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A Town Demands Protection from Pesticides

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Almost a year ago, National Geographic told the story of Aixa, now eight years old, who lives in Avia Terai, a town in Argentina surrounded by soybeans and other crops treated with pesticides. Included was a photograph by Marco Vernaschi that showed tumors and blotches covering Aixa’s face and body. ...

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Will Merkel Pay for Doing the Right Thing?

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A former German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, recently called Angela Merkel’s decision to open the door to an unlimited number of refugees a “mistake” and offered this verdict: Merkel had a “heart, but no plan.” This view of the German leader, who is beloved but now begrudged, is gaining ground as ...

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