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The avocados on the right are Hass, America's favorite variety of the green fruit. At left are GEM avocados, the great-granddaughter of the Hass. GEM avocados grow well in California's Central Valley and, in taste tests, they scored better than the Hass in terms of eating quality.

California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round

Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.

Speaking to reporters after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says all Cabinet nominees will be properly vetted, despite concerns voiced by Democrats and the Office of Government Ethics.

Senate Democrats Question Vetting Of Cabinet Picks With Slew Of Hearings

Nine confirmation hearings are scheduled this week, but not all of Donald Trump's nominees have filed paperwork. It's a complicated process with varying rules and potential conflicts of interest.

Uber has settled lawsuits in California and Massachusetts with a deal that allows it to consider its drivers independent contractors, not employees.

Uber Settles 2 Lawsuits, Won't Have To Treat Drivers As Employees

The company has agreed to settle two class action suits for $84 million — and more if Uber goes public and its value increases by a certain amount. Uber won't have to pay drivers benefits.

Richard M. Nixon with his family's cocker spaniel, Checkers, in 1952. Nixon, who was then the Republican vice presidential nominee, mentioned Checkers in a TV-radio report on his finances.

3 Reasons We Care About Politicians' Taxes

Knowing everything there is to know about someone's financials is intrusive. So how did the tradition start — and why do we care?

Minnie Driver plays Maya, the mom on the ABC family comedy Speechless.

A Mother's Day Update On TV Moms

A lot has changed on television in the last 20 years or so. We take a moment to check in on how all these changes are treating TV moms.

Asia Duncan, 32, is formerly a seller for a jewelry maker. Now, she's attending Pasadena City College and is working to be a doctor.

Shaken By Economic Change, 'Non-Traditional' Students Are Becoming The New Normal

The massive growth in the adult student population in America's colleges and universities — one quarter of all college students are over the age of 30 — is changing the higher ed landscape.

Survey Says San Diegans, Tijuanans Want More Cross-Border Collaboration

A bi-national council is expected to form in the fall to increase collaboration between San Diego and Tijuana businesses, nonprofits and residents.

Models walk the catwalk in March 2009 during one of Alexander McQueen's last shows, Ready-to-Wear Autumn/Winter 2009, in Paris. McQueen was one of several fashion designers elevated to prominence by Bernard Arnault, the French tycoon who transformed the business of high fashion.

How The Luxury Fashion Industry Became All Business

Once family-owned, luxury fashion houses have been gobbled by conglomerates. Industry watchers say designers have suffered from a pressure-cooker environment that focuses intensely on the bottom line.

Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, told the Justice Department in July that the insurer would walk away from many health exchanges if the government opposed the company's proposed deal for Humana. On Tuesday, Aetna followed through.

Aetna CEO To Justice Department: Block Our Deal And We'll Drop Out Of Obamacare

A July letter from Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to the Justice Department said the company would pull back from health insurance exchanges if the government opposed the company's merger with Humana.

"We're not expecting a road covered with roses in our bilateral relations, though clearly there's a window of opportunity," Konstantin Kosachyov told a group of academics and former diplomats in Moscow this week.

Hopes Are High In Russia For Improved Relations With U.S. 'Pragmatic Partners'

"A crisis of confidence is the main aggravating factor in Russian-American relations," a leading parliamentarian tells NPR. With a Trump administration, he foresees a "window of opportunity."

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