Chicago Considering Plastic Bag Ban

The Chicago City Council on Tuesday morning heard testimony on a proposed citywide ban on plastic bags in stores, an ordinance not expected to gain traction anytime in the immediate future. Among those testifying in favor of the ban Tuesday was 13-year-old Abby Goldberg of Grayslake, Ill., who last year successfully...

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Major City Closes In On Plastic Bag Ban

Los Angeles is on the verge of becoming the largest city in the United States to ban plastic grocery bags. The City Council approved the ordinance in an 11-1 vote on Tuesday. The ordinance, once signed into law by the mayor, would ban single-use plastic bags in any store that sells groceries and mandate that...

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L.A. City Council to vote on plastic bag ban

A fine for giving 'single-use' plastic bags to customers would apply to convenience stores, food marts and any large retailer that sells groceries.Nearly three weeks after a statewide ban on plastic bags was rejected in Sacramento, the Los Angeles City Council is moving ahead with a similar measure to regulate...

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RI Assembly leaders unveil state budget, with 38 Studios payment

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The General Assembly's Democratic leaders unveiled a new state budget on Tuesday that includes the first direct -- and highly controversial -- taxpayer payment for the state's failed $75-million investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's 38 Studios. The proposed budget contains...

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Wal-Mart Plays Catch-Up With Amazon

Wal-Mart, in its efforts to catch up to Amazon, is creating a vast new logistics system that includes building warehouses for Web orders but also uses workers in stores to pack and mail items to customers.

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7-Eleven stores reopen after federal raids

The national management of the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores Tuesday began reopening the 10 Long Island stores raided Monday by federal agents, according to officials.

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Net-Lease REITs Take a Turn

Shares of real-estate investment trusts have been hammered in the past month as interest rates have risen, but few have been hit as hard as companies that own properties leased to single tenants such as fast-food restaurants and convenience stores.

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Wal-Mart Plans Catch-Up With Amazon

Wal-Mart, in its efforts to catch up to Amazon, is creating a vast new logistics system that includes building warehouses for Web orders, but also uses workers in stores to pack and mail items to customers.

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National Briefing | West: California: Plastic Bags On Way Out

The Los Angeles City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags.    

nytimes.com (3 hours ago)

Senate bill would keep welfare checks from strip clubs, liquor stores

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What Happened to the Mid-Range Chromebook?

Chromebooks are about to get a boost in exposure, with Walmart and Staples adding the cheap laptops to their stores. But the expanded availability has left me wondering what happened to the best Chromebook of all, Samsung’s $450 Series 5 550. Walmart is only selling a single Chromebook, a $200 Acer model with 16 GB...

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Q-C man makes offer on Audubon School

ROCK ISLAND -- Developer Joe Lemon Jr. has made a formal $475,000 offer to buy Audubon School from the Rock Island School District, matching the offer made by Fareway Stores. Fareway has an option to buy the

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Move on to let liquor stores to open Sunday mornings

Lawmakers are considering a push to allow liquor stores to open earlier on Sunday mornings rather than waiting until noon.

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Two more arrested in connection with robberies of two city grocery stores

Police have arrested two more people related to a series of recent armed robberies in the city and West Hempfield Township.They are: Allison Moss, 28, of the 200 block of Orkney Road, Mountville, and Steven Sultzbach, 23, of the 300 block of New Holland Avenue, police said Tuesday, June 18.Both part...

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The money mattress: A Spanish invention stores cash in beds

For Spanish businessman Paco Santos, the safest place to keep money is still under a mattress-or rather, inside of it. Santos, according to NPR, who was laid off from Spain’s largest mattress manufacturer three years ago, is the inventor of the Caja de ahorros Micolchon, or “My Mattress Safe” in English. It's a...

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Starbucks to post nutrition info at stores

COFFEE AND CALORIES: Starbucks announced plans Tuesday to post calorie information for beverages on menu boards at all company operated stores beginning June 25, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so.

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Exclusive: Facebook reaches 1 million active advertisers

By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it now has 1 million active advertisers globally who used the platform in the last 28 days, a milestone for the company that is seeking to revive its revenue growth. A vast majority of those advertisers are small business owners who have flocked to the...

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Kanye West Credits 'God' For New Track

Kanye West's highly anticipated album "Yeezus" hit stores on Tuesday. While widespread leaks made much of the album unsurprising, the track listing for West's controversial song "I Am a God" includes one unexpected collaborator. The official tracklisting on the iTunes store lists the third track on "Yeezus" as "I Am...

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Los Angeles City Council votes to ban plastic bags

The Los Angeles City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags.

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Will LA Say Goodbye To The 'Bag Scam' Once And For All?

Los Angeles would be the latest city to join in banning single-use plastic bags at markets under a proposal going to the full City Council on Tuesday. The council's Energy and Environment Committee on Monday approved the final environmental impact report on the proposal, which is designed to eliminate the 2 billion...

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Walmart Canada accepted clothing shipments from banned Bangladesh factory

At least two blacklisted factories have continued to send massive shipments of sports bras and girls' dresses to Walmart stores in recent months, according to interviews and U.S. customs records

financialpost.com (7 hours ago)

Dentist accused of groping store clerks in Limerick, Upper Merion, a no-show at court hearing

NORRISTOWN - A Connecticut dentist accused of groping female clerks while shopping at stores in Limerick and Upper Merion is a wanted man after failing to appear at a court hearing. Vasanth Raj Dharmaraj, 35, most recently of Meriden, was a no-show in Montgomery County Court on Tuesday where he was supposed to...

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City council holds hearing on bag ban

A proposal to ban plastic bags from Chicago retail stores got a City Council committee hearing Tuesday, more than a year and a half after it was initially proposed.

redeyechicago.com (7 hours ago)

Ban on plastic bags makes comeback at City Hall

Aldermen today listened to environmentalists and a teenage girl make the case for banning plastic bags in city stores, but were not expected to vote on the long-discussed move that retailers argue would hurt business.    

chicagotribune.com (7 hours ago)

James O’Keefe targets ‘Obamaphones’ in latest undercover sting

Charlie Spiering James O’Keefe is back - this time targeting cellphone stores participating in the government program to offer free phones to low-income individuals - or "Obamaphones.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com

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Asda slips as supermarkets battle for middle ground

The polarisation of the high street is showing no signs of slowing as new data reveals that discount chains Aldi and Lidl, along with high end grocer Waitrose, have won more customers this year than any of their supermarket rivals. Asda, the UK's second biggest supermarket, is suffering hardest from the squeeze as...

guardian.co.uk (7 hours ago)

Chicago aldermen hear arguments on plastic bag ban

Aldermen today listened to environmentalists and a teenage girl make the case for banning plastic bags in city stores, but were not expected to vote on the long-discussed move that retailers argue would hurt business.    

chicagotribune.com (8 hours ago)

"Pocket Telephones" Made for Cheap Calling All the Way Back in 1910

You've almost certainly got a telephone in your pocket (or clutch), but don't think for a second that it makes you any kind of pioneer. People were predicting-and using-pocket telephones more than a century ago, for reasons every bit as lethargic as your own. A story in the April 30, 1910 Reno Evening Gazette...

gizmodo.com (8 hours ago)

Co-op food sales fall for fourth consecutive month as bank struggles

THE Co-operative Group has suffered another setback after industry data revealed that sales at its food stores have fallen for the fourth month in a row.    

telegraph.co.uk (8 hours ago)

The 6 Most Important Things We Learned From Edward Snowden's Guardian Q&A

Two weeks ago, the Guardian published PowerPoint slides detailing a previously unknown, sweeping surveillance program by the National Security Administration. Shortly thereafter, the source of those leaks revealed himself to be Edward Snowden, a former security contractor now seeking asylum in Hong Kong. Yesterday...

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