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A dangerous pest is threatening the entire coconut industry, spreading all over the country and killing millions of coconut trees.

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Nearly a million jars of untainted peanut butter are being dumped at a New Mexico landfill.

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It skipped tolls. It had a Twitter hashtag and a GPS tracker. It even posed for photos with groupies.

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US police were urged to release as soon as possible the footage of the fatal shooting of a Filipino-American woman in a wholesale store in Virginia last week.

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A Filipino-American employee of a company affiliated with superstore chain Costco was shot dead by responding sheriff’s deputies of Loudoun County last Wednesday afternoon inside the discount store in Sterling, Virginia.

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A last-minute surge in spending saved the holiday shopping season.

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Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, authorities said, sparking major recalls there and in the US.

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Taiwan says two hypermarkets have removed 3,300 pounds (1,600 kilogram) of boneless US beef because a banned growth drug was found in the meat.

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Nearly a million jars of untainted peanut butter are being dumped at a New Mexico landfill.

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It skipped tolls. It had a Twitter hashtag and a GPS tracker. It even posed for photos with groupies.

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US police were urged to release as soon as possible the footage of the fatal shooting of a Filipino-American woman in a wholesale store in Virginia last week.

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A Filipino-American employee of a company affiliated with superstore chain Costco was shot dead by responding sheriff’s deputies of Loudoun County last Wednesday afternoon inside the discount store in Sterling, Virginia.

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A last-minute surge in spending saved the holiday shopping season.

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Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, authorities said, sparking major recalls there and in the US.

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Taiwan says two hypermarkets have removed 3,300 pounds (1,600 kilogram) of boneless US beef because a banned growth drug was found in the meat.

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