. The hunger strike was called for in connection with Palestinian Prisoners Day, observed annually, but also ahead of commemorations this summer marking 50 years since the 1967 Six Day War and the start of Israel's occupation. Hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners occur regularly, but rarely on such a large scale.


This Is Your Teenager's Brain on Pot

This Is Your Teenager's Brain on PotA series of studies point out that vulnerable, still-developing adolescent brains don’t mix so well with marijuana, but definitive research is elusive.


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