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McDonald’s Quarter Pounders: 1 dead in multi-state E. coli outbreaks; removes chopped onions and burgers from some restaurants

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday regarding an E. coli outbreak it said was linked. McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. At least 49 illnesses were reported in 10 states; one of which was the death of an elderly person. Ten people were hospitalized, including a child with hemolytic uremic […]

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New development adds voters to Bartlett’s constituency

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) cut the ribbon on the official opening of the Unions Acres housing project in Irwin, St James, on Wednesday. Current contributors are, from left, Linval Freeman, chairman of the National Housing Trust; Edmund Bartlett, Member of Parliament for St James East Central; host Racine Brown, First Vice-President of the Public […]

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Alder Hey nurse loses her life savings due to SMS scam

Pensions Regulator Pauline Padden was tricked into handing over £45,000 One nurse spoke about the devastating impact of losing her entire retirement savings to fraudsters. Pauline Padden, a pediatric intensive care nurse at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, was duped into giving more than £45,000 to pension fraudsters in 2013. The 60-year-old was one […]

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Cyclone Dana completes landfall, says IMD-Telangana Today

‘Dana’s disembarkation started at around 12.05 on Thursday night and the process took approximately 8 and a half hours to complete. Published Date – October 25, 2024, 10:47 Strong winds are ravaging Digha after Cyclone Dana made landfall in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district on Friday. — Photo:PTI Bhubaneswar: Landfall process of severe […]

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Progressives warn Harris needs to change closing message as election approaches

NEW YORK — Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris Unless he immediately changes his campaign’s closing message and heralds, he risks losing the support of a small but significant part of his political base. Specifically, many progressive leaders believe the Democratic candidate has been too focused in recent days on winning over moderate Republicans at the […]

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Community patience is wearing thin as Vermont Air National Guard and BTV officials present new F-35 noise reduction plans

Col. Daniel Finnegan of the Vermont Air National Guard speaks during a roundtable event at Patrick Leahy International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Photo: Corey McDonald/VTDigger SOUTH BURLINGTON – The Vermont Air National Guard on Wednesday detailed a new initiative to use afterburners on F-35s based at Patrick Leahy International Airport to reduce the impact […]