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Amazon sold the food preservative sodium nitrite, which lawyers say has no household use at high purity levels, to people who later killed themselves using the substance, the suit claims.

The U.S. dollar is the strongest it has been in 20 years. As it strengthens, other currencies — like the pound — weaken. That's good news for U.S. consumers and importers but bad news for others.

The City Council unanimously voted for the increase — but it's not guaranteed. The city directed the city manager to look into including the boost in the next budget.

Fourteen GOP legislators warned Lyft that they’d seek to ban companies that pay for abortions from doing business in Texas. The extent of support for the idea is unclear.

Gov. Greg Abbott's rule imposing safety inspections at the border did "nothing to stop the flow of illegal immigration or illegal drugs," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told NPR.

Supply chain issues are affecting most markets and resources, including the price of barley used to make beer.

Prices for a range of goods from used cars to bacon surged last month, pushing consumer inflation to 4.2% in April, the highest since September 2008.

"People and businesses don't need the state telling them how to operate," Gov. Greg Abbott said. So what, if any, are the new restrictions?

COVID-19 patients have made up more than 15% of total hospital capacity for seven days straight, so occupancy limits are increasing for businesses and elective surgeries must be put on hold.

As clients taper off and costs increase, child care providers in Austin say $5 million in relief money could help offset expiring state subsidies.