The Independent

 Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is facing calls to end financial support for companies generating electricity from burning wood, including Britain’s biggest power station, Drax in North Yorkshire.More than 40 environmental groups from countries that export wood pellets to the UK have signed a letter to Mr Miliband as campaigners turn their focus to the new Labour Government.Drax and Lynemouth in Northumberland receive hundreds of millions a year in direct Government subsidies between them as well as multimillion-pound carbon tax breaks.They get this money from energy bill payers because the electricity produced from burning wood pellets is classified as renewable,...

Miliband urged to end subsidies for firms burning wood for electricity

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NewsNinja

An Aldi shopper recently shared her disturbing experience with a moldy rice package from the supermarket, sparking debate. A TikTok user named @defonotlils posted a video on June 6 that quickly became popular, accumulating more than 674,600 views. In the video, she shares what happened after finding out about something.

This is why I don’t shop at Aldi: Woman can’t believe what she found in her packaged rice from Aldi

One group is seeking an emergency injunction citing the Supreme Court’s repeal of the Chevron Doctrine

Discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers ask courts to include heirs in program

Salon

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is planning to enact the first-ever federal law against corporate price gouging in the food and grocery industries, much to the frustration of some major corporations and food executives. In a speech made last Friday, Harris promised to crack down on “excessive prices unrelated to...

Food industry executives push back on Kamala Harris’ plan to fight “price gouging,” corporate greed

Colin Whitney only had weeks to live, but after recovering, the treatment still takes its toll.

Terminal cancer recovery man addicted to morphine

The plants have an estimated street value of between £544,600 and £1,633,800.

Cannabis farm find 'one of the largest' - police

Two dogs seized when a man died of bite injuries in a back garden were proscribed breed XL bullies, police have confirmed. On Tuesday, police named the man as Nicholas Glass, 32. He was found dead near a relative’s property on Hereford Close in Rubery, West Midlands, during the early hours of 21 August.

Dogs seized over man's death were XL bullies

José Duval Mata's family has not heard from him since he was swept up in El Salvador's gang crackdown.

Stuck in one of the world's toughest jails - against judges' orders

A body has been found in the search for a woman missing for more than two weeks. Christine Stenson, 66, from the Wheatley area of Doncaster, was last seen walking along Cantley Lane on 12 August at about 17:30 BST. Police have not said where the body was found, but...

Police find body in search for missing woman

Colorado State

Montana State

The Hill

The Biden administration will pay farmers in the Western U.S. to save water as the region contends with historic drought. The Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it will invest up to $400 million in paying farmers in 11 states to reduce their water consumption while continuing to produce commodities.

Biden administration to pay Western farmers to conserve water

Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the A4112 near Kinnersley.

Motorcyclist dies in crash involving car

The USDA announced changes to the Farm Service Agency’s Farm Loan Programs that take effect on September 25, 2024. The changes are intended to increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable. These improvements are part of the Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans rule.

USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

The 29-year-old Sark man's body was discovered by a cruise ship off the Devon coast in 2021.

Death of man found by cruise ship remains unexplained

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Bryonie Gawith and her three children Denisty, Oscar and Aubree died in the blaze in Bradford.

Murder charges over house fire that killed family

PC Guy Patten was caught when his colleagues were called to his home for an unrelated reason.

PC sacked after magic mushrooms found in gun cabinet

Georgia State

Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Vice President Kamala Harris will call for a federal ban on food and grocery price gouging on Friday. Within her first 100 days in office, the Democratic presidential candidate will push for the first-ever federal ban on “corporate price gouging” by food companies to prevent them from “unfairly jacking up prices on consumers,” her campaign said Wednesday. Harris also wants to provide the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general with the authority to impose stiff penalties on corporations that violate such a ban.

Kamala Harris' plan to lower grocery bills includes a ban on corporate 'price gouging'

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached a historic $2.2 billion settlement to compensate Black and other minority farmers who faced years of systemic discrimination in farm lending programs. This landmark agreement will address decades of unfair treatment. It will also provide financial assistance to those affected by discriminatory practices before January 2021.

USDA Announces $2 Billion Settlement For Black And Minority Farmers

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Food or solar? Farmers divided over land use

Landowners are locked in a debate about how much UK farmland should be given up for solar...

Food or solar? Farmers divided over land use

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