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By the Numbers: Why trick-or-treaters may bag more gummy candy than chocolate this Halloween

By the Numbers: Why trick-or-treaters may bag more gummy candy than chocolate this Halloween

Ghouls, goblins … and gummy bears. Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year. That should be fine with younger consumers, who have been g...

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3 Chinese citizens arrested in Georgia for attempting to buy uranium

3 Chinese citizens arrested in Georgia for attempting to buy uranium

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Three Chinese citizens have been arrested in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, while attempting to illegally purchase 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of uranium, the country’s State Sec...

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State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumes UK flights after 5-year ban

State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumes UK flights after 5-year ban

ISLAMABAD (AP) — State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumed flights to the United Kingdom on Saturday for the first time in five years following the lifting of a ban imposed over a fake pil...

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African migrants help fill a shortage of shepherds in Spain

African migrants help fill a shortage of shepherds in Spain

LOS CORTIJOS, Spain (AP) — The bells and bleats faded as Osam Abdulmumen, a migrant from Sudan, herded sheep back from pasture, the sun setting over a centuries-old farm in Spain’s arid heartland....

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Company recalls 2M pounds of barbecue pork jerky that may contain wire

Company recalls 2M pounds of barbecue pork jerky that may contain wire

A South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds (998,000 kilograms) of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam’s Club stores because the product may be contaminated with...

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JPMorgan Chase seeks relief from massive legal bill for convicted fraudsters

JPMorgan Chase seeks relief from massive legal bill for convicted fraudsters

NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly three years, JPMorgan Chase has picking up the legal tab of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, the two convicted fraudsters who sold their financial aid startup Frank to t...

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