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Japan ends U.S. long-grain rice imports
Aug 19 2006 9:17PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan has suspended imports of U.S. long-grain rice following a positive test for trace amounts of a genetically modified strain not approved for human consumption, a news report said Sunday.
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Natural-gas prices inflate state coffers
Aug 19 2006 8:10PM (CT)
ELK CITY, Okla. (AP) - Suzy Spieker's telephone rings as many as 10 times a day with calls from people wanting to move to the Oklahoma frontier to get in on the money. Want a rental? Join the list, the Elk City real estate agent tells them. Want to buy? Her book of three-bedroom home listings has been whittled to a single page by an influx of oil and gas field workers.
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Ford to halt production at 10 plants
Aug 19 2006 12:32PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. said Friday it would temporarily halt production at 10 assembly plants between now and the end of the year, blaming high gas prices for pushing many consumers away from its pickups and SUVs and toward higher-mileage models.
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