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Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant
Read full article: Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plantOne of the nation’s largest meat processors has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota.
Pick Six: Unusual teams hallmark of NCAA Tournament
Read full article: Pick Six: Unusual teams hallmark of NCAA TournamentJalen Tate spent four years at Norther Kentucky, where he made an NCAA Tournament appearance, and Connor Vanover, who began his season at California. His teammate, Tanner Groves, wound up being league MVP — yet wasn't even an all-Big Sky pick before the season. They're a tough team to guard.”BIG MOMENTS, BIG SHOTSMount St. Mary's will likely be long gone by next week. He scored the final seven points to beat Central Connecticut State, then did the same thing against Long Island. In the Northeast Conference final, he scored 17 of 21 points after halftime to book an NCAA trip.
Workers cheered as they enter South Dakota pork plant
Read full article: Workers cheered as they enter South Dakota pork plantSioux Falls residents cheered and held thank you signs to greet employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant as they begin their shift on Wednesday May 20, 2020, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Smithfield employees have faced stigmatization and anxiety even after the plant temporarily shuttered. Sioux Falls. Two employees at the plant have died from COVID-19, along with more than 20 meat and poultry workers nationwide. Sioux Falls mayor Paul TenHaken also got behind the idea, saying he would show up to cheer during the day.