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McManus: Mother knows best
There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Jeb Bush, Elections, Paul Ryan, Voting
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Arizona law bans destroying guns purchased in buyback programs
This post has been corrected. See the note below.TUCSON — City- or county-sponsored gun buybacks — often used in larger cities to entice people to give up their handguns — have become effectively pointless in Arizona with legislation signed by Gov. Jan Brewer. The bill prohibits...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Lee Loughner, National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives
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Taggants: Still a better way to track a bomber
A number of commenters on the online version of our April 28 Op-Ed, "A better way to track a bomber," argue against the use of taggants to trace explosives because the suspects in the Boston bombings, the Tsarnaev brothers, were identified through...
Tags: FBI, Explosions, Gabrielle Giffords, Emergency Incidents
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Safeway stock slides as revenue stalls, though profit rises
Safeway Inc. stock slid nearly 20% in morning trading Thursday as the Northern California supermarket giant – facing competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart – reported flat revenue in the first quarter. The Pleasanton company said...
Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Tesco plc, Target, Walmart
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Tesco to pull out of U.S. and sell Fresh & Easy markets
The British are leaving. Five years after launching the Fresh & Easy grocery chain in the U.S., Tesco of England is abandoning its nearly $2-billion gamble. Once called "foolhardy" by investment guru Warren Buffett, the ambitious experiment joins a...
Tags: Arable Farming, Breads, Research, Whole Foods Market, Family Dollar Stores Incorporated
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Police investigate 'gallon-smashing' incident in Elk Grove
L.A. NOWPolice in Elk Grove say they are not amused by the most recent viral video sensation called "gallon smashing." Teenagers walk through the aisles of grocery stores with a gallon of milk or juice in each hand and pretend to...... -
Oakland mass killing suspect declared mentally unfit to stand trial
L.A. NOWAn Alameda County Superior Court judge declared Monday that a former nursing student charged with killing seven people at Oakland’s Oikos University last year is not mentally competent to stand trial. One L. Goh, a 43-year-old South Korean national,... -
Chef Boyardee owner ConAgra makes huge $6.8-billion bet
ConAgra Foods Inc. makes some of the best-known packaged food brands around, including Chef Boyardee, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, Reddi-wip and Slim Jim. But these days, the money is in private grocery store labels,...
Tags: Ralcorp Holdings Incorporated, Restaurant and Catering Industry, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Food Industry
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Sierra LaMar slaying suspect charged in attempted kidnappings
L.A. NOWThe man accused of killing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar has been charged in three attempted kidnappings at Safeway stores that left a Northern California community on edge.... -
Frances Hashimoto dies at 69; Little Tokyo leader, mochi ice cream creator
Frances Hashimoto, one of Little Tokyo's most influential business leaders who fought to preserve the neighborhood's Japanese cultural traditions and who invented the popular fusion dessert known as mochi ice cream, died of lung cancer Sunday at her...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Foods and Beverages, World War II (1939-1945), Lifestyle and Leisure, Tokyo (Japan)
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Veteran Emerald Triangle pot growers see their way of life ending
LAYTONVILLE, CALIF. — In the mountains of Mendocino County, a middle-aged couple stroll into the cool morning air to plant the year's crop. Andrew grabs a shovel and begins to dig up rich black garden beds while Anna waters the seedlings,...
Tags: Entertainment, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Marketing, Theft, Banking
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Peanut butter recall expands to 76 products on salmonella fears
The peanut butter recall that started this past weekend with a salmonella-linked product sold at Trader Joe’s has now been expanded to dozens of peanut, cashew and almond butters, according to producer Sunland Inc. The New Mexico-based company...
Tags: Butter, Symptoms, Peanut Butter, Salmonella Infection, Diseases and Illnesses
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