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China's Expanding Role in the American Food Supply
Much of the food consumed in the US originated in China. Should we be concerned about food safety, even when China reportedly takes special care when it comes to exports?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe globalization of agriculture means that a lot of the food consumed by Americans originated in China. Can consumers tell what's grown here and what's imported? Should they be concerned about food safety, even when China reportedly takes special care when it comes to exports? Also, the Supreme Court says police can swab for DNA, and automakers are dropping the prices of electric cars — especially on leases.
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3 storiesSupreme Court Says Police Can Swab for DNA
The US Supreme Court ruled today that police can take cheek swabs for DNA when they make arrests, just as they can take suspects' fingerprints or photographs. It was another five-to-four decision, but this time Justice Antonin Scalia broke with fellow conservatives and sided with liberals.
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The United States once called itself the "food basket" for much of the world, but that was before economic globalization. Last year, the US imported 4.1 billion pounds of food products from China.
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California's so-called Zero Emission laws were designed to create a market for electric cars, but even in California, only 15,000 have been sold in the past five years. That has started a price war on electric cars — and it's spreading to other states.
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