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Menards settles false advertising claims over 11% rebate program
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Target, other retailers hit with warning letter for selling recalled formula
Four major retailers failed to pull ByHeart infant formula from its store shelves following a recall, according to the agency’s letters. The formula has been linked to an outbreak of botulism.
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Despite higher prices because of tariffs, holiday traffic picks up at Minnesota toy stores
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