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Michigan lifts lettuce warning as state’s cyclosporiasis cases fallThe state’s health department said that residents can return to their usual salad routines, including buying bagged salads, but should still avoid recalled lettuce.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Aug. 6, 2026, 4:31 PM EDTBy Sara G. MillerMichigan health officials said Thursday that residents could return…
Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks put produce from Mexico in the spotlightMexico is a top supplier of fresh produce to the U.S.Listen to this article00:0000:00The FDA has oversight of fresh produce, whether it’s produced in the U.S. or imported, but only a tiny share is tested.Gabriel Perez / Getty ImagesAug. 6, 2026, 5:30 PM EDTBy Berkeley…
Coco Gauff believes in fairness in sports — but not attacks on the trans communityGauff weighed in on the new genetic testing policy implemented by the Women’s Tennis Association last month.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Coco Gauff talks to reporters Wednesday at the National Bank Open in Toronto.Robert Prange / Getty ImagesAug. 6,…
The ‘machine’ that paved the way for today’s baseball ABS systemIn the early 2000s, baseball used QuesTec technology to judge an umpire’s strike zone. Players and umpires bashed it, but QuesTec set the stage for today’s Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System.Listen to this article00:0000:00Leila Register / NBC News; Getty ImagesAug. 6, 2026, 1:10 PM EDTBy…
A labor shortage is choking off AI data center constructionBy some estimates, the U.S. is 58,000 people short of the workforce needed to install the fiber-optic cable that connects data centers to the internet.Listen to this article00:0000:00An AT&T technician works on a telephone pole in Covington, Ga.NBC NewsAug. 6, 2026, 12:04 PM EDTBy Brian CheungData…
BREAKING NEWSAug. 6, 2026, 3:27 PM UTCMediaFederal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownershipThe move sets the stage for more corporate consolidation in the media industry.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, center, during an open commission meeting at the FCC headquarters in February.Al Drago / Getty ImagesBy Daniel ArkinThe…
Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children“I observed a wonderful mom who loved her kids,” Elaine Rossi told the jury on the seventh day of the trial in Plymouth.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Lindsay Clancy appears in court in February.Greg Derr / USA Today Network…
Ugandan soccer star David Owori dies after assault in the capital, KampalaMany Ugandans expressed outrage at his death and condemned what some said was the inability of the authorities to tackle crime.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Ugandan soccer players pay homage Thursday around the coffin of SC Villa captain David Owori in Kampala.Michael…
A $150M contract for migrant kids’ lawyers goes to a Trump-linked Texas firm, raising concernsLegal aid groups have increasingly raised worries that children won’t have the experienced legal help they need, even as the administration is intensifying deportation efforts.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00People arrive for immigration court hearings in New York in…
BREAKING NEWSUpdated nowCongressSenators vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for pleading the Fifth during tense hearingFauci declined to answer senators’ questions more than 100 times during last week’s hearing, angering Republican lawmakers who have targeted him for years.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 100 times…