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As The Legal Pot Industry Booms, African-Americans Are Left Behind

4:24pm March 18, 2016

Amanda Chicago Lewis investigated the effect of the War on Drugs on black entrepreneurship in the legal pot industry for six months. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to her about what is keeping black people from entering the lucrative legal pot industry.

Mitt Romney Will Vote For Ted Cruz In Hopes Of Stopping Trump

4:17pm March 18, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The 2012 GOP nominee says he's voting for the Texas senator in Tuesday's Utah GOP caucuses, hoping to force an open convention as a way of stopping Trump from getting the Republican nomination.

Gen. Lori J. Robinson is the commander of Pacific Air Forces, which is responsible for Air Force activities in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam, among other areas.

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Woman Nominated To Head A Combatant Command For First Time

2:30pm March 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson will be nominated to take over U.S. Northern Command, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Friday.

The tortillas at one of Gold's favorite restaurants — El Parian — are handmade, and heavenly.

'City Of Gold,' Patchwork Of Cultures: A Tour Of LA's Food Scene

2:16pm March 18, 2016

by Renee Montagne

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Gold is as much a culinary anthropologist and cultural philosopher as he is a food critic. A new documentary follows him across Los Angeles.

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Early Friday afternoon, the baby bald eagle was lifting its own head — and its parent was attempting to feed it pieces of fish (at far right).

Hatched! Eaglet Emerges From Its Egg On D.C. Eagle Cam

1:49pm March 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

A little wing flap came more than 24 hours after the first "pip" — a hole in eggshell — was spotted, bringing sighs of relief and joy to the baby bird's fans.

The famous hard-line anti-immigration sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., has endorsed Donald Trump for president ahead of the primary there.

Trump Picks Up Anti-Immigration Endorsement Before Arizona Primary

1:43pm March 18, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his anti-immigration stance, is Donald Trump's latest controversial supporter. Arpaio is confident Trump will follow through with promises such as the border wall.

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Holstein cows at Homestead Dairy in Plymouth, Ind.

Gigi The Cow Broke The Milk Production Record. Is That Bad For Cows?

1:35pm March 18, 2016

by Luke Runyon

Cows are being bred to be larger, hungrier, and more productive. But this drive to raise ever-larger, hulking Holsteins has some prominent livestock advocates ringing alarm bells.

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"We are now shifting our attention to changing the underlying delivery system to make it more cost effective and higher quality," says Peter Lee, executive director for Covered California, the state's health insurance marketplace.

California Insurance Marketplace Aims To Kick Out Poor-Performing Hospitals

1:19pm March 18, 2016

by Chad Terhune

Doctors, hospitals and insurers are balking at a Covered California proposal to eject providers of care that have inordinately high costs and low quality from its networks.

Donald Trump is hoping he can rewrite the GOP's electoral math if he becomes the party's presidential nominee.

Can Donald Trump Rewrite The Electoral Map For The GOP?

1:00pm March 18, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Trump says the new voters he's turning out can put Midwestern swing states in play. But it's a gamble whether he could win over enough white voters for every minority voter he drives the other way.

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Appeals Court Refuses To Pay Lip Service To A Woman Suing A Lip Balm Maker

10:37am March 18, 2016

A woman claims she was ripped off after buying a $24 luxury lip balm; she couldn't squeeze all of the product out of the tube. The San Francisco court says the label did say how much is in the tube.

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