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More than 1,000 counties in 26 states are being named natural-disaster areas, the biggest such declaration ever by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as drought grips the Midwest. Disaster Declared in 26 U.S. States as Drought Sears Midwest - Bloomberg with only 40% of the nations corn...

for you gassers out there... State officials imposed emergency rules on Monday allowing for the sale of 85-octane fuel in South Dakota for 90 days. The department implemented the rules at the direction of Gov. Dennis Daugaard, according to a news release. A review of state laws by the...

As Target gets permission to enter Canada....a spinoff deal was made to further the benefit to Canadians beyond just Target jobs.... In approving Target, Heritage Minister James Moore said Target plans to create more than 20,000 new jobs and has committed to sell uniquely Canadian cultural...

Repealing the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act was the right decision - thestar.com The Fair Wages Act obliges companies to establish dual wage structures for private and public sector work. This is nonsensical, costly and burdensome. Many small, family-run open shop construction companies...

Finally a new diesel refinery being built... Stark County Commission OK's refinery rezone; $325M facility one step closer to construction | The Dickinson Press | Dickinson, North Dakota

FMCSA Shuts Down Tennessee Trucking Outfit | Journal of Commerce FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro said the agency is stepping up efforts to pursue and shut down unsafe trucking companies as well as motor coach operators. “We will use every little bit of our authority to get bad actors off...

Companies in the U.S. are relying on existing workers and temporary employees instead of hiring, helping to explain why payrolls grew less than forecast in June. The average workweek rose for the first time since February and temporary staffing climbed for a third consecutive month, according...

Rest in Peace....Sheriff Taylor.... Andy Griffith, Sheriff of Mayberry, Gospel Singer, Dies at 86 - Bloomberg

Happy Birthday Canada.....A whole 45 years old.....:) July 1st 1967...

Europe getting its house in order.... Oil Surges Most in More Than Three Years on Europe - Bloomberg

Court Ruling Fuels Fear Among Hispanics in Arizona - Bloomberg Maricopa County’s Arpaio, who learned about the court’s ruling while waiting to appear on ABC News this morning, said he was disappointed that the part of the Arizona law that would have allowed local police to detain illegal...

Some good jabs at each other...LOL BALTIMORE—On a day that was all about two centuries of mutual friendship, Canadian, British and American officials still found time for one last round of gentle chiding over bragging rights to the War of 1812. Falling precisely 200 years after the...

Holy Moly..hope this plan gets squashed right away... Canada News: Ottawa Ontario’s privacy commissioner says she is appalled that Ottawa plans to start eavesdropping on travellers’ conversation at airports and border crossings. Ann Cavoukian said while it is federal jurisdiction she is...

Wow the perfect crime scene! Over the past decade, nearly 200 people have disappeared from cruise ships, never to be found. Eight have already vanished this year, according to a cruise industry expert who tracks these incidents. How does that happen? Imagine a small city with thousands...

for the second year in a row...over a 6% tariff increase ....has anyone seen their rates go up by 12% in the last 2 years? FedEx Freight to Raise Truck Pricing 6.9 Percent | Journal of Commerce