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Department of Justice, environmental groups sue Campbell Soup, alleging its been polluting Lake Erie

The U.S. Department of Justice and environmental groups filed two lawsuits against Campbell accusing the soup giant of polluting Lake Erie. Both lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Ohio hours apart alleging similar complaints that Campbell’s manufacturing plant in Napoleon, Ohio, has allowed wastewater and pollutants to flow unchecked into the Maumee River, …

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Dollar Tree is closing 600 Family Dollar stores in 2024. Heres where they are.

Dollar Tree announced that it is closing 600 of its Family Dollar store locations in 2024. On top of that, the discount retailer also plans to close an additional 370 Family Dollar stores, plus 30 Dollar Tree locations over the next few years, at the end of their leases. In total, the planned closures represent about 15% of its Family …

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U.S. hits Apple with landmark antitrust suit, accusing tech giant of stifling competition

Washington — Apple Inc., one of the world’s most valuable and influential companies, illegally engaged in anti-competitive behavior in an effort to build a “moat around its smartphone monopoly” and maximize its profits at the expense of consumers, the Justice Department alleged in a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit filed Thursday. In a complaint filed in federal district court in New Jersey, …

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How much money did Shohei Ohtanis interpreter earn before being fired?

Attorneys forMajor League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani are alleging that his longtime interpreter stole millions from the Los Angeles Dodgers player, despite earning a hefty salary himself. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, who has been standing alongside Ohtani for the entirety of 29-year-old phenom’s six years in MLB, was paid up to half a million dollars a year to serve as an …

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United Airlines now allows travelers to pool their air miles with others

Customers who have racked up travel miles with United Airlines can now share those points with up to four other passengers under a new program the airlines announced Thursday. Anyone 18 or older with a MileagePlus membership can link their online account and combine their miles with those accumulated by family or friends from previous flights, United said. As with …

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3rd suspect in Kansas City parade shooting charged with murder, prosecutors announce

A third man has been charged with murder in the deadly shooting at last month’s Kansas City Chiefs parade, prosecutors announced Thursday. One woman was killed in the shooting at the end of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade and over two dozen others were wounded. Terry Young, 20, was charged with murder in the second degree, unlawful use of …

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Reddit shares soar on first day of trading as social media platforms IPO arrives

Reddit made its debut on Wall Street Thursday in an eagerly anticipated initial public offering aimed at infusing the social media company with hundreds of millions in capital. Shares of Reddit soared as much as 54% in their first day of trading on Thursday afternoon, reaching $52.29. That’s far above the $34 IPO range projected by the company. Investors have …

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Russias Soyuz launch to space station aborted at last minute in rare delay

Launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a cosmonaut commander, a guest flier from Belarus and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson was aborted at the T-minus 20-second mark Thursday, delaying the crew’s planned flight to the International Space Station. With veteran commander Oleg Novitskiy at the controls, flanked on the left by Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya and on the right …

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Biden administration forgives $6 billion in student debt. Heres who qualifies for forgiveness.

The Biden administration on Thursday said it is forgiving almost $6 billion in student debt for 77,700 borrowers, with those recipients scheduled to receive an email from President Joe Biden alerting them about their debt cancellation. The people who qualify for the latest round of student loan forgiveness are public service employees, such as teachers, nurses, social workers and firefighters, …

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Hyundai and Kia recall vehicles due to charging unit problems

Hyundai and Kia are recalling a combined 147,110 vehicles — including the electric vehicles Ioniq and the EV6 —because a part inside the cars may stop charging their batteries, federal auto safety regulators said. The recalled Hyundai and Kia vehicles have what the automakers call an “integrated charging control unit” — which is responsible for charging the car’s 12-volt backup …

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