Wal-Mart to sell locally grown produce in stores nationwide / Retailer says its new plan saves costs on delivery
Wal-Mart stores in Arizona now stock Grand Canyon sweet onions while aisles in New York display state-grown eggplant, as the world’s largest retailer says it has become the nation’s largest buyer of locally grown fruits and vegetables. Wal-Mart Stores Inc….
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South Korea to limit public servants’ vehicle use
South Korea will limit vehicle operations by public servants as part of an energy-saving campaign. Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Sunday that officials in more than 800 public institutions will be allowed to use their vehicles every other day, beginning…
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Hyundai cuts, Kia lifts domestic sales target
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co , South Korea’s top auto maker, said on Sunday it had cut its local sales target for this year by 6 percent as record-breaking oil prices are hitting consumer sentiment in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
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Myanmar junta dismisses Suu Kyi victory
The overwhelming election victory by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in 1990 has been nullified by the approval of a military-backed constitution and her National League for Democracy party should prepare for a new vote in 2010, Myanmar’s state-run newspaper said…
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Man out-spits father, claims pit-spitting title
Brian “Young Gun” Krause has out-spit his father to claim his seventh championship at the International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in Eau Claire, Mich. Krause’s winning spit on Saturday was 56 feet, 7 1/2 inches. That’s 6 1/2 inches better than his…
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Terra gets Olympic Internet rights
Internet company Terra says it has been awarded Internet and mobile rights to transmit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Latin America. Terra says its Olympic Games site will go live Aug. 1. It will include 13 different channels where users can choose…
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Look out, Spitz, Phelps is coming after you again
Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz’s Olympic record in Beijing. Gary Hall Jr. won’t be going to China at all. Phelps locked up his eight-race schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Saturday night, powering away…
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Uribe eases tensions with Venezuela
Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe pledged closer ties with Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez on Saturday after months of on-and-off tensions, but Ecuador’s leftist president said problems remain and he isn’t ready to re-establish relations with Colombia. Uribe said…
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Phelps locks up another shot at Spitz’s record
Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz’s Olympic record in Beijing. Gary Hall Jr. won’t be going to China at all. Phelps locked up his eight-race schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Saturday night, powering away…
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On Phelps’ night, Hoelzer sets world record
Margaret Hoelzer has set the ninth world record of the U.S. swimming trials, winning the 200-meter backstroke in 2 minute, 6.09 seconds. The 25-year-old got a great surge off the wall heading into her third lap, then closed strong to beat the record of…
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New shops change face of Union Square
Evolution is nothing new for Union Square district, the onetime Civil War rally site that now ranks among the world’s shopping meccas. The change under way today is a continual redefining of its boundaries, as storefronts climb like vines up Kearny Street and…
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Helms never changed on civil rights opposition
Jesse Helms forever changed North Carolina politics and the conservative movement. The former senator did it without ever changing much about himself. There is perhaps no better example of Helms’ unwavering commitment to his beliefs than on the issue of race….
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Walnut Creek cabs want fares raised to offset gas
Taxi cab drivers are petitioning the city of Walnut Creek to raise the fares they can charge to help offset rising fuel costs. The city currently allows cabs to charge $2.50 per mile and a $25-an-hour waiting fee. Taxi operators want that to go up to $3.50…
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Alabama likely site of new VW plant: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Alabama will be the likely home of a new Volkswagen manufacturing plant, beating two other states, German industry newsletter Automobilwoche said on Saturday, citing senior company sources.
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Arrest made after FedEx sends drug to wrong place
FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistaken delivery tipped off police to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that someone tried to send from Pembroke Pines, Florida to Baltimore via the shipping company. Police tell The (Baltimore) Sun they learned…
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