The Daily Populous

The production of cocoa in west Africa has long been linked to human rights abuses, structural poverty, low pay and child labour.

The lawsuit also accuses the companies of actively misleading the public in their 2001 promise to “phase out” child labour.

The widespread use of child slavery is also credited by the plaintiffs for causing “long-term mental and physical trauma”. »

In 1986 Flight of the Navigator star Joey Cramer took a break from acting "to be a normal kid again".

Homeless, suicidal and hopelessly hooked on hard drugs, in 2016, wearing a flimsy disguise, he robbed a bank, fleeing with a wad of cash.

Now, after getting clean in prison, the 47-year-old is finally relaunching the acting career he put on ice three decades ago. »

Researchers worked with 16 elementary schools across Central Texas to install vegetable gardens and teach classes to students and parents about nutrition and cooking.

The study found that students who participated in the gardening, nutrition and cooking classes ate, on average, a half serving more vegetables per day than they did before the program.

“Teaching kids where their food comes from, how to grow it, how to prepare it — that’s key to changing eating behaviors over the long term.”. »

Back in 2001, two young actors set off on fantastical cinematic journeys that would capture the hearts and imaginations of fans for years to come.

The upcoming new issue of Empire is an epic 20th anniversary celebration of the two most iconic magical franchises in cinema history – and this month’s newsstand cover features Wood and Radcliffe together at last, photographed for Empire by Art Streiber.

The exclusive subscriber cover features a different shot of the two, also captured by Streiber, with ethereal illustrations by Peter Strain. »