Analysts and food security professionals point to the dual impact last year of high inflation and the gradual expiration of multiple pandemic-era government assistance measures.
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Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank
Biden said the attacks by settlers amounted to ‘pouring gasoline’ on the already burning fires in the Middle East since the Hamas attack.
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Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets
Ceres released an analysis that found most of the assessed companies – including such powerhouses as Coca-Cola, General Mills, and Amazon – have set targets but aren’t close to meeting them.
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Trump is fined $10,000 for comment he made outside civil fraud trial
It’s the 2nd time the New York judge has fined the former president after warning him not to disparage court staffers.
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Carbon removal isn’t just for corporations. Individuals are paying for it, too.
A growing number of individual buyers are popping up. That includes big-name purchasers, such as Bill Gates, who has paid millions for carbon removal services.
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Amazon injuries more widespread than thought, study says
The data suggest ‘injury and pain at Amazon are far more widespread’ than previously known, said Beth Gutelius, research director at the center and a leading expert on logistics and warehouse work.
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Strongest U.S. economic growth since 2021 puts Fed in tough spot
Gross domestic product is projected to have grown at an annual rate of 4.5% last quarter, more than double the pace in the prior period, according to a Bloomberg survey.
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Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms
The development of clean energy technologies is driving up demand for metals such as copper, nickel and cobalt that mining companies say can be extracted from more than 600 feet below sea level.
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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating
While little is known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage, experts are calling Otis the strongest storm in history to make landfall along the Eastern Pacific Coast.
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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker
A lawyer specializing in constitutional issues, Johnson had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.