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USDA.gov (NEW YORK) — Approximately 26,550 pounds of frozen TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products have been recalled due to possible contamination with “clear, hard plastic,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. “The problem was discovered when the firm notified FSIS that it had received consumer complaints reporting that clear, […]
A view of lava after a volcano eruption located close to Sundhnukagigar, about 4 kilometers northeast of Grindavik town of Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland on Dec. 19, 2023. (ICELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A volcano that began erupting on Monday in Iceland continued to spew lava on Tuesday and was accompanied by hundreds […]
Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Dec. 17, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump, in a new court filing Monday, again urged a Georgia judge to dismiss his Fulton County election interference charges on First Amendment grounds, arguing that […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is responding to the escalating crisis in the Red Sea by announcing Tuesday it has launched an international task force for maritime security, but so far only nine other politically similar nations are confirmed to have joined on — sparking doubt that the coalition can put an […]
Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As negotiations slog along, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a deal on border and Ukraine funding will not be completed before the end of the year — though talks will still continue this week among a small group of key principals. “Negotiations aren’t easy. We know it’s going to […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two men were charged with illegally procuring American technology for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ drone program, according to court documents unsealed by the Justice Department. Iranian national Hossein Hatefi Ardakani and co-defendant Gary Lam, who was based in China and Hong Kong, were charged in D.C. federal court […]
John Moore/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The ACLU of Texas filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday challenging the state’s new law that authorizes Texas law enforcement to detain and arrest migrants suspected of crossing the southern border illegally. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the County of El Paso and advocacy groups Las Americas […]
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign on Tuesday ramped up its attacks on former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, accusing his Republican primary rival of running to be Donald Trump’s vice president — a position she indicated this month she would not accept. DeSantis launched a new […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A federal appeals court in Georgia has rejected a bid by former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to remove his Fulton County election interference case into federal court, affirming a lower court’s decision that left it in state court. In its opinion, the appeals court found that “the events […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A COVID variant known as JN.1 has been listed as a separate “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO). The omicron sub variant was previously classified under its parent strain, BA.2.86, which prompted concern among some scientists earlier this year due to its high number of mutations. There […]
