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After Maduro took office in 2013, falling oil production and civil unrest sent the economy into a tailspin—raising questions in some friendly capitals over whether loans were being wasted on Caracas.

In addition, as it rots, the wasted food emits in the U.S. alone over 4 million metric tons of methane – a heat-trapping greenhouse gas.

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She made the most of it: Running five-and-a-half hours without a minute wasted, “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow” takes us inside TV Rain, one of Russia’s last independent television channels.

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Fiona Carragher, chief policy and research officer at Alzheimer's Society, said while it was "very disappointing" that these eagerly awaited results were not what everyone had hoped for, "no trial is wasted".

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“The President has a duty to ensure that American tax dollars are not being wasted or spent on illegal or unconstitutional programs,” said Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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