RMC Puts Final Prep In For Seventeenth Annual Duck Race
The Retail Merchants Committee resumes organizing the duck race for Saturday at its meeting. Volunteers are urged as workers are still needed. The event will feature 300 hot dogs, a weather-friendly forecast, and a $250 prize pool funded by receipts from AMC stores. Proceeds from past races total $66,100 for community projects.
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Mount Carmel
Retail Merchants Committee
RMC
Darrin Gottman
Gottman’s Jewelry
Wayne Walden
AMC
Walden
Rod Rodriguez
Nathan
Global farming pollution climbs in 2014 per UN figures
New UN data show greenhouse gas releases from crop and livestock farming rose about 1 percent in 2014 from the previous year, while energy sector emissions grew about twice as much. Methane from cattle and manure dominates farming's impact, totaling 5.8 billion tons of CO2 equivalent, far below the energy sector's 35.9 billion.
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United Nations
Francesco Tubiello
Statistics
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
U.N
China
Stanford University
Robert Jackson
U.n.’S
U.S
Developing World
Jackson
The Corner Promises Style With Alterations and Rentals
Snow and Eloise Seibert run The Corner a community fashion shop since 1973 offering designs and sizes for men and women. The store features men's shirts 16 to 18.5, pants 30 to 42, women's shirts S to XL, pants 4 to 16, accessories jewelry scarves handbags gift certificates and AMC Gift Checks. It provides tuxedo rentals gifts and free gift wrapping with shoe rental up to size 13 and other items to complete a new look.
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AMC
Coal miners rally in Kentucky urge benefits protection
Thousands of retired coal miners gathered in Lexington to press Congress to shield health benefits. United Mine Workers president Cecil Roberts warned that 22,000 retirees could lose coverage if SB 1714 fails, noting bankruptcies at Patriot Coal and Arch Coal reduce pension contributions and Kentucky now lacks active mines.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Congress
United Mine Workers
Cecil Roberts
Roberts
America
Patriot Coal
Arch Coal
U.S
George Massey
Harlan County
Massey
West Virginia
Indiana
Ilinois
Virginia
Ohio
Lexington Convention Center
Senate
Joe Manchin
Mitch McConnell
McConnell
Union
Washington
Stocks fall as Fed decision looms and Brexit vote nears
Stocks slid for a fourth day as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's rate decision and Britain's June referendum on EU membership. The Dow dropped 57.66 points to 17674.82, the S&P 500 fell 3.74 to 2075.32, and the Nasdaq declined 4.89 to 4843.55. Bond yields hovered near multi year lows as demand for safety rose. European yields turned negative in Germany amid global jitters. Analysts saw a possible Fed hold after weak data, while Brexit uncertainty weighed on markets worldwide. Investors warned of potential spillovers if the UK votes to leave the EU.
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New York
U.S
Federal Reserve
Britain
European Union
Synchrony Financial
Standard & Poor
Treasury
Europe
Fed
Anastasia Amoroso
Jpmorgan Asset Management
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Wayne
Mary Lou
Corner
Walden's
Trish
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Chamber of Commerce
Zion Lu
Bealls Woods
Kylindi
WVC International
Wabash General Hospital
County Commissioners
Iecc Board of Trustees
Mr. Carmel
Im Anaes
Ham
Coal Miner
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