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Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone, which has one of the world's highest consumption rates

Inequities in the U.S. education system affect millions of students, especially youth from Black, Latinx, low-income, Indigenous, and immigrant families. For Laura Assanmal Peláez, a PhD candidate at NYU Steinhardt, these disparities are a reality she’s seen firsthand in her work with students from the Bronx to Brooklyn.

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett, 94, entrusted his children with the responsibility of donating his entire wealth upon his passing to charities of their choice. His new estate plans will also stop funding the Gates Foundation upon his death.

In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems