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Urban farmers work to bring fresh food to southwest Illinois
Apr 11, 2021 7:00 AM - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - During the beginning of the pandemic, as many people were trying to grasp what exactly COVID-19 was, Eugenia Alexander decided she'd start growing produce for her family and the community at her Glen Carbon home. She thought she needed it for survival. 'I wanted to do that because what was happening was a lot of fruit was being recalled,(and) a lot of veggies were being recalled during the pandemic when it first started, so I was just like, you know what, us getting food from these grocery stores isn't like promised,' Alexander said. . 'Anything can happen. If it wasn't a pandemic, to where it could be shut down and what are we gonna do?'
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Official tells Iranian state TV that 'accident' strikes electrical distribution grid of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility
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Ecuador, Peru head to polls under strict virus measures
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Reports: Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in city
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8 dead, dozens hurt as Indonesia quake shakes East Java
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Prosecutors: Boy shot by police was with man who fired gun
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Religious party seeks gains in Peru's legislative elections
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Shootout in Utah leaves 2 deputies wounded; suspect dead
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Ramsey Clark, attorney general under Johnson, dies at 93
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Mother arrested after 3 children found slain in Los Angeles
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