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These Palmer amaranth — or pigweed — plants, seen growing in a greenhouse at Kansas State University, appear to be resistant to multiple herbicides.

As Weeds Outsmart The Latest Weedkillers, Farmers Are Running Out Of Easy Options

8:28am April 11, 2019

by Dan Charles

In the long-running war between farmers and weeds, it's advantage, weeds. Scientists in Kansas have found examples of the dreaded pigweed that are immune to the newest weed-killing technologies.

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The pronounced curve of this toe bone — the proximal phalanx — from a specimen of Homo luzonensis, an early human found in a Philippine cave, looks more like it came from tree-climbing Australopithecus than from a modern human, scientists say.

Ancient Bones And Teeth Found In A Philippine Cave May Rewrite Human History

11:33pm April 10, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

Islands in Southeast Asia were clearly important in the evolution of early humans, say scientists who have turned up 50,000-year-old remains of what they suspect is a previously unknown human species.

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Tom DiGiovanni's job as chief financial officer for Canndescent involves managing bags of cash by the millions which must be counted, then hauled in armored vehicles.

Bags Of Cash, Armed Guards And Wary Banks: The Edgy Life Of A Cannabis Company CFO

11:33pm April 10, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Being chief financial officer in a pot business requires lots of workarounds, including hiring heavily armed guards. Few financial firms are willing to service a market that remains federally illegal.

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Then-White House counsel Greg Craig listens as President Barack Obama makes a surprise appearance during the daily press briefing at the White House on May 1, 2009.

Greg Craig, Ex-White House Counsel, Expects Charges In Ukraine Case, Lawyers Say

11:09pm April 10, 2019

The heavyweight Democratic lawyer and former top Obama counsel has been on the watch for an indictment connected to his onetime work with Paul Manafort. Now his own attorneys say it's at hand.

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at a news conference at the conclusion of the EU summit in Brussels.

World News

EU Extends U.K.'s Brexit Deadline Until Oct. 31

11:08pm April 10, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Frustrated by the British parliament's failure to develop its Brexit plan, EU leaders offer a compromise extension. Now the U.K. has to renew its efforts to agree on terms for the divorce.

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Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

9:37pm April 10, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

Financial aid offer letters look vastly different from one school to the next, and it isn't always clear how much students will have to pay. "It's really the Wild West," one expert says.

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Service members and civilians walk through a store on Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska in 2017. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which oversees military retail facilities, recommended this week that stores show sports instead of news on their com

Military Stores Asked To Stop Showing 'Divisive' News On Their TVs

9:09pm April 10, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service initially recommended that facilities feature sports programming. An updated memo tells facilities to make adjustments based on "the news of the day."

The cover of the National Enquirer in July 2017 featuring President Trump. The tabloid is for sale.

National

American Media LLC Plans To Sell 'National Enquirer'

8:51pm April 10, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The National Enquirer has given President Trump favorable coverage. It also is accused of keeping a lid on an alleged Trump affair by paying a woman for her exclusive story and then not publishing it.

President Trump speaks to f the media prior to his departure from the White House Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

Treasury Department Will Miss House Committee Deadline To Turn Over Trump Tax Returns

8:13pm April 10, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is not outright denying the request from Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, but he does cast doubt on the legality of the request.

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister, speaks during a news conference in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 21. New Zealand has banned military style semi-automatics and assault rifles and will establish a nationwide buyback of the weapons as a res

World News

New Zealand Passes Law Banning Most Semi-Automatic Weapons

7:19pm April 10, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Lawmakers across party lines voted overwhelmingly to ban the weapons after a massacre in Christchurch killed 50 worshippers. Owners have until the end of September to hand the weapons over to police.