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(Newser) - The Great Bean Brouhaha continues. Last week, Robert Unanue, the CEO of Goya Foods, prompted a boycott of his company after irked Latinos and other critics slammed his endorsement of President Trump, whom he called a "builder" that the US is "truly blessed" to have as its leader....

(Newser) - The so-called "super bean," a fast-maturing, high-yield variety, is being promoted by Uganda's government and agriculture experts amid efforts to feed hunger-prone parts of Africa, the AP reports. It's also a step toward the next goal: the "super, super bean" that researchers hope can be...

(Newser) - An Oregon food distribution company has halted some shipments of canned green beans after a Utah woman says she found a snake head in a can, the AP reports. Troy Walker says she made the unsettling discovery while she and fellow church members were preparing meals Wednesday night for neighbors....

(Newser) - Today's Horrible Way to Die : A 56-year-old man was buried yesterday under 20 feet of pinto beans at the warehouse where he had worked for more than 12 years. For an hour, dozens of rescue workers "moved several tons of beans to get to him," says an...