Midnight grocery runs reveal economic desperation in Fredericksburg
In a Walmart near I-95, shoppers linger after 11 pm until food stamps and benefits replenish accounts. Families, like Martin Young and his wife with five children, stock up on essentials such as milk, ground beef, and toilet paper after debit card deposits post monthly. The piece notes lingering poverty a year after the Great Recession, with one in seven Americans in poverty and over 41 million on food stamps, a record.
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Lowe's rejection spurs retail talk over Sixth and SLT site
City commissioners hear that major retailers favor premier A sites like Main and Main, while Lowe's says the Sixth and SLT property is not ready for 2011 or 2012. Developers insist the vacant 175,000 square foot plus site could attract retailers such as Menards, with other Lawrence locations under consideration.
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Ford to cut about 35 percent of Lincoln dealerships
Ford plans to eliminate roughly 175 of its 500 Lincoln outlets in major metro markets as it concentrates on remaining locations to lift sales and revive the luxury brand. Rural Lincoln dealers number about 700 nationwide. Interior Secretary Salazar and Cape Wind sign the Cape Cod wind farm lease, the first offshore U.S. wind project. Cape Wind would supply about 75 percent of Cape Cod Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island demand.
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Feds warn Shrek glass recalls over cadmium risk
U S regulators pressed McDonald s to recall 12 million Shrek Forever After drink glasses after finding a Puss in Boots design could expose a six year old to hazardous cadmium after eight touches in a day. The recall marked a first for the CPSC in testing cadmium in glassware amid no established hazard level. No illnesses reported.
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Markets close with mixed Dow gains and oil rally
The Wednesday edition shows Dow up 22.93 to 10,967.65 while Nasdaq falls 1.917 to 2,380.66 and the S&P 500 slips 0.78 to 1,159.97. Bonds edge higher as oil climbs to 83.23 dollars per barrel and grain prices edge lower with corn at 4.89, soybeans at 10.62, and wheat at 6.98.
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Sludge flood devastates Hungarian village and prompts demands
Residents of Kolontar demand reparation after a toxic red sludge flood from an aluminum plant breached a reservoir, causing four deaths, 120 injuries, and three missing. Dozens were burned, livestock perished, and villagers fled as the Marcal River carried ochre wastewater toward the Danube while authorities open a criminal inquiry.
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