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  • Turkey producers contend that they use antibiotics judiciously to help keep their flocks healthy.
  • Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, who has been in office for 36 years, will face off against novice Republican Gabriel Gomez in the race to become the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts.
  • An appeals court in New York will allow J.C. Penney to continue selling a new line of housewares designed by Martha Stewart. The ruling nixes an attempt by Macy's to obtain an order that would block Penney from selling the collection. In other Martha Stewart news, she has joined the dating site Match.com in search of romantic adventure.
  • The rodent mascot of the pizza joint is just not himself these days. The restaurant chain has had a few tough years, with thinning profits, and part of its marketing strategy has Chuck E. thinning, too.
  • After deadly disasters in clothing factories, labor activists are trying to persuade at least two more retailers to agree to improve working conditions in Bangladesh. Two retail giants have already signed onto a proposal that would mandate that fire and safety inspections be made public and require retailers to pay for needed factory repairs.
  • The presidential palace will auction off 1,200 bottles of its finest wines — some worth almost $3,000. It hopes to raise more than $300,000
  • President Obama heads to Mexico Thursday for a three day trip south of the border that includes a stop in Costa Rica. The president says he plans to focus on trade and economic opportunities between the U.S. and Mexico during his visit. But the timing of the trip comes just as Mexico is altering cooperation agreements between the two countries in the fight against drug trafficking.
  • The company showed a profit of nearly $220 million for the quarter but it fell short of analysts' expectations. CEO Mark Zuckerberg blamed the missed target on higher costs. Company spending is up 60 percent this quarter over the previous one due to hiring and new developments.
  • How much do you love your employer? Probably not as much as some employees at Rapid Realty of New York. Their boss offered a 15 percent raise to anyone willing to get a tattoo of the company logo. Forty people took him up on it.
  • Dissent is not tolerated in Eritrea, so exiles from the African nation had to get creative when it came to organizing opposition. They are now relying on robocalls that tell Eritreans to stay home Friday evening, the night traditionally devoted to going out.
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