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Seizure drug maker fined $1.5 billion over fraud allegations
5/7/12 6:38 PM
Abbott Laboratories, the drug maker behind the anti-seizure drug Depakote, must pay $1.5 billion after pleading guilty to promoting it for uses not approved by the FDA.
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User can now own more than a Facebook page
5/3/12 4:57 PM
For a small fee, Facebook users can own a piece of the site they LIKE. The $11 billion business has set a price range for its initial public offering of stock.
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Spirit Airlines raising carry-on bag fee to $100
5/3/12 7:54 AM
Putting a bag in the overhead bin will soon cost some Spirit Airlines passengers $100, more than they paid for their tickets.
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Facebook adds organ donor feature
5/1/12 6:20 PM
Facebook wants to help you share your organs.
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Diamond Puppy Formula dry dog food recalled over salmonella risk
5/1/12 8:53 AM
Diamond Pet Food is recalling its Diamond Puppy Formula dry dog food over salmonella concerns.
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A tragic mix-up?
4/27/12 11:52 PM
James Woodland says Stewart Funerals mishandled the cremation of his father and that the company has refused to help them find their father's remains.
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CPSC orders bunny sippy cup recall
4/27/12 3:14 PM
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning people to discontinue the use of a Target-brand children's cup after six young children were injured while using them.
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Wegmans freezes prices on summer food staples
4/26/12 11:06 AM
The legions of devoted shoppers who descend on Wegmans for their grocery shopping now have another reason to sing its praises.
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Burger King makes cage-free promise
4/25/12 9:56 AM
The movement by U.S. food corporations toward more humane treatment of animals experienced a whopper of a shift Wednesday when Burger King announced that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017.
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Washington Business Report May 6, 2012
5/4/12 5:58 PM
This week on Washington Business Report: John Reiter, Kim Fiske, Pamela Sorensen and Sahil Kapur.
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In hopeful sign, unemployment applications down
5/3/12 11:04 AM
The Labor Department says the number of people filing for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week.

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Gas rewards programs include discounts and caveats
5/1/12 6:22 PM
Gas rewards programs are a popular way to help you cut the price at the pump. Fair warning, though - as 7 On Your Side discovered, most of these programs have some big limitations.
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WATCH: Apple's Sigmund app influences your dreams
5/1/12 9:15 AM
Could an app be the key to deciding what you dream about each night?
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Prince George's County development debated
4/30/12 6:29 PM
The Cafritz family wants to build a sprawling 37-acre development that would include a Whole Food supermarket, other stores, office buildings and housing in Prince George's County. Not everyone wants it.
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Washington Business Report April 29, 2012
4/27/12 5:16 PM
This week on Washington Business Report: Lindsey Mask, Sarah Gordon, Josh Boak and Peter Morici.
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Graham proposes lifting ban on Sunday liquor sales in D.C.
4/26/12 11:28 AM
In the city's budget debate, Councilmember Jim Graham is looking at ending the ban on Sunday alcohol sales as an alternative to Mayor Vincent Gray's proposal to extend bar hours.
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Microsoft to sign a patent deal with Pegatron
4/25/12 4:02 PM
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that it has agreed on a patent deal with Pegatron Corp. that covers smartphones, tablets and other devices running on the Android or Chrome operating systems.

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Wal-Mart accused of bribery, cover-up
4/23/12 9:24 PM
Wal-Mart failed to notify law enforcement after the company's investigators found evidence of millions of dollars in bribes given to Mexican officials in exchange for getting building permits faster, according to the New York Times.
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