Organizations are hacking into companies to steal their identity so they can drive off with loads of almonds, walnuts or pistachios worth up to $500,000 eachInternational crime rings targeting California’s booming agriculture industry are increasingly stealing truckloads of high-value nuts, prompting authorities and the firms falling victim to ramp up efforts to break the spree costing millions.The sophisticated organizations in many cases use high-tech tactics, hacking into trucking companies to steal their identity. Armed with false shipping papers, they pose as legitimate truckers, driving off with loads of nuts such as almonds, walnuts, or pistachios valued at $150,000, and some Read More

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Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWhy do cats purr? What’s the point?John Holme, London NW6 • Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com. Please include name, address and phone number Continue reading… Read More

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Shortages prompt island’s main brewer to consider opening a new plant and importing beer from outside the country to keep pace with growing demand The ubiquitous fridges that dispense beer in Cuba’s bars, cafes and petrol stations are running out of the island’s favourite Cristal and Bucanero brands as a surge in American tourists and the proliferation of new private watering holes put the nation’s main brewery under strain. Brewer Bucanero needs a new plant to keep pace with demand from tourists and a burgeoning private restaurant sector that competes with state-run outlets for supplies, Mayle Gonzalez, a sales executive Read More

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The letter you always wanted to writeI felt jealous of you to begin with: echoes of your happy life spent in your large, wisteria-clad Victorian house, family heirlooms, your art room, an air of slight shabbiness – the way you wanted it. Perhaps I should have been more alarmed when I saw the post-wake decorations still festooned around the dining room, your smiling photograph on an easel, mementoes all around, photos of your family life.It felt odd sleeping in your bed, your things on the bedside table, your clothes still hanging up. I thought your poor grieving husband needed help. Read More

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How to turn the humble legume into a scarlet stew, a speedy fish supper, a winning way with lamb and a stunning slow‑cook curryTake part in our next theme, TRIFLE! Upload: theguardian.com/witness; email: recipes@theguardian.com; or post them on Instagram @guardian_cook #RRS #trifle by noon on Wednesday 13 April. Conditions apply. Selected recipes will appear in Cook and online on 23 April.It might be a pale legume with a dry, crumbly nature, yet the chickpea is a culinary force to be reckoned with. Dried and ground, it makes a mean pancake; boiled and crushed with tahini and garlic, a paste that Read More

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