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According to the Burkinabe trade ministry, cotton represents four percent of GDP and about 14 percent of the country's export earnings.
From Barron's
This discovery represents the first confirmed case of tool use in cattle and expands the range of species known to demonstrate this ability.
From Science Daily
The worst-case scenario in the recent past is probably represented by someone who retired at the end of 1969, just before the disastrous, inflationary 1970s and early 1980s.
From MarketWatch
But the gun charge could also be an issue for Mazariegos in his race against five other candidates to represent Council District 9, which covers part of South L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
Rep. Robert Garcia represents a district that includes the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, now the single biggest source of L.A.’s air pollution.
From Los Angeles Times
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