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When people hear about collegiate marijuana research, they might conjure up images of a group of students in the basement of an ivy-covered building, getting high in a lab and watching Parks and Recwhile being hooked up to electrodes. But the reality of cannabis research is likely much more sober …

It is almost impossible to talk about Jemele Hill today without talking about Donald Trump. Which is the opposite of how Jemele Hill would have it, understandably. “If the lead line in my obituary is ‘She once tweeted that the president is a white supremacist,’ I will see my life …

Dominique Crenn, the first American woman to receive three Michelin stars, has a long history of upending the status quo. In our signature video franchise “The First Time,” the French-born chef looks back on the earliest glimpse of the gutsiness that would carry her to the top of a grueling, …

According to a report published by the New York Times, Amazon has pulled out of its proposed plans to build a corporate campus in Long Island City, Queens in New York City. Read: Matt Taibbi on the Amazon-led Oligarchy After the location was announced in November, there was fierce opposition …

The father of the man accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents last fall said he is heartbroken for the 13-year-old and her family in an interview onGood Morning America. Patrick Patterson spoke with ABC NewsWednesday after his son, Jake Patterson, appeared in court for the first time. …

In January 2018, a Federal Judicial Panel assigned Judge Dan Aaron Polster of the Northern District of Ohio with overseeing more than 400 consolidated federal lawsuits seeking to hold dozens of prescription drug companies, distributors and retailers responsible for their part in causing the nationwide opioid crisis. Judge Polster was …

Fred Armisen will revive some of his favorite Saturday Night Live musical characters on an upcoming North American comedy tour. The 19-date trek, dubbed “Comedy For Musicians But Everyone is Welcome,” launches February 4th in Oxford, Mississippi and concludes March 2nd in Chicago, Illinois, followed by a show at the …

Lin-Manuel Miranda returned to the role of Alexander Hamilton for the first time in two-and-a-half years as Hamilton opened its three-week residency in Puerto Rico Friday. “I just love this island so much. And I just want it to be proud of me,” Miranda told reporters following the show’s Puerto …

Ellen DeGeneres returns to the stage as a stand-up comedian for the first time in 15 years in the new trailer for her new Netflix special, Relatable, out December 18th. The clip opens with DeGeneres explaining how the show’s title came about. After telling a friend she planned to return …