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Sheetz plans to hire 500 Sheetz announced immediate plans Wednesday to hire 500 employees in Pennsylvania. Sheetz will be hosting hiring events with on-the-spot interviews at each of its 315 Pennsylvania locations from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 25 as part of a broader hiring effort taking ...

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Rita’s marks spring Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard will celebrate the first day of spring on Friday with a free 6-ounce Italian ice giveaway to guests at all 600-plus locations nationwide. Rita’s expects to serve approximately 1 million cups of its signature Italian ice during the ...

3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US

GREELEY, Colo. — About 3,800 workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants went on strike Monday in Colorado in what union representatives said was the first walkout at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse in four decades. Hundreds of strikers picketed in front of the Swift Beef Co. plant ...

China: Trump’s tariffs could damage trade ties

PARIS — China warned Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves could harm the countries’ trade relationship, at the end of high-level talks in Paris. Li Chenggang, China’s international trade representative, said the Chinese side had expressed serious concern about ...

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Sheetz marking Pi Day Sheetz is celebrating National Pi Day, March 14, by offering customers specially priced $3.14 cheese or pepperoni pizza flatz. This special offer is available through March 20. This promotion can only be redeemed through the Sheetz app. Customers must add the offer ...

Stocks hit best day since Iran war

NEW YORK — A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% for its biggest gain in five weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 387 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.2%. The ...