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LOS ANGELES/DALLAS (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill has a lot going for it -- an upscale burrito concept, a hip and eco-friendly image, expansion plans galore and a 500 percent-plus stock price gain in just over two years.

Ford recalls new Explorers for seat problem

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is recalling more than 1,600 just-built Explorers for a safety problem with the second row of seats.

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Amtrak, senators announce NY-NJ rail tunnels plan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amtrak announced plans on Monday for a $13.5 billion commuter rail project connecting New York City and New Jersey, reviving an idea rejected late last year by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as too expensive.

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Young fight for full-time work in job market

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shanee Greenidge of Boston has been searching for full-time work since she dropped out of high school in 2009 and took a string of part-time jobs to help her mother pay bills.

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Florida governor cuts spending and taxes in budget

EUSTIS, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Tea Party-backed Governor Rick Scott proposed cutting more than $5 billion from state spending on Monday while also slashing taxes as he laid out his first budget proposal aimed at closing a deficit of nearly $4 billion.

Muslim man hurt in attack back at work, suspect freed

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - A Muslim man who says he was stabbed because of his religion was back at work on Monday while his alleged attacker was free on bail.

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U.S. serial killer faces 49th murder charge

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. man convicted in 2003 of being the "Green River Killer" faces a 49th murder charge, filed on Monday, stemming from the death of a woman whose skeletal remains were found near Seattle in December, 28 years after she disappeared.

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Woman denied custody of puppy she tried to airmail to son

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minneapolis woman who tried to airmail a four-month old puppy to her son in a sealed cardboard box cannot regain custody of the dog, an administrative hearing officer ruled on Monday.

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Youngstown shooting suspects will face murder charges

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Two suspects in the deadly shooting of 12 people at a fraternity house in Youngstown, Ohio will face murder charges at a court hearing Tuesday, officials said on Monday.

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Authorities probe ice rink fumes that sicken 61 people

DENVER (Reuters) - Authorities on Monday were investigating the cause of a carbon monoxide leak at an ice arena that sickened 61 people at a girls' youth hockey tournament in south-central Colorado.

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Washington Extra – Fruitcake diplomacy

President Obama to Chamber of Commerce: "maybe if we had brought over a fruitcake when I first moved in, we would have gotten off to a better start."

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