Officials Probe Salmonella Cases Tied to Jalapeño Peppers Served at Chipotle

Minnesota health authorities are investigating an illness in people who ate at quick-service Mexican-style chains.

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U.S. GDP Growth Slowed in Second Quarter of 2026

Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.5 percent annual rate over the past three months, as war in the Middle East shook energy prices and supply chains.

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More Americans are going bankrupt. What does that mean?

The bankruptcy rate has risen about 48% between 2022 and 2025, although it's still below pre-pandemic levels.

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Travelers Are Redefining Value as Competition for Every Trip Intensifies

MMGY's 2026 Portrait of American Travelers Summer Edition finds 49% of Americans plan a leisure trip in 3 months, but spending has softened as travelers grow more selective about destinations.

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Vacation Prices Keep Climbing. Millions of Americans Have Decided They Don't Care

Flights continue to take off.

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Cyclosporiasis outbreak drives shoppers away from grocery chains and toward local farms

Rod Brandt, co-owner of Back To The Garden, said the outbreak has prompted more consumers to seek out local produce rather than shopping at large grocery chains.

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Kraft Heinz overhauls global structure amid split uncertainty

Kraft Heinz overhauls global structure, merging supply chain and procurement and creating three regions, as plans to split the business remain on hold.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 Billion

The acquisition would add to Vertex’s pipeline and potentially grow its annual revenue by $5 billion with the addition of Crinetics-developed drugs Palsonify and Atumelnant, the company said.

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Majority of former Century III Mall demolished, as community leaders plan for future development

Some piles of rubble remain at the massive site where the mall stood for four decades, before it closed in 2019 and fell into disrepair.

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Pittsburgh buzzes with fans ahead of 2026 NFL draft

For the first time in nearly 80 years, Pittsburgh is hosting the NFL draft. The city’s public schools moved classes online because the area is so busy. NBC News’ Sam Brock has details on the key playe...

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How Construction Materials and Technologies Are Evolving

Follow METROPOLIS’s most compelling coverage of construction materials and technologies, from next-gen concrete to circular design.

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Hampshire College closing in Amherst, Massachusetts. Graduate Ken Burns calls it "incalculable loss."

Hampshire College, a small liberal arts school in Amherst, Massachusetts, is closing permanently after the fall semester amid financial struggles and enrollment issues.

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Laurel Caverns opens as Pennsylvania’s 1st underground state park

Laurel Caverns, the popular Fayette County tourist attraction, has officially opened as Pennsylvania’s first underground state park. On Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Laurel Caverns State P...

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2026 Engineering and Construction Industry Outlook

In 2026, engineering and construction firms can navigate shifting markets and seize new opportunities by focusing on innovation and resilience

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When a Celebrated Restaurant Faces Abuse Allegations, What Should Diners Do?

An examination of the controversy surrounding Noma, detailing abuse allegations against renowned chef René Redzepi, the restaurant’s response, and what ethical dining means for customers today.

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‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

The federal government announced a new pilot program designed to get new kinds of ultralight vehicles and “eVTOLs” up and running around the country—even if they’re not fully FAA-certified.

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O’Connor unveils plan to streamline Pittsburgh permitting, overhaul zoning code

Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor has laid out a roadmap for the permitting, licensing and zoning reforms he hopes to implement in his administration.

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Bankrupt National Retailer With Multiple PA Locations To Close Stores

A well-known national retailer is seeking to market the leases of its Pennsylvania stores after it declared bankruptcy.

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Building a better future: How girls can reshape the construction industry

Girls Garage teaches design and construction skills while closing the labor gap and strengthening the future of the field, write two nonprofit leaders.

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PNC closes more branches than it opens as ambitious 300-location expansion plan unfolds - Pittsburgh Business Times

PNC says it's on track with a 55 new branch goal in 2026; five have opened so far.

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American Eagle exits Quiet Logistics venture five years after corporate acquisitions

South Side-based American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) has jettisoned its third-party logistics venture that it jumped into five years ago as it was aspiring to compete with Amazon and big-box retaile...

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The latest buzz on protecting native bees, and honey bees

When we think of livestock, we might think of cattle and sheep. But what about honey bees? In Virginia, both honey bees and native bee species face some common, and some distinct, challenges. WMRA’s A...

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Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

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The Week the Dreaded AI Jobs Wipeout Got Real

After Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced his fintech firm was laying off 4,000 people, concerns rose that other companies would follow suit.

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What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply

Oil prices are up sharply as the widening Iran war disrupted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting how important the passageway is to the world’s oil supply.

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Educators, policymakers discuss ways to bring more people into teaching

There was a time when the supply of teachers in Pennsylvania so outnumbered the available spots that prospective teachers had to bide their time for years substitute teaching while waiting for a full-...

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The Break Is Over. Companies Are Jacking Up Prices Again.

Higher tariffs, labor and health-insurance costs have pushed many businesses to raise prices for consumers.

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Companies Ramp Up Prices Following Holiday Break | PYMNTS.com

Consumers enjoyed a break from price increases during the holiday shopping season. But now, companies have begun raising prices once more, and at higher

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