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In Kansas’s poorest county, where businesses are shuttered and some farmers are earning less for their crops than they were just a few years ago, there’s a yearning for the change they hope President Donald Trump will bring to America’s heartland.

From marijuana-laced candy to body lotion infused with the controversial plant, cannabis  is becoming a big business in the United States. Marijuana is now legal in 28 U.S. states for either medical or recreational use. Former President Barack Obama took a hands-off approach, leaving it up to the states to govern and prosecute the use of marijuana. However, there’s now uncertainty whether the Trump administration with crackdown on pot or not.

The number of investigations into U.S. President Donald Trump’s new administration after just one month in office is mounting. It’s not just the opposition Democrats, but also Republican colleagues who are raising questions about Trump’s actions and those of his aides. Here’s a rundown.

One name missing from the U.S. list of foreign terror groups might surprise you. The Afghan Taliban don’t make the cut. But the reason they’re not on the list has more to do with politics, and less to do with whether the Taliban meet the criteria to be considered a terror group.

Showy weddings could come with an even bigger price tag, if one Indian lawmaker has her way. Weddings have become a huge social statement for most Indian families, with many parents shelling out one-fifth of their accumulated wealth on ostentatious celebrations. Will a tax on wedding celebrations cut down on the glitz?

QUICK TAKE VIDEO: In eastern Mosul, which Iraqi troops have reclaimed from Islamic State, stories of atrocities abound. In Mosul, we meet Muhammad Abdullah, who says the terror group stoned his wife to death on false prostitution charges.

Anti-immigrant sentiment is flaring up in South Africa, where a wave of attacks has hit immigrant-owned businesses. Critics of accuse foreign-born residents of spreading crime, while an anti-immigrant protest is scheduled in Pretoria on Friday. In Johannesburg, VOA meets with immigrants who are feeling the heat.