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• For chocolate lovers: more kinds of cacao
The recent genetic analysis showed, however, that the species can actually be traced back to South America, to a region near Ecuador and Colombia. "This analysis clearly showed that even the cacao the Mayans used came from South America," said Juan ...
• Women blast N.Y.'s dollar-dance clubs
Today, the woman hail from Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere. They are often single mothers who have become migrant workers to support the families they left behind. Carla Ramirez, 26, a married mother of three, said she ...
• Oil prices plunge on fears of a global slowdown
Oil prices plunged over $10 a barrel Monday as a U.S. financial bailout plan failed to win legislative approval, increasing fears that a prolonged economic downturn that could sharply curtail energy demand. Light, sweet crude for November delivery ...