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Monsanto, Bayer, and the Push for Corporate Cannabis

Edit Dissident Voice 09 Jul 2016
Leading the charge is George Soros, a major shareholder in Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company and producer of genetically modified seeds ... Monsanto now appears to be developing genetically modified (GMO) forms of cannabis, with the intent of cornering the market with patented GMO seeds just as it did with GMO corn and GMO soybeans ... In Seeds of Destruction, Engdahl quotes Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon’s Secretary of State....

Area under tur cultivation grows as dal rates remain high

Edit The Times of India 09 Jul 2016
As sowing operations continue, farm input dealers in Nagpur say there has been a 50% increase in the sale of tur seeds in the district. This indicates area under tur may grow by around 40% considering the amount of seeds required per acre of land ... MRP for a bag of Bt cotton seeds has been cut to Rs830 by state government and dealers are offering it at a discount for Rs750. An acre of cotton field needs one and a half bags of seeds....

State orders Milford oyster bed closed after incidents

Edit The Washington Times 09 Jul 2016
MILFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's Department of Agriculture has ordered the state's largest seed-oyster bed closed after several incidents of commercial fishermen violating harvesting regulations concerning contaminated shellfish. The agency said Friday there have also been attempts to conceal illegal activity in and around the Housatonic River Natural Oyster Seed ... ....

Wimbledon: Murray beats Berdych in straight-sets

Edit Press TV 09 Jul 2016
Andy Murray reached the final of Wimbledon Championship on Friday with an impressive straight-sets win over Tomas Berdych. ....

The last 72 hours: a message from EJUSA Executive Director Shari Silberstein (Equal Justice USA)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jul 2016
The events of the last 72 hours have left us reeling ... The death penalty stopped here, more healing services there ... The trauma of living in fear of the very systems and institutions that are supposed to protect runs deep through communities of color and has for centuries ... And it is in that fear that I imagine the seeds for change - because this system isn't working for anyone ... To the black members of the EJUSA family....

White Sox notes: Flowers returns, Frazier’s home run derby plan

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 09 Jul 2016
Cellular Field as a member of the visiting team ... “But I think it’ll be a fun experience to see a lot of people I haven’t seen in a while – a lot of guys I’ve been talking to but haven’t seen them face to face.” ... Two seed. Sox third baseman Todd Frazier said Friday he sees a bit of an advantage being the No. 2 seed in next week’s Home Run Derby ... Despite the 24-year-old’s struggles this season, Flowers sees a lot of upside....

Thousands of weevils deployed along Jordan River to help rid trail of goatheads

Edit Deseret News 09 Jul 2016
Puncturevine weevils — tiny, black beetles — burrow into the spiny seed to lay their young ... That's why 25,000 of the hungry insects were gently scattered along stretches of the Jordan River Friday to tackle the trail's persistent goathead troubles. The noxious puncturevine weed has remained a top complaint among bicyclists and dog walkers for years, said Laura Hanson, executive director of the Jordan River Commission....

First BOE Interest-Rate Cut Since 2009 May Come Next Week

Edit Bloomberg 09 Jul 2016
The Bank of England may cut interest rates for the first time since 2009 next week to stabilize an economy in turmoil after Britons voted to leave the European Union, according to a majority of economists ... Twenty-nine of 53 surveyed by Bloomberg predict the benchmark will be lowered on July 14, with the majority seeing a 25 basis-point cut to 0.25 percent ... economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London and a former BOE official....

Frazier family looking for repeat Derby win

Edit MLB 09 Jul 2016
It was a whirlwind, and I know he was pretty tired, as well, but it made for a fun couple of days." ... Check out the home runs from Todd Frazier and Carlos Gonzalez via Statcast as they will square off in Round 1 of the Home Run Derby ... "I remember last year I had to beat Prince Fielder, and he had a lot of experience ... 2 seed, Frazier will hit second in each round of competition unless he faces top seed Mark Trumbo....

Zika-Infected Person Dies in Utah

Edit Slate 09 Jul 2016
The individual is the second known Zika-associated death in this country, as a man carrying the virus died from complications in Puerto Rico in late April ... While the Utah resident had the disease, officials are still unsure of whether it contributed to the cause of death ... In the case of the man in Puerto Rico, the cause of death was attributed to “internal bleeding caused by a rare immune reaction to the virus.”....

Raonic stuns Federer in five sets, to face Murray in Wimbledon final

Edit Arabnews 09 Jul 2016
You learn from those matches in the past against some of the best players of all time.” ... “Milos is playing some of the best grass-court tennis of his career ... Yet Murray had the upper hand to such an extent that even his usually taciturn coach Ivan Lendl was moved to applaud when the Scot cleverly manoeuvered the 10th seed into yet another vulnerable position to break in the seventh game of the second set....

1st death related to Zika virus seen in continental US

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 09 Jul 2016
1st death related to Zika virus seen in continental US ... of ... Officials discovered the case while reviewing death certificates, and lab tests confirmed their suspicions, said Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department....

Ohio dad gets 3 years for decomposing baby found in crib

Edit Toronto Sun 09 Jul 2016
Eric Warfel also had an infant daughter die in 2013 in what was ruled a "sudden unexplained infant death," and prosecutors argued that he didn't report the death of his 21-month-old daughter, Ember, in Medina last summer because he didn't want an autopsy to be performed ... Medical examiners couldn't determine a cause of death because of decomposition but did find traces of cocaine in her hair samples....
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