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Tyson Foods Inc. of Springale closed its huge pork-processing plant in Waterloo, Iowa, for an indefinite period after numerous workers tested positive for COVID-19.
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Tyson Foods Suspends Plant Managers Amid Virus Betting Claim

Tyson Foods suspends top officials at its largest pork plant and launches an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak. read more >

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