Category: Money

North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a...

Can’t stop, won’t stop: How the Bronx’s long-awaited hip-hop museum found a home

 Museum to set up shop in L+M Development’s megaproject on the waterfront   In the spring of 2014, Universal Hip Hop Museum executive director Rocky Bucano...

The Inside Scoop on Outdoor Cultivation

Columns – Hort How-To Growing under the sun has its advantages, such as low operating costs, but other rewards— and risks—also lurk in the shadows. Photos...

Why Is Cannabis Becoming More Potent?

 The feds began monitoring the potency of the nation’s pot supply in the ‘70s by drawing samples from stashes seized by law enforcement, and boy was it schwag. The...

The top 5 richest hip-hop artists in the world

Sean “Diddy” Combs remains the richest artist in the world of hip-hop, according to Forbes’ 2017 ranking of rap artists by their total fortune. On the...

A beginner’s guide to cannabis

Washington residents demonstrated their approval of cannabis consumption through medical legalization in 1998 and recreational legalization in 2012, but many have yet to...

The High Hurdles African-Americans Are Facing to Grow Cannabis

Darryl Hill, hailed for integrating college football in his youth half a century ago, was a successful entrepreneur with no criminal record and plenty of capital when he...

America’s Inequality crisis: African-americans and Latinos on the road to zero wealth

No savings, investments or home equity. This economic dystopia looms for minority families, and so does a choice: Do we want America to be more like Brazil or Canada?...

Beyoncé, JJ Watt, Kevin Hart offer support for Hurricane Harvey recovery

Celebrities are flexing their star power, and opening their wallets, to aid Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Several have released statements over the past few days that...

Mayweather finishes off McGregor in 10th

Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a show in the last fight of his spectacular career. Conor McGregor didn’t do so badly, either. Mayweather figured out a 50th opponent...