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The U.S. tightened country-of-origin labeling provisions to specify where animals are born, raised and slaughtered after the World Trade Organization backed complaints from Canada and Mexico that challenged the policy.
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The two largest U.S. farm groups have come out against a proposed one-year extension of an agriculture-policy law that expires in September, saying producers of the nation’s crops and livestock need more certainty, especially amid a record drought.
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Baxter International Inc., the world’s second-largest maker of dialysis products, on an agreement to buy Swedish competitor Gambro AB for 18.3 billion kronor ($2.8 billion) to expand its kidney- equipment business.
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Birmingham rallied to beat West Ham 3-1 after extra time to advance to the final of English soccer’s Carling Cup against Arsenal.
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from European newspapers, with clickable links to the Web.
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In a field near Steele, North Dakota, Anthony Mock points out golden tassels forming on corn stalks a foot above his head. While farmers in the heart of the U.S. Corn Belt cope with the worst drought in half a century, he and his neighbors in the Northern Plains are seeing signs of a rich harvest.
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Manchester United got goals from Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez to win 2-1 at West Brom and keep its lead atop English soccer’s Premier League. Manchester City beat Blackpool 1-0, and Arsenal won 3-0 at Birmingham.
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The fiscal-cliff settlement, which extends the most-recent agriculture law until September, is frustrating farmer groups that spent 2012 pushing new programs and now must start again under a tougher spending outlook.
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The U.S. National Farmers Union asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to start a 30-day review period of extended trading hours by CME Group Inc. and Intercontinental Exchange Inc.
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Manchester United drew 0-0 at Sunderland, losing a chance to tie Chelsea at the top of England’s Premier League. Tottenham came back to win 2-1 at home against Aston Villa.
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