Marijuana growers are worried about protecting intellectual property rights, especially from the patent techniques of seed-trade powerhouse Monsanto. Source – http://www.ganjapreneur.com/headline/portland-startup-maps-cannabis-genome-to-protect-weed-from-monsanto-patenting/

Millennials ditch alcohol for green juice, booze-free bars and sober raves. Plainly speaking, they believe liquor gets in the way of meaningful interactions with others, and that hangovers the next morning only serve to block them from achieving their goals. “I just feel like you have deeper conversations with people when you’re not distracted by […]

The U.S, records its first Zika death in an elderly man from Puerto Rico, where 700 cases have been confirmed and thousands more suspected. The mainland U.S. hasn’t been immune either: 93 cases so far in Florida and 77 in New York (no subtropical climate but stilll a home for the Aedes mosquito). They explore […]

It appears that the pop star Prince may have died without a will, leaving behind a multi-million dollar and growing estate. Although Prince has one full sister and five half-siblings, Prince’s family members will not be his biggest heirs.

Part 1 of an in depth series exploring female perspectives on emergency preparedness. How do men and women differ as preppers – and what are some major female concerns in an emergency situation.

At the meeting, Natalie rose to ask the CEO what the bank is doing to become more efficient. “You and I are both looking at some pretty bad numbers,” Miss Clarke told Mr. Moynihan. Natalie Clarke, 15, owns 5,000 shares in Bank of America given to her when she was a baby. Find out more […]

Zerohedge reports, While this should be no surprise to any rational non-establishment-teet-suckling economist, former McDonalds’ CEO Ed Rensi exclaims, in a recent Forbes Op-Ed, that “a $15 minimum wage won’t spell the end of [fast-food brands].

Former health insurance executive Wendell Potter talks about his book “A Nation on the Take” and how American democracy has become coin operated.

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US government warns congress, Puerto Rico needs bailout or we are all doomed: