Controversy, competition, tragedy mark top stories of 2010
The hunt for a second North Carolina poultry processing plant by Sanderson Farms spawned multiple protests and encouraged residents of Nash and Wilson counties to band together to keep the corporation out of the area.
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Indexes end strong year and month with quiet day
U.S. stocks closed out a year of double-digit gains and the S&P’s best December since 1991 with a quiet and little changed session on Friday as investors found no reason to make big bets ahead of the new year.
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Ambulance crews’ ‘busiest night’
London Ambulance Service (LAS) says New Year’s Eve was the busiest night in its history.
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