Margaret Atwood says success of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is “not due to me or the excellence of the book”

[ad_1] Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” sold more than 10 million copies and spawned an Emmy-winning Hulu series, but the Canadian author dismissed the notion that the dystopian novel is her magnum opus.  The 85-year-old author said she believes that if not for the ongoing rollback of reproductive rights and the overturning of Roe v….

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For some hurting U.S. soybean farmers, a trade deal with China may not be enough to save the farm

[ad_1] American farmers have long struggled with high costs and low prices for their crops. But this year there is even greater uncertainty in the fields. China stopped buying all U.S. soybeans in May — retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs. Many American farmers were left without their largest export market. President Trump and China’s president…

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