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• New jobs disproportionately low-pay or part-time

• Calif. gov. orders inquiry, averts SF rail strike

• Navigating municipal bonds after Detroit

• Rural/Metro files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

• Newsweek to be purchased by IBT Media

• HSBC bank says 1st-half profits at $10.2B

China, Russia halt some NZ dairy imports

Markets

Global stock markets find their footing

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• Logan County USDA farm program updates

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