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Local farming nonprofits earn federal funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave Zero Emissions Northwest and Partners for Rural Washington $250,000 to help owners of small farms pursue and acquire federal funds to modernize farming practices.
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Costly US sugar tariffs drive candy makers over the border to Canada

Last fall, Hershey Co. repurchased a factory outside Ottawa that it closed more than a decade earlier. Blommer Chocolate Co., a U.S. rival, is expanding in Ontario while it shutters an 85-year-old Chicago plant. Oreo-maker Mondelez International Inc. says it has invested $250 million in Ontario manufacturing facilities just in the last few years.
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Spirit Airlines drops change and cancellation fees, following Frontier’s lead

Spirit Airlines has announced that it is eliminating flight change and cancellation fees, effective immediately, addressing a common frustration among air travelers. This new policy arrives mere days after fellow low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines made a similar announcement, signaling an overall shift in strategy among budget airlines. 
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Behind ‘Suicide Squad,’ the year’s biggest video game flop

David Haddad, the head of video games for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., visited the London offices of subsidiary Rocksteady Studios in mid-February for an all-hands meeting. While previous gatherings with the executive had been peppered with tactful euphemisms, this time Haddad was blunt, according to two people briefed on his remarks. Weeks after its release, the studio’s latest game, "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League," was tanking.
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Mortgage rates dip as economic outlook remains unclear

Mortgage rates fell this week, with the average 30-year fixed loan retreating to 7.08%, according to Bankrate’s latest survey of large lenders. Rates have bounced around this year as the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s long-awaited rate cuts grows cloudier.