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SAN FRANCISCO - Thousands sent up a cheer and a collective plume of marijuana smoke at the stroke of 4:20 p.m. Wednesday in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands sent up a cheer and a collective plume of marijuana smoke at the stroke of 4:20 p.m. Wednesday in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands sent up a cheer and a collective plume of marijuana smoke at the stroke of 4:20 p.m. Wednesday in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

A plane dragging a banner encouraging attendees to "smoke weed" circled overhead, while unlicensed vendors set up tables and makeshift tents to sell all types and strains of bud, not to mention T-shirts, pipes and food. Fans of the drug have long marked April 20 as a day to roll weed or munch on pot-laced brownies and call for increased legal access to it. In Anchorage, Alaska, a downtown marijuana pot club has scheduled a "420 Blaze Party" in a state where recreational use is legal but sales of weed aren't until later this summer. Читать дальше...

Backers say it will help foster religious freedom.

Oil's current rally isn't based on fundamentals, so prices will likely keep struggling throughout this year, warns Mitul Kotecha, head of Asia FX and rates strategy at Barclays.

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Some will say that the Panthers wronged cornerback Josh Norman by not rescinding the franchise tag sooner. But it’s safe to assume that the Panthers used the tag with the intent of trying to work out a fair, long-term deal, and with a willingness to honor the $13.95 million salary if the player had accepted a deal…

A revived push by China to cleanse cyberspace swept up a quickly rising Internet celebrity, highlighting efforts to temper the explosive popularity of online stars.

The Russian Emergencies Ministry informed that 51st humanitarian aid convoy for residents of Ukraine’s crisis-hit southeast has departed for the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

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NEW ORLEANS, April 20 (UPI) -- Five ex-New Orleans police officers were sentenced for the shootings of six unarmed men and its subsequent cover-up in the days following Hurricane Katrina.

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It took less than a day for the "New Donald Trump" to become the familiar Donald Trump on the campaign trail.

Many observers noted a gentler side of Trump during his primary-night victory speech at Trump Tower. The real-estate mogul referred to Sen. Ted Cruz, for example, as "Senator Cruz" rather than Trump's preferred pejorative: "Lyin' Ted."

But several minutes into a speech during a Wednesday rally in Indiana, the moniker was back.

"In the case of Ted Cruz ... Читать дальше...

Shawn Horcoff, restored to the Ducks lineup after being scratched for the first two games of their playoff series against the Nashville Predators, made his presence felt Tuesday in many ways.

Curt Guyette, ACLU of Michigan investigative reporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about the investigations into Flint's toxic water crisis, the new criminal charges filed against low-level officials, and where investigators are likely to turn in...

When we think of bones, a lifeless skeleton usually comes to mind, but our bones are a living organ that grows and changes shape throughout our life.

The path for Democrats to win the House is steep and complicated, but plausible, particularly if Donald Trump emerges as the GOP presidential nominee

(AP) — Budget negotiators from the Missouri House and Senate agreed to scale back proposed funding cuts to the University of Missouri and boost overall higher education funding as they settled the final pieces of the state's proposed spending plan Wednesday. [...] a 4 percent increase would still be enough to hold down tuition, said Paul Wagner, executive director of the Council on Public Higher Education, which represents the presidents and chancellors of Missouri's 13 public, four-year universities. Читать дальше...

Genetic disorder is also one of the major causes of increasing suicide rate in India, opined Karnatak University vice-chancellor Pramod Gai here on Wednesday.

Caitlyn Jenner leans in to possibly kiss pal Candis Cayne in this new clip from the upcoming season finale of I Am Cait. The 66-year-old reality star was dared while having dinner with some friends. “If you two kiss on the lips, she’ll sing,” their friend Courtney says. Giselle adds, “Think of it as like [...]

Charlotte lost Nicolas Batum to an ankle injury.

Second of this series would be held on April 24.This conference will be on heart diseases.Well-known doctors from the city will address the audience.

World Heritage Site Hampi, whose Utsav was cancelled in the wake of the drought and series of elections this year, has lost out on tourist inflow over the past three months.

Crude in move higher amid sturdy global demand and falling output in producers such as the US