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Just as they’re gearing up for planting season, U.S. farmers already stretched by high input costs and low commodity prices are watching the price of fertilizer go up.
The recent conflict in Iran, the following closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the resulting impacts to global markets are hitting farmers particularly hard right now.
The wholesale price of urea, the nitrogen input the U.S. imports the most of, had a high-low spread of $460–480 per short ton the week of Feb. 27, j…

Fertilizer Prices Jump as Strait of Hormuz Closure Hits Farmers
Fertilizer prices are rising sharply as the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts global nitrogen supplies, squeezing farmers just weeks before peak spring application.

In opening statements in New Mexico's suit against Meta, state prosecutors argue Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms, as Meta's attorney pushes back (Morgan Lee/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/meta-new-mexi…

Meta accused in New Mexico trial of failing to protect children online
Meta is on trial in New Mexico to answer allegations that its social media platforms enable predators to target children for sexual exploitation. The case is one of a series of lawsuits nationwide accusing social media companies of not doing enough to protect children online. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Meta in 2023 alleging its platforms enable predators to target children for sexual exploitation. Meta denies the allegation and accuses prosecutors of taking a “sensationalis…

That time when Johnny Klimek (composer for Cloud Atlas and many others of Tom Tykwer films) and Dr. Motte (founder of the Berlin Loveparade) got together in 1996 to create their one-off project Holy Language...
Fireplace (original version, 9 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgL3DNn7OGE

German quick grocery delivery startup Flink raised $100M led by Prosus, a source says at a $900M valuation; Flink was reportedly valued at $5B in May 2022 (Christina Kyriasoglou/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing (Ben Penn/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/federal-prosecutor-used-fabricated-quotes-false-cites-in-filing
http://www.memeorandum.com/260306/p125#a260306p125

#Iran : Mosquée incendiée Š #Téhéran. Elle serait fréquentée par les forces de répression.
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"Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations"
#Mexico #Pollution

In early February there were more than 750 families,
nearly half of them including children,
as well as some 370 single adult women
being held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas.
It is just one of many immigration centers across the country,
but the only one holding families.
Since the start of the Trump administration, the number of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention has skyrocketed,
-- increasing sixf…

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.

US military 'drawing up additional options' to keep strait of Hormuz open, says White House
Karoline Leavitt said that Donald Trump is committed to allowing the free flow of oil through the strait of Hormuz,
and reiterated that the US president has offered for the navy
“to escort tankers when necessary”.
“The US military is drawing up additional options following the president’s directive to continue keeping the strait of Hormuz open,” Leavitt said.
I wil…