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Buffalo Trace Distillery springs back after massive April flood shut down bourbon production

Buffalo Trace Distillery springs back after massive April flood shut down bourbon production

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The long history of bourbon production at Buffalo Trace Distillery has been connected to the Kentucky River — summed up as a blessing and curse by a plaque on the grounds. In...

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Mexico steps up controls after new screwworm case near US border

Mexico steps up controls after new screwworm case near US border

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico activated emergency controls Monday after detecting a new case of New World screwworm in cattle in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon state, the closest case to the ...

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SMART-TD union backs Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger but other unions and shippers still worry

SMART-TD union backs Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger but other unions and shippers still worry

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing promises to...

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MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, as the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to Black students works to raise $1 billion...

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MLB owners approve sale of Tampa Bay Rays to group headed by Patrick Zalupski

MLB owners approve sale of Tampa Bay Rays to group headed by Patrick Zalupski

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously Monday to approve the sale of the Tampa Bay Rays to group headed by real estate developer Patrick Zalupski, allowing the transfer fro...

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A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave

A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it dif...

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