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Thousands of workers rioted at a Foxconn factory in the Shanxi province last night, forcing the plant to suspend operations.

Just in time for Apple's new iPhone announcement comes another set of claims of bad labor practices at the Foxconn factories in China where many of the Cupertino computer company's products are made.

Embattled monologuist Mike Daisey took to his blog again yesterday to apologize for bending the truth in his influential piece, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.

In a seething blog post, monologuist Mike Daisey blasts the backlash to his controversial show about working conditions at Chinese factories where Apple products are made.

One Apple fan told us Apple doesn't deserve all the blame, "Foxconn not only supplies Apple, but also Hewlett-Packard and Sony. Apple happens to be the biggest company of them."

Hoards of hungry gadget-heads are turning on their new iPads to discover This American Life has decided to retract their recent segment on harsh working conditions at Chinese factories making the the company's toys.

Nightline broadcasts a segment on Foxconn's factories in Shenzhen, which has a population of workers greater than NYC. Monologuist Mike Diasey, who visited the complex without authorization, says take it with a grain of salt.

Apple expects the first results to be available by early March, and the scope of the inspections will cover 90% of the factories where the company's products are made.

According to Bloomberg News, the devices would "lighten the load of flight crews," who have to lug navigation charts and paper-bound manuals that can weigh as much as 40 pounds.

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