Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.
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Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The migration of the Painted Lady butterfly The Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) undertakes the longest known butterfly migration — an annual, multigenerational journey between Europe and tropical Africa. In search of blooming flowers and host plants, these butterflies travel more than 9,000…

Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge
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Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers. They…

Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Poses New Threat to US Farmers
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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Poses New Threat to US Farmers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After China unveiled steep retaliatory tariffs on American exports on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a sharp and somewhat surprising response: “So what?” The question underscored the Trump administration’s argument that America has the upper hand in a trade war with China…

As Trump Tariffs Loom, White House Eyes Costly Farmer Bailouts
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As Trump Tariffs Loom, White House Eyes Costly Farmer Bailouts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ahead of President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs across the globe this week, his administration is weighing a new round of emergency aid to farmers, who are likely to be caught in the middle if America’s trading partners retaliate. The early discussions…

In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages
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In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the United States, the affordability of eggs has prompted a national discussion — underscoring anxieties about the economy and the government’s role in addressing them. In Japan, there’s an equivalent: rice. Over the past year, Japan has grappled with a more than…

Russia and Ukraine Agree to Black Sea Cease-fire: What to Know
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Russia and Ukraine Agree to Black Sea Cease-fire: What to Know

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russia and Ukraine have agreed to cease fighting in the Black Sea in a U.S.-brokered deal, but it remains unclear whether the agreement can come into force soon — if at all. Russia had a major caveat: it would abide by the deal…

Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries
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Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Babies are not ordinarily a fixture of closed-door White House meetings. But when Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, convened a group of women this month for a discussion on nutrition and other topics, a healthy-eating activist who calls herself “the Food…

Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?
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Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As he prepares to introduce new tariffs on foreign metals this week, President Trump has vowed not to grant the types of exclusions and exemptions that were common during his first trade war. But he has already undercut that tough position on other…

China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect
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China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Beijing began imposing tariffs on Monday on many farm products from the United States, for which China is the largest overseas market. It is the latest escalation of a trade fight between the world’s two largest economies. The Chinese government announced the tariffs…

Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96
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Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Joan Dye Gussow, a nutritionist and educator who was often referred to as the matriarch of the “eat locally, think globally” food movement, died on Friday at her home in Piermont, N.Y., in Rockland County. She was 96. Her death, from congestive heart…