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agriculture

Ortho will drop chemicals linked to honeybee declines

DENVER (AP) — Garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm bees. The company plans to phase out neonicotinoids by 2021 in eight products used to control garden pests and diseases.

police

Family sues after police question 3rd-grader for hours

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A third-grader was taken off a school bus and questioned for hours by police because another girl falsely reported the 8-year-old had chemicals in her backpack, her family said in a lawsuit Thursday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, which filed the federal lawsuit

Russia

Kerry: Deal to bring justice for Syria chemical arms attacks

Written by Matthew Lee, AP Diplomatic Writer KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes an agreement reached with Russia to investigate chemical weapons attacks in Syria will hold the perpetrators accountable.