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Texas company: Microwave keeps bread mold at bay

Texas company: Microwave keeps bread mold at bay
By BETSY BLANEYAssociated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers' unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold. MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The bread is

Egypt talking to IMF again about crucial loan

Egypt talking to IMF again about crucial loan
By SARAH EL DEEB and AYA BATRAWYAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Doubts are emerging about the Egyptian government's ability to implement painful austerity measures linked to the International Monetary Fund's critical $4.8 billion loan that could stop an economic collapse. A top IMF official

City Formalizes Coordinated Approach to Address Illegal Homeless Camping

City Formalizes Coordinated Approach to Address Illegal Homeless Camping
SPOKANE, Wash. - The City of Spokane has formalized a coordinated approach to address illegal homeless camping within the City. The approach is designed to provide individuals with opportunities for social service assistance before proceeding with an enforcement action. "Our goal is always to

UAE officer ordered to pay $1.2M to former worker

UAE officer ordered to pay $1.2M to former worker
By MICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A naval officer from the United Arab Emirates has been ordered to pay $1.2 million to a former domestic worker who accused him of imprisoning her and forcing her to work long hours for little pay, although it is unclear whether she will

Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports

Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports
By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi Kurdish official said on Tuesday that the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region has suspended oil exports over a payment row with Baghdad, a development that could add to already souring relations between the Kurds and the Arab-

Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports

Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports
By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi Kurdish official said on Tuesday that the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region has suspended oil exports over a payment row with Baghdad, a development that could add to already souring relations between the Kurds and the Arab-

Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports

Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports
By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi Kurdish official said on Tuesday that the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region has suspended oil exports over a payment row with Baghdad, a development that could add to already souring relations between the Kurds and the Arab-

Mo. students lose 756 pounds at SC boarding school

Mo. students lose 756 pounds at SC boarding school
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sixteen-year-old Jason Alexander weighed 326 pounds four months ago when he and 13 classmates boarded a plane for a weight-loss boarding school in South Carolina. When he stepped off a return flight home Friday, he was down to 233

Dr Pepper maker fills out 10-calorie lineup

Dr Pepper maker fills out 10-calorie lineup
By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to the calories in diet soda, Dr Pepper thinks 10 is the new zero. Starting next month, the country's No. 3 soft drink company plans to roll out 10-calorie versions of five of its biggest soda brands: 7-Up, Sunkist, Canada Dry

Right-to-work Nevada a rare bright spot for labor

Right-to-work Nevada a rare bright spot for labor
By By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press The future of the American labor movement may lie just off the Las Vegas Strip, inside a squat building huddled in the shadow of the Stratosphere casino. That's the home of the Culinary Workers Local 226, a fast-growing union of hotel and casino