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Glass Shards In Frozen Snack? Nationwide Recall

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Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has pulled select Outshine Fruit Bars off shelves nationwide after customers reported finding glass in the frozen treats. Quick Take Dreyer's issued a voluntary nationwide recall for five Outshine Fruit Bar...

U.S. Warship Adrift In Hot Zone

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An American warship sat dead in the water for four straight days in one of the most contested seas on earth, with no engines, no air conditioning and no working toilets. Quick Take USS Benfold...

He Admits Guilt — Fauci Aide Implodes

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A top scientific adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted in federal court that he hid government emails to dodge public records requests about the origins of COVID-19. Quick Take David Morens, 78, pleaded guilty to...

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Lake Mead Delivers Another Shock

Lake Mead has given up another set of possible human remains, this time at Boulder Beach, and investigators are now working to confirm who...

Judge Freezes FBI HQ Flip

A federal judge said no—the FBI cannot ditch Greenbelt for the Reagan Building—and that single word rewired a billion-dollar plan. Story Snapshot A Maryland federal...

Billion-Dollar Border Plan SLAMS Into Big Bend

Federal border crews hit pause in Big Bend National Park after a record $1.7 billion push collided with rugged terrain, loud local backlash, and...

Park Chaos: Five Shot, Teen Nabbed (VIDEO)

Five people were shot at a Lexington park on a summer evening, and police quickly named an 18-year-old suspect. Story Snapshot Police say five people...

Walmart Soup Recall Sparks Listeria Scare

A tomato bisque soup kit sold at Walmart was pulled after testing flagged a possible Listeria risk. At a Glance Kettle Cuisine recalled Marketside Tomato...

Deadly Rampage Stuns Three Towns

Six people were killed and a seventh was wounded across three scenes in rural Michigan, and police say the suspect is among the dead. Story...

Supreme Court Snub Triggers Meta Showdown

The nation’s highest court just cleared the runway for states to test whether social media was engineered to hook kids. Story Snapshot The Supreme Court...

TikTok Star’s Final Posts Spark Grief

Sydney Towle spent nearly three years turning her hospital room into a classroom for a million strangers, teaching them what cancer really looks like...

Emergency Oil Buffer Hits Reagan-Era Lows

America’s emergency oil cushion just slipped to a level not seen since the Reagan years, right as the Middle East keeps the market on...

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Flesh-Eating Threat Lurks In Gulf

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Seven people went into warm Gulf Coast water and never came home, and the killer was almost invisible. Story Snapshot Flesh-eating Vibrio vulnificus infections have killed at least seven people along the Gulf Coast this...

Sticker Shock Coming To Airfares?

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One proposed rule could change airfare ads in a way that looks small on paper and feels huge in the checkout line. Quick Take The Department of Transportation wants to loosen how airlines present fare...

Glass Fibers Found In THESE Pet Shots

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Glass fibers in veterinary injection vials triggered a nationwide recall that pet owners and horse owners should not ignore. Quick Take American Regent, Inc. Animal Health recalled two lots of Adequan Canine and two lots...

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Lilly Declares War On Black-Market Slim Shot

Eli Lilly just moved from warnings to war, targeting the shadow market for its still-experimental weight-loss drug. Story Snapshot Lilly filed six lawsuits naming sellers...

Lightning Blast Rocks Ohio Prison

Lightning struck an Ohio correctional facility and sent 16 incarcerated people to outside hospitals, turning an ordinary meal break into a mass medical emergency. Story...

Seat Belts Fail? Massive Recall

Nearly 49,000 Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale SUVs need new rear seat belt retractors because twisted belts can raise injury risk in a...

$300K Foot Baths Spark Airport Firestorm

A Texas airport just signed off on a $300,000 project to add foot-washing stations to two public restrooms, and the internet cannot decide if...

Candy Shock: M&M’s Drop Blue, Brown

America’s most famous candies just changed their colors without changing their stripes. Story Snapshot Mars is rolling out versions of M&M’s, Skittles, and Starburst without...

Costco Fans Rejoice — Red Bag Returns

Costco’s Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips are back on shelves after a two-year pause driven by cocoa costs. Story Snapshot Costco pulled Kirkland chocolate chips...

Congresswoman’s Son Arrest Spurs Explosive Case

Tyler Boebert’s arrest turned a private criminal case into a public political firestorm in a single day. Story Snapshot Garfield County authorities arrested Tyler Boebert...

Police Draw Hard Line On Chaos

Charlotte’s fight over a 9 p.m. teen curfew is really a test of how far a city will go to stop chaos before somebody’s...

Parasite Lettuce Sparks FDA Firestorm

A lettuce shipment from central Mexico sat at the center of a fast-moving Cyclospora outbreak, and the trail led straight to Taylor Farms de...

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