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Floyd Zaiger, prolific fruit breeder who brought new flavors to our lives, dies at 94 Bees

Floyd Zaiger, prolific fruit breeder who brought new flavors to our lives, dies at 94

Fruit breeders, who make crosses, plant experimental seedlings and evaluate them, generally labor in obscurity, but Floyd Zaiger, the most prolific and arguably the world’s greatest fruit breeder, was a high-profile exception.Over six decades he and his family developed 420 fruit and nut varieties patented in the United States —…
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June 13, 2020
Boris Johnson says UK protests ‘hijacked by violent extremists’ Slavery Abolition

Boris Johnson says UK protests ‘hijacked by violent extremists’

London authorities urged protesters to stay home, for fear of clashes between far-right and anti-racism groups. Boris Johnson defended Winston Churchill's legacy, saying the UK could not "edit or censor" the past. Several statues in London were boarded up on Friday, as authorities expected anti-racism protests to take place over…
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June 13, 2020
Historical figures reassessed around globe as statues come down Vietnam Veterans

Historical figures reassessed around globe as statues come down

The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists, conquerors and explorers around the world, including Christopher Columbus, Cecil Rhodes and Belgium’s King Leopold II. Protests and,…
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June 12, 2020
Rare, Nearly Extinct Parasite May Have Resurfaced in Vietnam, Doctors Say Vietnam

Rare, Nearly Extinct Parasite May Have Resurfaced in Vietnam, Doctors Say

A person’s foot being infested by the guinea worm, date unknown.Photo: National Museum of Health and MedicineDoctors in Vietnam this week say that they’ve made a mysterious and—if accurate—alarming discovery: A local resident who was infested with the nearly extinct Guinea worm. But Guinea worm experts are still trying to…
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June 12, 2020