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Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand

Sep. 01, 2024 09:08 AM EDT

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa substitutes. Scientists and entrepreneurs are...

Entrepreneur who sought to merge celebrities, social media and crypto faces fraud charges

Jul. 30, 2024 17:23 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with social media by letting people bet on the future reputation of celebrities and influencers has been arrested on a fraud charge. Nader Al-Naji, 32, was arrested in Los Angeles on Saturday on a...