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...owned by Hudson Foods of Rogers, Ark. The contamination probably originated at one of the slaughterhouses that supplies the Nebraska plant, but U.S. Department of Agriculture investigators found extensive problems at the plant, including the practice of tossing one day's leftover raw beef into the next day's batch. In response to heightening USDA pressure, Hudson last week closed the plant, pending safety upgrades, and expanded to 25 million lbs. its recall of possibly tainted beef...
...Diego's gay district, he was also once "employed" by a member of Gamma Mu, the exclusive and discreet fraternity of rich gay men. Even as he mingled with closeted military men at San Diego's naval base, he knew how to deal drugs: give a client a first batch free and make them feel welcome to more, at a price. Cunanan had an astonishing range of knowledge: of the way the U.S. military command is structured--and of the hierarchy of chimpanzees. Zeeland recalls that Cunanan would jokingly refer to his friend Trail, in the lingo of chimp studies...
...springtime, which means shareholder activists and Big Labor have taken up their favorite pastime: railing against runaway CEO pay. This year's batch of proxy statements provides plenty of ammunition. The corner office of a typical Fortune 500 company comes with annual total compensation of $7.8 million, an increase of roughly 50% over last year. CEOs make a good 200 times more than the average factory worker, even if you throw in the 3% raise that working stiffs gained in 1996. The pay disparity is five times greater than it was 30 years ago--and it's growing...
...Jones industrial average fell a pulse-quickening 608 points (8.6%) at its low, after peaking at 7085 on March 11. And that doesn't come close to describing the anguish out there. Technology stocks are in a full-fledged bear market. They peaked last summer, and a whole batch of them are down 60% or more, including such one-time darlings as Intuit and Iomega. Merrill Lynch reports that 47% of all stocks selling over $5 have fallen at least 20%. The worst is over, you think? That's way too optimistic for me. Manley studied the past five bear...
...Steve," I whisper as he's whipping up a batch of no-recipe brownies in his kitchen, "I'm afraid to give up my Mac." Don't be, he says. While Macs were once prized for their ease of use, all computers are becoming equally complex. If I were buying my first computer today, he says, a PC would be every bit as easy (or hard) to master as a Mac. In fact, he insists, "there are a bunch of things on the PC that are absolutely superior." With the zealotry of a recent convert, he ticks off the holy...