Suit complains of misleading and anti-competitive behavior.
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In Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent Death
In 2012, 56,337 people were murdered in Brazil. But that figure hides a color-coded truth: Homicide rates are actually way down — if you’re white. If you’re black? Murder rates are up 40 percent.
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Want To Grow These Apples? You’ll Have To Join The Club
New brands are reshaping the apple aisle of supermarkets. Many are "club apples" –varieties that are controlled and managed by select groups of farmers.
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Solar Bike Path Opens This Week In The Netherlands
Integrating solar panels into a bike commuter path, a special roadway outside Amsterdam will generate power that’s then funneled into the national energy grid.
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How Much Sugar Is Too Much? A New Tool Sheds Some Light
SugarScience, a website created by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, distills the findings of 8,000 scientific studies on the health effects of sugar. The takeaway? Eat less.
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Comet Landing A Success: European Craft Makes ‘Fairly Gentle Touchdown’
Millions of miles from Earth, the Philae robotic lander has settled on the comet’s surface, the European Space Agency says.
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