The Suicide Seeds

For farmers hoping for a healthy harvest, the best place to turn for help these days is the Monsanto Corp. One of the world’s leading biotechnology companies–and lately a pioneer in genetically engineered seeds–Monsanto has been incorporating flashy traits like herbicide and pest resistance into everything from canola to corn.

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Ford, GM, Chrysler to update Midwest factories, add jobs

Ford, GM, Chrysler to update Midwest factories, add jobs Growing again after years of downsizing, General Motors and Chrysler announced more plans Thursday to renovate plants and restore Rust Belt jobs to build a new generation of cars. And Ford Motor earlier this week announced plans for investment and new jobs at four plants in […]

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GM adding 600 jobs to Michigan plant

GM adding 600 jobs to Michigan plant General Motors will invest $190 million in a Lansing, Mich., auto plant, adding 600 new jobs, the city’s mayor said Wednesday. GM, the second-largest U.S. automaker, will invest the money in its Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, where more than 1,000 workers are already employed, Virg Bernero, […]

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Obama Tries to Increase Pressure for Iran Sanctions

President Barack Obama’s year of outreach to Iran has succeeded in putting it on the diplomatic defensive: that much was clear from Friday’s blunt reproach of Tehran by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board. But it’s less clear that Obama can convert that diplomatic advantage into sanctions that will curtail Iran’s nuclear program.

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