2 Florida farms agree with grocer Whole Foods Market to boost wages of tomato pickersMIAMI — Two Florida farms have decided to participate in a deal to increase the wages of the state’s tomato pickers in an agreement with a farmworker advocacy group and upscale Whole Foods Market, the grocery chain announced Thursday. Talk about anticlimactic: Crosby, Penguins chase Varlamov early, beat Capitals 6-2 in Game 7WASHINGTON — For a guy who supposedly shies from the limelight, Sidney Crosby was as good as could be in the first Game 7 of his career. Shift of allies weakens Congress prospects in SalemSALEM - The ruling DMK has staked its reputation in this industrial town of northwest Tamil Nadu by betting on the prospects of K.V. Thangkabalu, president of the Congress’ state unit, to retain the prestigious Lok Sabha constituency in the elections here Wednesday. Fedorov’s late goal gives Capitals 2-1 victory over Rangers in Game 7, completing comebackWASHINGTON — Thanks to sage, old Sergei Fedorov and a kid goalie with more career starts in the NHL postseason than the regular season, the Washington Capitals are headed to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade. Vancouver enjoying rest after sweep, trying to avoid rust between roundsVANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks are enjoying their extra rest between playoff rounds too much to worry about developing rust. PM, wife to vote in GuwahatiGUWAHATI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said he and his wife Gursharan Kaur will cast their votes for the parliamentary elections at a government school in this main city of Assam Thursday. |