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Stocks continue to spiral down for a fifth day
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Tuesday on disappointing news about the U.S. economy, extending a losing streak that could turn into the year's longest. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 54 points to 12,875 in the first hour of trading. The broader...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Iran, France, Science and Technology
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Kroger to stop selling "pink slime" in beef
Two supermarket chains are joining the growing list of store chains that will no longer sell beef if it includes what's been called "pink slime." Federal regulators say the filler, treated with ammonia, meets food safety standards. It's known in the...
Tags: Safeway Inc., Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings, Standards, Science and Technology
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More retailers pull formula after Mo. infant death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Several more national retailers have joined Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in pulling a batch of powdered infant formula from their shelves after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died of a rare bacterial infection. Officials...Tags: Safeway Inc., Kroger Company, Walgreen Co., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Medical Procedures and Tests
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Start 2012 on the right foot
As the calendar turned to 2012, the usual glut of "experts" willing and ready to tell us how to be better people — thinner, fitter, more organized, less stressed, kinder and more financially sound — made their annual appearance before...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Personal Service, Finance, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Grocery Workers Cast Ballots on Strike Authorization Vote
KTLA NewsBURBANK ( KTLA ) -- An estimated 62,000 grocery workers in Southern California have cast their ballots for a second time on whether to go ahead with a strike. The vote was held Friday, just days after Albertsons and Vons began taking applications from...Tags: Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Career and Workplace, Strikes, Employees
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Fitness Fridays: 6 tips for healthy eating -- and what foods you'll need to weather storm
What do you need to weather the storm? According to Kendra Robinson, nurse educator at Olde Towne Medical Center in Williamsburg and Jennifer Shea of Supervalu (Farm Fresh): oatmeal, beans, tuna fish, peanut butter, dried fruit, canned low-sodium...Tags: Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diets and Dieting, Health
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Deadline passes, talks continue for Calif. grocers
LOS ANGELES -- Negotiations throughout the night failed to produce a resolution as Southern California grocery employees returned to work Monday and their union and three major supermarket chains tried to avoid a strike. Ellen Anreder, a spokeswoman...Tags: Kroger Company, Antonio Villaraigosa, Career and Workplace, Employees, Unions
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E. coli scare prompts Tyson to recall ground beef
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family in Ohio fell ill after eating meat produced by the company that was contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Electrical Appliance, Tyson Foods Incorporated, Marketing, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Official says Currie never disclosed Shoppers payments
Former State Highway Administration chief Neil Pedersen testified Wednesday in federal court in Baltimore that state Sen. Ulysses S. Currie constantly asked him the status of transportation projects sought by Shoppers Food Warehouse but never mentioned...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Companies and Corporations, Transportation, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy
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ABERDEEN/MINNESOTA: Companies avoiding stance on gay marriage amendment
A proposed Minnesota amendment to ban gay marriage won't be fought by several Minnesota-based corporations, including some with Aberdeen ties. Opponents of the marriage amendment on the 2012 ballot see natural allies in the state's prominent companies,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Minority Groups, Medtronic Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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Michelle Obama raises awareness about nutrition, money for her husband
First lady Michelle Obama returned home Tuesday for two personal causes: improving the nation's nutrition and helping feed her husband's re-election campaign fund.
Speaking at a fundraising event at Plumbers Hall on the Near West Side, Obama recited a...Tags: Michelle Obama, Obesity, Iraq, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Political Fundraising
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Michelle Obama headlines Chicago fundraiser
Clout StreetFirst lady Michelle Obama returned home Tuesday for two personal causes: improving the nation’s nutrition and helping feed her husband’s re-election campaign fund. Speaking at a fundraising event at Plumbers Hall on the Near West Side,...Tags: Near West Side, Obesity, Michelle Obama, Iraq, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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