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273,000 union workers, retirees brace for pension...

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About 273,000 union workers and retirees are about to learn the fate of their pensions.



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Foster Farms recalling chicken nuggets

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Foster Farms is recalling more than 220,000 pounds of its cooked frozen chicken nuggets distributed throughout the Western United States.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/health/foster-farms-recalling-chicken-nuggets/39338488

Another bear market for tech stocks?

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What the heck has happened to the tech sector?



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Atlantic City makes bond payment, avoids default

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Atlantic City made its $1.8 million bond payment, managing to avoid default. Last week, it wasn’t clear at all that the city would make the payment, which was due today. The office of Mayor Don Guardian said last week that the city might not have enou…



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Free sub at Quiznos

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Get a free sub with purchase at Quiznos.

Use a coupon to get a free sandwich at participating shops when you buy another of equal value with a fountain drink.

Click here for the deal. The coupon expires on May 12.

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Wegmans begins hiring 325 part-time workers for...

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Wegmans is now hiring 325 part-time employees for its new Owings Mills location opening in September. The grocery store is anchoring the $140 million Foundry Row development, the former site of a Solo Cup factory, which is being developed by Greenberg Gibbons. Part-time positions include everything from cashiers, deli workers and cart wranglers. The 110,000-square-foot store, Wegmans’ seventh in Maryland, is scheduled to open on the morning of Sept. 18. Wegmans will be the first store to open in…

Underpaid, overworked may soon get some relief

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Millions of people who work long hours today will soon get more money … or more free time. Or not.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/the-underpaid-and-overworked-may-soon-get-some-relief/39337604

Top brunch spots in America list includes 9...

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Mothers around the country look at Mother’s Day as a special occasion where they don’t have to worry about stepping into the kitchen to prepare a meal on a day dedicated to them. And if husbands, kids or other family members are avoiding the kitchen as well, thankfully Baltimore and Maryland have a slew of great brunch options. OpenTable, a website and mobile app used for making restaurant reservations, on Monday released the top 100 best brunch restaurants in America list. Maryland was well represented,…

Uber's services for the disabled lack actual cars

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Sunday Parker, a 24-year-old who uses a power wheelchair to get around, can’t catch an Uber in her Oakland, California, neighborhood where they typically show up within five minutes.



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​Marriott spent $10M in Q1 on a merger that almost...

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Marriott International Inc. spent $10 million in the first quarter on its planned $12.6 billion merger with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. before it even knew that the deal would go through, according to Marriott’s latest Securities and Exchange Commission filings. And that money would have been for naught, had Chinese firm Anbang Insurance Group Co. not pulled out of negotiations for Starwood [NYSE: HOT] at the last minute in March. (Though Marriott might have been able to recover some…