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FDA chief: Cyclospora ‘effectively removed from the market’
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is assuring Americans that they should feel confident eating fresh produce again, seeking to ease concerns over the nation’s food supply after a cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce spread across more than a dozen states. “We have the safest food supply in the world,” acting FDA Commissioner Kyle…
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Rotherham pollution hotspots removed from watchlist as air quality improves
Traffic pollution has fallen substantially along two of Rotherham’s busiest routes, with nitrogen dioxide remaining within the national limit for three years.
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Sean Duffy’s strapping son-in-law, 26, poised to carry on his dynasty… despite ‘unqualified’ claims by bitter Republicans
The supplied text contains the article’s headline and extensive unrelated website navigation, but not the article body. It therefore does not provide enough verified information to summarise the reported events or assess their significance neutrally. The headline suggests that Sean Duffy’s 26-year-old son-in-law, Michael Alfonso, may be advancing politically despite criticism from some Republicans about…
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Quest Marks, Former Bravo Marketer, Joins The Shop as VP, Creative
Quest Marks, a former Bravo marketing executive, has joined entertainment-marketing agency The Shop as vice president of creative. His appointment strengthens the boutique’s senior leadership as it expands work across television, film, social media and digital campaigns. Marks spent 20 years at NBCUniversal, most recently as Bravo’s vice president of creative marketing, where he led…
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Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions
Four human rights groups are suing the Trump administration over its economic pressure campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that sanctions against judges, prosecutors and others are unlawfully interfering with their international criminal justice work. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in New York by the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional…
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Democratic Socialists Hit a Wall in Wisconsin
Francesca Hong, the failed chef and radical, suffered a stunning upset to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the gubernatorial primary.
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Dem in key swing race missed nearly half her state House votes while taking taxpayer salary: ‘No show’
Fox News reports that former Democratic Iowa state representative Christina Bohannan missed nearly half of House votes during her final year in office while campaigning for a congressional seat in a politically competitive district. The report raises questions about her attendance and performance as a legislator during an election campaign. According to legislative records cited…
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More cases of parasitic screwworm confirmed. Here’s who is at risk, where it’s spreading
The screwworm flies can lay eggs on any warm-blooded animal, including people. Those eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.
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Fewer student loan borrowers falling behind on payments: Report
Delinquency rates among student loan borrowers dipped last quarter relative to a year prior, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly 7.8 percent of student loan borrowers missed at least three monthly payments in the second quarter, according to data from the New York Fed’s quarterly report on…
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Rosie O’Donnell says ‘horrible’ Trump is reason she’s ‘refamous’
Rosie O’Donnell says President Trump — who has repeatedly verbally attacked and threatened her during a decades-long public feud — has reignited public interest in her. “I feel like recently I’m refamous. That’s what I feel like,” the former “The View” co-host said during an interview on Amy Poehler’s podcast, “Good Hang,” released Tuesday. “I…