Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

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MÉRIDA, Venezuela- José Betancourt, 75, climbed to the glacier of Pico Bolívar, Venezuela’s highest peak, 158 times before it ...

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Back in the day, it only featured traditional fare such as popcorn, roasted peanuts, Cracker Jacks, jumbo pretzels, soft drinks, beer, and hot dogs. Nowadays, fans can order shrimp and grits, bacon ...

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Nearly 60,000 acres of land in our county are dedicated in any given year to growing this peculiar grass species.

Six months into my first job as pup reporter in another century, I pestered my boss to transfer me from the green fields of north central Iowa.