Seeds will be sprayed with chemicals and a ‘water retaining agent’ to limit evaporation.
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Jill Biden tests negative for COVID-19, will go to Delaware
The first lady has been isolating in South Carolina since vacationing with President Biden.
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Polio in U.S., U.K. and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine
The polio viruses recently found in the sewer systems of Jerusalem, New York and London were mutated versions of viruses that first originated in vaccines meant to stamp out the paralytic disease.
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Singapore to decriminalize sex between men but won’t allow same-sex marriage
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says ‘private sexual behavior between consenting adults does not raise any law and order issue’ and promises the repeal won’t change how marriage is defined in the country.
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African migratory birds threatened by hot, dry weather
Roughly 10 percent of over 2,000 species are in peril.
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Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party?
A video leak triggers a debate about what level of reveling is appropriate.
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Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches in few states amid E. coli outbreak
People in in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania reported falling ill.
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Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead
The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claims responsibility for the attack.
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Statue honors once-enslaved woman who won freedom in court
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife, Diane, are leading Sunday’s ceremony.
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Russian shelling, Ukrainian airstrike reflect broadening war
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces stepped up their battle to seize one of the dwindling number of cities in embattled eastern Ukraine not already under their control while continuing to fire on towns and villages in the country’s north and south, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. Russian shelling collapsed balconies and blew out windows in the southern […]