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‘Burning river’ loses sting in Cleveland 50 years after fire
CLEVELAND (AP) — Fifty years after the Cuyahoga River’s most infamous fire helped spawn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, artists and entrepreneurs have turned old jokes into inspiration and forged decades of embarrassment into a…
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China suspends imports from Canadian pork company
BEIJING (AP) — China will halt imports from a Canadian company after food safety issues were detected in one batch of pork, the Xinhua state news agency reported Tuesday, a move likely to fuel speculation…
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San Francisco weighs 1st US city ban on e-cigarette sales
San Francisco supervisors are considering Tuesday whether to move the city toward becoming the first in the United States to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes as part of an effort to crack down on youth vaping.
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Asian markets mostly edge higher ahead of Fed meeting
SINGAPORE (AP) — Stocks in Asia mostly advanced Tuesday ahead of interest rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks. The Kospi in South Korea gained 0.5% to 2,101.43, and Hong Kong’s…
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Sotheby’s and Array soar while Align and Tyson Foods dip
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Sotheby’s, up $20.74 to $56.13 The New York auction house is being sold to French Israeli businessman Patrick Drahi for almost $3.7…
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Wanted: Someone to eat ribs and travel the country. Salary: $5,000 a week
Reynolds Wrap is looking for a “Chief Grilling Officer.” Apply by Wednesday, June 19.
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4 seek victim status to review Carnival pollution settlement
MIAMI (AP) — Four people who say they were harmed by pollution from Carnival Corp. cruise ships are seeking status as victims with rights to review a recent settlement. Three Alaskans and one Bahamian have…
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High court avoids new case over same-sex wedding cake
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court decided Monday against a high-stakes, election-year case about the competing rights of gay and lesbian couples and merchants who refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings. The justices handed…
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Part of bourbon warehouse collapses in western Kentucky
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Part of a bourbon warehouse in western Kentucky collapsed during a thunderstorm. News outlets report the partial collapse of the O.Z. Tyler Distillery rickhouse was reported early Monday. Master Distiller Jacob…
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Beyond Meat will start making ‘ground beef’
The alternative meat maker is debuting a plant-based “ground beef,” which marbleizes and tenderizes just like the real thing.
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Free Alexandria pop-up space for 3 lucky small retailers
The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership’s three-year-old pop-up program, which finds temporary space for home-based businesses or micro-retailers to test a brick and mortar presence, is taking applications for its latest free pop-up space in Old Town.
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Liz Weston: Make your money last in retirement
There are several ways to boost the odds that your money will last as long as you need it during retirement. Here are some strategies.
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Non-alcoholic ‘wine water’ now available in the US
Made from the part of the grape that would normally go to waste during the wine-making process, O.Vine has the same antioxidants found in wine.
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At Atlas Brew Works, environmental sustainability is all the buzz
In the food and beverage industry, cutting down on food waste is all the buzz, and one local brewery is finding a tasty way to do it.
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump fudges facts on economy, 2020 voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — An eye toward his 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump is turning to a familiar playbook of exaggerated boasts about economic performance and overdrawn complaints about a race tilted against him. He insisted…
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