WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Wal-Mart and other retailers plan over the next five years to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without easy access to fresh ...

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Martha Stewart’s media aspirations just got bigger: Meet Martha Stewart, comic-book heroine. The woman who created her own media empire — television, magazines and more — is getting a biographical treatment in her own comic book next month. “Female Force: ...

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WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest grocer, says it will reformulate thousands of products to make them healthier and push its suppliers to do the same, joining first lady Michelle Obama’s effort to combat childhood obesity. The first lady accompanied ...

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