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A Saskatoon man is concerned about the rise in knockoff clothing items being found at second-hand stores, and he wants better training for staff to detect fakes.

After a second incident in which the Kentucky senator froze up during a press conference, The Onion asked Americans to explain why Mitch McConnell should step down, and this is what they said.

The grand-daughter of an American pilot who flew paratroopers stationed in the Melton area into battle at Arnhem has visited the memorial to them at Burrough-on-the-Hill.

Martin was perhaps the foremost authority on timber rattlers, according to another rattlesnake researcher.

The Jerwood DanceHouse which is hosting the first Ipswich PrintWeek exhibition from May 20-28 - Credit: Archant The Jerwood DanceHouse is opening its doors as lockdown comes to an end and is playing host to a new annual printmaking exhibition Ipswich PrintWeek. This first exhibition, which organiser Alison Smyth hopes will be an annual event, pulls together more than 40 local printmakers and will feature every style of printmaking from Silkscreen to Woodcuts and Mezzotints to Linocuts. She said...

Terry Gangon is starting his final week as a State Farm agent in the West Seattle Junction. He asked us to share his announcement – which includes an invitation to join in a donation drive and a giveaway: It is with very mixed emotions that I write to tell you that I have announced my retirement from State Farm Insurance, effective April 30th, 2021. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity and privilege to serve as your agent. I want to thank you for your support, trust, and loyal...

Isis Almeida and Leanne de Bassompierre, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Nobody is suffering more from a global chocolate standoff than the Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. Less than two years after the top cocoa producer teamed up with neighboring Ghana to force companies from Hershey Co. to Nestle SA to pay more for their beans, the attempt to exert control over prices is backfiring. Buyers are refusing to pay up, beans are piling in warehouses upcountry and farmers are so desperate that some even sle...

Nobody is suffering more from a global chocolate standoff than the Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. Less than two years after the top cocoa producer teamed up with neighboring Ghana to force companies from Hershey Co. to Nestle SA to pay more for their beans, the attempt to exert control over prices is backfiring. Buyers are refusing to pay up, beans are piling in warehouses upcountry and farmers are so desperate that some even slept outside the offices of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator demanding act...

The two countries expanded output just as Covid-19 locked down cities, and growers now cannot sell their crop and do not have a way to store it

West Africa vs Big Chocolate: Battle over price sours relations Global cocoa output has grown 18% over the past five years to 4.7 million tonnes, with top producer Ivory Coast producing 2.1 million tonnes in the last crop year, up almost a third, according to the International Cocoa Organisation of producing and consuming countries. Keystone / Legnan Koula The 100,000 cocoa farmers Frank Okyere represents as head of Ghana’s Kuapa Kokoo co-operative eke out hardscrabble lives despite produc...