The Taklimakan's fruitful daughter who makes the sand bloom

Li Zifan harvests figs at her tech-driven facility agricultural park in Yingxia Township of Korla City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Gu Yu) ...
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Empty aisles: Latino markets + grocery stores around Charlotte to support today

Increased Border Patrol activity this week left Charlotte’s immigrant shoppers fearful. Local Latino-owned grocers need community support now. Part of the McClatchy Media Network ...