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| Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States -- from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officia... feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Video: Where America Stands: Food Safety Despite a decade marked by a number of food safety scares, most Americans are somewhat confident in what they eat. As Bill Whitaker reports, what can be done to make our food safer? feeds.cbsnews.com |
IEA Alters Oil-Demand Forecast The International Energy Agency slightly revised down its forecast for world oil demand and said the big overhang in unused crude was likely to persist unless economic activity increases. online.wsj.com |
U.S. Housing Starts Tumble New home construction fell 4% in December, the number of building permits issued in the month jumped 10.9%. Meanwhile, U.S. inflation at the wholesale level was tame. online.wsj.com |
Wal-Mart outsources sampling, cuts 11,200 Sam's Club jobs NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores said Sunday that it is cutting about 11,200 jobs at its Sam's Club warehouse division as it outsources in-store product sampling to the marketing company Shopper Events. feeds.washingtonpost.com |