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Bangladesh factory fire kills 8
NEW DELHI — A deadly fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh raised new cries for improvements in the country's industrial safety conditions Thursday, two weeks after a massive building collapse killed at least 950 people. The blaze that swept...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Pakistan, Economy, Business and Finance, United Nations, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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Wrigley holds off on caffeinated gum as FDA reviews caffeine
Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would investigate the safety of added caffeine in U.S. food and beverage products, Wrigley North America has decided to put its bid to market a caffeinated gum on hold out of...
Tags: Taurine (dietary supplement), Energy Drinks, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dietary Supplements, Agriculture
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Senate OKs Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...
Tags: Business, Politics, Jackie Speier, Dick Durbin, Parties and Movements
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Bangladesh to end search for building collapse victims
Bangladesh's military is ending its search for bodies in the wreckage of an eight-story garment factory building that collapsed last month because no more victims are expected to be found, officials said Monday. Also Monday, the government agreed to...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, Unions, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Bangladesh building death toll exceeds 500; engineer arrested
The death toll in the devastating collapse of a Bangladesh building surpassed 500 on Friday as salvage crews continued to pull scores of bodies from the rubble. Nine days after the disaster, more people faced punishment or arrest in connection with...
Tags: Politics, JC Penney Company Inc., Career and Workplace, Human Rights, Sheikh Hasina
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Gambling at U.S. casinos rose in 2012, report says
More gamblers are hitting the slots and blackjack tables in the U.S., giving the industry a 4.8% boost in 2012, its biggest since the recession. Consumer spending at casinos grew to $37.3 billion, slightly below the industry’s 2007 record high...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Woman found alive in collapsed Bangladesh factory
From the Associated PressDHAKA, Bangladesh -- A seamstress buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of unimaginable horror, where the death toll shot past 1,000. Reshma survived, in...Tags: Plant Openings, Hospitals and Clinics, Engineering, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Science and Technology
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Monster Beverage sued by San Francisco
San Francisco City Atty. Dennis Herrera has sued Monster Beverage Corp., accusing the company of pitching highly caffeinated drinks to minors as young as 6 years old. The lawsuit, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, is the latest twist in a...
Tags: Energy Drinks, Justice System, Heart Failure, Food and Drug Administration, Consumers
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In Bangladesh, search for bodies from factory collapse ends
NEW DELHI, India — The Bangladesh army announced Monday it would end its search for bodies in the rubble of a garment factory complex that collapsed nearly three weeks ago in a suburb of the capital, Dhaka. Saying they believe they have found...
Tags: Plant Openings, Heavy Engineering, Dhaka (Bangladesh), New Delhi (India), Career and Workplace
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Deadly factory fire renews outcry in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI -- As Bangladesh struggles to improve its dismal industrial safety record after a massive building collapse last month, another garment industry disaster has raised new cries for reform. Shortly before midnight Wednesday, a fire swept...
Tags: Plant Openings, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Clothing and Textiles Industry, The Walt Disney Co., European Union
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Bangladesh survivor of building collapse rescued
NEW DELHI — In a development described as miraculous, a woman trapped in rubble for 17 days emerged alive Friday from the remains of a building that pancaked just outside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Speaking from her hospital bed, the...
Tags: Television Industry, Plant Openings, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Clothing and Textiles Industry, Disasters and Accidents
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Neurotech industry puts its mind to video games
Fly toy helicopters with your mind. Be a DJ and shift musical tracks based on how you feel. Wiggle robotic cat ears by increasing your state of calm. Astonishing advances in the ability to harness brain waves have made the fantastic notion of moving and...
Tags: Nintendo Company Ltd., Biofeedback, Wii, Electroencephalography, Music
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