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CENTER, Texas (AP) – Inspectors have fined Tyson Foods more than $263,000 for safety violations at an East Texas poultry plant where a worker’s finger was amputated when it became stuck in a conveyor belt.

DETROIT (AP) – Ford Motor Co. says it intends to have a fully driverless vehicle – no steering wheel, no pedals – on the road within five years.

DENVER (AP) – Scientists say most of the sources contributing to a puzzling concentration of the greenhouse gas methane over the Southwestern United States appear to be natural gas production facilities.

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July as a big drop in gasoline and other energy prices kept inflation under control.

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – AAA Michigan says gas prices statewide have fallen by about 9 cents per gallon in the past week.

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – Three years into the nation’s hemp experiment, the crop’s potential is still hazy. Hemp was authorized for research and experimental growth in the 2014 Farm Bill.

PLANO, Texas (AP) – J.C. Penney Co. is reporting a loss of $56 million in its fiscal second quarter.

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. retail sales were unchanged in July from the previous month, a sign that consumers were cautious after three months of solid gains.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Two rare one-cent coins from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint have sold for a pretty penny. 

NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s says it plans to close about 100 stores next year as the department store operator aims to become more nimble in a competitive market.