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Supply chain disruptions impacting dairy farmers amid ongoing COVID-related issues The nation’s dairy farmers are feeling the squeeze of the pandemic, as supply chain issues are raising the cost of producing and packaging milk. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

3M agrees to pay $98M to resolve suits over 'forever' chemicals Industrial conglomerate 3M Co on Tuesday said it had agreed to pay about $98.4 million to settle claims that it contaminated the Tennessee River with toxic chemicals. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Gen. Stanley McChrystal says Afghanistan a humiliation, but ‘civil war’ at home is of concern Gen. Stanley McChrystal tells FOX Business the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan was a humiliation. But he is concerned about a "civil war" at home. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

US considers faster hog slaughtering based on plant staffing - union The Biden administration is considering a proposal that could allow some pork plants to slaughter pigs more quickly if they boost staffing, a union official said, after a U.S. court struck down a Trump-era rule that removed line speed limits. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Tesla's Brandenburg factory becomes festival site for 'Giga-Fest' From flashing lights and booming speakers to sprawling stages and a Ferris wheel, Tesla's factory near Berlin has been transformed into a festival site for a one-day county fair on Saturday, hosted by CEO Elon Musk. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Kellogg's US cereal plant workers go on strike About 1,400 Kellogg Co cereal plant employees went on a strike on Tuesday, hoping to get the packaged foods maker to negotiate what a labor union called a "fair contract" for the workers. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com