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Federal immigration enforcement officers arrest worker in Iowa City grocery store Thursday.
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Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval/Minnesota Public RadioChina typically buys more than half of the soybeans grown in the U.S. But the ongoing trade war means farmers in the Midwest must consider other options — and none are as profitable. -
Sheila Brummer/Harvest Public MediaPopcorn festivals and even "popcorn capitals of the world" dot the middle of the country. Yet this ubiquitous snack is grown on fewer than 1,000 farms in the U.S. today. -
Eric Lee/St. Louis Public RadioAlong with calls for better disaster mitigation programs, the mayors announced a new federal data tool that will compile information on drought, flooding and river levels. -
Illinois Environmental Protection AgencyQuick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening public water systems, making water temporarily unusable, and forcing some cities and towns to take costly preventive measures.
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As accusations of genocide in Gaza mount against Israel, NPR looks at how the term is defined legally and why previously reticent scholars have changed their minds.
