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Confusion swirls on source of diarrhea outbreak, but it’s still Taylor Farms
US federal officials have reaffirmed that shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms is the source of a multi-state Cyclospora outbreak causing severe diarrhoea, after a confusing weekend in which a false-positive test result briefly muddied the picture. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had already identified…
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Darkest Dungeon follows The Witcher 3 and announces new DLC years after release
Red Hook Studios has announced The Fire’s Edge, the first major DLC for the original Darkest Dungeon in six years, due out on 18 August, just over a decade after the game’s initial launch. The move follows a wider trend of developers reviving older titles with fresh expansions, joining games such as The Witcher 3:…
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Let Tom Hiddleston be your guide to Pompeii’s final day
National Geographic has released a three-part docuseries, *Pompeii: Out of Time*, in which actor Tom Hiddleston plays a “time detective” investigating the final 24 hours before Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in 79 CE. The project grew out of Hiddleston’s Marvel connections, as executive producer Kevin Wright previously worked with him on *Loki*, a series that…
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Peak Design’s modular Field Bracket has a finder tag built-in
Peak Design has launched a new modular accessory called the Field Bracket on Kickstarter, combining an L-bracket, hand grip and mounting plate with a built-in slot for a dedicated finder tag. The design aims to solve the common problem of bulky, dangling trackers by integrating tracking directly into camera hardware, appealing to photographers and videographers…
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Country Star Shares Hopeful Update on Daughter After Hospital Stay
Country singer-songwriter Rory Feek has shared an uplifting update after his daughter Indy returned home following an eight-day hospital stay that included open-heart surgery. Indy had earlier needed to be airlifted after fluid built up around her heart, prompting an outpouring of concern and support from fans as Feek kept them informed throughout her treatment…
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Democrat New Jersey governor says thousands of noncitizens discovered on voter rolls, purged
New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Mikie Sherrill, has announced that around 6,600 non-citizens were mistakenly registered to vote due to a software error in the state’s motor vehicle system, with some having gone on to cast ballots in previous elections. The disclosure is significant because it touches on the sensitive and politically charged issue of voter…
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Fiscal hawk or big spender – what kind of chancellor will John Healey be?
Andy Burnham, the new UK prime minister, has appointed John Healey as chancellor in what is being described as an unexpected but strategically safe choice following a bitter behind-the-scenes contest between rival factions. Healey, previously defence secretary, is regarded as diligent and broadly popular within Labour, having spent his career largely avoiding association with any…
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Naked mole-rat queens use a chemical signal to suppress fertility in rivals
Scientists at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin have discovered how naked mole-rat queens prevent other females in their colony from breeding, resolving a long-standing puzzle about these unusual rodents. Naked mole rats live in large underground colonies where, as with ants or bees, only one female reproduces, but researchers had struggled…
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What time does Black Ops 7 Season 5 start in your time zone?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s Season 5 update launches on Thursday, 23 July, bringing a large batch of new content across every mode as developer Treyarch continues its pattern of substantial post-launch support. The update includes new multiplayer maps and modes, additional zombies content, endgame features, and Warzone updates, giving players who have stayed…