Dave Carpenter
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/ 24 April 2007

Major US newspapers plan job cuts

The <i>Chicago Tribune</i> and the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> disclosed plans on Monday to reduce their staffs by as many as a combined 250 jobs, the latest cutbacks in a newspaper industry reeling from a fall-off in advertising and circulation. The actions come on top of earlier cutbacks by both papers.

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/ 14 February 2006

McDonald’s confesses to wheat, dairy in fries

Not long after disclosing that its French fries contain more trans fat than thought, McDonald’s has admitted wheat and dairy ingredients are used to flavour the popular menu item in the United States — an acknowledgment it did not previously make. The substances can cause allergic or other medical reactions in some consumers.