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A suspected tornado caused major damage to a Meijer Distribution Center and several other sites in Miami County early Wednesday evening. Other damage was reported in Darke and Clark counties, as the storm system rolled across western Ohio between 5 and 7 p.m. t the Meijer facility off South County Road 25A in Tipp City, the roof and back wall on the northwest corner of the building collapsed. “I did see a funnel cloud in the area,” said Tipp City police Sgt. Corey Rismiller. “I did see debris coming off Meijer’s roof.” The damage locations appeared to be “pretty much...

SNIPPET: "PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Two suicide bombers dressed in burqas blew themselves up Saturday in a camp for refugees fleeing military offensives in northwestern Pakistan, killing 41 people and wounding 62, officials said. The blasts occurred at a food distribution point..."

<p>Supervalu Inc. plans to close a massive grocery distribution center in Belle Vernon, a move that will leave 300 workers jobless.</p> <p>Supervalu said Thursday it plans to consolidate grocery distribution at a twin distribution center in New Stanton, about 15 miles from the Belle Vernon center. The action is the result of recent business losses — including a $2.5 billion national contract with Kmart and the loss of business from some Country Market food stores in the region, which together represented about 38 percent of the work at Belle Vernon.</p>