Author: Jessica Gresko
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Lawsuits slam ‘natural’ claims from OJ to chips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orange juice maker Tropicana markets its brand as fresh from the grove, but a series of lawsuits nationwide claim the company’s juice is so heavily processed it shouldn’t be called “natural.” In approximately 20 lawsuits, the first one filed in New Jersey, lawyers claim the company adds chemically engineered “flavor packs” to…
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Lawsuits slam ‘natural’ claims from OJ to chips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orange juice maker Tropicana markets its brand as fresh from the grove, but a series of lawsuits nationwide claim the company’s juice is so heavily processed it shouldn’t be called “natural.” In approximately 20 lawsuits, the first one filed in New Jersey, lawyers claim the company adds chemically engineered “flavor packs” to…
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‘I do’ in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington
WASHINGTON — One bride wore a knee-length lace dress and pearls. The other bride wore a yellow shirt and white suit. And when a pastor pronounced them “partners in life this day and for always” Tuesday, they hugged and smiled in front of wedding guests and nearly a dozen TV cameras and reporters. On the…
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Cancer concerns have states mulling teen tan bans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Miss Florida Teen USA Kayla Collier was 15 when she first visited a tanning salon so the stage lights at a local pageant wouldn’t make her fair skin look ghostly white. Later that year, as she tried on homecoming dresses, her mother noticed what looked like a scab on her back. It…