Stone Age Britons Were Eating Wheat 2,000 Years Before They Farmed It Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Stone Age Britons Were Eating Wheat 2,000 Years Before They Farmed It Scientists have recovered cultivated wheat DNA from an 8,000-year-old submerged site off the British coast. The finding suggests hunter-gatherers were trading for the grain long before they grew it. Read this story A 10-Hour Ride, A Welcome With Cola Nuts, A Sad Yet Hopeful New Normal NPR's John Poole and Sami Yenigun visited the village of Barkedu in Liberia to capture the sights and sounds of life after Ebola in a multimedia essay. Read this story White House Move To Protect Nest Eggs Sparks Hopes And Fears The Labor Department will draft new rules requiring retirement advisers to put consumers' best interests first. The industry warns low-income people might lose out on financial planning advice. Read this story Obama To Ambitious Teen: 'You Have This Strength Inside Yourself' The president interviews 18-year-old, Noah McQueen, who's participating in a White House mentoring program for young men of color. "It's hard to always make the right decision," McQueen tells Obama. Read this story Colorado Pushes For Concealed Guns In K-12 Schools Similar legislation has been proposed in North Dakota and Wyoming to allow concealed firearms on K-12 school grounds and college campuses, as a part of a larger effort to expand gun owners' rights. Read this story more news stories

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