Over 18,000 jobs lost after Hostess calls it quits
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CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 15: Hostess Brands products are shown on November 15, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Hostess Brands Inc. has warned striking workers with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that it will move to liquidate the company if plant operations don?t return to normal levels by this afternoon. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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