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The global food system is impacted by the war in Ukraine, adding to the direct humanitarian and security crisis caused by the Russian aggression. Ukraine and Russia are major producers of grains and fertilizers, yet their exports are at risk of getting disrupted. However, agricultural policy-makers—like the EU ministers meeting on Monday—should not abandon sustainable farming practices just to increase grain production, a team of scientists argues. They propose three key measures to cope with the shocks. Читать дальше...

Campus police escorted a conservative lawyer and liberal speaker out of a recent panel discussion at Yale Law School after LGBT student protesters disrupted the debate and crowded the exit.

Moderna is asking the FDA to authorize a second booster shot, which follows a similar request from Pfizer earlier this week.

Some Twitter Spaces hosts are now able to create clips from recorded discussions as part of a test. A small number of hosts on iOS have access to the feature for now, though some Android and web users will be able to try it in the near future.

Russian military forces are mounting an aggressive siege outside major cities in Ukraine as the invasion entered its fourth week. Live Friday updates.

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Smilo & The Ghost will perform at Basement Transmissions on April 23.

Sara Manning Peskin talks about “A Molecule Away From Madness,” and J. Kenji López-Alt discusses “The Wok.”

What we are witnessing now is the justice that presumes double standards, the Russian President noted

It is with deep sadness that the Managing and Senior Editors of OpEdNews shares with our readers that OEN Managing Editor Sheila Samples passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022.------Sheila volunteered for OEN for over 16 years.

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2. Bill banning discrimination based on hair passes Mass. House  WPRI
3. House passes CROWN Act, banning race-based hair discrimination | TheHill  The Hill
4. CROWN Act Passes Massachusetts House Unanimously  CBS Boston
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Getty Image Evan Rachel Wood alleges Manson 'essentially raped' her in the 'Heart-Shaped Glasses' video, and YouTube responded to a removal request.

Outsider Pictures has secured the international rights to co-directors Pablo Aragüés and Marta Cabrera’s genre feature “Para entrar a vivir” ahead of the Malaga Film Festival this March.  It will showcase the film’s trailer at the NEXT from Spain section of the Malaga Festival; the whole film will screen at the Cannes Film Market this […]

Brianna Maitland was last seen on the evening of March 19, 2004, when she left work at the Black Lantern Inn.

Halo is coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Not the games (which, after all, are already available on the streaming service), but Halo: The Series — the upcoming live-action Paramount Plus adaptation of the sci-fi shooter, which debuts on March 24th.

Lewis Hamilton donates 50,000 euros (£41,900) to Formula 1's governing body to support the education of a student from a disadvantaged background.

In a rare move, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general called for the "immediate relocation" of all detainees from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New Mexico, citing unsanitary conditions that included clogged toilets, mold and water leaks.

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has said that the people of Okpoko in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state need more government attention. Soludo, during his inaugural address to Ndi Anambra, in Awka, on Thursday, had said he would visit Okpoko on Friday. Soludo, who arrived in the company of…

Over the last two days, the St. Paul Federation of Educators reported that it had ratified a contract with the city’s school district, while SEIU 284 announced that it had reached a tentative agreement for 200 food service workers in Minneapolis Public Schools.

The fact that the world has turned against them can be mobilized into short-term victory at the polls.

Both Joe Stiglitz and I worked until quite late at night in our offices which were close together

MANY people will struggle to sleep at various times, though sometimes problems can become more long term. There are a number of hints and tips out there, some of which surround diet.

Weeks of scarce fuel coupled with a failing national electricity grid are hurting countless small businesses across Nigeria. Some businesses have temporarily shut down, while others reduced hours to cope with the energy shortage. In January, Toochukwu Ohatu started a tailoring business to supplement her laundry business and make some extra cash. But barely three weeks after she set up, the business was almost grounded by the electricity issues affecting millions of Nigerians. Without power, there’s no way to run a sewing machine. Читать дальше...

Other recipients include Honoreé Fanonne Jeffers, Diane Seuss, and Rebecca Donners.