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Dozens of Global Clothiers Sign Bangladesh Work Safety Accord

Dozens of international companies have made a legal commitment to improve safety in Bangladesh's garment factories, in the wake of last month's building collapse...
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‘Layaway Secret Santas’ Pay Off Accounts Of Families Across The Country

This week, a Walmart store in Hastings, Mich., received a $10,000 check from an anonymous donor to pay off 43 customers' layaway accounts in...
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Newsweek Ranks the World’s Greenest Companies

Even in this weak economy, many of the world’s largest companies are tackling green projects -- emissions, energy efficiency and recycling -- with increasing...
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New Muppet on Sesame Street Struggles With Hunger

Not since the cute, yellow HIV-positive Muppet premiered in 2009 on Sesame Street in South Africa has a new character from the Workshop taken...
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Top 10 “Seriously Good News” From 2010

2010 was a year of disasters -- Haitian earthquake, Gulf oil spill and Pakistani flooding -- yet it was also a year of stunning...
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Kids Shop With a Cop in $100 Limo Spree

Forty-two deserving kids got the chance to shop with a cop on Saturday as part of a Riverside-area California police department charitable effort. Kids...
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Kanye West Gets in the Holiday Charity Spirit

Kanye West dropped by a New York City charity this week to help with their foster kids gift drive. He spent 90 minutes gift-wrapping...
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Tubeless Toilet Paper Gives Scott an Eco-friendly Edge

There haven't been many exciting developments in the toilet paper industry -- until Monday. Kimberly-Clark announced a new Scott tube-Free line of toilet paper,...
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Wal-mart Commits $2 Billion to Combat Hunger in US

To help ease a growing hunger problem in the U.S., Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it will donate $2 billion in food and grants to...
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Red Kettle Donations Break Salvation Army Record

By nickels, dimes, and dollars, Americans donated a record $139 million to the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign during the holidays, despite a continued...
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How To Check Tires for Hidden Dangers

Old tires (more than 5 years old) are sold as "new", because the outside tread looks untouched. However, tires, like milk, have a shelf...
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Food Bank Sees $25,000 in Donations After Burglary

The director of the Rainier Valley Food Bank says he's overwhelmed by the donations that have poured in since locals learned that $2,000 worth...
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Target, CVS Encourage Reusing Shopping Bags With Cash Rewards

Target and CVS stores are starting new programs to reward shoppers for not requesting new plastic bags with every purchase, either with a...
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Wal-Mart Backs Health Care Employer Mandate

In a major break with most large companies, Wal-Mart Inc. Tuesday told the White House that it supports requiring employers to provide health...
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Wal-Mart Says it Will Create 22,000 Jobs in 2009

Wal-Mart Stores expect to hire about 22,000 people for new positions, including plenty of cashiers and stock clerks, but also store managers, pharmacists...
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Wal-Mart to Double Amount of Solar Energy Use

Wal-Mart offered sunny news yesterday for the California renewable energy market. The store chain announced for Earth Day that it will...
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Salvation Army Reports Record-Setting Red Kettle Donations

Holiday donations to The Salvation Army's iconic red kettles set a new national record of $130 million, despite the ongoing economic downturn, surpassing the...
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Wal-Mart Testing Diesel-Hybrid Truck Fleet, Powered By Reclaimed Grease Fuel

Wal-Mart announced plans to test two different hybrid trucks and three different types of alternative fuels in an effort to double their fleet’s...
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Wal-Mart Canada Opens First Environmental Demonstration Store

Wal-Mart Canada last week opened its first mega-green supercenter in Burlington, Ontario, which uses heat from the earth in a unique geothermal energy design,...
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Wal-Mart to Cut Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste

Wal-Mart Stores committed to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013. This is expected...