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Pre-emption fever threatens local control and economies
Small-business owners have a big stake in the unfolding debate in the Legislature over pre-emption of local workplace measures (HB 655, SB 726). Some politicians have apparently caught pre-emption fever and are all too eager to undermine our...Tags: Labor Legislation, Altamonte Springs, David Simmons, Smallpox , Business
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Bird flu more difficult to detect this time around
China has suffered outbreaks of bird flu before, but the virus that has now infected more than 100 people across eastern China and Taiwan is different in several important ways, according to scientists and researchers. The new virus is H7N9, a different...
Tags: Science and Technology, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, China, Health, Health Organizations
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1410 GMT, April 25
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- DHAKA - Survivors from a building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing at least 187 mainly women workers described hearing a deafening crack before the complex housing factories supplying Western clothes retailers crashed down in...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, National Government, China, Government, Money and Monetary Policy
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China's H7N9 bird flu death toll likely to rise
Chinese health officials are warning that the death toll from the H7N9 bird flu is likely to rise in the weeks and months ahead. In a report on the outbreak that began in China in February, doctors and researchers from from several public health...
Tags: Demographics, Wildlife, China, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Overcrowding on farms behind mystery of China's floating pigs
Reuters* 16,000 dead pigs floated down Shanghai river in March * Documents reveal massive overcrowding on hog farms * Experts say overcrowding key factor in spread of disease * Local authorities plan to force cuts to pig numbers * Pressure on small farmers...Tags: Demographics, Environmental Issues, Beijing (China), China, Death
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GRAINS-U.S. soybeans up despite expectations of poor export demand
Reuters* USDA weekly data to reflect weak soybean demand * Soybean supplies likely to increase from South America * Traders expect corn to remain volatile on weather By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. soybeans rose half a percent on...Tags: South America, Weather Reports, Weather, Chicago Board of Trade, Brazil
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Some Asian govts tighten airport controls on bird flu fears
Reuters* Thailand warns new bird flu could spread * Taiwan airlines shares fall on flu fears * Airlines: no change in bookings to China * Govts crack down on poultry from China By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, April 25 (Reuters) - Several governments in Asia have...Tags: Japan, China, Viral Diseases and Infections, Philippines, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1115 GMT, Apr 24
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- ROME - Italian centre-left politician Enrico Letta received a mandate to form a new government from President Giorgio Napolitano, an official at the Quirinale Palace announced on Wednesday. - - - - BEIJING - A new strain of...Tags: Sports, National Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Government, Politics
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Yum sees China KFC sales recovering by fourth quarter
ReutersApril 24 (Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc expects sales at its KFC restaurants in China to recover by the end of the year and fears surrounding a bird flu outbreak to be short-lived, company executives told analysts during a conference call....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, China, David C. Novak, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT April 24
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE - Thousands of law enforcement agents from around the United States were to attend a memorial on Wednesday for a university police officer who authorities say was shot dead by the Boston Marathon bombing...Tags: Sports, National Government, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Central Intelligence Agency, Government
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Bird flu hits China's poultry consumption, curbs soybean demand
Reuters* Bird flu heightens China's food safety concerns * Poultry demand drops by 70-80 pct in eastern China * Soybean imports to fall on lower feed demand * Slowdown may last for months on reports of new cases By Naveen Thukral and Dominique Patton...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Beijing (China), Restaurant and Catering Industry, China, Dining and Drinking
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT April 24
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON/CAMBRIDGE - U.S. lawmakers demanded more answers on the Boston Marathon bombing on Wednesday, unsatisfied with the FBI reaction to warnings about one suspect and expressing doubt about the other suspect's claims that...Tags: Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Judges, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), National Government
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