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In this photo illustration the DoorDash logo of an US online food ordering company is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen.
Chicago sues DoorDash, Grubhub over deceptive business practices
In this photo illustration the DoorDash logo of an US online food ordering company is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen.
08.31.2021
by Jessica Fu
In a photo taken on March 28, 2021 ranch owner Tony Sandoval (67) stands before a portion of the unfinished border wall that former US president Donald Trump tried to build, near the southern Texas border city of Roma. August 2021
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is enlisting ranchers and farmers in his “fearmongering” campaign against migrants
In a photo taken on March 28, 2021 ranch owner Tony Sandoval (67) stands before a portion of the unfinished border wall that former US president Donald Trump tried to build, near the southern Texas border city of Roma. August 2021
08.31.2021
by Tina Vasquez
Male and female veterinarians talking with each other while walking in barn. August 2021
FDA will require veterinary oversight for all animal antibiotics important to human medicine
Male and female veterinarians talking with each other while walking in barn. August 2021
08.23.2021
by David Hyun
Orange and apples in cardboard boxes outside of a grocery store window. A blue EBT accepted here sticker next to a California WIC sticker in the window. December 2019
USDA announces biggest SNAP benefits increase in program history
Orange and apples in cardboard boxes outside of a grocery store window. A blue EBT accepted here sticker next to a California WIC sticker in the window. December 2019
08.16.2021
by Jessica Fu
Tractor cultivating field on commercial farm. July 2021
GRAPHIC: Big commercial farms got 10x more government assistance than family farms
Tractor cultivating field on commercial farm. July 2021
07.30.2021
by Luis Velazquez
A water fountain for drinking while water is in mid-operation. July 2021
Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water
A water fountain for drinking while water is in mid-operation. July 2021
07.23.2021
by Rachel Becker
Farm laborers harvest a crop in a field alongside the border wall on the Arizona-Mexican border, April 29, 2021, in Yuma, Arizona. July 2021
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act is back on the table. Who is it really for?
Farm laborers harvest a crop in a field alongside the border wall on the Arizona-Mexican border, April 29, 2021, in Yuma, Arizona. July 2021
07.22.2021
by Jessica Fu
Aerial shot of a tractor over farmland. July 2021
GRAPHIC: Very few farmers are millennials. Of those, the vast majority are white.
Aerial shot of a tractor over farmland. July 2021
07.20.2021
by Mary Hennigan
A mural of an indigenous woman shelling corn by Rosy Peraza Rios on the left. And an image of corn fields in Sonora, Mexico on the right. July 2021
Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn. Supporters say that could reverse years of damage from U.S. trade policy.
A mural of an indigenous woman shelling corn by Rosy Peraza Rios on the left. And an image of corn fields in Sonora, Mexico on the right. July 2021
07.19.2021
by Renée Alexander + Simran Sethi
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