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Powerball jackpot jumps to record $550 million, drawing Wednesday
The jackpot for the Powerball lottery soared on Wednesday to a record $550 million and could increase again by the time the winning numbers are drawn on Wednesday, a lottery official said. The payout jumped nearly $200 million due to brisk ticket sales...
Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Lotteries, Powerball Lottery
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Clean produce to avoid food poisoning
It’s farmers’ market time, and all those fruits and vegetables seem so fresh. But they aren’t necessarily clean. Like supermarket produce, these local and even organic items need a wash before eating, according to the Academy of...
Tags: Salmonella Infection, Healthy Diet, Physical Conditions, E. coli Infection, Calicivirus
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Awards
Sisters Ada and Jocelyn Truong, of Clarksville, both won first place in their age categories in the Howard County Bird Club's 2011 student art contest. Ada, 10, a fourth-grader at Centennial Lane Elementary School, drew an Overbird using pastels. Jocelyn,...Tags: Fairfield University, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Ellicott City, Elementary Schools
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The plucking of the American chicken farmer
The Baltimore SunTo Ed Probst, the poultry company's invitation sounded like the fulfillment of a dream: Come on down to Alabama and be a chicken farmer. Share the wealth. Be your own boss. Having scanned the horizon of America's poultry empire from the plains of Delmarva...Tags: Cancer, Rentals, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gold Kist Incorporated, Trials
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Small goes over big at Sweets & Snacks Expo
With products like wasabi-dusted almonds, sea salt-infused toffee truffles and sustainable chocolate bars, the annual Sweets & Snacks Expo rolled into Chicago on Tuesday, with a handful of visible trends: "healthy" snacks, bite-size indulgences and...
Tags: Consumers, New Products, National Confectioners Association, Salt, Nestle SA
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Japan, Washington, DC, Health and Safety at Work, Genetic Engineering
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Naperville Central honors notable alumni
When Dave Linne graduated from Naperville Central High School he couldn't wait to leave the western suburbs. But years later looking back at his career writing ads for McDonald's, Kraft, Disney, Pepsi, Nintendo, Hallmark and more, he realized the impact...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Armed Forces, Students, Leo Burnett, Naperville Central High School
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Tampa Tribune, Fla., Steve Otto column
The Tampa TribuneMayor Bob, freshly back from a trade mission to Germany and standing in front of the Exchange Club of Tampa on Monday, was on a roll. "I met with the mayor of Munich, who said he was actually the lord mayor and that he was the uber Burgermeister. I told...Tags: West Bank, Baseball
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Hostess Finds Savior In Greenwich Billionaire
Dean Metropoulos may not be a household name, but the food industry veteran's reach extends from the pantry to the refrigerator to the freezer. Metropoulos, who works with his sons Daren and Evan, has teamed up with longtime partner Apollo Global...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Consumer Goods Industries, Hostess Brands, Inc., Greenwich, Blackstone Group, L.P.
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A closer look at how a corporate tax loophole works in Florida
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTwo weeks after the Orlando Sentinel reported that at least a hundred — and potentially far more — big companies have been reducing their Florida corporate-income taxes through an apparent “loophole” in state law, the Florida... -
Northeast South Dakota upbeat about beef, corn
Northeast South Dakota pulled off a bigger crop in 2012 than anyone projected, as crops pulled subsoil moisture for respectable yields. With recent snows, farmers are more optimistic about going for the golden corn crop again in 2013. Agweek made a...Tags: South Dakota State University, Plant Openings, Weather Reports, Companies and Corporations
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In the food business, it's survival of the largest
(MCT) - When ConAgra ponied up about $5 billion for St. Louis-based Ralcorp recently, the Omaha-based conglomerate did something that food companies have been doing for a while: It got a lot bigger. ConAgra Foods Inc., which produces some 60 brand...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Consumers, Food Industry, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Consumer Goods Industries
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