Seven propane tank plant employees have been hospitalized, as tens of thousands of 20-pound propane tanks detonated as the result of a plant-wide fire. NC GOP Gov. Pat McCrory has signed the state's deeply unpopular Republican-crafted anti-choice bill into law, despite campaign promises not to limit abortion access. A national FBI child prostitution sweep dubbed Operation Cross Country netted 150 suspects and saved 105 children in several states. A "merger of equals" between French advertising giant Publicis and US giant Omnicom would create the world's largest advertising group, worth $23 billion and 20% of the global ad market. Time Warner is raising monthly cable modem rates to $5.99, which could generate an extra $150 million yearly from customers for equipment they already have in their homes.