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Farms in western Arizona are growing alfalfa – one of the most water-intensive crops – in an area where there’s a shortage of water. Some farms are foreign-owned and are shipping the crop to Saudi Arabia, where it’s illegal to grow because it takes too much water. It’s a growing …

A registered nurse formerly employed at a Long Island hospital has been arrested for allegedly lifting a two-day-old newborn from his bassinet and slamming him face-down back into it.  The nurse, identified as Amanda Burke, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, said Suffolk County district …

A rally on Wall Street lifted stocks to their highest level in almost two months in the latest sign that inflation continues to cool. The S&P 500 rose 54 points, or 1.3%, to close at 4,146 on Thursday after a report showed inflation at the wholesale level slowed last month by …