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News Summary: Beef, chicken, pork prices climbing
: Meat prices are expected to rise faster than overall food costs in 2012. Prices rose in the spring and may increase an additional 1 percent to 3 percent this summer.HERE'S THE BEEF: Supermarket meat prices have increased because producers cut back on the number of cattle, hogs and chickens they raised last year after weather issues drove up costs.WHAT TO DO: Shoppers are looking for ways to save.

News Summary: Trouble at Spanish bank hits stocks

: News late Friday afternoon that Bankia, a crippled bank in Spain, is asking for $24 billion in support from the Spanish government stirred up new worries that Europe's debt contagion was

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News Summary: Wheat climbs as dry weather lingers

'S WILD RIDE: Wheat rose 2.6 percent as questions persisted about how much dry weather has affected the crop in Kansas. In a matter of two weeks, the price has hit a high for the year and also

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News Summary: Google opens window on online piracy
: Google has released data detailing the volume of complaints that the company's search engine has received about websites hosting content that violates copyrights.

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FDA bill: changes to FDA drug and device oversight
The Senate passed a mammoth bill Thursday that would reshape how the Food and Drug Administration assures the safety of the drug supply, particularly medicines imported from overseas.

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News Summary: H-P leads Dow to rare day of gains
: Hewlett-Packard helped pull the Dow Jones industrial average to a slight gain Thursday, giving the index only its fourth gain this month.

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