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North Dakota Adds 61,000 Jobs in Past Decade BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota ended the decade with more than 430,000 workers, up more than 61,000 since 2000 and an increase equal to the population of Bismarck, the state’s second biggest city, a Job Service analysis showed. Thousands of jobs remain unfilled in a state that’s enjoying a robust economy thanks to its booming oil patch and healthy agriculture markets, the agency said. Read more on Flathead…. Click here to Read More

Summary Box: Gold tops $1,600 on debt woes (07-18) 12:36 PDT , (AP) — GOLD SHINES: Gold settled at $1,602.40 an ounce as debt problems dogged the United States and Europe. The price was a record in dollar terms but below the peak reached in the 1980s after… Presented By: Helping the first responders respond 25% faster in the City of Madrid. Helping the first responders respond 25% faster in the City of Madrid. To put emergency … Read more on San Francisco…. Click here to Read More

Bypass weekend breakfast blow-outs Drive down any cafe strip in Sydney at the weekend and it will be swarming with people sipping their lattes and enjoying a hearty breakfast with all the trimmings. Read more on The…. Click here to Read More

In-shell Pistachio Consumption Decreases Calorie Intake Two studies published in the current on-line issue of the journal Appetite indicate that consuming in-shell pistachios is a weight-wise approach to healthy snacking, offering unique mindful eating benefits to help curb consumption and decrease calorie intake. The first study found that participants who consumed in-shell pistachios ate 41-percent fewer calories compared to those who consumed … Read more on…. Click here to Read More

Cash Grains: July 13 New Read more on The Morning…. Click here to Read More

Cycling champ ventures into fish farming After proving his cycling skills for years, he took time to slow a bit and refocus his other interest — fish farming. Read more on US News Las Vegas -…. Click here to Read More

Mich., Fla. schools get chance to use more fruit U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says her home state of Michigan as well as Florida have been selected to participate in a new pilot program designed to give schools an increased ability to use… Read more on WFLX FOX…. Click here to Read More

Makers of food, drinks marketed to children propose their own rules The plan from the industry, in a move to keep the government from enacting stronger regulations, puts limits on sugar, calories, sodium and saturated fat in products. The plan from the industry, in a move to keep the government from enacting stronger regulations, puts limits on sugar, calories, sodium and saturated fat in products. Read more on Los Angeles…. Click here to Read More

Council of Better Business Bureaus Announces Groundbreaking Agreement On Child-Directed Food Advertising Contact: Linda Bean, Office: +1-212-705-0129, Cell: +1-908-812-8175 , lbean@narc.bbb.org Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo!…. Click here to Read More