"Over 120,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled over possible E.Coli contamination… The affected products come from Lakeside Refrigerated Services, located in Swedesboro, New Jersey, and were produced between Feb. 1, 2022, through April 8, 2022, and distributed to locations nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday."
"The pre-dawn hours are bringing a planet-spotting party for skywatchers this week. Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible in a diagonal line, joined by a waning crescent moon."
"Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula, antiquities authorities said Monday… The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement the temple ruins were found in the Tell el-Farma archaeological site in northwestern Sinai."
"A farmer in the Gaza Strip has discovered a 4,500-year-old sculpture of an ancient goddess while working on his land… The sculpture represents the head of Anat, 'the goddess of love, beauty and war' in Canaanite mythology, according to Jamal Abu Rida, a spokesperson for the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities."
"Philoponella prominens are social spiders, meaning they live in groups, but soon after they mate, the male arachnid has to rapidly leap away to avoid being eaten by its female partner, new research has revealed."
"More of the ingredients for life have been found in meteorites… Space rocks that fell to Earth within the last century contain the five bases that store information in DNA and RNA, scientists report April 26 in Nature Communications."
"A puzzling outbreak of sudden liver disease in nearly 200 children has health authorities in Europe and the U.S. racing to find answers… The illnesses have no known connection, although a possible link with a virus that can cause colds is being investigated. At least one child died and several others have required liver transplants."
"The United States is no longer in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the coronavirus' continuing global threat, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden. But Fauci also warns that people should still be mindful of the disease."
"'There's usually a day or two delay between when you might test positive on a PCR versus when you might test positive on one of these at-home rapid antigen tests,' Gounder said. 'But they do work to pick up an infection, and they should be used frequently.'" That means if you test yourself right away when you have symptoms, the test may not accurately detect a coronavirus infection.
"Several Ohio House Republicans have revived efforts to expand COVID-19 patients’ access to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, and other drugs that have been shown to be ineffective in treating the disease… The legislation would compel health departments to enter into agreements to 'promote and increase distribution' of the drugs. If health departments decline to do so, the legislation would allow citizens to sue the health departments to force their compliance." Hey ho, way to go, Ohio. (Grokked from John)
"Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans had signs of previous infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday."
"Nearly 5,000 nurses at Stanford Health Care and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., went on strike Monday as they negotiate for better pay, more staffing and more support for their mental health."
"The first Ford F-150 Lightnings are rolling off assembly lines and heading to customers today after almost a year of anticipation. The company’s second EV after the successful Mustang Mach-E is in a category of one for the moment: the only full-size electric pickup truck available right now." Had a conversation with friends back in January about how Ford is (so far) approaching EVs with the right focus. And frankly, while I understand that the EV market has to focus on passenger cars, I never really understood why the automobile manufacturers haven't transitioned their entire truck and SUV lines to EVs yet. Those are the perfect vehicles to transfer from both the weight carrying capacity, internal storage room, and exactly where electric motors could have the most impact.
"In yet another rollback of a Trump-era policy, President Joe Biden's Department of Energy on Tuesday finalized a new efficiency rule to phase out older, high-energy incandescent light bulbs… The new rule states that light bulbs must emit a minimum of 45 lumens per watt. Lumens are a measure of brightness. The rule is an effective nail in the coffin for incandescent bulbs, which use a higher wattage than LED bulbs for the same amount of brightness."
"Delta Air Lines said it will start paying flight attendants during boarding, a first for a major U.S. airline and an initiative that comes during a unionization drive for the Atlanta-based airline’s biggest work group… Usually, flight attendants are paid starting when the aircraft doors close." And then there was this part… "The boarding pay is on top of the 4 percent raises Delta announced in March, employees’ first annual increase since 2019." Look, if all you're going to give is "cost of living" raises, then you have to do it every single year. So that's 2 years without a pay increase, which means an approximate 5% pay cut (without factoring in this years inflation).
"Home prices increased 19.8% in February year over year, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index. That is up from the 19.1% annual increase in January and is the third-highest reading in the index’s 35-year history."
"Elon Musk will soon hold the keys to Twitter… How might Musk wield that power?… Here are some proposals for Twitter that he's floated."
"Disney's self-governing special district, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, says that Florida's move to dissolve the district next year is not legal unless the state pays off Reedy Creek's extensive debts."
"Harvard is acknowledging its 'extensive entanglements with slavery' since its founding almost 400 years ago, and beginning work toward making amends… The world's wealthiest private university will commit $100 million to various forms of redress after a faculty report found that 'much remains to be done' to atone for that history."
"A Florida sheriff who encouraged homeowners to shoot intruders in order to 'save the taxpayers money' is being lambasted by Florida defense attorneys, who are accusing him of offering 'wildly irresponsible' advice that could cause needless loss of life and aggravate racial tensions."
"The Los Angeles County sheriff now says the department is not pursuing criminal charges against a journalist at the Los Angeles Times over a report about the attempted cover-up of an inmate abuse incident by sheriff's deputies… The announcement is an apparent change of course after a striking Tuesday news conference in which Sheriff Alex Villanueva, asked directly about Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian, responded that 'all parties' were subject to investigation."
"Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, dramatically escalating its standoff with the West over the war in Ukraine. European leaders decried the move as 'blackmail.'" Putin must go.
"A series of explosions were heard in the early hours of Wednesday in three Russian provinces bordering Ukraine, authorities said, and an ammunition depot in the Belgorod province caught fire around the same time." The center can not hold.
"President Biden is taking his first actions on clemency since he entered the White House, pardoning three people and shortening the prison terms of 75 more on Tuesday… White House officials say the president thinks too many people — many of them Black and brown — are serving unduly long sentences for drug crimes. The pardons and commutations are part of a broader White House effort to make the criminal justice system more fair , which was a key goal of Biden's 2020 presidential campaign."
"For weeks, Democrats have been divided on whether Title 42 should end. Several Democrats have expressed how an expected surge of migrants might cause chaotic scenes at the border ahead of the midterm elections and argued for extending Title 42, which keeps out migrants from a country where a communicable disease was present."
"A California man was arrested this week for allegedly threatening to bomb Merriam-Webster's offices and kill its employees over the dictionary publisher's definitions for women, federal prosecutors said."
"A Florida activist known for his tongue-in-cheek petitions to local government agencies has asked school districts in Florida to ban the Bible… His petitions cited a bill signed into law last month by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which lets parents object to educational materials. That bill came about after some parents complained about sexually explicit books being taught in Florida schools."
"One text from Greene to Meadows on Jan. 17, 2021 – three days before President Joe Biden was inaugurated – mentioned lawmakers discussing martial law… Greene, R-Ga., testified Friday in federal court in Georgia, in a case where voters are trying to disqualify her from the ballot because of her support for overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. When asked whether she advocated martial law, she replied twice: 'I don't recall.'"
"A judge in New York found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to produce documents pursuant to a subpoena from state Attorney General Letitia James. James is conducting a civil probe of the Trump Organization's business practices… Judge Arthur Engoron imposed a penalty of $10,000 a day until Trump fully complies."
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