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Appetites: These Minnesotans collect, cultivate ancestral seeds as climate changes
In the last decades, indigenous communities have stopped growing the varieties of corn, beans, squash, and various plants they had cultivated for years. Now, a group in Minnesota wants to track down and return these lost seeds to the indigenous communities who once cared for them. Jessika Greendeer, Farm Director and Seed Keeper at Dream of Wild Health, joined Appetites to share more about their seed rematriation efforts.
Nestlé recalls its stuffed chocolate chip cookie dough
The voluntary recall is for Nestlé Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Fudge Filling products manufactured between June and September. Some consumers found plastic pieces in them.
Mall of America testing 'weapons detection system' at entrance
The Mall of America is testing metal detectors at one of its entrances, following a pair of shooting incidents in the past year.
Some risks too big: Insurers withdraw from fossil projects
Insurance companies that have long said they'll cover anything, at the right price, are increasingly ruling out fossil fuel projects because of climate change — to cheers from environmental campaigners.
THC businesses struggle to keep up as Minnesota cities set inconsistent rules
The state legalization of THC products in July delighted some Minnesotans. But critics say the new law lacks proper regulation. As a result several communities have imposed local ordinances and some outright bans on retailers. Now THC businesses find themselves navigating a changing patchwork of retail regulations.
UK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes 'Trussonomics'
Liz Truss' unfunded tax cuts fueled investor concerns about unsustainable levels of government borrowing, which pushed up borrowing costs, raised home mortgage costs and sent the pound plummeting to an all-time low against the dollar.