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Broccoli sprouting seeds recalled. See where they were sold

Broccoli sprouting seeds sold online have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. According to the U.S. Food ...

Toyota recalls over 30,000 vehicles. See the affected model

Toyota is recalling more than 30,000 vehicles over a software issue that could cause the plug-in hybrid system to shut down ...

Lidl recalls gelato product sold in its US stores. See affected item

Lidl US is recalling a coffee and vanilla gelato over potential listeria contamination, which can cause serious infections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

More than 8,000 Ram pickup trucks recalled. See affected model

FCA US, LLC is recalling more than 8,000 pickup trucks because of a concern that could increase the risk of a driver crashing.
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Mercedes-Benz recalls more than 30,000 cars over brake line issue

Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 30,000 vehicles over a brake line issue that could increase a driver's crash risk, according to a recent notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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KY’s Scott Jennings is CNN’s breakout pundit. Could he be Trump’s White House press secretary?

It’s the Monday morning after the second attempt on Donald Trump’s life and Scott Jennings is seated inside a climate-controlled CNN studio on the west side of Manhattan ready to stand as a vessel for ...
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Biden says $2,000 checks to ‘go out the door immediately’ if Democrats win in Georgia

President-elect Joe Biden said Americans will get $2,000 stimulus checks if Democrats win both Georgia runoffs. During a Monday rally in Atlanta, Biden said the payments would “go out the door ...
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Mud-slinging sheriff's race draws in FBI

For Sacramento, this may be the most entertaining political race in the last 20 years. It was already like film noir, and on Thursday the Sacramento County sheriff's race descended into bizarre tales ...
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‘Heavy-handed authoritarianism.’ Hawley, Republicans slam Biden’s new vaccine rules

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley accused the Biden administration of “heavy-handed authoritarianism” Friday in its push to require more Americans to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a letter to U.S.
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How many US presidents have lost reelection? A look at past defeated incumbents

With former Vice President Joe Biden declared the winner by The Associated Press, President Donald Trump joins a short list of incumbents who lost reelection to the nation’s top office. Only 10 U.S.
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Trump’s second-term agenda for African American voters: expand opportunity zones

President Donald Trump is centering his pitch to Black Americans for a second term on the expansion of opportunity zones, a program intended to fight poverty that his administration is touting as ...