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Cocoa prices soar - what affect on your Valentine’s Day chocolate?
Cocoa prices are surging so high that even the biggest chocolate makers are struggling to stay profitable. That doesn’t portend well for your wallet this Valentine’s Day.
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NATO chief -Trump’s comments on abandoning alliance endangers US and European troops
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has hit back against “any suggestion” countries within the alliance would not defend one another after former US President Donald Trump said he would not abide by the collective defense clause at the heart of the alliance if reelected.
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Bob Moore, founder of healthy Bob’s Red Mill - dead
Bob Moore, the founder of Bob’s Red Mill whole-grains company, has died.
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Prevent brain decay, according to science - how?
When my mother was in her 80s, her daily call to her older brother always started with the same question: “Did your bowels move today?” I used to roll my eyes and pray to the old-age gods that I would never do the same.
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Woman walked into Houston megachurch with a child; began shooting - what we know
A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and a young child opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene. The gunfire left the child in critical condition and another man injured, officials said.
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Kenya: Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and coach killed in road accident
Current marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a road accident Sunday night outside the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, Kenyan police confirmed.
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Published on February 12, 2024
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Quick/intense nor’easter could deliver New York City’s biggest snow in more than 2 years
A quick but intense nor’easter could bring the biggest snowfall in more than two years to parts of the Northeast Tuesday, including New York City.
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Special counsel probe into Biden’s handling of classified documents appears to be nearing end
Special counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Joe Biden is a sign that the classified documents investigation is nearing conclusion after casting a wide net that included dozens of witnesses during the ten-month long probe, multiple sources told CNN.
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Published on February 12, 2024
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Senate inches toward final passage of foreign aid bill after weekend work
The Senate is inching closer to final passage of a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel after working through the weekend to make progress on the package.
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Black History Month - ‘The Space Race’ brings out-of-this-world perspective
The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance they faced and even the Soviet Union preceding America in sending a person of color into orbit.
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‘Tracker’ uses throwback feel (and Justin Hartley) to cash in on its Super showcase
CBS introduced its version of “The Equalizer” after the Super Bowl the last time the network aired the big game, and programmers liked what they saw. So they’re capitalizing on that massive platform again to help launch a very similar series, “Tracker,” built around the likability of “This is Us” star Justin Hartley, who also helps desperate people – just with a mercenary twist.
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Mass shooting shook tight-knit Asian dance community. Survivors; then, faced barriers finding culturally
Nightmares have tormented Soo Wong for the past year, fueled by the horror she witnessed when a gunman opened fire inside a California dance hall, killing her close friend and 10 other people as a Lunar New Year’s eve party was in full swing.
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Kansas City Chiefs on brink of rare achievement with back-to-back Super Bowl titles in sight
The Kansas City Chiefs are already in rarefied territory.
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Enter the Year of the Dragon: A 2024 guide to Lunar New Year
At this very moment, millions of people around the world are busy preparing for one of the year’s biggest festivals – Lunar New Year, which marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar.
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Farmers’ protests erupt across Europe - why?
Farmers are holding protests across Europe, clogging the streets with their tractors, blocking ports and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints from environmental regulation to excessive red tape.
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Biden officials confront limits federal response in exercise, preparing for 2024 election threats
When senior national security officials gathered in the White House Situation Room in December to prepare for the 2024 election, they faced a pair of stark, simulated scenarios that tested the limits of any federal response to election-related chaos, four people familiar with the meeting told CNN.
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Why special counsel reports paint unflattering pictures of presidents, even if not charged
Special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified information has reignited controversy over special counsels and their investigative reports, which are designed to publicly disclose findings – including negative ones – even if prosecutors decline to bring charges.

