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Woman Claims To Find Razor In Walmart Brand Ice Cream

Stephanie Granger bought some Great Value ice cream from Wal-Mart the other day. Great Value is the store brand that Wal-Mart carries. The Texas woman had just opened up the carton of Peanut Butter Stars, and sat down on her couch last Saturday night to watch a movie and eat the ice cream. She had bought this brand and flavor several times before, but this time she said that the ice cream tasted... 

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Wal-Mart Pulls Toxic Miley Jewelry

A line of jewelry by Miley Cyrus has been pulled from Wal-Mart stores for being toxic. Cyrus, 17, had partnered up with Wal-Mart to create a line of bracelets and necklaces with fashion designer Max Azria. Cyrus and Azria also have a line of clothing for the discount superstore. After investigations about the jewelry’s safety began back in December, it was discovered that the jewelry line had... 

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Wal-Mart Donating More Than Ever to the Needy

Food banks and other organizations are straining under the large amounts of people seeking aid, such as food stamps and other vitally needed help. Not just the poor, but those who once had jobs and are out of work need help. The organizations are short and Wal-Mart, though always a contributor, is ramping up its aid to $2 billion over the next 5 years. In addition to contributing funds and goods to... 

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Wal-mart Settles Dumping Case for $27 Million

Wal-mart has settled for $27 million a case in which workers for the company in California were accused of dumping hazardous chemicals. According to the charges in the case, in April 2005, an employee of the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health saw a Wal-mart employee pouring bleach down a sink drain. According to the suit, that type of behavior was often repeated at 236 different California... 

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Wal-Mart To Pay $27.6 Million For Illegal Dumping

Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $27.6 million dollars to settle a case which stated that the company had illegally dumped hazardous wastes at its stores in California. The allegations have led the company to change certain proceedures throughout the company. According to San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Wal-Mart had been improperly dumping waste at each of its 236 Wal-Mart and Sam’s... 

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Wal Mart Faces Massive Law Suit

While employment based lawsuits are nothing new, it appears that the world’s largest retailer and one of the world’s largest employers is facing one of the largest employment based lawsuits yet. Earlier this week, the 9th Circuit court voted in favor, by account of 6 to 5, that a lawsuit against discount retail giant, Wal-Mart Stores, could proceed. The latest lawsuit against Wal-Mart is... 

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Does Wal-Mart Open on Easter?

Christians around the world consider Easter to be a very important holiday. Many Christians place its value right up there beside Christmas. However, retailers do not consider it to be as holy, and most will remain open throughout the Easter holiday. Most businesses will only be closed for one day out of the year, and that day is Christmas. Easter is observed as the resurrection of Christ. It is often... 

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Wal-Mart Bias Announcer Arrested

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The shoppers of one New Jersey Wal-Mart store got more than they bargained for on the weekend of March 13, 2010 when they were were greeted by a voice over the store’s public address system. “Attention Wal-Mart customers, all black people must leave the store now.” The store’s manager delivered an almost instant apology over the store’s... 

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Wal-Mart Store Asks All Black People To “Leave”

Something insane happened at a Wal-Mart store in New Jersey. As if the company did not have enough lawsuits and is already distrusted by some minorities; something further happened in that state, to tarnish the reputation of Wal-Mart. “Attention Walmart customers: All black people leave the store now.” This was the announcement from a male voice Sunday night in a Wal-Mart store in southern... 

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Wal-Mart Fires Medical Marijuana User

A man suffering from sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor is doing what he can to support himself. Joseph Casias uses medical marijuana to manage the pain and other symptoms associated with his illness. The 29 year old was recently fired from his long term job as a Wal-Mart associate because of his medical marijuana use. The young man says he never went to work under the influence nor did he...