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World Nutella Day survives after Ferrero reaches out to superfan
Devotees of Nutella hazelnut chocolate spread can call off the riots -- the brand’s Italian parent Ferrero says it reached a peaceful understanding with the superfan founder of World Nutella Day, an annual appreciation event that the company tried...
Tags: Italy, Social Media, New Products, Target
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Target earnings disappoint, retailer cuts full-year forecast
Target Corp., like many other retail rivals, was laid low in its first fiscal quarter by cold spring temperatures that discouraged seasonal shopping and caused the chain to underperform by even its own metrics. The Minneapolis company said sales at...
Tags: Earnings, Target Brands, Inc., Gregg Steinhafel, The Home Depot, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Price, Cedillo leading in council races
Three veterans from Sacramento were making strong showings Tuesday in the Los Angeles City Council election, with two pulling ahead of their opponents and a third headed to a possible runoff in the San Fernando Valley, according to partial returns. In a...
Tags: Gil Cedillo, Politics, Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Jan Perry
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Taylor Swift rocks blue mini, wins at Billboard Music Awards
Taylor Swift rocked a sparkly blue mini dress by Muhair Zurad, with cutouts across her shoulder blades, when she accepted eight awards, including artist of the year, at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday. She also wore...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Arrested Development (tv program) , Taylor Swift, Movies, Music
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California jobless rate falls to 9%
No one ever said the economic recovery would be pretty. California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state's unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% the month...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Consumers
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Government, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Safety at Work, Health Insurance
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Nearly $2 million raised in council's 1st District runoff
The 1st District City Council race has garnered more than four times the money of previous races there, buoyed by the deep pockets and independent spending of labor and business leaders. In the runoff to replace council member Ed Reyes in the district...Tags: Politics, Ed Reyes, Elections, POLITICO LLC, Eric Garcetti
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Unemployment rate falls, but hiring slows in California and L.A.
After a few robust months, the pace of hiring in California slowed in April as employers concerned about the economy cut back on adding new employees. In a month in which the nation added 165,000 net new jobs, the Golden State gained just 10,400...
Tags: Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Bangladesh crowd gathers as collapse cleanup ends
NEW DELHI — Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 people who died in the world's worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at the Islamic prayer...
Tags: Bangladesh, Government, Politics, National Government, Tesco plc
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Wireless carriers to launch ad blitz against texting and driving
The country's largest wireless carriers have joined together for a national advertising campaign to discourage mobile users from texting while driving. AT&T announced that competitors Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile and more than 200 other...
Tags: Advertising, Politics, Elections, T-Mobile, Labor Day
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A powerful use for spoiled food
What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...
Tags: Conservation, Whole Foods Market, Kroger Company, Renewable Energy, Energy
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Prayer service remembers victims of Bangladesh building collapse
NEW DELHI, India -- Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 victims who died in the ruins of the world’s worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at...
Tags: New Delhi (India), Bangladesh, Government, Politics, National Government
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