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Latin American Snacks Eat at U.S. Market by Marina E. Franco May 21, 2024 Introduction: (Axios) Latin American treats like Gansitos and Canelitas cookies are slowly growing their share of the U.S. snack market — and not just in Latino communities. The big picture: The boom in these snacks comes as ...

High Rates May Not be Bringing Down Inflation as Much as the Fed Thinks by Neil Irwin May 21, 2024 Introduction: (Axios) "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" is an old philosophical thought experiment. There is a monetary policy equivalent...

Our Fixation on Forests as a Climate Solution Is Causing Problems by Kate Yoder May 20, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) What is the value of a tree? It can provide a cool place to rest in the shade, a snack in the form of fruit, lumber to build a home, and cleaner air. But trees are increasingly ...

Dobbs Had the Opposite Effect Conservatives Intended by Julianne McShane May 17, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) Something curious has happened since the Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs decision in June 2022: More people have obtained abortions, despite increasing barriers to access. That’s o...

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Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, dies in helicopter crash aged 63

More on that from CNN:

https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live ... 3e509ebc1

Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 BREAKING: https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1792209322111606840 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi likely dead after helicopter crash in Azerbaijan More on that: President Raisi’s Helicopter Crashes in Iran: What We Know So Far by Al Jazeera Staff May 19, 2024 Introduction: (Al Ja...

“I Lost Trust”: Why the OpenAI Team in Charge of Safeguarding Humanity Imploded

Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving:

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024 ... telligence

'We'll Be Back,' Says UAW Chief Shawn Fain After 'Tough Loss' in Alabama by Jessica Corbett May 7, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Workers at a pair of Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama narrowly voted against joining the United Auto Workers this week, according to a preliminary tally...

GOP Farm Bill Decried as Pro-Corporate, Anti-Family 'Waste of Everyone's Time' by Jessica Corbett May 17, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Echoing early May criticism of U.S. House Republicans' blueprint for the next Farm Bill, anti-hunger and green groups on Friday fiercely condemned the GOP's d...

Tribes Lead on Wildlife Passages by Ben Goldfarb May 1, 2024 Introduction: (High Country News) The North Cascades elk herd is a cluster of some 1,600 animals whose domain, like so many habitats, is riven by a highway. From 2012 to 2019, Washington state records show, at least 229 elk were killed by...