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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet’s railroad to court
LIBBY, Mont. — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards…
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US and China plan talks on economics, including manufacturing issue, Yellen says
GUANGZHOU, China — The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s…
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Japanese officials inspect 2 factories making health supplements linked to 5 deaths
TOKYO — Japanese government health officials on Sunday inspected a factory producing health supplements linked to at least five deaths…
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Ford executive chair gets involved in contract talks during uncommon presentation
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike…
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Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit’s Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked…
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Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant
IWAKI, Japan — Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant fell Friday amid…
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More Trader Joe’s recalls? This soup may contain bugs and falafel may have rocks, grocer says
NEW YORK — Trader Joe’s is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may…
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Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales
Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on tribal lands where it can sell directly to consumers, circumventing laws…
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Gap cuts 1,800 corporate jobs amid sales slump
NEW YORK — The Gap is laying off 1,800 corporate workers, roughly three time the number of headquarters jobs it…
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NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’
NEW YORK — Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal and one of the media industry’s renowned executives, is departing…
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