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Last bastion for small farmer heroes faces death blow from Fusarium
Amandala
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June 29, 2025
With our prized forest having been depleted by the mid-20th century, our economy was steered to The Green Revolution for its salvation. The PUP, under the leadership of George Price, pushed for small farmer involvement in the production of grains,...
Cruise shore excursions: What are they and what are the best ways to book them?
Cruise
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Shore excursions are available on every cruise itinerary, from 3-night Bahamas getaways to 16-night Transatlantic voyages. Although many people see the ship as a destination, the ports of call are just as important. Some cruisers even choose...
Summertime activities provide time to enjoy life and support community programs
Pinecrest Tribune - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Pictured packing school supplies for day of service in Honduras, are CGWC members: (l-r) Vivian Garcia, Dr. Iris Torres, Ruth Martinez, Rita Tennyson, Barbara Lapsley, and Martha Black. Summertime activities provide time to enjoy life and support...
The ‘mistake’ that put a man in ICE detention
Montana Free Press
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July 4, 2025
Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press. This quality reporting was made possible due in part to your contribution. Thank you for supporting in-depth journalism in Montana. The MT Lowdown is a weekly digest that showcases a more...
Watch live: President Trump speaks at Iowa State Fairgrounds for America 250 kickoff
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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7:23 pm CTShare this update President Donald Trump takes the stage early Virginia Barreda President Donald Trump took the stage at the Iowa State Fairgrounds about 10 minutes earlier than expected. He walked out to country singer Lee Greenwood...
What we are seeing from ICE is not the American values I swore to uphold and defend
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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by Mitch Maley I am a veteran who proudly served my country. What I see in the thugish tactics used by our Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency does not represent the values I swore to uphold. The America I grew up in was better than this,...
After an ICE raid, a teen took over his mother’s Pasadena tamale stand. The customers keep coming.
Orange County Register - California
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July 4, 2025
Chris Garcia, 14, is not afraid to work. But he is afraid for his mother Carmen, who was at her tamales stand on the corner of Parke Street and Garfield Avenue in Pasadena on June 21 when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers...
A once-in-a-generation chance to bag the original Birkin
The National News
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Only once in a generation comes a sale like this. Twenty-five years after the most famous product from the venerable House of Hermes was last sold, the original model of its Birkin bag is back on the auction block. A quiet buzz has taken hold of...
After an ICE raid, a teen took over his mother’s Pasadena tamale stand. The customers keep coming.
The Pasadena Star News - California
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July 4, 2025
Chris Garcia, 14, is not afraid to work. But he is afraid for his mother Carmen, who was at her tamales stand on the corner of Parke Street and Garfield Avenue in Pasadena on June 21 when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers...
“Ghana has established itself as a reliable year-round producer of okra”
Fresh Plaza
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June 16, 2025
At the beginning of the new medlar season, at the end of March and beginning of April, demand for Spanish medlars is traditionally lively. Towards summer – that is, around June/July – demand drops noticeably, which is due to the wide variety of...
Update on bird flu strategy, egg prices continue to fall
Newton County Times - Arkansas
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From the USDA U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s comprehensive, five-pronged strategy announced in February to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). After reaching...
US Upland cotton sales rise 38%, Pima declines sharply: USDA
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Net sales of Upland cotton in the United States for the 2024–25 season totalled 83,200 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg (500 pounds), during the week ending June 12, 2025. This represents an increase of 38 per cent from the previous week...
Who Owns Kenworth And Where Are The Trucks Made?
SlashGear
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June 15, 2025
When Kenworth was starting out, it was developing its trucks in its first-ever plant in Seattle. Now, the company's manufacturing footprint spans across the globe. The biggest Kenworth production facility — and also one of the oldest — is in...
In Trump’s new budget bill, Latinos pay a hefty price
Los Angeles Times
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July 4, 2025
Periodically, the Latinx Files will feature guest writers. Filling in this week is De Los reporter Andrea Flores. On Thursday, the GOP-led House approved the Senate’s version of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the Trump administration’s domestic policy...
The ‘mistake’ behind a Helena immigration arrest
Montana Free Press
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July 4, 2025
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Crowley Connects US Northeast and Central America
SeaNews
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June 27, 2025
Crowley, an international leader in logistics, has made a significant expansion of its ocean shipping services with the introduction of its first-ever route between the US Northeast and Central America. Crowley deployed its new state-of-the-art...
President Trump's Cuts To USAID Could Result In A "Staggering" 14 Million Avoidable Deaths By 2030
IFL Science
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July 4, 2025
According to the influential medical journal, The Lancet, President Trump’s decision to cut the majority of US funding for foreign humanitarian aid could result in over 14 million additional deaths by 2030. Many of those at risk of excess...
BRICS Envoys Flock to Rio
Foreign Policy
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July 4, 2025
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Brazil readies to host the BRICS leaders’ summit, Bolivia embraces cryptocurrency amid an economic crisis, and Mercosur notches a new trade deal. Brazil Prepares to...
Eggs won’t cost more at these 2 popular breakfast restaurants
MassLive - Massachusetts
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July 5, 2025
By Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Business Writer Denny’s and Waffle House have removed surcharges that the two restaurant chains added to their menus when U.S. egg prices spiked earlier in the year. Denny’s confirmed Thursday that it eliminated its egg...
Rollins provides update on bird flu strategy, egg prices continue to fall
Lassen County Times - California
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June 27, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s comprehensive, five-pronged strategy announced in February to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. After reaching a record high...