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Ford County, Kansas, has filed a lawsuit against a group of companies, including ExxonMobil. ReutersA Kansas county has sued a group of companies, alleging "false representations" about plastic recyclability. Energy giants ExxonMobil and Chevron are among the defendants named in the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges a "decades-long campaign of fraud and deception about the recyclability of plastics."A Kansas county has sued a group of nearly a dozen companies, including energy giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, accusing them of "false representations" to the public regarding the recyclability of plastics."This case is about Defendants' profit-driven decision to promote the idea to the American consumer that plastics were recyclable and better for the environment, when in reality they had information that only a tiny fraction of plastics are ever recycled," says the class action lawsuit filed this week by Kansas' Ford County.

Buy now pay later sales are expected to break a record on Cyber Monday. Business Wire/AP ImagesThanksgiving online spending hit $6.1 billion, driven in part by mobile device purchases. More shoppers are using buy now, pay later, with $993 million in sales using the method expected Cyber Monday. About 80% of those purchases were made on a phone.

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Recall issued after raw milk from 'Raw Farm' in California tests positive for bird flu ABC7 Los AngelesMore testing underway after another California raw milk recall due to bird flu virus CNNBird flu detected in raw milk sold at California store The Washington Post

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