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☆ How well-off Brits still buy Ozempic online for weight loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Maggie Fick | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

NHS diabetes patients – including Gradwell, who went for weeks without full medication – pay nothing for their medication. The shortage persists even after Ozempic's manufacturer Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) launched Wegovy, a semaglutide drug solely for weight loss, in September. Rightangled told Reuters it is within its rights to continue to prescribe Ozempic for weight loss. Two had stopped offering it for weight loss by October, but Rightangled continued to make it available as of Nov. 17, Reuters found. He said his oncologist said that while he could not prescribe Ozempic, it would be good for his health if he took it for weight loss.

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☆ Las Vegas GP: First practice cancelled after broken manhole cover damages car of Carlos Sainz
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Track officials repair an area of track surrounding a drain as seen from the McLaren VISTA during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formula 1's return to Las Vegas was thrown into chaos as the opening practice session was cancelled after just eight minutes of action due to a broken drain cover damaging Carlos Sainz's car. Ocon's Alpine then suffered damage under the red flag when it hit the scattered debris left by the Sainz incident. A further 11 minutes passed before a decision taken to cancel the session, with second practice subsequently pushed back two hours from its scheduled start time to 10am. An FIA statement had earlier said: "Following inspection, it was the concrete frame around a manhole cover that has failed.

Persons: Carlos Sainz's, Sainz's Ferrari, Sainz Organizations: McLaren, Las Vegas, Circuit, Las, FIA Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first Formula One practice of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was halted less than 21 minutes into Thursday night's session after Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a manhole cover on the track. Race officials released a statement that an inspection by Formula One and FIA determined “a single water valve cover ... Sainz appeared to run over the manhole cover just nine minutes into the practice on the street course that stretches down the famed Strip. The session never resumed, but it took about 11 more minutes for the FIA to cancel the session. Ocon said as he passed Sainz on the track, he believed he hit the dislodged cover.

Persons: Carlos Sainz Jr, Sainz, Ferrari, ” Ferrari, Fred Vasseur, Esteban Ocon, Ocon, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, Formula One, FIA, Ferrari

FDA officials don't have the legal authority to force manufacturers to recall their products, and instead rely on companies to “voluntarily” do so. The FDA previously stated it recommended the manufacturer recall the eyedrops on Oct. 25. That suggests agency officials may still be finalizing documentation from the inspection that triggered the latest recall. Agency records show FDA didn't conduct any inspections in India during fiscal year 2021, at the height of the pandemic. CVS Health said in a statement that it previously “stopped the sale in-store and online” of all the eyedrops cited by the FDA.

Persons: “, weren't Organizations: WASHINGTON, CVS Health, Target, Rite, Kilitch Healthcare, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Healthcare, U.S, Velocity Pharma, Agency, COVID, CVS, Cardinal Health, Delsam Pharma, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: U.S, Kilitch Healthcare India, Mumbai, Farmingdale, N.Y, India, India’s, Tamil Nadu

☆ 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.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service north of New York City was disrupted Monday because of structural issues with a parking garage that's over the tracks on Manhattan's west side, officials said. Service between the city and the Croton-Harmon station in Westchester County was halted Sunday after structural problems were discovered at the parking garage on West 51st Street. Amtrak said passengers traveling between New York City and Croton-Harmon could take Metro-North, which is honoring Amtrak tickets. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday that city engineers were dispatched to the parking garage to assess the situation. New York City officials stepped up the inspection of parking garages after a three-story parking structure in lower Manhattan collapsed in April, killing one worker, injuring several others and crushing dozens of cars.

Persons: Harmon, Jason Abrams, Eric Adams, ” Adams Organizations: Amtrak, Service, Metro, New York City, Twitter, New Locations: New York City, Croton, Westchester County, New York, Manhattan

☆ A millennial who tests out side hustles explains why he recommends making user-generated content and other flexible options to earn some extra money quickly
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He wants to cut through the noise to help people understand which side hustles actually work, are relatively easy to start, and can make money. Below are a few of the side hustles Ryan told Insider about in the new interview. iVueitIf you want a side hustle to work around your employment schedule, Ryan recommends trying property inspection app iVueit . AdvertisementAdvertisementUser-generated contentRyan previously told Insider about his success making user-generated content or UGC, using a platform called JoinBrands. Sells said JoinBrands can be a good side hustle because brands are interested in all different kinds of people to make user-generated content.

Persons: Ryan, —, Ryan doesn't, he's, hustles Ryan, I've, Ian Sells, Sells Organizations: Service, Walmart, Amazon, UGC

☆ At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +35 min

Through interviews and government records, the news organization documented at least 600 injuries of SpaceX workers since 2014. The more than 600 SpaceX injuries Reuters documented represent only a portion of the total case count, a figure that is not publicly available. SpaceX injury data reporting failures SpaceX facilities failed to submit injury data annually, as required by regulators, for most years since 2016. Workers welded rocket parts up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, often in temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the SpaceX workers said. The accident occurred when he and other SpaceX employees were being transferred between two vessels.

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The letters were just the latest worrisome disruption for election workers in Seattle and across the country who have been besieged by threats, harassment and intimidation since the 2020 presidential election. Fulton County has been the target of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, and its election workers have been harassed and threatened over false claims that they were stuffing ballots to aid Democrats. In Pennsylvania, officials estimate 40 of the state’s 67 county election offices have new directors or deputy directors since 2020. In North Carolina, where Republican lawmakers recently moved to gain more control of state and local election boards, roughly a third of 100 county election directors have left since the 2020 election. About 1 in 5 election workers knows someone who left their election job for safety reasons, and about 70% of local election officials said harassment has increased, according to a Brennan Center survey.

Persons: “ There’s, ”, Julie Wise, we’re, –, Brad Raffensperger, ” Raffensperger, “, Barb Byrum, ” Byrum, Kim Wyman, ” Wyman, Liz Howard, Wise, Ed Komenda, Manuel Valdes, Jeff Amy, Lindsay Whitehurst Organizations: ATLANTA, FBI, U.S . Postal, Service, Authorities, Georgia, Republican, Justice Department, Brennan, Associated Press Locations: King County , Washington, Washington, Seattle, King, Georgia, Nevada , California, Oregon, Atlanta’s Fulton County, Fulton County, Ingham County , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Virginia, Tacoma , Washington, Atlanta

☆ Al Shifa: Gaza's largest hospital in the headlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Stephen Farrell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Doaa Rouqa/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Al Shifa Hospital, hit by missiles on Friday, is the largest in the 360-sq-km Gaza Strip. In recent weeks Israel has said Hamas militants have hidden command centres and tunnels beneath it and other hospitals. REDESIGN AND ENLARGEMENTDuring the 1980s, the hospital complex was revamped and redesigned by Israeli architects, according to Israeli news reports. Zvi Elhyani, founder of the Israel Architecture Archive, wrote on Ynet on Nov. 9: "With the aid of American support, Israel embarked on a project to revamp and enlarge the hospital complex.

Persons: Doaa, Israel, Shifa, Zvi Elhyani, Yasser Arafat’s Fatah, Fatah, Stephen Farrell, Nidal Al, Nick Macfie Organizations: REUTERS, Al Shifa Hospital, Britain, New York Times, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Fatah, Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Al Shifa, Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine, London, Shifa, Oslo, Mughrabi

☆ Detained, missing or under investigation: Business leaders in China face an ‘aggressive’ crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hong Kong CNN —Business leaders in China are under immense pressure, as the country’s leader Xi Jinping intensifies a regulatory crackdown on companies and strengthens its control of the economy. They face rising risks, including the possibility of police raids and detentions of staff, in the world’s second largest economy. A former banker, he has invested in a series of Chinese companies since 2000 and brought their shares to the public markets in mainland China and Hong Kong. No end in sightThe crackdown this year has spooked the business community in China, but it is not unfamiliar. Xi launched a sweeping regulatory crackdown on the private sector in 2020, which wiped trillions of dollars off the market value of Chinese companies worldwide.

Persons: Xi Jinping, ”, Doug Guthrie, ” Guthrie, Tencent, Chen, Zhao Bingxian, “ China’s Warren Buffett, Zhao, Guthrie, “, Zhou Zheng, Zhou, watchdogs, Zhang Hongli, Bao Fan, Bao, Xi, Kevin Frayer, Mauro Guillen, ” Guillen Organizations: Hong Kong CNN — Business, China Initiatives, Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management, CNN, Cyberspace Administration of China, Wohua Pharmaceutical, Central Commission, National Supervisory Commission, COFCO, Industrial, Commercial Bank of, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Locations: China, Hong Kong, Communist, Beijing, Arizona, Shenzhen, “ Beijing, DouYu, Shandong, Commercial Bank of China

☆ Plane takes off with missing window panes as crew fails to spot damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —An Airbus A321 aircraft took off from London Stansted Airport last month with four damaged window panes, including two that were missing, according to UK air accident investigators. The plane landed back at Stansted Airport safely shortly afterward. “Having inspected the window, it was agreed the aircraft should return to Stansted,” the report continues. The flight crew initiated a descent and the aircraft arrived back at Stansted Airport a short while later. After passengers had disembarked and the plane was parked and shut down, the crew inspected the plane from the outside, and found that two cabin window panes were missing and a third was dislodged.

Persons: ”, “, David Goddard Organizations: CNN, Airbus, London Stansted Airport, Orlando International Airport, Investigation, Stansted Airport, Stansted, ” “ Aircraft Locations: London, Florida, Stansted

Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, November 8, 2023. Israel has not outlined its possible plans for the hospital but has said its top priority is dismantling Hamas' command infrastructure. Any Israeli attempt to seize Al Shifa, where video Reuters obtained this week showed medics scrambling to treat an influx of injured people, would risk heavy civilian losses and could trigger an international outcry. On Thursday residents of Gaza City saw Israeli tanks about 1.2 kilometre (3/4 mile) from Al Shifa Hospital, the biggest medical facility in the Gaza Strip. "Hamas terrorists operate inside and under Shifa hospital and other hospitals in Gaza," the spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said last month.

Persons: Doaa, Al, Israel's, Al Shifa, Daniel Hagari, Liz Throssell, Karim Khan, Nidal al, Emma Farge, Stephanie Van Den Berg, Angus McDowall, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Al, Hospital, Combat, Reuters, Health, Al Shifa Hospital, Criminal, Thomson Locations: Al Shifa, Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, GAZA, GENEVA, Al, Iran, Geneva, Hague

☆ Evacuations from Gaza Strip resume through Egypt's Rafah crossing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An ambulance for injured Palestinians who will be transported to receive treatments at Egyptian hospitals, waits to move towards the Egyptian side of Rafah crossing, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, November 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and Palestinians needing medical treatment resumed through the Rafah crossing on Thursday after being suspended for a day, Egyptian security and medical sources said. On Thursday, two sources said that 695 foreign passport holders and dependents, including Egyptians, were able to cross. Evacuations from Gaza through Rafah began on Nov. 1 for an estimated 7,000 foreign passport holders, dual nationals and their dependents, as well as a limited number of people needing urgent medical treatment. Rafah is also the only entry point for humanitarian aid going into Gaza.

Persons: Abu Mustafa, David Satterfield, Satterfield, Yusri Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Aidan Lewis, Alex Richardson, Barbara Lewis, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thursday Israel, United Nations, Aid, Thomson Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Rights CAIRO, Egypt, Israel

☆ Manchester United stunned by Copenhagen in seven-goal Champions League thriller
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Manchester United’s nightmare season continued on Wednesday night after it was stunned in the Champions League by Copenhagen in a seven-goal thriller. So I can’t make any criticism on the team for that.”Ten Hag looks on during the Champions League game against Copenhagen. James Gill - Danehouse/Getty ImagesAfter an adversity-filled few weeks, Wednesday looked like it might have been the rebirth of Manchester United under the Dutchman. Copenhagen players celebrate after beating Manchester United. Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesBardghji became the youngest player to score a Champions League goal against Manchester United, aged 17 years and 358 days.

Persons: Rasmus Højlund, Marcus Rashford, Erik ten, ”, James Gill, Højlund’s, Copenhagen’s Elias Jelert, Rashford, Donatas Rumšas, Paul Scholes, Owen Hargreaves, Maja Hitij, I’m, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Diogo Gonçalves, United, Harry Maguire’s, Bruno Fernandes, Lukas Lerager, Bardghji, Fernandes, “, it’s Organizations: CNN, Manchester, Champions League, Copenhagen, Galatasaray, Bayern Munich, Premier League, Manchester City, Devils, League, Newcastle United, Manchester United, England, United, TNT Sports, Leicester, Luton Locations: Copenhagen, Brighton, Crystal, Portuguese

The potential Georgia connection surfaced a day after authorities in Washington state said four county election offices had to be evacuated as election workers were processing ballots cast in Tuesday’s election, delaying vote-counting. Election offices in Seattle’s King County and ones in Skagit, Spokane and Pierce counties received envelopes containing suspicious powders. Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesTacoma Police spokesperson William Muse said a message inside the envelope received by Pierce County election workers said “something to the effect of stopping the election." It was not immediately clear how authorities came to suspect that a letter might have been sent to the Fulton County election office or whether similar ones went to election offices in other states. "Election officials should be free from fear and intimidation, which is why I’ve called on the General Assembly to increase penalties for election interference,” Raffensperger said.

Persons: William Muse, Muse, Steve Hobbs, ”, Brad Raffensperger, I’ve, ” Raffensperger, accidently, Gene Johnson, Lindsay Whitehurst Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Georgia Emergency Management, Homeland Security Agency, The Associated Press, Tacoma Police, U.S . Department of Justice, FBI, U.S . Postal, Service, AP, Assembly, Associated Press Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, Washington, Seattle’s King County, Skagit , Spokane, Pierce, Kings, Spokane, Pierce County, United States, Seattle

☆ A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jenny Gross | More About Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For nearly 250 years, the letters, more than 100 of them, sat sealed in Britain’s National Archives, unopened and unexamined until a history professor stumbled upon them. He found, to his delight, a treasure trove bearing intimate details about romance and daily life in mid-18th-century France. Inside the box, Dr. Morieux found three bundles of letters. Only three of the letters had been opened, most likely by a low-level clerk shortly after the British Navy had received them from France. The clerk may have deemed them not worthy of further inspection and put them into storage, where they were forgotten about.

Persons: fiancées, pining, Renaud Morieux, Morieux Organizations: National Archives, British Navy, University of Cambridge Locations: France, London

☆ In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans crossing the southern border to take kerosene baths. That tactic was later studied by the Nazis.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Dearbea Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans that crossed the border to bathe in a mix of kerosene and vinegar. A US immigration officer talks to Mexicans in El Paso, Texas, 1916. El Paso was considered to have the ideal dry, warm climate to combat tuberculosis, and so, multiple sanatoriums were built in the city. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs a result, Mexicans and Mexican Americans who lived along the border developed a deep fear of the baths, Levya said. In total, the government is thought to have bathed 127,123 Mexicans at the bridge between Juárez and El Paso.

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☆ Coca Cola HBC withdraws some drinks in Croatia while illnesses investigated
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsZAGREB, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Coca Cola HBC said on Wednesday it was temporarily withdrawing batches of two soft drinks from sale in Croatia while the authorities there investigate cases of illness suspected to have been caused by the beverages. Earlier Croatia's state inspection office ordered the local arm of Coca Cola HBC, which distributes Coca-Cola products, to withdraw a batch of Coca-Cola Original Taste 500ml. At the weekend, a young man in the Adriatic town of Rijeka suffered throat injuries after consuming a Romerquelle Emotion drink. The individual is being treated in hospital, Health Minister Vili Beros said on Wednesday, later telling state television HRT that 13 other people across Croatia had also reported symptoms after consuming Coca Cola drinks. Coca Cola HBC said in its statement: "We are working closely with our customers throughout this process".

Persons: Arnd, Vili Beros, Antonio Bronic, Daria Sito, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Coca Cola HBC, Health, HRT, Thomson Locations: Glattbrugg, Switzerland, Rights ZAGREB, Croatia, Adriatic, Rijeka

☆ China’s northeast hit by unseasonable blizzard as heavy snow causes mass disruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In Heilongjiang, China’s northernmost province, the railway operator halted 51 passenger trains on Tuesday due to the snowstorm. Heavy snow falls in Xiangfang district of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on November 6, 2023. Harbin issued a red blizzard alert – the highest in China’s four-tier warning system – on Sunday and Monday. In the neighboring province of Jilin, more than 200 expressway entrances were closed on Monday due to heavy snowfall. China’s national weather forecaster issued an orange blizzard alert – the second highest level after red – on Saturday and renewed it on Monday for parts of Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Xie Jianfei Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, National Meteorological Center, CCTV, Xinhua Locations: China, Hong Kong, Heilongjiang, China’s, Harbin, Jiamusi, Xinhua, Xiangfang, Heilongjiang province, Qiqihar, Jilin, Inner Mongolia

☆ I pay $1,550 in rent and spent nearly $14,000 renovating my NYC apartment. Before and after photos show why it was worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Joe Yatco is an architect in New York City who pays $1,550 per month for his Brooklyn apartment. Yatco spent nearly $14,000 renovating the apartment, including building a bar, bookshelf, and new sink. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joe Yatco, a New York City-based architect whose apartment renovation recently went viral. Renovating a rental is worth itSome people are all upset, like, "Why would you spend $14,000 not on your own place?" When you move into a place, you're just inheriting what it is, and a lot of people don't make changes to their place and it doesn't truly reflect them.

Persons: Joe Yatco, Yatco, —, I've, It's, it's, they're, hasn't, it'll, I'd, I'm, Kelsey Vlamis Organizations: Service, Eagle Scouts Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Williamsburg , Brooklyn, It's, Philippines, kvlamis@insider.com

SEATTLE (AP) — Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders — including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl — while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday’s election. Renton police detective Robert Onishi confirmed that an envelope received by workers at a King County elections office field-tested positive for fentanyl, while Spokane Police Department spokesperson Julie Humphreys said fentanyl was found in an envelope at the Spokane County Elections office, The Seattle Times reported. Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesThe envelope received by the Pierce County elections office in Tacoma contained baking soda, Tacoma police spokesperson William Muse told the paper. Halei Watkins, communications manager for King County Elections, told The Seattle Times the envelope opened by staffers in Renton on Wednesday morning was not a ballot. The Secretary of State's Office noted that elections officials in two counties — King and Okanogan — received suspicious substances in envelopes during the August primary.

Persons: Steve Hobbs, ”, Renton, Robert Onishi, Julie Humphreys, William Muse, ” Muse, Halei Watkins, King County, Watkins, Patrick Bell, Okanogan — Organizations: SEATTLE, Seattle —, State's, Spokane Police, Seattle Times, ” Voters, King County, Spokane County, Okanogan, United States Postal Inspection Service Locations: Washington, King County, Seattle, Skagit , Spokane, Pierce, King, Spokane County, Tacoma, Spokane, Renton, Okanogan

Looking at export inspection data versus export sales data suggests that the actual shipments, not demand, are the standout factor. USDA predicts U.S. wheat exports at a 52-year low of 19.05 million tons in 2023-24, which began on June 1. As of Oct. 26, export sales totaled 11.4 million tons, some 60% of the full-year target, above the date’s recent average of 58%. USDA’s projections call for 2023-24 U.S. wheat exports to decline 8% on the year, and export sales were down 7% as of Oct. 26. Since June 1, wheat export inspections at the U.S. Gulf are down 40% from a year ago, while the Pacific Northwest volume is down 16%.

Persons: Karen Braun, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Weekly, U.S . Department of Agriculture, USDA, Reuters, Thomson Locations: NAPERVILLE , Illinois, States, U.S, Mississippi, Gulf, Pacific, Pacific Northwest, China, United States

☆ More than 400 US citizens, residents have left Gaza -spokesperson
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"We continue to work in partnership with ... Egypt and Israel towards safe passage for more US citizens, their immediate family members and US lawful permanent residents," State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said. The number of U.S. citizens who will be able to leave is expected to increase, he said. Patel said that as of Tuesday, 526 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies had entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing. The U.S. is working with Israel to develop inspection mechanisms that would allow trucks to move into Gaza quickly, he said. Hamas says it will not free them or stop fighting while Gaza is under attack.

Persons: Abu Mustafa, Israel, Vedant Patel, Antony Blinken, Patel, Humeyra Pamuk, Daphne Psaledakis, Paul Grant, Grant McCool Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, United, State Department, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Rafah, Egypt, United States, U.S, Washington

☆ Food production is accelerating the climate crisis, but AI and other emerging technologies could turn things around
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Hazel Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many common consumer food products are derived from fossil fuels. AdvertisementAdvertisementMultinational consumer food brands, including the fast-food giants McDonald's and Burger King, are under increasing pressure to decarbonize their supply chains and meet global net-zero and ESG goals. Many common ingredients used in consumer products are derived from fossil fuels or produced through unsustainable farming methods. AdvertisementAdvertisementHoxton Farms, a London-based biotech company, is working on creating cultivated fat as a sustainable alternative to traditional animal fats. Regulatory challenges and the path forwardWhile the potential for sustainable and alternative food products is promising, regulatory challenges exist.

Persons: —, Twig, Russ Tucker, Tucker, Ed Steele, Steele, Shivin Kohli, Kohli Organizations: Service, Department, Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, USDA, Access Locations: Burger, Hoxton, London

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