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15 ways to save on groceries

15 ways to save on groceries
By Andrew Housser If you spend any time in the grocery store, you know that the price of everything -- from fresh fruit and vegetables, to cereal, to milk -- has gone up over the last several years. Unfortunately, this year's drought conditions will only push costs higher. It is estimated that

Potent form of common child illness deadly in Asia

Potent form of common child illness deadly in Asia
By MARGIE MASONAP Medical Writer HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Tran Minh Giang has spent more than a third of his young life in a Vietnamese hospital, and it could be many months more before he can go home. All for a disease that in Asia is as common as chicken pox, and usually about as severe. The 20-

Pork producer Smithfield Foods to open restaurant

Pork producer Smithfield Foods to open restaurant
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. is opening a hometown restaurant to showcase its products. The company, still based in Smithfield, Va., where it was founded in 1936, is opening the Taste of Smithfield on Tuesday to help boost its

Campbell Soup seeks to freshen up with Bolthouse

Campbell Soup seeks to freshen up with Bolthouse
By CANDICE CHOI and MAE ANDERSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Campbell Soup Co., the world's biggest soup maker, is looking to court a new generation of consumers with baby carrots, premium juices and refrigerated salad dressings. The Camden, N.J.-based company said Monday that it will buy

China: Don't let US auto case in WTO hurt ties

China: Don't let US auto case in WTO hurt ties
By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's government said Friday it will "properly handle" a U.S. complaint to the World Trade Organization about its anti-dumping duties on auto imports and doesn't want the latest in a string of trade disputes to harm

US accuses China over duties on auto exports

US accuses China over duties on auto exports
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States launched a trade complaint Thursday against China at the World Trade Organization, accusing Beijing of unfairly imposing duties on more than $3 billion in exports of American-produced automobiles

Ex-wrestling CEO McMahon makes another Senate bid

Ex-wrestling CEO McMahon makes another Senate bid
By SUSAN HAIGHAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Soon after Linda McMahon suffered a three-count smackdown, she was back on her feet buying postelection TV ads to thank supporters and looking to get right back in the ring. After spending nearly $50 million

Hoax prompts free tacos in Alaska town

Hoax prompts free tacos in Alaska town
By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Residents of Bethel, Alaska, know from cable TV ads what the major fast-food chains offer: chicken at KFC, burgers at McDonald's and tacos at Taco Bell. They just haven't been able to get any of

California governor signs budget relying on taxes

California governor signs budget relying on taxes
By JUDY LINAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new budget for California on Wednesday that relies heavily on voters approving his proposed tax hikes in November. Democrats passed 21 budget implementing bills on a majority vote

Writer-filmmaker Nora Ephron dies at 71

Writer-filmmaker Nora Ephron dies at 71
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Among the injustices about the death of Nora Ephron is that she isn't around to tell us about it. "She was so, so alive," says her friend Carrie Fisher. "It makes no sense to me that she isn't alive anymore." Ephron, the essayist, author