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Product safety regulators are urging Evercross EV5 hoverboard users to find another ride, pronto. The product is a fire hazard and led to a blaze that caused substantial property damage to a residential building in New York City in May of 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday. Made in China by Jinhua Smart
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A well-known cheese maker — Wisconsin’s Sargento Foods — is being affected by a series of recalls linked to a California dairy company, Rizo-López Foods, due to a deadly listeria outbreak. Sargento Foods notified certain food service customers that it was recalling shredded cheese from Rizo-López that had been distributed as an ingredient to them, a
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IVF clinics in Alabama that were closed are set to reopen amid reproductive rights battle – CBS News Watch CBS News IVF clinics that shut down over a controversial court ruling are getting ready to reopen after Republican lawmakers pushed through a bill to protect those facilities from criminal liability. The state had seen weeks
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Tips for finding happiness in the election season – CBS News Watch CBS News Amid a landscape where political discourse often leads to exhaustion, a recent CBS News poll reveals over 40% of Americans dread the potential Biden-Trump rematch, labeling it “depressing.” As the November elections draw near, Harvard Professor Arthur C. Brooks, an expert
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Consumers should not purchase half a dozen ground cinnamon products sold by retailers including Family Dollar and Dollar Tree because they contain elevated levels of lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday in an public health alert. The warning, which also urged folks to check their spice racks and throw out any of
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President Biden plans to urge Congress to focus on cost-saving ideas for prescription drugs in his State of the Union address Thursday night, including capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for all Americans and allowing the federal government to negotiate the prices of widely used medications. These two proposals expand on actions taken in the 2022
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Plant-based meat probably won’t be served on the Frankmobile — the hog dog-shaped vehicle previously known as the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile — but the iconic brand is launching a meatless option, the Kraft Heinz Not Company announced on Wednesday. Set to launch later this year, the products are the result of a partnership between Kraft
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A former cheese manufacturer and the company he owned pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misdemeanor charges related to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeria that hospitalized eight people and killed two. Johannes Vulto and Vulto Creamery of Walton, New York, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of causing the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce
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Two government-run efforts to distribute free COVID-19 tests and to offer free courses of Pfizer’s Paxlovid antiviral are set to end Friday, as trends of the virus have largely slowed. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, or ASPR, will stop accepting orders to ship COVID-19 tests to all households through the U.S. Postal Service,
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Chik-fil-a recalls Polynesian sauce due to allergy concerns Chik-fil-a recalls Polynesian sauce due to allergy concerns 00:23 If you happen to have spare packets of Chick-fil-A Polynesian Sauce lying around your home or vehicle, the fast-food chain is asking that you throw them out. In a red banner posted atop the fast-food chain’s website, the
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