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U.S. Indexes Close With 2018 Losses
U.S. stocks rose on the final trading day of 2018, although punishing losses from recent months pushed major indexes to their steepest one-year decline since 2008.
‘It’s like a sober bar’: Windsor coffee shop that gives former addicts safe spot an inspiration for U.S. mom
Distraught by watching her son nearly die of a drug overdose, a Pennsylvania mother and her husband drove seven hours to Windsor, Ont., to meet the former addicts who now run a “sober bar.”
‘Even at a billion, it would be an investment that is well worth it,’ U.S. calls for more opioid antidotes
Prescribing naloxone along with opioids forces a conversation that will lead to ‘a more informed decision by the patient,’ U.S. health assistant secretary says.
Ghosn’s U.S. Push Irked Nissan Executives
Carlos Ghosn’s drive to increase Nissan’s market share in the U.S. created tension with the company’s management, who felt his push came at the expense of investing in Japan.
Child abuse rises after Friday report cards, U.S. study indicates
Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released — but only when kids get their grades on a Friday, a study in Florida suggests.
Some cauliflower, red and green lettuce sold in Canada recalled after U.S. investigation
Due to a possible E-coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says certain cauliflower, red leaf lettuce and green leaf lettuce products produced by Adam Bros. Farming Inc. of Santa Maria, Calif., have been recalled.
U by Kotex Sleek tampons recalled in Canada and U.S.
Kimberly-Clark announces a recall of regular absorbency U by Kotex Sleek Tampons after reports of they came apart while being removed from the body.
U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply Amid Trade Tensions, Growth Fears
Investors’ retreat from U.S. stocks turned into a stampede Friday, with major indexes suffering declines of more than 4% for the week that made it the worst December start since 2008. The Dow fell more than 550 points amid trade-related tensions.
U.S. officials think they’ve traced the source of the lettuce involved in latest E. coli outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration believes it has traced the source of the latest E. coli outbreak. The agency said Monday the romaine linked to the outbreak appears to be from the California’s Central Coast region.
