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NO RAW FLOUR
The CDC is once again warning people to avoid consuming raw flour, as the agency investigates a multistate Salmonella outbreak. According to news reports, at least 12 people have reported illness across 11 states, and three of them had to be hospitalized. The agency warned that any unbaked flour can have germs in it, such as Salmonella. It also said you should not eat raw dough or batter, urging Americans to cook their food thoroughly.
DUOLINGO DATING
TV watchers may have seen advertisements for language learning app Duolingo's new dating show — where nobody speaks the same language.If that seems odd, that's because it was one of several April Fools pranks played by U.S. companies over the weekend. Panera Bread also pranked audiences with an ad showing people soaking in a bread bowl hot tub.
Spring Hill General Motors workers picket outside of the plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., after United Auto Workers Local 1853 announced a strike after 44 days of negotiations with GM, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP)
Two local law enforcement chiefs told The Associated Press that a statewide alert was sent in mid-September to be on the lookout for Army reservist Robert Card because of threats he made against his base and fellow soldiers.
The Israeli military intensified airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday, including near its largest hospital, and another hospital was damaged by bombardment close by.
The Gaza Health Ministry said the death toll among Palestinians passed 8,000, mostly women and minors, as Israeli tanks and infantry pursued what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “second stage” in the war ignited by Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 incursion.
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Google's head of search testified at the company's trial Thursday as it started presenting its defense. The Justice Department in several states alleged that Google violated antitrust law to achieve its dominance in search.
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis said he has arranged to send drones, weapons, and ammunition to Israel.
An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor saying he used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago.
Police have recaptured a suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a Washington, DC man, nearly six weeks after the suspect escaped from a local hospital.
