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Mailbag: Thanks for sharing Christmas caring
I wanted to write to thank fellow Huntington Beach residents who generously gave of their time and means to help impact thousands of hurting kids this Christmas. Together we were able to pack over 5,600 shoe boxes — filled with toys, school...Tags: Yellow Fever , Religious Festivals, Vaccines, Firearms, Samaritan's Purse
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Advice for nervous traveler to Asia: 'Always take the adventure'
When I told a friend that I would be touring Asia this summer, she interjected, "Mark and I are going to Hong Kong this year, to see family. He also wants to go to Japan, but I told him I don't want radiation babies in the future, so maybe we'll go to...
Tags: Tetanus, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Interior Policy, Mumps
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McDonald's comeback: Menu upgrade leads to strong May sales
For the first time in months, a key sales figure at McDonald’s rose in May as the world’s largest burger chain tried to stay ahead of competitors by sprucing up its menu. Same-store sales were up 2.6% last month, beating out Wall Street&...
Tags: McDonald's, Oak Brook, Tacos, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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McDonald's sales up more than 2% in May
Tribune staff reporterMcDonalds Corp. reported global same store sales climbed 2.6 percent in May but fell short of Wall Street expectations. Sales increased 3.6 percent in the month, or 5.2 percent, adjusted for currency fluctuation. Analysts polled by Thompson Reuters I/B/...Tags: Africa, McDonald's, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches
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Chinese poultry workers tell of stampede during fire
BEIJING — There was a loud bang, survivors said. Then the lights went out, and fire quickly engulfed a poultry plant in northeastern China, killing at least 119 workers who were trapped inside behind locked doors. The fire on Monday, perhaps the...Tags: Mining, Emergency Incidents, Health and Safety at Work, China, Disasters and Accidents
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China poultry plant fire kills 119
BEIJING -- A fire ignited by an explosion quickly engulfed a poultry plant in northeastern China on Monday, killing at least 119 workers who were trapped inside behind locked doors. The fire, perhaps the deadliest ever in China’s poultry industry,...Tags: Emergency Incidents, China, Explosions, Beijing (China), Livestock Farming
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Fire kills 119 at poultry plant in northeast China
BEIJING (AP) — Fire raged through a poultry plant in northeastern China on Monday, trapping workers inside a cluttered slaughterhouse and killing at least 119 people, reports and officials said. Several dozen people also were hurt in the blaze...
Tags: China, Hospitals and Clinics, Plant Openings, Smithfield, Beijing (China)
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H7N9 bird flu can pass between mammals, researchers find
Scientists are gaining a better understanding of the H7N9 bird flu that has sickened more than 130 people -- and killed more than 30 -- in China and Taiwan since February. The latest research into the virus, which before this year had never been...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, China, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Flu
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McDonald's sales slide on avian flu fears; Wendy's revenue rises
McDonald’s had another rough month as sales at restaurants open more than a year slid in April, a month after the world’s largest burger company said the gauge dipped 1% during its first quarter. This time, the Oak Brook, Ill., chain...
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In China, rat meat is sold as lamb
BEIJING -- Feasting on strips of mutton dropped in a simmering pot is a popular dining pastime in China, but what if the meat served is actually made of rat? That may be on the minds of diners after the latest stomach-churning food scandal to hit China....Tags: China, Kentucky Fried Chicken, U.S. Military, Flu
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