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Month: December 2023

Lead contamination in applesauce pouches may have been ‘intentional act,’ FDA official tells Politico

By Meg Tirrell and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Lead contamination in cinnamon applesauce pouches that sickened dozens of young children may have been an “intentional act,” a US Food and Drug Administration official told Politico. In an interview published on Thursday, Jim Jones, FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, said the agency is still

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Sports fan Trump hits UFC fights and big games to try to put his 2024 nomination in a headlock

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After Donald Trump attended South Carolina’s annual Palmetto Bowl, video of the crowd chanting “We want Trump!” as the former president arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium spread across conservative social media. It was much the same two weeks earlier when the GOP front-runner attended an Ultimate Fighting

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‘Real and debilitating’: Lewiston shooting survivor coping with PTSD, struggling to work

By Terry Stackhouse Click here for updates on this story     LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) — A survivor of the Lewiston, Maine mass shootings is sharing his harrowing experience and journey toward healing. “It’s very real and debilitating,” said Dylan Harvey, a husband and father from Lewiston. Harvey works as a massage therapist but was picking up

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International court rules against Guatemala in landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case

By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost two decades ago, according to a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Friday’s landmark verdict marks a monumental step in a four-decade struggle for Indigenous land rights and a bitter

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Prince Harry’s phone hacking victory is a landmark in the long saga of British tabloid misconduct

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers on Friday over what a British judge called “habitual” illegal activity is a landmark moment in the long and twisting saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloid press. Judge Timothy Fancourt ruled that Mirror newspapers had hired private investigators to snoop

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5 officers and 5 militants die after attacks on police office and 2 army posts in northwest Pakistan

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say members of the country’s security forces and five militants have been killed after insurgents attacked a regional police headquarters and two military posts. The attacks early Friday came three days after a suicide bomber in the same region rammed his car into a

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Cincinnati woman to celebrate 105th birthday watching the Bengals and drinking whiskey

By Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — A Cincinnati resident is celebrating her 105th birthday on Saturday, and she plans to celebrate with her favorite things: the Bengals and whiskey. Cincinnati resident Florence Hackman will celebrate her 105th birthday at Traditions of Deerfield in Loveland on Saturday. The

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‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson talks season two of hit show and how ‘Amazon took a risk’ on him

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The wandering Jack Reacher, created by novelist Lee Child, returns in a second season of “Reacher” on Prime Video. Alan Ritchson stars as the former Army intelligence officer who prefers to travel America with just a toothbrush, never staying in one place long enough to form attachments. In season two,

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Four suspected members of Hamas arrested in Europe over alleged terrorism plot

By Jessie Gretener, Nadine Schmidt, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Four alleged Hamas members suspected of plotting terror attacks on European soil have been arrested by German and Dutch authorities, Germany’s federal prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday. Three people were arrested in Germany and one in the Netherlands on suspicion

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