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[h=4]The Short List: Whole Foods apologizes for overcharging; BP settles; Navy Yard false alarm[/h]Out of the loop today? We've got what you missed on Whole Foods' apology for overcharging, BP's record settlement and the drama at the Navy Yard.
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Whole Foods is sorry it's been ripping us off (more than usual)
Remember in late June when a New York consumer protection agency said Whole Foods had been routinely overcharging customers? Whole Foods denied the allegations. They called it "overreaching." Fast forward to this week. Now, the company is apologizing to customers and admitting they messed up. "Straight up, we made some mistakes. We want to own that," co-CEO Walter Robb said alongside co-CEO John Mackey in a video posted to the company's blog. An investigation by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs tested 80 different types of prepackaged food from the city's Whole Foods locations. It found all categories included products with incorrect weights, which led to overcharges that ranged from 80 cents for a package of pecan panko to $14.84 for coconut shrimp. Robb said in the video that the mislabeled weights were "unintentional" and pushed back on DCA's claims that the mislabeling was systemic. Either way, the company could face fines for thousands of violations of mislabeling goods.
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Whole Foods co-CEOs John Mackey and Walter Robb have apologized for overcharging customers. They are implementing a three-part plan as a solution. Time
Finally: BP settles for $18.7 billion in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history
BP is paying up for the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and it's the largest environmental settlement ever. The $18.7 billion deal between five Gulf states and the British oil giant could resolve years of litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP was leasing the rig when it exploded and sank off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 crew and releasing about 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf. What's in the settlement? A total of $5.9 billion in claims by state and local governments; $5.5 billion in Clean Water Act penalties and $7.3 billion in natural-resource damages, which help states reverse damage from the spill. (BP had committed an additional $1 billion in natural-resource damages for early restoration.) And even though the settlement has been reached, a judge still needs to sign off. Attorney General Loretta Lynch did a slow clap when she heard the news. "If approved by the court, this settlement would be the largest settlement with a single entity in American history," Lynch said. "It would help repair the damage done to the Gulf economy, fisheries, wetlands and wildlife; and it would bring lasting benefits to the Gulf region for generations to come."
Fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in April 2010.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP)
Gunfire report made for a tense morning at Washington Navy Yard
There was a massive show of force at Washington Navy Yard on Thursday after an employee reported a possible shooting, but it turns out it was a false alarm. We're not totally sure what happened, but police don't believe it was a hoax. There's a lot of sensitivity around the site because of a 2013 shooting when a lone gunman killed 12 people inside the facility. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday a Navy Yard employee told people she may have heard gunshots. The facility was placed on lockdown, but a sweep showed there was no shooter, no shooting and no one injured. If you don't know much about Navy Yard, it has a pretty interesting history. The oldest shore establishment of the U.S. Navy has been operating since the early 19th century. Today, the facilities are headquarters for the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval Sea Systems Command, the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps and other naval offices. Take a look at some of the key roles it's played in U.S. history.
Google driverless cars keep getting in accidents. But they're not the ones causing them
We are. Self-driving cars are all the rage. Uber's into it. Ford's into it. Google's been into it for years, and it's been testing its autonomous vehicles all over the streets around its California headquarters. The testing hasn't been without some bumps on the road, though. The vehicles have gotten in more than a few accidents, but the interesting thing is that Google says faulty tech isn't to blame. The company says people in other vehicles are the ones who've caused the dozen or so fender benders. In the past three instances, Lexus Google cars were rear-ended at stoplights. Until recently, Google's been pretty quiet about how their testing has been going. The company was reporting accidents to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, but not broadcasting the data publicly. Consumer watchdogs put the pressure on, and Google reversed its stance a month ago. Now it has a website for a range of updates about its car project. On a totally separate Google note, the company said Thursday it's sorry for putting Nazi concentration camps in one of its mobile games. The statement follows another apology this week — that one was for its new Photos app, which labeled two black people "gorillas." Good thing the car stuff's going well.
Google's new self-driving car has begun testing in the streets of Mountain View, Calif. The search company's Lexus SUV research cars once again were involved in accidents, but humans in other cars were again at fault, the company says.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Google)
Why fans aren't looking for a second 'Tiger Woods era'
Tiger Woods' inconsistency is maddening. He was impressive at the Masters, but then played atrociously at the U.S. Open. So when news came down that he had played well Wednesday during his Pro-Am, even Woods' bullishness didn't do much to convince fans he's actually in a good place. For the record, Woods isn't "back." That doesn't mean he's never going to win again — he might, and he might even win another major or two — but the kind of dominance we saw from him even as recently as 2013 is gone. There's no need to brace for a second "Tiger Woods era." And all of that is fine — because that's not the goal anymore. It's probably not even his goal. At this point, fans don't expect to see the kind of sustained greatness from Woods that they once witnessed — it would be unreasonable to demand that of any aging, 39-year-old athlete. What we want is normalcy — and occasional flashes of his once-in-a-generation talent. That's what we got on Thursday at the Greenbrier Classic.
Tiger Woods on the 17th tee at The Old White TPC.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)
Today in Election 2016: USA TODAY's Rem Rieder explains how Ted Cruz's outburst reflects the rise of political fact-checking. Donald Trump tells Don Lemon he loves the Mexican people — while his Miss USA pageant gets rescued. Meanwhile, the GOP field will grow even larger July 13, when Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to formally announce his presidential campaign. Oh, and Democrat Jim Webb joins the race.
Today in the Greek debt crisis: Not much happened — well, except for the Greek finance minister saying he'd rather cut his arm off than sign a deal without debt relief — which means it's a good time to take a moment and try to wrap your head around one of the most confusing international stories this year. Cheat with our explainer.
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Have you seen it? A guacamole recipe that brought Republicans and Democrats together. #GuacAcrossTheAisle
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The New York Times tweeted out a guacamole recipe that included peas. As Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) explains, this travesty of a recipe re-do was brought down by both Republicans and Democrats. Buzz60
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