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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann |Samantha Wender
Florida's decimated orange groves face new threats In its juicy heyday, a glass of orange juice was a staple of a healthy breakfast. Orange crops flourished in Florida — the "Orange State."Shannon Shepp, executive director of the state's Department of Citrus, agrees those were the "good old days," but she also knows nostalgia is no nutrient to grow a sunny future. While some industries have supply issues and some have demand issues, oranges have both.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Janet Shamlian |Samantha Wender
Hope Ngumezi still can't believe he had to bury his wife after he took her to a Texas hospital for a miscarriage when she was 11 weeks pregnant. "I blame the doctors, I blame the hospital, and I blame the state of Texas," Ngumezi said. In 2021, Texas lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann |Samantha Wender
Since 2017, three generations have taken care of Gladys Ortiz, an 83-year-old woman who lives in Miami and struggles with Parkinson's and dementia. Among them is her daughter, Yanira Portuondo, who views being a caregiver for Ortiz as a second, full-time job. "She's having hallucinations. Sometimes she doesn't recognize me. There are days that, going from the living room to the bathroom, she gets lost," Portuondo said.
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1 month ago | 
freerepublic.com | David Schechter |Samantha Wender
Free RepublicBrowse · SearchNews/ActivismTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. Why the maple syrup industry is under threat from climate changeCBS News ^ | March 13, 2025 | By David Schechter, Samantha WenderPosted on by OldeconomybuyerSebago, Maine — You know you're in Maine when the pancakes come hot off a 100-year-old wood stove. But drill into Alan Greene's eighth-generation maple syrup operation in the town of Sebago, and you'll find it doesn't run as smoothly as it used to.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | David Schechter |Samantha Wender
Climate change threatens maple syrup industry Sebago, Maine — You know you're in Maine when the pancakes come hot off a 100-year-old wood stove. But drill into Alan Greene's eighth-generation maple syrup operation in the town of Sebago, and you'll find it doesn't run as smoothly as it used to. "The last 10 years, we are definitely becoming warmer earlier," said Greene, who runs Greene Maple Farms. "We're not getting the cold and the gradual warm-up.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann |Samantha Wender
College student's classroom is farm where he works Ten years ago, Carlos Marquez started as a day laborer at Live Oak Farms in California's San Joaquin Valley. Now, he's the farm's operations manager and a full-time student at Merced College. Marquez is in a pilot program funded by a federal grant. In the competency-based curriculum offered to students for free, Marquez and his cohort master vocational skills within the field of agriculture.
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2 months ago | 
aol.com | Mark Strassmann |Samantha Wender
For Altadena resident Chien Yu, an 18-year firefighting veteran, battling the blazes that hit the Los Angeles area last month turned personal when he lost his home and watched his own community burn. His family of four lost everything, like families throughout his scorched neighborhood. "This is where we lived for almost 8 years," Yu said, adding that he's hoping other residents in the area will rebuild their homes.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann |Samantha Wender
Same risks threaten new disasters as L.A. rebuilds For Altadena resident Chien Yu, an 18-year firefighting veteran, battling the blazes that hit the Los Angeles area last month turned personal when he lost his home and watched his own community burn. His family of four lost everything, like families throughout his scorched neighborhood. "This is where we lived for almost 8 years," Yu said, adding that he's hoping other residents in the area will rebuild their homes.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Jonathan Vigliotti |Samantha Wender
French fry plant closure leaves town struggling For half a century, the economy in Connell, Washington, was hotter than oil. Up until last fall, this plant processed 300 million pounds of potatoes into french fries every year. Adam Kunkel moved his family there in 2013 so he could work at the factory, and his wife Katrina opened a coffee shop. "We finally bought a house like two years ago.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Jonathan Vigliotti |Samantha Wender
5 hours agoMexico: Carlos Slim says Trump's tariffs could trigger "explosion" of US inflationMexico - February 11, 2025 Mexican magnate Carlos Slim Helú stated on Monday that the tariffs proposed by President of the United States Donald Trump "don’t work," as they would lead to an "explosion" of inflation, and further asserted that they are merely a "negotiation strategy." "Tariffs don’t work. They raise inflation. I believe those tariffs don’t solve the problems.
