NEWMAN, Calif. -- California almond growers are used to dealing with swings in the weather and water supply. Now they must also grapple with the uncertainty of trade battles as the Trump ...

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As winter sets in, almonds fill homes but in the narrow, industrial lanes of Karawal Nagar, dozens of women like Rekha spend long hours cracking and sorting those very dry fruits in dusty, airless ...