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Grocery store chain Stater Bros. and the union representing 12,000 workers across Southern California have reached an agreement on a new contract, averting a possible strike.

Without admitting wrongdoing, the city agreed Monday to settle a lawsuit brought by the reporters, averting a federal civil trial just before jury selection was set to begin.

It comes as the government and BMA continue talks aimed at averting the strike.

These benefits come mainly from averting deaths and years of life lost to disability.

"The economy will weaken in the coming months but, with this underlying momentum, the US has a decent chance of averting recession if it can step back from the tariff brink in time," she said.