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☆ Don’t get sick from salmonella this holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Lisa Drayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Martin Wiedmann: Salmonella is a microorganism that is very small. You might ingest salmonella 100 times, and 99% of the time you are fine, but then one time you get sick. Wiedmann: Raw cookie dough represents a risk for salmonella, even if you have eaten raw cookie dough in the past without getting sick. Best ways to avoid getting infected with salmonellaTo limit your chances of salmonella infection, cook raw meat and poultry properly. If a spatula touches raw meat on a grill for example, that spatula can also be a source of salmonella.

Persons: Martin Wiedmann, Martin, miodrag ignjatovic, Will, cantaloupe, ” Wiedmann, Lisa Drayer Organizations: CNN, Cornell University, New York, New York State Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, salmonella, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, “, Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Ithaca , New York, New York State, United States

☆ The Bureau of Land Management will no longer allow the use of 'cyanide bombs' to kill coyotes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Associated Press | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Bureau of Land Management is ending the practice of using 'cyanide bombs' to kill species. AdvertisementThe US Bureau of Land Management says it will no longer use spring-loaded traps full of cyanide on its land — a small win for wildlife activists and advocates concerned with pet and human safety. AdvertisementThe M-44 ejector devices that critics call "cyanide bombs" have unintentionally killed thousands of pets and non-predator wildlife, including endangered species, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services. Other federal agencies — including the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service — already prohibit the devices. Between 2000-16, Wildlife Services reported 246,985 animals killed by M-44s, including at least 1,182 dogs.

Persons: —, Mark Mansfield Organizations: Land Management, Service, of Land Management, US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services, Associated Press, National Park Service, and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Services, American Sheep Industry Association, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Predator Defense, Wildlife Services, BLM Locations: Idaho , Oregon , California, Washington, Idaho, Mansfield, Pocatello , Idaho

☆ How to choose the best Christmas tree, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. Two Christmas tree experts explain how to choose between the many types of fir, pine, and spruce. Unlike fir and spruce trees, pine tree needles are clustered in groups instead of individually attached to the branch. The National Christmas Tree Association has a map for finding farms and other retailers that sell live Christmas trees. AdvertisementWhich Christmas tree has the best aroma?

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☆ An invasive species of feral Canadian 'super pigs' could spread into the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An invasive species of Canadian wild hogs is threatening to spread into the US. AdvertisementResidents of the northern US may soon have to worry more about what was a once-ridiculed concept: warding off feral hogs. Free-roaming super swine may seem trivial — hence the 2019 "feral hogs" Twitter spectacle — but the species poses a serious problem, according to the US Department of Agriculture. AdvertisementLegit question for rural Americans - How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play? AdvertisementNow, feral hogs have been found in 35 states, and have an estimated population of 6 million, the site states.

Persons: —, Willie McNabb 🐗, orth Organizations: AP, Service, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Canadian, Montana , North Dakota, Minnesota, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

☆ The USDA's new plant zone map could change how you garden, including when and what you grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

According to the new map, central Arkansas shifted half a zone up from zone 7b to zone 8a since the USDA last updated its map in 2012. The 2023 USDA map shows warmer zones in central Michigan, as well as shifts in some Northeastern states. AdvertisementLimitations of the USDA's new plant zone map"The map is a guideline, not a guarantee," Foster wrote, and plants can thrive in several zones. AdvertisementIn the Northwestern US, the 2023 USDA map (left) shows some regions of Montana in new, warmer zones. Sections of the South Central US, including Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana, have changed to new zones in the 2023 USDA map (left).

Persons: Megan London, NPR she's, Chris Daly, Daly, Jonathan Foster, The University of Maine's Maine, Foster, you'll, US Department of Agriculture Foster, US Department of Agriculture Daly, " Daly Organizations: USDA, Service, NPR, Better Homes, Gardens, Oregon State University, US Department of Agriculture, North Central, The University of Maine's, The University of Maine's Maine Gardner, Southwestern, Northwestern, South Central Locations: Arkansas, Florida, Montana, Central, Michigan, Northeastern, Omaha , Nebraska, Minnesota, Southwestern US, Maine, Houston , Texas, New Orleans , Louisiana

☆ Eating plant-based foods instead of meat may cut diabetes and heart disease risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Replacing animal-based food such as red and processed meat or eggs with plant-based options such as nuts or legumes may reduce the risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, a comprehensive review has found. Previous studies have already indicated some health benefits from plant-based diets. Simply switching animal-based products for plant-based products doesn’t automatically result in a healthy diet. “We need to be cautious about words like plant-based, which can be used by food manufacturers,” Mellor said. “Just because the statistics say a swap reduces risk, does it make culinary and cultural sense?

Persons: ” Sabrina Schlesinger, Schlesinger, Duane Mellor, ”, Mellor, wasn’t, ” Mellor, “ Organizations: CNN, BMC Medicine, German Diabetes Center, Aston Medical School, World Health Organization, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Düsseldorf, Birmingham, UK

☆ SpaceX Starship’s second test flight ends in loss of megarocket
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Michael Ryan | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. And after months of rebuilding following an explosive initial launch in April, SpaceX made a second attempt at launching its deep-space rocket system Starship, but not all went according to plan. Defying gravitySpaceX's megarocket Starship launched for a second test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas on Saturday. The Wonder Theory team is taking some time off for Thanksgiving. Sign up here to receive in your inbox the next edition of Wonder Theory, brought to you by CNN Space and Science writers Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt.

Persons: CNN —, Jasmin Moghbeli, Eric Gay, “, ”, Marina Ascunce, Mertens, Anna Y.Q, Ho, James Webb, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, SpaceX, US Department of Agriculture, Caltech, Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences, Telescope, CNN Space, Science Locations: Starbase, Boca Chica , Texas, of Mexico, Americas, Africa, South Africa, Iceland, Grindavík, Japan’s Iwo Jima

☆ The Asian longhorned tick spreading across the US can clone itself thousands of times and even kill cattle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The ticks turned out to be an invasive species, the Asian longhorned tick, newly established in Ohio. The curious case of the dead cattleAsian longhorned ticks are tiny and can be difficult to distinguish between other species. Risa Pesapane/Ohio State UniversityPesapane and her colleagues suggest the Ohio cattle died from blood loss. Asian longhorned ticks are hard to spot, contain, and killTiny and brown, the ALT is hard to distinguish from other types of ticks, making it difficult to spot. AdvertisementCattle are the preferred meal of Asian longhorned ticks.

Persons: —, Risa Pesapane, Pesapane, It's, Oleksandr Melnyk, Kevin Lahmers, Lahmers, Joellen Lampman, Lampman, Ohio State University Pesapane, it's, There's, Ikeda Organizations: Service, Ohio State, Medical Entomology, Pesapane, US Department of Agriculture, Getty Images, Virginia - Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ohio State University, Plant Health, Yale School of Public Health Locations: Ohio, West Virginia, But Ohio, East Asia, Virginia, United States, New Zealand, North Carolina, Lyme, Rocky

☆ Thanksgiving dinner will be less expensive this year. You can thank turkeys (and cooling inflation)
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

While this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is more affordable compared to last year, it is still up 25% from 2019, underscoring price increases since the pandemic. But you can thank turkeys for the lower meal cost this Thanksgiving. “Traditionally, the turkey is the most expensive item on the Thanksgiving dinner table,” Veronica Nigh, senior economist at the AFBF, said in a statement. The Northeast has the most expensive meal price at $64.38 for the 12-item basket. The national average for the Thanksgiving meal was calculated by checking prices in all 50 states and Puerto Rico from November 1 to 6.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Michael Swanson, Veronica, Zippy Duvall Organizations: New, New York CNN, American Farm Bureau Federation, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Agriculture, CNN, USDA, Wells, Food Institute, cranberries Locations: New York, Turkey, Puerto Rico

☆ How head lice reveal secrets about human origins
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Head lice have been constant, if unwanted, human companions for as long as our species has been around. Some 20 years ago, David Reed, a coauthor of the new study and a researcher and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, found that human head lice are composed of two ancient lineages, with origins predating Homo sapiens. Doing so allowed researchers to detect the hybrid lice and better capture the genetic diversity of head lice. Ascunce said she had hoped the information they gleaned might answer whether Neanderthal head lice are still around today, but the 15 genetic markers, known as “microsatellites,” that they studied in the lice nuclear DNA didn’t reveal that information. “New ongoing studies are being done using whole genome sequences from human lice, so stay tuned for more exciting research on that.”

Persons: ”, Marina Ascunce, Jeff Gage, Ascunce, It’s, David Reed, sapiens, “ Organizations: CNN, US Department of Agriculture, Plos, Florida Museum, University of Florida Locations: Brazil, Africa, Americas

☆ How lice evolved alongside humans to become the perfect pests — and trackers of human migration
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Head lice have plagued communities for centuries across the world. Now, a new study suggests lice DNA can help track human migration from continent to continent. AdvertisementAdvertisementTo complete the study, the researchers looked at 175 head lice from 18 sampling locations and nine geographic regions. More recently, around the 16th century, European colonizers brought their own head lice to the Americas when they arrived, according to NPR. AdvertisementAdvertisement"These lice are mirroring the colonization of the Americas," Ascunce told NPR.

Persons: —, we've, Marina Ascunce, Ascunce, Alejandra Perotti, shouldn't, Perotti, — Ascunce Organizations: Service, US Department of Agriculture, NPR Locations: Americas, Bering Strait, Asia, North America, Africa

☆ Tyson recalls 30,000 pounds of chicken nuggets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Tyson Foods is voluntarily recalling about 30,000 pounds of its dino-shaped chicken nuggets after some consumers reported finding small metal pieces in their patties. The recall, announced on Saturday, is for 29-ounce plastic bag packages containing frozen, “fully cooked fun nuggets breaded shaped chicken patties,” according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. There has been “one minor oral injury” associated with consumption of the nuggets, according to the USDA, but no other reports of harm so far. But officials at the agency said they were concerned consumers may still have bags of the recalled “fun nuggets” in their freezers, and advised anyone who does should discard or return the product immediately. Tyson advised purchasers and consumers of recalled nuggets to cut the UPC and date code from the packaging and call or text 1-855-382-3101.

Persons: New York CNN — Tyson, Tyson Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Tyson Foods, US Department of Agriculture’s, Inspection Service, UPC Locations: New York, Alabama , California , Illinois , Kentucky, Michigan , Ohio , Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Arkansas

☆ Tyson recalls almost 30,000 pounds of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets after consumers found metal pieces in them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tyson recalled almost 30,000 pounds of its Fun Nuggets on Saturday, saying they could contain metal. AdvertisementAdvertisementTyson Foods has recalled almost 30,000 pounds of its frozen dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets amid fears that they could contain metal pieces, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday. The FSIS said that Tyson had recalled around 29,819 pounds of the dinosaur-shaped nuggets, which is around 16,500 packets. In September, the US Department of Labor announced they were investigating Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms, another major poultry producer, over the reports. The Tyson family has become one of the country's richest families, but Tyson Foods announced earlier this year that it was shutting four of its chicken plants as it sought to cut costs amid falling demand.

Persons: Tyson, —, Tyson Foods, Tyson Fresh Organizations: Nuggets, Service, US Department of Agriculture's, Inspection, US Department of Labor, Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms Locations: Arkansas, Alabama , California , Illinois , Kentucky, Michigan , Ohio , Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Texas

☆ About 3.5 million more American families went hungry after food prices spiked and the pandemic-era child tax credit ended
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There was also an increase in food insecurity for households with children from 2021 to 2022. AdvertisementAdvertisementAbout 3.5 million more US households were food insecure for at least part of 2022 than in 2021. Food insecurity is when the "ability to acquire adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources," per the report. Around 17 million households, or 12.8% of US households, were food insecure in 2022. Hall said the 40% increase in food insecurity for households with children, from 4.6 million households to 6.4 million households, was also discouraging given the large fall in 2021.

Persons: Chloe East, —, Lauren Hall, Hall, Tom Vilsack, Vilsack Organizations: Hamilton, Brookings, Service, US Department of Agriculture, University of Colorado, SNAP, Budget, Women, USDA Locations: University of Colorado Denver, America

☆ A temporary pay bump for federal firefighters is slated to end in November, raising fears that up to 50% of the workforce could quit as the country faces more extreme wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Federal wildland firefighters could see sizable pay cuts if Congress doesn't step in soon. Per the US Department of Agriculture, the entry-level salary for a federal wildland firefighter is roughly $34,000, absent the temporary pay increase. But the legislative fix was only temporary, and Biden pushed for the permanent pay when he submitted his administration's 2024 budget earlier this year. AdvertisementAdvertisementDemocratic Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado has been one of the most prominent supports of the increased firefighter pay on Capitol Hill. AdvertisementAdvertisementNeguse has introduced legislation that would permanently boost federal firefighter pay, but it has so far not advanced in the House.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Joe Neguse, Kevin McCarthy of, I'm Organizations: Service, The Times, US Department of Agriculture, Capitol, National Federation of Federal Employees, Times Locations: Colorado, Kevin McCarthy of California, Interior West

☆ Sen. Bob Menendez, once top Senate foreign-policy chairman, accused of acting as foreign agent
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Federal prosecutors say Sen. Bob Menendez acted as a foreign agent on behalf of Egypt. They said in a new indictment that Menendez should have registered as a foreign lobbyist. He was the top Senate Democrat for foreign policy for most of the time the allegations stemmed from. In a new superseding indictment, prosecutors added the foreign-agent charge to the litany of counts against Menendez, his wife, Nadine Menendez, and a New Jersey businessperson. At the time from which the allegations stem, Bob Menendez was the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Persons: Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, —, Democratic Sen, Nadine Menendez, Will Hana, Hana, Prosecutors, Nadine, Trump, David Rivera Organizations: Service, Democratic, Prosecutors, Benz, Senate Foreign Relations, Democrats, New, State Department, Justice Department, US Department of Agriculture, USDA, Foreign, Republican Locations: Egypt, New Jersey, Menendez's, Cairo, Washington, FARA

☆ ‘Healthy eating’ curriculum can do more harm than good
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Oona Hanson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: Oona Hanson is a parent coach in private practice and a family mentor at Equip, an eating disorder treatment program. In my work supporting parents and guardians whose children have eating disorders, the process of navigating school nutrition units can be particularly fraught. Most teachers don’t realize that delivering a nutrition lesson can be “leading an expedition into a minefield,” according to Zoë Bisbing, an eating disorder therapist in New York City. Nutrition curriculum has an effect on students, but families play a major role in helping children learn about food. Following typical “healthy eating” guidance to try to lose weight can mean “missing much-needed nutrition at a time when teens have a high need for calories and nutrients for growth and development.”Triggering an eating disorder isn’t the only unintended impact of nutrition lessons.

Persons: Oona Hanson, don’t, Zoë, Bisbing, ”, Nicole Cruz, Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez, ” Cruz, “, ” Bisbing, Christopher Pepper, Pepper, ” Pepper Organizations: CNN, Nutrition, Research, US Department of Agriculture, Health Locations: New York City, Agoura Hills , California, San Francisco

☆ On a former cotton plantation in Louisiana, a Black farmers' cooperative is reclaiming the land and money their ancestors lost
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Trisha Gopal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Between 1910 and 1997, Black farmers lost around 90% of their property in the US. In 1920, there were nearly 1 million Black farmers in the United States, accounting for 14% of all farmers. But between 1910 and 1997, Black farmers lost around 90% of their property, while white farmers only lost 2% during the same time period. She hopes to create a platform that addresses economic and racial equity for Black farmers, while also encouraging sustainable agriculture. In the 19th century, after the Southern Farmers' Alliance refused to admit Black farmers except in certain chapters, Black farmers started the Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Co-operative Union.

Persons: Konda Mason, Mason, I've, Mason's, collard, she's, Robert Bimba, Erica Styger, Elisabeth Keller, Keller's, Donna Isaacs, Caryl Levine, Levine, Justice Rice, Rice, Jim Crow, Linda Jones Organizations: Service, Jubilee Justice, Lotus Foods, Justice, US Department of Agriculture, USDA, Agriculture, Southern Farmers ' Alliance, Colored Farmers ' National Alliance and, Union Locations: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Inglewood, Alexandria, New York, Asia, Africa, United States, Mason, Ecuadorian

☆ Russia wields ‘silent weapon’ of grain exports to weaken Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This will amount to 22.5% of global wheat exports, a market-leading share. In the same period, Ukraine’s share of global wheat exports has shrunk from 9% to an expected level of a little over 6% for this season. “Ukraine’s [grain] exports are vital to its economy and to feed the world,” Bridget A. S&P Global expects its wheat exports to fall by 3.7 million tons to 13.4 million in 2023-24, the lowest in nine years. And a significant reduction in the global wheat supply could yet lift prices, suggests Welsh.

Persons: Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin, ” Caitlin Welsh, Bridget A, Putin, Andrey Sizov, Stringer, ” Welsh, Sizov, Vladimir Nikolayev, Paul Hughes, ”, Olesya, Svitlana Vlasova Organizations: London CNN —, Russia’s Security, Global, CNN, Initiative, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Moscow, Twitter, Getty, Union, European Commission, EU, US Department of Agriculture, Reuters, Romania, P Global, “ Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Nedvigovka, AFP, Ukraine’s, Poland, mudslinging, Egypt, Siberian Novosibirsk, “ Ukraine

☆ Europe is almost out of local olive oil supplies as extreme weather takes a toll on harvests
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Aruni Soni | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wildfires and extreme heat have damaged olive harvests in Europe, leading to shortages of olive oil. To keep up with demand, olive oil is being imported from South America. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the past couple of years, extreme weather, wildfires and droughts have damaged olive tree harvests to the point where Europe is now almost out of local supplies of olive oil. To keep up with demand, European companies are importing olive oil from South America, a necessity that the world's top producer noted. Countries like Tunisia, Turkey and Syria have announced export bans on olive oil to protect the commodity from high international prices.

Persons: —, Kyle Holland, Walter Zanre, Filippo Berio, It's, haven't Organizations: Service, Guardian, International Olive Council, International Oil Council, Olive, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Europe, South America, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Italy, Tunisia, Turkey, Syria, Olive, Córdoba

The Office of Management and Budget reminded senior agency officials Friday to update and review shutdown plans. Those plans can vary from shutdown to shutdown. The nearly 4 million Americans who are federal employees will feel the effect immediately. Essential workers will remain on the job, but others will be furloughed until the shutdown is over. For many of them, a shutdown would strain their finances, as it did during the record 35-day funding lapse in 2018-2019.

Persons: “, ”, Doreen Greenwald, Everett Kelley, Pell, disbursing Pell, It’s, treasurers Organizations: CNN, Management, National Treasury Employees Union, American Federation of Government Employees, Transportation Security Administration, Social Security, TSA, of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve, Business Administration, Futures, US Centers for Disease Control, Drug Administration, Safety, Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, ”, Smithsonian, National, National Archives, National Park Service, of Education, Federal Student Aid, Federal, Department of, Assistance, SNAP, US Department of Agriculture, Women, of Housing, Urban Development, Commission, Research, NOAA, Oceanic, Administration, National Science Foundation, Peace Corps, State Department, Defense Department Locations: United States, America, Washington, DC, shutdowns

☆ Americans are cheaping out big time on restaurant tips. Here are the states with the worst and best tippers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Restaurant tipping rates in the US have dipped below 20%, per an industry report by Toast. According to Toast's report, the average restaurant tips servers received across all 50 states was 18.9% for the second quarter of 2023. Toast's report ranked the average restaurant tips for all 50 states. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn contrast, average tipping rates were the lowest in California, at 17.4%, per Toast's report. Toast said that tipping rates for full-service restaurants dropped to 19.4% in the second quarter, down from 19.7% in the first quarter.

Persons: Toast, Tim Urban, Bankrate Organizations: Service, US, US Department of Agriculture, Wall Street Journal Locations: Toast . Delaware, Washington, California, Wall, Silicon, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Florida, . Delaware, New York City

☆ Sen. Bob Menendez is facing charges yet again — this time in the most cartoonish corruption scandal you can imagine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Federal prosecutors are charging Sen. Robert Menendez in a bribery and corruption scandal. Menendez allegedly helped a trio of businessmen and Egypt in exchange for — among other things — gold bars. Menendez previously faced corruption charges in 2017, but the case was dropped. The indictment alleges that Menendez "provided sensitive US government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt." In exchange, prosecutors allege that Wael "Will" Hana, who helped run the company, provided Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, a "low-or-no-show job."

Persons: Sen, Robert Menendez, Menendez, Jersey Sen, Wael, Will, Hana, Nadine Menendez, Trump, SDNY, It's Organizations: Service, US, Office, of, Foreign Relations, EG, Inc, Prosecutors, Benz, Department of Agriculture, District of Locations: Egypt, Wall, Silicon, Jersey, Southern, of New York, New Jersey, District of New Jersey

☆ The government could shut down in a week. Here's what's at stake for Americans.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Come September 30, some Americans may not see a paycheck or be able to visit parks. For everyday Americans, that could mean losing out on paychecks or childcare spots, and it could even worsen flight delays. The Social Security Administration, for instance, anticipates about 8,500 employees would be furloughed in a shutdown. Travel plans might be further disrupted as Transportation Security Administration workers and air-traffic controllers go without pay, the White House said. The White House has repeatedly said Republicans are bringing Americans this close to another government shutdown.

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☆ Amoxicillin shortage: A new season of infections is here, but the shortage of a common kids’ antibiotic never ended
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Respiratory illness season is coming up, and that’s going to be a huge issue,” said David Margraf, a pharmaceutical research scientist with the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Drug Supply Project. During a drug shortage, allocation helps ensure that no single buyer can claim all the available supply. Khazanchi and his colleague Dr. Ryan Brewster recently studied the clinical effects of last winter’s amoxicillin shortage. “Drug shortages will likely continue to increase if the pricing dynamics in the marketplace are not addressed,” Sandoz said in a statement. “The companies refuse to tell us what’s going on,” said Erin Fox, who tracks drug shortages at the University of Utah.

Persons: —, earaches, ”, David Margraf, Selena Ko, Erin Hooley, pediatricians, Rohan Khazanchi, Khazanchi, Ryan Brewster, Amoxicillin, ” Khazanchi, “ It’s, ” Sandoz, Erin Fox, Laura Bray, They’re, ” Margraf, ” Bray, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “, Matt Christian Organizations: CNN, Food, University of, Project, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Tribune, TNS, Getty, FDA, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, University of Utah, Angels, CNN Health, US Department of Agriculture, Pharmacopeia’s Medicines Locations: Chicago, Boston

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