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The first place Sativa variety cannabis plant at the Oregon State Fair in Salem.

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Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

4:30pm August 30, 2016

by Deena Prichep

This year, Oregon's legislature designated marijuana, which is legal there for recreational use, as a farm crop. It debuted among funnel cakes, livestock and zucchini this summer at the State Fair.

Bruce Hincks of Meadowood Farm walks through his patch of brussels sprouts in Yarmouth, Maine. Hincks, who has been farming for 40 years, said that this is the worst season, in terms of drought and heat, that he has seen in 10 or 12 years.

Northeast Farmers Grapple With Worst Drought In More Than A Decade

3:10pm August 30, 2016

by Jill Kaufman

This year, many fields are bone dry — and that has many farmers in the region thinking about how to manage their land, their animals and the water that is there.

Incumbents Poised For Big Wins Despite All The Attention On Outsiders

2:43pm August 30, 2016

by Susan Davis

Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Marco Rubio of Florida are favored to win their GOP primaries on Tuesday. So is Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz despite angry opposition.

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Single-belled baritones and euphoniums line the ceiling of the V&E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection to make room for the bigger instruments on the floor and walls.

A Museum With Nearly 300 Brass Horns: You've Gotta See It Tuba-lieve It

1:57pm August 30, 2016

by NPR Staff

Vincent Simonetti started playing tuba in high school in the 1950s. It was love at first puff. Now he and his wife, Ethel, have filled a house in Durham, N.C., with tubas for the public to tour.

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National

Groups Worry About Impact Of Police Moves To Block Social Media

1:35pm August 30, 2016

by Martin Kaste

As police find themselves in encounters that are posted live — including video — they sometimes want to pull the social media plug. Activists say this threatens to censor an electronic witness.

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Surfers And Scientists Team Up To Create The 'Perfect Wave'

12:06pm August 30, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

Surfers once deemed man-made waves weak and mushy compared to the best that break along the coast. Then engineers and an 11-time world champion surfer showed just how good an artificial wave can be.

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Gene Wilder Dies From Complications Of Alzheimer's At Age 83

8:07am August 30, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Wilder played neurotic, funny and emotional characters in some of the classic movies of the 1960s, 70s and 80s — including The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Silver Streak.

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Economy

New FAA Rules Allow More Commercial Drones In The Air

6:26am August 30, 2016

Federal officials implemented rules to allow for commercial operations of the small, unmanned aircraft. The rules will also impact on how the media can use drones in news and documentary coverage.

Piano Waiting To Be Played Creates A Good Vibe

6:12am August 30, 2016

by Rebecca Smith

A piano ready for the scrap heap gets one last chance to entertain people in Columbia, Mo. As part of our summer series "The World's a Stage," we find out who's playing it.

National

Opioid Epidemic Moves Police To Help Rather Than Arrest Drug Users

6:06am August 30, 2016

by Deborah Becker

Many police departments are trying various strategies to help people get into drug treatment rather than arrest them. Over the past year, police in Gloucester, Mass., started an Angel Program.