September 2019

US and Japan agree initial trade deal focusing on agriculture

Image copyright Getty Images The US and Japan have agreed an initial trade deal that will eliminate or lower tariffs on certain products traded between them. Duties on some agricultural goods will be removed or lowered, while digital products will also benefit. US President Donald Trump said the world’s first and third largest economies achieved

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California farm region faces furry new threat: swamp rodents

One of the most recent threats to California’s environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buck teeth that could be mistaken for carrots. “Boy, they’re an ugly-looking thing,” said David Passadori, an almond and walnut grower in central California. “And the way they multiply — jeez.” The swamp rodents, called nutria, are

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Phone Call Showed Only a Slice of Trump’s Obsession With Ukraine

Four days after that call, Mr. Trump said on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program that he “would imagine” that Attorney General William P. Barr would like to review information about Ukraine’s actions in the 2016 election. On Wednesday, the Justice Department said that the official named to review the origins of the counterintelligence investigation into

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Economy, tariffs cloud retail outlook as 4Q approaches

The weakening economy has made Kim Hawkins’ bridal customers hesitant about splurging, even for their big day. “They’re getting some of the more simple centerpieces, like glass vases or candles rather than the more extravagant centerpieces,” says Hawkins, owner of Events Wholesale, a Watkinsville, Georgia-based company that sells decorative items for weddings, parties and other

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Walmart’s Sam’s Club launches health care pilot to members

Walmart’s Sam’s Club is teaming up with several health care companies to offer discounts on everyday care its customers might delay or skip because of the cost. Starting early October, Sam’s Club members in Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, will be able to buy one of four bundles of health care services ranging in annual

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Ebonixsims: ‘Making custom content for gamers like me’

When Danielle, aka Ebonixsims, wanted to make a computer game character in her image, she found that she couldn’t. London-based Danielle realised there was something missing, and that black gamers were underrepresented in character creation – so she started making custom video game content. After Grammy award-winning rapper T-Pain used her creations, Danielle wants to

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