The CDC informs: "Public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella infections linked to alfalfa sprouts; at least 55 people have been stricken, mostly in Wisconsin and Minnesota."
"America has the safest food supply in the world."
Music at the link: Johnny Otis, w/ Shuggie Otis, "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" Read more
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span " a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" take hold.
A woman discovered she had been secretly filmed by a man wearing Meta's AI-powered smart glasses when friends and people she hadn't talked to in years sent her a video posted on social media. "It went viral. Across all platforms, probably over 200,000 views," Toluwa Omitowoju said.
The Democratic National Committee sued the Justice Department on Thursday over its refusal to turn over documents related to any plans to seize ballots, voting machines and other election materials within a month of any federal primary and general election during the midterms.
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has requested to interview FBI officials who were involved in the 2022 search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as part of a wide-ranging probe examining past investigations of the president, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The requests came from investigators working with Joe diGenova, a Trump ally who began overseeing the Florida-based investigation earlier this year. The investigation has been seeking to establish that Trump was the victim of a criminal conspiracy against his rights.
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he would exempt from tariffs 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef, the administration's latest bid to lower prices ahead of midterm elections in which voters appear set to punish the GOP for the rising cost of living. "This deal will reduce prices for Americans while giving space for our Great American Beef Herd to grow again," he wrote on Truth Social. The administration had secured a commitment, he said, "that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices."
The Israeli Death Forces (IDF) bombed an airbase in Syria ahead of a Turkish military deployment there, drawing condemnation from Ankara and criticism from a US envoy who called it an "unnecessary escalation." ICC-indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu, a demonic rakshasa responsible for the deaths of nearly 75,000 human beings in the Gaza Strip and displacing one million people in Lebanon, had previosuly warned NATO member Turkiye not to deploy forces to her ally Syria.
IDF occupying parts of southern Syria, violating her airspace, and emptying villages east of the Golan Heights. Benjamin Netanyahu is simply not a good human being.
The US Navy has charged sailor Jayjrion Rodriguez with murdering seaman Jesse Braswell aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79).
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50 WIA were recently uploaded into the Defense Casualty Analysis System under "Overseas Operations," which is the continuation of OPERATION AIPAC FURY. A total of 757 American service members have been WIA and 18 KIA since the 28 Feb start of the illegal US war against the people of Iran on Israel's behalf.
Benjamin Netanyahu and the Senile Satan put the US into an expensive and ghastly quagmire
In 2000, we ran a surplus budget. One generation later, we're $40 Trillion in debt, and the annual service on that debt is now more than we spend on Defense.
The Panama Canal is expected to limit traffic starting in early September, as it prepares for lower water levels due to the El Nino weather phenomenon. On Thursday, the Panama Canal Authority, the body that oversees the waterway, announced that daily transit caps would be set to address concerns about the drier weather conditions ahead. Read more
A Security Aviation aircraft carrying a pilot and seven passengers crashed Thursday en route to Southwest Alaska, authorities say. The Cessna 441 was bound from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, according to National Transportation Safety Board investigator Millicent Hill. The plane crashed west of Cape Newenham's airport around 12:15 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It departed from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Read more
California is in the midst of a record-shattering investment wave, fueled by the artificial-intelligence boom in Silicon Valley. Companies based in the Golden State have drawn around $366 billion of venture capital since the beginning of the year, according to data provider PitchBook. That's more than three times the amount of venture funding that has gone into the other 49 states combined, and nearly double California's previous record, set in 2025. New York state ranks a distant second in venture-capital investment, with $27 billion in deals announced so far this year.
Park Ridge Achievement Academy in Baker will be closed Friday due to a spike in COVID cases among students and staff. "We are currently experiencing a short cycle of illness moving through the school community. This one-day cancellation will provide an opportunity for students and staff to remain home, help reduce further spread, and allow for additional cleaning and disinfecting of the campus," the Baker School System said.
