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A security guard stands at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, known as the La Fortaleza, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Passes Law That Freezes The Island's Debt Payments

3:13pm April 06, 2016

by Greg Allen

The measure delays payments on Puerto Rico's debt load, which is now more than $70 billion, until January 2017. Creditors say the measure violates prior agreements and the island's constitution.

A pedestrian walks past the building housing the offices of Mossack Fonseca in Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday. The massive trove of emails, contracts and other papers from the law firm is being called the largest document leak in history.

Progress Made To Rein In Shell Corporations, But More Action Needed

2:29pm April 06, 2016

by John Ydstie

Global organizations have been trying to rein in the abuse that costs governments hundreds of billions of dollars. But the Panama Papers revelations show the extent to which more work is needed.

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From Fracking Bans To Paid Sick Leave: How States Are Overruling Local Laws

2:23pm April 06, 2016

PR Watch's Lisa Graves says that states can overrule local laws, and that legislatures are increasingly using preemption to stop things like minimum wage increases and protections for LGBT people.

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Mary Lou Wesselhoeft is a dairy farmer in the Florida Panhandle. Her Ocheesee Creamery pasteurized skim milk has nothing added — and that's the problem. According to regulations, without added vitamins, it can only be sold as "imitation skim milk."

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All-Natural But Still 'Imitation'? The Strange Case Of The Skim Milk Label

1:37pm April 06, 2016

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

A Florida dairy farmer has had to dump hundreds of gallons of skim milk from her creamery because she doesn't add vitamins back in. Legally, that makes it an "imitation milk product."

Seed labels from the J.C. Robinson Seed Co.

Big Seed: How The Industry Turned From Small-Town Firms To Global Giants

1:27pm April 06, 2016

by Dan Charles

Over the past century, small-town seed businesses have given way to global enterprises. The story of one small seed company in Nebraska helps explain what drove the transformation.

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A plan to rename George Mason University's law school for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (center) has been tweaked after the first name that was chosen sparked jokes on social media. Scalia is seen here with his fellow justices in 2009.

Plan For Antonin Scalia School Of Law Is Tweaked Over Unfortunate Acronym

12:15pm April 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Days after adopting a name change, George Mason University has again renamed its law school. The first attempt to honor the late Antonin Scalia was ridiculed online.

Taking High School Courses In College Costs Students And Families Nearly $1.5 Billion

10:33am April 06, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Hundreds of thousands of first-year students from all backgrounds are shelling out for remedial courses, says a new report.

Labor Secretary Tom Perez speaks at a governors meeting in July. Under current rules, advisers

White House To Financial Advisers: Put Savers' Interests First

9:57am April 06, 2016

The White House on Wednesday rolled out rules to force financial advisers to take on fiduciary duties. That means they must put savers' interests ahead of fees. Critics say the rules are too complex.

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A box of Lumigan eye-drops, produced by Allergan Plc, stands next to a box of Viagra tablets, produced by Pfizer Inc. The Irish and American drugmakers were planning to merge, but the deal has been called off after a change in U.S. tax law reduced the pot

Pfizer, Allergan Call Off Their $150 Billion Merger

9:02am April 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Pfizer announced that the planned merger between the two pharmaceutical companies has been terminated because of a recent change in U.S. tax rules.

Greg Louganis in an inward dive pike on the front of the Wheaties box. The "legends" series boxes will be on shelves starting in May.

Better Late Than Never: Olympic Champion Greg Louganis Gets His Wheaties Box

8:05am April 06, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The openly gay gold-medal winner said the box "means so much more to me than it would have then because I feel like I'm being embraced as a whole person, not just for my athletic achievements."

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