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Walmart settles US government's opioid lawsuit

Walmart settles US government's opioid lawsuit

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Walmart has settled a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies, the Department of Justice said on Friday. Terms were not immediately available. 
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KKR settles US antitrust case accusing it of merger filing violations for $250 million

KKR settles US antitrust case accusing it of merger filing violations for $250 million

By Fabiola Arámburo and Mrinmay Dey Aug 26 (Reuters) - KKR has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a U.S. antitrust case which accused the private equity giant of repeatedly violating federal premerger filing requirements and evading antitrust scrutiny in at least 16 transactions. The U.S.
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Dollar stores beat sales estimates as cheaper essentials in demand

Dollar stores beat sales estimates as cheaper essentials in demand

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Dollar General and Dollar Tree surpassed quarterly sales estimates on Thursday as lower-priced essentials drove consumers to their stores at a time of economic uncertainty and tariff refunds provided an earnings boost.
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Confirmed cyclospora cases surpass 17,000. See map of affected states

Confirmed cyclospora cases surpass 17,000. See map of affected states

Federal health officials are continuing to count cases of the diarrhea-causing parasite, which has now been confirmed in an additional state.
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Karoline Leavitt and the moms who’ve quit before her

Karoline Leavitt and the moms who’ve quit before her

The last six White House press secretaries were moms of young kids. They left a year earlier than the men who came before them.
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Trump vows legal order to break up food processing 'nasty monopoly'

Trump vows legal order to break up food processing 'nasty monopoly'

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was preparing a legal order to allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food aimed at breaking what he called "a nasty monopoly" among the nation's top processors.
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US officials discuss ways to protect farms from cuts in refinery biofuel waivers, sources say

US officials discuss ways to protect farms from cuts in refinery biofuel waivers, sources say

By Jarrett Renshaw Aug 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and top U.S. officials discussed on Wednesday a plan to shield the Farm Belt from an expected expansion of waivers of biofuel laws, which his administration is considering as a way to lower gasoline prices during the Iran war, two people
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Vertical farm startup 80 Acres files bankruptcy to wind down business

Vertical farm startup 80 Acres files bankruptcy to wind down business

Vertical farming startup 80 Acres Farms has filed for bankruptcy in federal court in Delaware.
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Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to settle US government probe over DEI

Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to settle US government probe over DEI

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Accounting firm Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice probe over diversity, equity and inclusion practices, which President Donald Trump's administration has cracked down on during his second term in office.
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Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to end Trump administration DEI probe

Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to end Trump administration DEI probe

Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to resolve DOJ claims that it discriminated against employees and job applicants on the basis of race or sex.
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Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody

Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody

The father of a U.S. Navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for nine months has been released from immigration detention
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Trump signs order expanding imports to lower 'unreasonably' high beef prices

Trump signs order expanding imports to lower 'unreasonably' high beef prices

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) -  President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation to temporarily increase imports of lean beef trimmings at a lower tariff rate, a move that has drawn strong opposition from U.S. farm and ranch groups.