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WATERLOO, Wis. - American bicycle manufacturer Trek will sponsor the new pro cycling team led by two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck.

WATERLOO, Iowa - The former manager of a kosher Iowa slaughterhouse did not want underage workers at the plant, defense attorneys told jurors during closing arguments Thursday.

WATERLOO, Iowa - A Des Moines attorney who once represented a kosher slaughterhouse testified Wednesday that state labor inspectors didn't give the company a list of suspected underage workers before a 2008 immigration raid in which 389 illegal immigrants, including children, were detained.

WATERLOO, Iowa - Two former underage workers say they worked 12 hours a day, six days a week and were exposed to harsh chemicals at a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa.

WATERLOO, Iowa - Attorneys in a child labor case on Monday disputed how much a former plant manager knew about minors working at a kosher slaughterhouse, with a defense lawyer arguing prosecutors needed to prove more than bad management to get a conviction.
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