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American farmers shun USDA surveys as trust in data erodes
Reply rates for the USDA’s annual prospective planting report sank to a record low.
Tornadoes cut across Mississippi as severe storms damage 500 homes
Powerful storms that included at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties, damaging nearly 500 homes.
US jobless claim applications rise to 200,000 but remain historically low despite economic headwinds
Unemployment applications rose last week but remain at historically low levels despite elevated inflation and other economic headwinds.
Nearly 2 million ballots are on their way to Orange County voters
Ballots should arrive in mailboxes as early as Monday,which is also when ballot drop boxes around the county will be open for eager voters.
For Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, it’s a double Walk of Fame ceremony
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" castmates Meryl Streep, Dwayne Johnson, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr. joined Blunt and Tucci at the rare 2-for-1 Hollywood fete.
Here’s how to watch Tuesday night’s California governor’s debate
As ballots start arriving in mailboxes this week, seven of the leading candidates for California governor will take to the stage for back-to-back debates this week, with the first one…
California governor candidates spar over immigration, taxes and more in CNN debate
It didn't take long Tuesday night before Rep. Katie Porter quipped, "Boys, enough with the bickering." But soon enough, she joined the fray as well.
Your new therapist: Chatty, leaky and hardly human
A burgeoning industry of apps offers AI therapists with human-like avatars.
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
Oceanwide Expeditions said 29 passengers disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak after the first passenger died.
Antarctica’s tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica highlights a growing tourism trend raising concerns about disease.