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In this Saturday, April 11, 2015 photo, Afghan farmers harvest raw opium at a poppy field in Kandahar’s Zhari district, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. The plants grow bigger, faster, use less water than seeds they’ve used before, and give up to double the amount of opium, they say. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan) In this Saturday, April 11, 2015 photo, Afghan farmers harvest raw opium at a poppy field in Kandahar’s Zhari district, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. The plants grow bigger, faster, use less water than seeds they’ve used before, and give up to double the amount of opium, they say. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

By Associated Press May 5, 2015 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. PORTRAITS OF TEXAS GUNMEN EMERGE

One of the suspects had been on the FBI radar for years for possible terror ties – but authorities say they had no indication he was plotting an attack.

2. KERRY VISITS SOMALIA

The secretary of state makes an unannounced trip to the African country in a show of solidarity with a government trying to defeat al-Qaida-allied militants.