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Two fishermen rescued from Pacific after clinging onto cool box with no food or water for five days
Two Mexican fishermen, Daniel Guerrero Martinez, 53, and Jose Luis Portela Villegas, 32, have been rescued after spending five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean without food or water. The pair disappeared after their boat, the Camaronera, sank in waters off Chiapas, and survived by clinging to a cool box that had been on board…
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Momentum for Democrats, Doctor Who hiatus, Tyson Foods cuts jobs as baby food and Meta glasses draw scrutiny
A cluster of stories that broke around 21 August has now settled, spanning US politics, consumer safety, corporate cutbacks, television scheduling and technology regulation. In Pennsylvania, Democrat Brandon Dukes won a special election in a state House district north of Pittsburgh that Donald Trump had carried comfortably in 2024, a result read as encouraging for…
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Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that alfalfa sprouts are linked to a current E. coli and salmonella outbreak. The agency has tied several food-borne illness cases to the consumption of alfalfa sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands, also urging Americans who have purchased the affected sprouts to throw…
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SNAP enrollment dropping faster than expected. Here’s why
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” take hold.
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How Disneyland’s Cast Members Work Behind the Scenes to Create Magic for the Holidays: ‘Storytelling Is a Centerpiece to Everything We Do at the Company’
At a 400,000 square-foot Disney warehouse in Cerritos, California, cast members craft and maintain the decor that transforms Disneyland for each season, from Halloween pumpkin displays to winter holiday-scapes. The facility brings together machine shops, fabrication and sewing teams, and paint specialists whose work is guided by storytelling, with staff describing every design choice as…
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Sneaky raccoon seen helping itself to ballpark fare at Citi Field as bewildered Mets fans look on
A raccoon was spotted at Citi Field in New York helping itself to food discarded by fans, reaching through a gap in the stands to grab peanut shells and a hotdog during the Mets’ game against the San Diego Padres. The moment drew amused reactions from onlookers and offered a lighter distraction for supporters enduring…
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Why does it seem like food recalls are out of control this year?
A run of high-profile US food recalls in 2026 — including contaminated lettuce, over a million eggs, jalapeño-based products, frozen berries and fruit bars — has left shoppers feeling that recalls are spiralling out of control. Experts say public attention has genuinely increased, driven by heavier media and social media coverage, but the underlying data…
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A History of Paper review – Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming sing a fragile romance
Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming star in the mainstage premiere of A History of Paper at Pitlochry Festival theatre, a musical love story by the late playwright Oliver Emanuel and composer Gareth Williams. Originally a 2016 BBC radio drama before being adapted into a small-scale musical two years ago, the show tells an everyday tenement…
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The FDA cannot inspect its way to a safe global food supply
In a country divided on nearly everything, there should be nothing controversial about this: Americans deserve safe food, regardless of where it is produced. The question is how best to ensure it.
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What is salmonella, how does it spread and are eggs safe to eat?
An outbreak of salmonella linked to imported eggs served in UK cafes and restaurants has infected 207 people, killed one and hospitalised 34, prompting the UK Health Security Agency to investigate. The case has raised public concern about egg safety, but experts stress there is no need to avoid eggs altogether, only to be more…