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Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed up fertilizer prices that were already high, made scarce supplies even harder to find and pinched farmers, especially those in the developing world.

Chick-fil-A announced it will take a different approach to its charitable giving in 2020 following years of protests from LGBTQ groups that have taken issue with the Atlanta-based food chain’s donations to organizations that do not support gay rights. “Staying true to its mission of nourishing the potential in every child, the Chick-fil-A Foundation will deepen its giving to a...

Tennessee man is taking Popeyes Louisiana Chicken to court for $5,000 in damages after repeatedly being denied the fast food chain’s sold-out sandwich. WRCB’s Caroline Corrigan reports.

Tennessee man is taking Popeyes Louisiana Chicken to court for $5,000 in damages after repeatedly being denied the fast food chain’s sold-out sandwich. WRCB’s Caroline Corrigan reports.

The tracking technique will help researchers twofold: They’ll be able to better understand the food chain, and they’ll find out if tagging sharks at the surface actually traumatizes the species, disrupting their behavior.

Last week, 73 crocodile hatchlings were rescued by a team of specialists at Florida Power & Light’s nuclear plant and dozens more are expected to emerge soon.

It’s a tiny solution to a huge problem. A little bug from Brazil, called a thrip, may be the best tool Florida scientists have ever had in their decades-old fight against the invasive Brazilian peppertree.

Starting with a loss to the Phillies, the Marlins dropped six of their final seven games before the All-Star break, which left their record at 33-55, by far the worst in the National League.

McDonald’s Corp. says it’s enhancing training and offering a new hotline for workers in response to mounting allegations of sexual harassment. On Tuesday, the labor group Fight for $15 filed 25 sexual harassment charges against McDonald’s with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund are providing legal support. Among...

Meal kit companies face an ultimatum: Adapt or die. The business is still in its infancy, with the biggest players — Blue Apron and HelloFresh — less than a decade old. But they’re facing serious challenges from restaurant and grocery delivery services, smaller niche players and even home chefs. The struggle intensified Monday, when Blue Apron announced that it could...

Carl’s Jr. is adding something special to its signature sauce. The restaurant will test a CBD-infused burger at one of its Denver locations for one day only: April 20, the unofficial holiday for cannabis enthusiasts. The limited-time offer makes Carl’s Jr. the first national fast food chain to add CBD-infused food to its menu. In another nod to the marijuana...

The San Antonio City Council voted recently to block Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant at San Antonio International Airport, citing what it called the company’s “legacy of anti-LGBT behavior,” NBC News reports. The vote came a day after Think Progress reported that newly released tax documents show the fast-food chain donated $1.8 million in 2017 to groups that discriminate against...

Dunkin’ has announced they will be awarding $1,000 scholarships to a total of 38 students across the state for the 2019-2020 school year.

Climate change is causing a shift in the color of the oceans, an early indicator of important changes to marine ecosystems, according to a study done by MIT. The change in temperature is having an effect on phytoplankton, microscopic organisms that live in the water and that absorb and reflect light wavelengths. A model developed by the study’s researchers shows...

The crooked tennis players knew him as “Maestro.” To European investigators, the Armenian based in Belgium is emerging as something else: The suspected ringleader of an organized gambling syndicate suspected of fixing hundreds of matches and corrupting more than 100 players from around Europe....
The picture emerging from months of digging by police working across Europe is of a massive match-fixing...

The Trump administration has targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying the benefits to human health and the environment may not be worth the cost of the regulation. The 2011 Obama administration rule, called the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, led to what electric utilities say was an $18 billion...

Plastic knives just won’t cut it any longer, if the European Union has its way. The 28-nation bloc moved closer to banning single-use straws, plates, cutlery and cotton swabs, after officials from EU member states and the European Parliament on Wednesday backed recommendations by its executive branch designed to reduce marine pollution. Environmental campaigners have been calling for curbs on...

Many of the deals are being offered nationwide as well as different deals being offered depending on what region of the country you are in.

A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of summer — native bees, moths, butterflies, ladybugs, lovebugs, mayflies and fireflies — appear to be less abundant. Scientists think...

It’s been nearly a year since the #MeToo movement started with allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace leveled against powerful men. But in everyday life, teenagers and young adults in their first jobs are more susceptible to being harassed at work, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.