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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Remington Arms and plaintiffs in two class-action lawsuits formalized a settlement under which the company will replace the triggers on millions of guns, including its most popular bolt-action rifles.

Under the deal reached in July and filed Friday in federal court in Kansas City, Remington will replace X-Mark Pro triggers on its popular Model 700 and Model Seven rifles manufactured from May 1, 2006, through April 9, 2014. It also agreed to replace XMP triggers on a number of other models, but does not acknowledge any equipment defect.

The company claims in the settlement that excess bonding agent used in the assembly process could cause the rifles to discharge unintentionally. The assembly process has been reworked to avoid similar problems in the future, Remington said.

On its website, Remington urges all owners of models identified in its recall to take the guns to an authorized repair center or ship them, with Remington picking up the cost. It encourages owners to immediately stop using their rifles until they have been inspected and repaired.

Also under the deal, Remington agreed to provide vouchers ranging from $10 to $12.50 each to owners of older models that can't be retrofitted.

The deal still must be approved by a judge.

WASHINGTON — CBS and TV provider Dish Network have reached an agreement that ends a contract dispute that led to a short programming blackout in local markets around the country.CBS had blocked Dish from carrying the local channels of CBS-owned TV stations for about 12 hours starting around 7 p.m. Friday.

NEW YORK — A record-setting 4.16-pound white truffle has sold for $61,250 at a New York City auction.Sotheby’s said the fungus was sold Saturday to a food and wine lover from Taiwan bidding by phone. The truffle was found last week in Umbria, Italy, by Sabatino Truffles. The firm said it turned down million-dollar offers from buyers in China. Instead, it chose to auction the truffle to benefit two charities.A spokesman said the truffle was slightly smaller than a football. She said the average white truffle is about the size of a walnut.Sotheby’s said the previous largest white truffle ever found was 2.5 pounds.

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