The deal will create the world’s largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals, if it survives scrutiny by regulators. It’s part of a wave of agribusiness consolidations.
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Chelsea Manning ends hunger strike after Army agrees to gender-affirming surgery
Manning, a transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified data to WikiLeaks, says the U.S. Army has agreed to allow her to get medical treatment for her gender dysphoria.
Hillary Clinton will resume campaigning on Thursday
With Clinton recovering at home from pneumonia after falling ill at a Sept. 11 memorial service on Sunday, her husband Bill Clinton and President Obama have been campaigning in her place.
Doctors test drones to speed up delivery of lab tests
Doctors, hospitals and entrepreneurs say drones could become a faster, cheaper way to deliver medical tests. But there are a lot of details to be worked out before your blood test hits the runway.
Poverty rate down, median incomes up, Census Bureau says
Median household incomes have increased for the first time since 2007 — rising by 5.2 percent. The poverty rate has declined, and more people have health insurance, the Census Bureau says.
NCAA pulls 7 championship events from North Carolina, citing transgender law
The events moving out of state include games from the 2017 men’s basketball tournament — the organization’s premier event. State Republicans called the decision “so absurd it’s almost comical.”





