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Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
In 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon
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A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight
An airline passenger is sitting in jail in Virginia after being accused of an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping
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Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene
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Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher
Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next week
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Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers
Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic
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Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump
Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris
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MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
Online video production company MrBeast says it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire’s workplace culture
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With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollution
Residents of the historic Black community of Elkinsville in southeastern Louisiana have elevated their fight against an ammonia plant proposed nearby
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Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth
Kamala Harris’ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth
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Wendy's closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locations
Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May
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