EPA nixes approval of new weed killer for engineered crops
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn approval of a controversial new weed killer to be used on genetically modified corn and soybeans. The EPA announced the decision after receiving new information from manufacturer Dow AgroSciences that a weed killer called Enlist Duo, a combination of two popular older herbicides, is probably more…
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Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 260,000
Businesses are holding onto their staffs and adding jobs at a solid pace as steady consumer spending has bolstered the economy
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The Latest: Protesters march, confront police in Chicago
( KTRS ) A small crowd of protesters is snaking through streets near Chicago's downtown early Wednesday. The demonstrations started hours earlier after police released a dash-cam video showing the shooting death of a black teen by a white police officer. The officer was charged with murder Tuesday. The protesters tried to block traffic on…
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