NATO welcomes 32nd member, expert warns bigger bloc ‘exacerbates’ Putin’s fears

Brazil’s Soy and Corn Harvest Threatened by Heatwave

Brazil’s heatwave is delaying soy planting, adversely affecting the subsequent corn cycle typically planted after soy. In Mato Grosso, farmer Endrigo Dalcin illustrates the crisis. He planned to sow 4,900 hectares of soy, followed by corn but managed only 3,000 hectares. About a quarter of these crops died due to drought, forcing replanting and delaying […]

Lyles wins mayoral election again in Charlotte, while Durham and Chapel Hill choose new leaders

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Voters in Charlotte again elected Vi Lyles to lead North Carolina‘s largest city and residents of Durham and Chapel Hill chose new mayors during the final round of local elections in the state this fall. Lyles, a Democrat, was elected on Tuesday to a fourth term as Charlotte mayor, receiving close […]