Business Stories from June 10, 2014 (Change date)
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Firm wants FDA to declare smokless tobacco saferJun 11, 2014 8:18 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Smokeless tobacco maker Swedish Match is asking the Food and Drug Administration to certify its General-branded pouches of tobacco as less harmful than c...
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FAA OKs commercial drone flights over landJun 11, 2014 8:18 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has granted the first permission for commercial drone flights over land, the latest effort by the agency...
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AP: Tax cheats took billions from UkraineJun 10, 2014 6:06 pm - KIEV, Ukraine - As Ukraine's tax chief tells it, the billion-dollar theft was planned at a see-through plastic table in a vault of soundproof steel. The table and six ma...
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FDA now says pregnant women should eat seafoodJun 10, 2014 4:34 pm - WASHINGTON - Pregnant women are being advised by the government to eat more fish, but there won't be any labels or signs to let them know which fish have low mercury lev...
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White House threatens veto of GOP school meal billJun 11, 2014 8:18 am - WASHINGTON - The White House has threatened to veto a House bill that would allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards. The GOP spending bill would allow...
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Facebook, Twitter brace for World Cup feverJun 10, 2014 11:09 pm - NEW YORK - This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from Sao Paulo to Rio d...
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Abbvie to present at Goldman Sachs healthcare conferenceJun 10, 2014 5:45 pm - North Chicago-based AbbVie will participate in the Goldman Sachs 35th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 11. Bill Chase, executive vice president and...
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East Dundee appeals Wal-Mart case to state Supreme CourtJun 10, 2014 6:06 pm - East Dundee didn't waste time taking legal action against Carpentersville to stop Wal-Mart's pending move to the neighboring village. East Dundee appealed its dismissed...
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Des Plaines chiropractic business ditches flooding for Arlington HeightsJun 11, 2014 8:18 am - After the Des Plaines Chiropractic Center was closed by river flooding two times in five years, the center's doctors, Michael Bagby and Wade Whittier, decided that keepi...
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Character Caravan at Woodfield Mall June 21Jun 10, 2014 6:47 pm - Children and families are invited to the Character Caravan to meet, greet and play with some of the Northwest suburbs' lovable attraction mascots from noon to 2 p.m. Sat...