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Seaboard Foods in Guymon, Oklahoma, faces thousands of dollars in fines for failing to prevent worker injuries. The penalties come after a six-month inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Major League Baseball owners and players failed to reach a deal on a new work agreement, triggering a lockout — the owners' version of a strike.

CNN said new documents "raise serious questions" about the anchor's role in trying to help his brother, former N.Y. governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual misconduct allegations.

Food banks find themselves struggling with a shortage of donations amid an increase in prices and demand from families needing help.

Large retailers have spent billions of dollars to woo workers. Smaller stores that can't do that expect staff shortages will lead to lost sales. They're asking shoppers to be patient.

The bargain store has been testing the increase for months and says it's not a reaction to the current surge in inflation, though it will help.

In anticipation of the product shortage, customers have started shopping earlier for holiday gifts, leading to a boost in retail sales.

One of the largest tribal nations in the country is set to raise wages for their government workforce from $11 to $15 per hour.

From Iowa to Oklahoma to Kansas, universities are working more closely with agribusiness in search of ways to pay for projects where tax dollars have become more scarce. Critics worry that agriculture schools might focus more on industry than the public interest.

Large donors can put universities in potentially awkward positions when faculty conclusions conflict with the interests of those benefactors. Data collected by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest show corporations have given at least $170 million to ag colleges in the past decade.