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A World in our Backyard

The world impacts us. What happens in our towns, cities, states, country and on this planet makes a difference to us.

• Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury gather this week in a rare planetary show

  Best viewed this weekend and not returning until 2026

• Adoptive parents sue over son’s sex-assignment surgery

  Can state social workers decide what sex an infant should be?

• Big victory for Monsanto in Supreme Court patent case

  And small farmers and farms pay the price

• Study finds increased levels of arsenic in chicken

  US Chicken Industry defends its position

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