U.S.
Grocery prices soar as drought intensifies
July 16, 2012One hundred miles south of the Aldi's supermarket last Saturday, as far as you could see in the cornfields, the plants were wilting under a blazing sun.
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Eisenberg, Humane Society on mistreatment of exotic birds
July 12, 2012The exotic pet trade is a blossoming, corrupt business that inadvertently creates a large percentage of mistreated parrots.
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Ship products not jobs, say Detroiters
July 11, 2012The still active Detroit Port on the Detroit River is where union members and city residents rallied yesterday.
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During outbreak, Florida shuts only TB facility
July 11, 2012One could be forgiven for thinking that shuttering state's only tuberculosis center during the worst outbreak in 20 years isn't a particularly good idea.
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OSHA’s Barab walks fine line on firms’ ‘voluntary protection’
July 10, 2012House Republicans demand OSHA emphasize its Voluntary Protection Program while unions and the GAO say OSHA doesn't have the staff to monitor VPP firms' performance.
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