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Cancer-Stricken Farmers Sue Monsanto Over Roundup

They allege company is hiding herbicide's dangers

(Newser) - Three cancer-stricken Nebraska farmers and an agronomist are suing Monsanto, alleging that the company misled consumers about the safety of Roundup, the most widely used herbicide around the globe. The World Health Organization labeled glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, as a likely carcinogen last year. The four Nebraskans suing...

Lobbyist Insists Chemical Is Safe to Drink, Won&#39;t Drink It
Lobbyist Insists Chemical Is Safe to Drink, Won't Drink It
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Mar 29, 2015 11:40 AM CDT

Lobbyist Insists Chemical Is Safe to Drink, Won't Drink It

French cable channel puts rep in the hot seat

(Newser) - A French TV channel is drawing attention for its grilling of a lobbyist defending Monsanto. In the interview with Canal+, Dr. Patrick Moore repeatedly insists that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup, is safe to drink. And then he repeatedly refuses to drink it, notes Raw Story...

Right Reacts, as Trump Calls for Revolution

Trump is not happy, others see hope for the future of the GOP

(Newser) - Reaction to President Obama's re-election is rolling in from the right: Some disappointment, some regret, an eye toward the future ... and then there's Donald Trump. A look around the red landscape on this morning after Election 2012:
  • Trump is really upset with last night's results, reports E!
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iPad Mini Is a Huge Hit

 iPad Mini Is a Huge Hit 
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Oct 31, 2012 7:32 AM CDT

iPad Mini Is a Huge Hit

Reviewers love the pretty, tiny 4th-generation iPad

(Newser) - Reviews of Apple's recently announced iPad Mini are hitting the streets, and critics are almost universally swooning over the baby iPad. Here's a look at what they're saying:
  • Like pretty much everyone else, David Pogue, writing for the New York Times , loves the size. Not quite small
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Superweeds Start Herbicide Arms Race on Farms

Roundup's strangehold falters in face of new threats

(Newser) - New breeds of “superweeds” are creeping across the Farm Belt, and shaking up the weedkiller and seed industries in the process. The long-dominant Roundup can't deal with immune invaders like pigweed, horseweed, and Johnsgrass, which has given rival chemical companies a chance to bring back old herbicides that Roundup...

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