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In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen high-profile food recalls for an unappetizing reason: They're contaminated with foreign objects that have no place on a dinner plate. “Extraneous materials” triggered nine recalls in 2022 of more than 477,000 pounds of food regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service — triple the number of recalls tied to food contaminated with toxic E. coli bacteria. Trader Joe’s wouldn’t elaborate on how material got into the foods that led to its recent recalls. In recent years, firms have become increasingly cautious and are recalling products more frequently than before, said Nathan Mirdamadi, a consultant with Commercial Food Sanitation, which advises the industry about food safety. Consumers who find foreign materials in food should notify manufacturers, experts said, but also realize that recalls are likely to stick around.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. Approval of updated COVID-19 shots is expected within days. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesHere is what you need to know about fall vaccinations:WHY MORE COVID-19 SHOTS? Earlier this month, European regulators authorized Pfizer’s updated vaccine for this fall, for adults and children as young as 6 months. CAN I GET A FLU SHOT AND COVID-19 SHOT AT THE SAME TIME?

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☆ This week’s most overbought stocks in the S&P 500 include several tech companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street is coming off a losing week, with the Nasdaq Composite Index closing 1.9% lower, the S & P 500 falling 1.3% and the Dow Jones Industrials shedding 0.8%. By contrast, here are the most oversold stocks in the S & P 500: Alaska Air Group has the highest projected upside on the list (+60%), continuing last week's trend . Walgreens Boots Alliance is another of the most oversold companies in the S & P 500. Viatris was the most oversold company in the S & P 500 with a 14-day RSI less than 7. Discount retailers Dollar Tree and Dollar General as well as chemical manufacturer FMC are also among the most oversold companies in the S & P 500.

Persons: Dow Jones, Piper, Baker Hughes, Viatris, Pfizer's Upjohn Organizations: Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, CNBC Pro, Technology, Intuit, IBM, Accenture, CNBC, Autodesk, Verisk, Alaska Air Group, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens, Wall Street, FMC Locations: Seattle, Mylan

REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices gained almost 1% to a nine-month high on Friday on rising U.S. diesel futures and worries about tight oil supplies after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended supply cuts this week. "Crude prices continue to trade on supply-side drivers. This week, OPEC member Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their voluntary supply cuts of a combined 1.3 million barrels per day to the end of the year. Rising U.S. diesel prices also supported crude prices with heating oil futures up about 3%. Interest rate hikes can slow economic growth and reduce oil demand.

Persons: Nick Oxford, Brent, Edward Moya, Baker Hughes, Nicolas Maduro, John Evans, Natalie Grover, Robert Harvey, Yuka Obayashi, Xu, Ros Russell, Jason Neely, Susan Fenton, David Gregorio, Leslie Adler Organizations: Midland , Texas U.S, REUTERS, U.S, West Texas, of, Petroleum, Energy, Thomson Locations: Midland , Texas, Saudi Arabia, Russia, OPEC, U.S, China, Venezuela, CHINA, Hong Kong, Germany, Europe, Riyadh, London, Tokyo, Singapore

After being rushed in an ambulance to a hospital, the 15-month-old girl died from a fentanyl overdose. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesIn California, where the Legislature has failed to pass such laws, prosecutors in at least three counties are turning to drunk driving laws to charge parents whose children die from fentanyl overdose. Last month, a Maine woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her 14-month-old son’s fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors say the parents, like drunk drivers, knew fentanyl can injure or kill people. The boyfriend and girlfriend were charged with murder after their toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in June 2020.

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☆ How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Michael Levenson | More About Michael Levenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Liberty Safe, which calls itself “America’s #1 heavy-duty home and gun safe manufacturer,” came under intense criticism from gun owners and conservative commentators this week after it acknowledged that it had voluntarily given the F.B.I. the access code to one of its safes to help in an investigation. Until now, it had cooperated when investigators had a search warrant for a customer’s property. among many conservatives, who sharply questioned Liberty Safe’s commitment to protect their firearms from federal agents. Here’s what we know about the search, part of a Jan. 6 case.

Persons: ”, Liberty, Nathan Earl Hughes Organizations: Capitol Locations: Fayetteville, Ark

A vessel carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Russia's Yamal LNG project, is seen at Rudong LNG Terminal in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China July 18, 2018. The key word Simonelli used is "destination," as it implies that LNG and natural gas are in the energy mix for a long time to come. The second bet is that the LNG industry will be able to convince government policymakers, companies and consumers that their fuel is better than the dirtier alternative of coal-fired generation. Overall, the industry is probably correct that energy demand, especially in Asia, is going to rise strongly in coming decades. But the LNG industry will also need to have policy settings just right and deploy technologies at a scale not yet seen to remain in the energy mix in a net-zero world.

Persons: Stringer, Lorenzo Simonelli, Baker Hughes, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, LNG, CCS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, Rights SINGAPORE, Singapore, Asia, Gastech, Vietnam, India

Not when match point after match point went by the wayside. Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, reached her first final at Flushing Meadows by defeating Muchova 6-4, 7-5 on what was anything but an ordinary evening. When action resumed, the play was pretty even for several games, until Gauff surged ahead and got her first match point. — Gauff deserved credit for finding the right times to let Muchova miss as opposed to trying to get too aggressive. “You have to be focused and finish points," Muchova said about the challenge that facing Gauff presents.

Persons: — Coco Gauff, Karolina Muchova, It’s, Muchova, raucously, Alison Hughes, Gauff, ”, Serena Williams, “, ” Gauff, —, Sabalenka, Roland Garros, — Gauff Organizations: U.S, Gauff, Wimbledon, Madison Keys, AP Locations: Florida, Flushing Meadows, Gauff, New York, Belarus, Czech Republic

☆ In ‘Swing State,’ Rebecca Gilman Sees a Troubled World
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The playwright Rebecca Gilman moved away from small-town Alabama long ago, but a soft Southern lilt still shapes her words. In all the years she lived and worked here in her adopted city of Chicago, she remained immune to its Bill Murray accent. After more than a decade of traveling back and forth from Chicago, Gilman relocated full-time to Green County, Wis., about four years ago. Some of the plants have to be pollinated by particular butterflies. Particular butterflies have to have lupine to lay their eggs.

Persons: Rebecca Gilman, Bill Murray, Gilman, ”, “, ” Gilman Organizations: Goodman Theater, Prairie Enthusiasts Locations: Alabama, Chicago, Wisconsin, Rural Wisconsin, Green County, Wis, Swing, New York

The head of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has asked the country's top three oilfield services companies to explain why they continued doing business in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, and demanded that they commit to “cease all investments” in Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, cited an Associated Press report that the companies — SLB, Baker Hughes and Halliburton — helped keep Russian oil flowing even as sanctions targeted the Russian war effort. Much of Russia’s oil is hard to reach, and analysts say that had U.S. oilfield services companies all pulled out, its production would have taken an immediate hit. Halliburton wound down its Russia operations less than six months after the invasion, while Baker Hughes sold its oilfield services business in Russia after about nine months. In contrast, oil majors such as Shell and BP announced they would quit Russia within days or weeks of the invasion, writing off billions of dollars.

Persons: Sen, Bob Menendez, SLB, Baker Hughes, Halliburton —, B4Ukraine, Menendez, Joe Biden, Halliburton, Moira Duff, Duff, ” Halliburton, Brad Leone, ”, Eleanor Nichol Organizations: U.S . Senate Foreign Relations, Associated Press, AP, Schlumberger, Congress, Shell, BP Locations: Russia, Ukraine, New Jersey, American, U.S

Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that he’s postponing a slate of concerts in September on the advice of doctors who treating him for peptic ulcer disease. Here’s what to know about the disease:WHAT IS PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE? Alcohol use, even at moderate levels, can also exacerbate the problem, Kosinski said. Peptic ulcer disease can be dangerous, leading to bleeding and emergency situations such as perforation of the ulcer through the stomach. People who are treated "recover completely from peptic ulcer disease,” Kosinski said.

Persons: Bruce Springsteen, Lawrence Kosinski, ”, Kosinski, ” Kosinski Organizations: Mayo Clinic, American Gastroenterological Association, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP

☆ Is McConnell Healthy Enough to Lead? Some Republicans Need Convincing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Some Republicans Need Convincing on Mitch McConnell’s Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Mitch McConnell Bats Away Health Questions, Vows to Remain GOP Leader
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years. Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch a glimpse as soon as possible — either this week or early next — because it will be another 400 years before the wandering ice ball returns. The comet, which is kilometer-sized (1/2-mile), will sweep safely past Earth on Sept. 12, passing within 78 million miles (125 million kilometers). The comet will come closest to the sun — closer than Mercury is — on about Sept. 17 before departing the solar system. “The comet looks amazing right now, with a long, highly structured tail, a joy to image with a telescope,” he said.

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☆ This 'stealthy' AI play is setting up for upside, says chart analyst
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The stock is a "stealthy way to think about AI," Johnson said. The company also said it plans to double its AI talent to 80,000 employees through hiring, acquisitions and training. Johnson also mentioned oilfield services company Baker Hughes and engineering and construction firm Fluor as stocks with potential upside. While the chart analyst said he is not convinced that the energy sector overall isn't "really ready to work," he sees Baker Hughes getting back to its March 2022 highs. BKR 1Y mountain Baker Hughes stock.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Craig Johnson, hasn't, Johnson, Baker Hughes Organizations: Accenture, Accenture —, Baker, & ' $ Locations: Wednesday's, . Texas, U.S

☆ Mitch McConnell Didn’t Suffer Stroke, Congress’s Doctor Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Health Scares
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial for Texas’ Attorney General to Begin With Motions to Dismiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( J. David Goodman | David Montgomery | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

“We want the entire MAGA movement to understand that what’s going on in Texas is not just about Texas,” Mr. Bannon told his podcast audience this month. Yet those conservative credentials may not be enough to help Mr. Paxton survive what promises to be the most significant test he has faced. A well-funded political action committee, Defend Texas Liberty, has begun targeting some Republican members of the Texas House who voted to impeach Mr. Paxton. Mr. Abbott has not commented on Mr. Paxton’s impeachment. Mr. Paxton won handily and went on to easily win a third term in the November election.

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☆ Burning Man attendees make mass exodus after a dramatic weekend that left thousands stuck in the Nevada desert
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Thousands of Burning Man attendees finally made their mass exodus after intense rain over the weekend flooded camp sites and filled them with thick, ankle-deep mud, stranding more than 70,000 free-spirited revelers as they waited for the Nevada desert city to dry out. Thousands of people waited hours Monday to leave Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock City. But that’s not unusual: It’s taken between six to nine hours during peak travel times in past years, according to a Burning Man website. Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY/ReutersWhy did the rain have such an impact on Burning Man? ” The heaviest rain fell in far eastern Churchill & Pershing counties, with totals close to 2.5”!”Pershing County is where Burning Man takes place.

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☆ Top Job for Congress: Avoiding a Government Shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica. For almost two decades, ornithologist James Zook has been collecting detailed records on nearly 430 tropical bird species found on small farms, plantations and undisturbed forests in the country. While birds thrive the most in undisturbed rainforests, Zook said some species usually found in forests can establish populations in “diversified farms” that partially mimic a natural forest environment. “In these diversified farms, you see growth over the long term in bird species with specialized needs,” such as safe and shady nooks to build nests and a variety of food sources, Hendershot said. Three-quarters of the 305 species found in diversified farms showed stable or growing populations over the time of study.

Persons: James Zook, Zook, ”, Nicholas Hendershot, Hendershot, Natalia Ocampo, “, Ruth Bennett, University of California’s Ocampo Organizations: Stanford University, National Academy of Sciences, “, University of California, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, University of California’s, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Costa Rica, Santa Cruz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month stay at the International Space Station. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Atlantic off the Florida coast. Before departing the space station, they said they were craving hot showers, steaming cups of coffee and the ocean air since arriving in March. Their stay was doubled after their Soyuz capsule leaked all of its coolant and a new craft had to be launched. Between crew swaps, the space station is home to seven astronauts.

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BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Thousands of Burning Man attendees readied to make their "exodus" on Monday as the counter-culture arts festival in the Nevada desert ends in a sea of drying mud instead of a party around its flaming effigy namesake. One person died at the event in the Black Rock Desert, authorities said on Sunday, providing few details. Every year Burning Man brings tens of thousands of people to the Nevada desert to dance, make art and enjoy being part of a self-sufficient, temporary community of like-minded spirits. The festival typically has a penultimate night send-off with the burning of a giant wooden effigy of a man, along with a fireworks show. Reporting by Anna Tong at Black Rock City and Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ One death reported at Burning Man, thousands stranded in mud and rain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Access to and from Black Rock City, the event site, was closed "for the remainder of the event," organizers said in a statement on social media. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office said the entrance to Burning Man had been closed due to flooding and anyone trying to get in "will be turned away." Local media reported there were around 73,000 "burners" in Black Rock City. The festival gets its name from its culminating event, the burning of a large wooden structure called the Man on the penultimate night. The site is in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, a large, flat, ancient lake bed known as a playa.

Persons: Kitty, Ben Joos, Trevor Hughes, revelers, Paul Reder, Reder, Rich McKay, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Black Rock City, USA, Sheriff's, Black, Washoe County Sheriff's, Local, U.S . Bureau of Land Management, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Idaho, Nevada, Black Rock, Pershing, Washoe County, San Francisco, Atlanta

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