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Fukushima nuclear plant water release raises worries for businesses

IWAKI, Japan –

Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon.

Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan still facing fierce protests in and outside Japan.

Residents worry that the water discharge, 12 years after the nuclear disaster, could deal another set back to Fukushima’s image and hurt their businesses and livelihoods.

“Without a healthy ocean, I cannot make a living.” said Yukinaga Suzuki, a 70-year-old

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UPS strike threat presents challenges to some local businesses, opportunity for others

Local business owners said they were concerned about the impact a UPS strike could have on their shipments, and with only days left for negotiators to avoid a nationwide strike, some owners are preparing.

Businesses reliant on shipping products for customers say they hope the Atlanta-based package delivery giant and the Teamsters union reach a deal soon. The union represents 340,000 UPS workers — more than half the company’s workforce — in the largest private-sector contract in North America.

The union said Wednesday it would resume negotiations with UPS next week after the company reached out to resume talks. The

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WestJet shutting down discount airline Swoop

WestJet is shutting down its budget airline, Swoop.

The company made the announcement in a news release Friday, noting that the ratification of its recent deal with its pilots allows it to integrate all of its staff at various airlines into a single banner.

“As negotiated in the collective agreement, the WestJet Group will now begin integration efforts of its ultra-low-cost airline, Swoop,” the airline said.

“Through an expedited process, the airline anticipates a full integration into its mainline operations by the end of October. To avoid traveler impact, Swoop will operate its existing network through to the end of

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Aretha Franklin’s Wills Dispute – Rickard & Associates

If you have been following the news, you may have seen that there is a dispute regarding Aretha Franklin’s estate plan. Her sons are in court fighting over her estate and multiple wills.

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Aretha Franklin died in 2018, and because she did not have a trust, she wills went through probate court where they are being disputed by her sons.

A Will from 2014 and two Wills from 2010 were

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Petro-Canada payment problems continue, but the company says it’s ‘making progress’ on fixing

Petro-Canada says the nearly weeklong problems that customers have experienced with things like payment and loyalty programs at the gas station chain are ongoing, but it is making progress on solving them.

Problems at the company started about a week ago, when on Friday reports suggested that parent company Suncor had been hacked. Over the weekend, Suncor acknowledged it had experienced a “cybersecurity incident” and stressed that while it was confident that no customer or employee data had been stolen, “some transactions with customers and suppliers may be impacted.”

One of the first places where such disruptions were found was

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Terminating Your Physician Employment Agreement

Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.

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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.

Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.

Many

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‘That happened on Donald Trump’s watch’

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  • Former New Jersey governor and current GOP presidential candidate appeared on “Fox News Tonight” on Tuesday.

  • On it, he blamed former President Donald Trump for North Korea’s weaponry advancements.

  • “That happened on Donald Trump’s watch,” he said.

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie blamed former President Donald Trump for North Korean weapon advancements in a televised interview.

Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, pushed back against “Fox News Tonight” guest host Piers Morgan, who suggested that adversarial leaders such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin were dissuaded from improving their missile technology

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This week’s business news includes a Bell milestone and USDA updates

The Bell H-1 Fleet surpasses half a million flight hours

FORT WORTH – The current H-1 fleet of AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms reached a major flight milestone by surpassing the 500,000-flight hour mark. Nearly 400 AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters, built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc company and operated by the US Marine Corps and their allies, combined to achieve the milestone.

“The H-1 continues to be the premier example of a family of aircraft that can do more with less and deliver unmatched interoperability and expeditionary agility,” said Mike Deslatte, Bell H-1 vice president and program director.

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