Kraft Heinz is using AI to make more autonomous supply-chain decisions

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Boxes of Kraft mac and cheese.

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Canada's 2 biggest freight railroads have been shut down, and it could impact everything from autos to energy in the US

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Canadian Rail and another railway operator stopped work on Thursday.

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Shein wants to sell the supply-chain tech it used to disrupt online shopping. Retail experts say brands may have concerns.

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A Shein booth at a trade show.

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Red Lobster bought a lot of shrimp from its Thai owner. Now, the new CEO is investigating.

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Red Lobster's unlimited-shrimp promotion cost the company millions.

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China's footprint in global supply chains will grow no matter who wins the US presidential election: analysts

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GOP presidential nominee frontrunner Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and US President Joe Biden, who is also the Democratic Party's presidential nominee frontrunner.

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No bean coffee made from things like date seeds may be in our near future

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Coffee production has several downfalls.

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How the Iranian-backed Houthi militia compares to the US-led task force in the Red Sea

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A battle is playing out in the Red Sea as Yemen's Houthi militia attacks commercial shipping vessels headed to the Suez Canal using weapons supplied by Iran. Now a US-led task force is fighting back.

See inside a 958-foot container ship, from the crew's living quarters to the massive engine room

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The container ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge has crashed before

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A large container ship crashed into a Maryland bridge near one of the largest ports on the US East Coast. Two people have been rescued amid an ongoing search for survivors.

Harbor pilots can make $434,000 a year, face high fatality rates, and are responsible for guiding hulking cargo ships into ports

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Harbor pilots are some of the highest-paid municipal employees and represent a crucial part of a shipment's journey.

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