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Emergency Declared as "Super El Nino" About to Hit California

California has declared a statewide emergency months before the heart of winter, as federal forecasters warn that a rapidly strengthening El Nino could become the most powerful event in the modern record.

California · 5d

CJ Coombs

A mother and her two sons vanished in 2022, after boarding a boat in Honolulu, Hawaii

Koa Kai Bernstein has been missing from Honolulu, Hawaii, since October 12, 2022, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). His age-progressed photo (above, far right) shows what he may have looked like at 12, though he would now be 13.

Honolulu, HI · 17d

Thomas Smith

5 Foods You Should Never Wash Before Cooking, According to USDA

Washing food usually sounds like a sensible safety step. But when certain raw foods are placed under a running faucet, that rinse can make your kitchen less safe -- not more. Water does not reliably remove the harmful bacteria that may be present on raw animal products. Instead, droplets can carry those germs into the sink, onto countertops and utensils, and even onto nearby food.

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Greg Wilson, CFA

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20 Things the Middle Class Enjoys, That the Poor Can’t Afford

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

25d

Heavy.com

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Kyle Whittingham Makes Bold Statement After Michigan’s Last-Second Loss to Iowa

Kyle Whittingham and the Michigan Wolverines are now 3-1 on the season. This comes on the heels of a 20-19 loss to Iowa on Saturday afternoon that ironically came down to the final play of the game. The Wolverines never put the game away completely, with the defense breaking at...

Ann Arbor, MI · 1d

Thomas Smith

Iceberg Lettuce Outbreak Has Now Sickened 11,458 People -- And Routine Tests May Miss It

A massive foodborne illness outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has now sickened at least 11,458 people across 20 states, according to federal health officials. The outbreak has also resulted in 495 hospitalizations and two deaths, making it one of the most consequential produce-linked outbreaks in recent years.

Texas · 29d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2023 from Redmond, Washington: Noah and Oliver Richard have had little media focus

Noah Henry Richard has been missing from Redmond, Washington, since December 14, 2023, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Noah, pictured above, was two when he went missing, but he would now be five years old. His brother, Oliver Richard (pictured below), was only seven months old when he also went missing on the same date. Oliver would now be three.

Redmond, WA · 11d

Bucks County Beacon

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Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November’s Midterms

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Each year, election officials prepare for the worst: A bomb threat at a polling place, power outages, natural disasters.

Thomas Smith

7 Egg Facts That Sound Fake -- but USDA Says Are True

An egg inside another egg sounds like something someone invented for a viral video. And washing an egg sounds like a reasonable way to make breakfast safer. But USDA's egg guides have some surprises on both counts.

15d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2019 from New Orleans, Louisiana: Eriel Mack-Mariscal vanished when she was an infant

Eriel Lynette Mack-Mariscal has been missing from New Orleans, Louisiana, since July 27, 2019, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). She would now be seven years old.

New Orleans, LA · 15d

realbalanced

7 Immigrant Comfort Dishes American Grandkids Called 'Regular Food'

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Every dish on this list arrived in America inside someone's memory. Not a written recipe, just the way a mother learned it from her mother, carried across an ocean and rebuilt in a Chicago three-flat or a South Florida kitchen or a New Jersey row house where something was always on the stove. By the time the grandkids sat down to eat, nobody at the table called it Hungarian or Greek or Czech. It was just dinner.

14d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2019 from Reisterstown, Maryland: Ailea Brown was only 10 when she vanished

Ailea Brown has been missing from Reisterstown, Maryland, since May 25, 2019. She would now be 17 years old, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Reisterstown, MD · 19d

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7 Suppers American Mothers Had Waiting on the First Day of School

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The first day of school had its own smell, something savory and onion-forward that filled the space between the front door and the kitchen and meant summer was officially over. The backpack landed on the floor, the shoes came off, and for the next hour a family packed a whole day of news around a kitchen table that had not been this loud since June.

11d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Freezer: Popular Walmart Item Joins an E. Coli Recall

A multistate E. coli recall involving frozen berries has expanded to include a product sold under Walmart's Great Value brand. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. is recalling one lot of Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend because it may be contaminated with E. coli O145:H28, a strain capable of causing severe illness.

24d

Letters from Leo

Fulton Sheen, a Staunch Defender of the Second Vatican Council and the Poor, to Be Beatified

Thank you for reading! Letters from Leo is a reader-supported publication and the fastest-growing Catholic community in the country. To receive new posts and support this movement, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

St. Louis, MO · 3d

realbalanced

7 Dishes From 1950s–70s Confirmation and First Communion Parties

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The ceremony wrapped up before noon. Then came forty minutes of photographs on the church steps, and everyone drove back to the house where two tables had been pushed together and covered with the good cloth. The aunts came through the door first. The grandmothers came second, holding things.

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7 Rural Southern Church-Supper Dishes Still Worth Making

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. A Midwestern potluck and a rural Southern church supper look similar from a distance: long folding tables, covered dishes, somebody's mother's dessert at the end of the line. Get closer and the resemblance fades fast. In much of the rural South, food was organized by type and the dessert table stood apart, treated almost as its own room. Brunswick Stew came in a cast iron pot the size of a washtub, tended by men who had been at the fire since before the service started. Cornbread baked in the church kitchen and got cut into squares before it hit the table. Banana Pudding traveled layered in a glass bowl, not a pan, because presentation on that table was its own kind of statement.

Brunswick, GA · 21d

Dianna Carney

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This Sweet German Shepherd Is Waiting for the Person Who’ll Make His Tail Wag Forever

Guinness, a playful German Shepherd Dog with a love of tennis balls, outdoor adventures, and people, is looking for a forever home, according to Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. The Massachusetts foster-based rescue explains he would thrive with a secure yard where he can safely roam, sniff and explore.

Massachusetts · 2d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Spice Rack: Ground Cinnamon Recalled Over Elevated Lead

A jar of ground cinnamon can sit in a spice rack for months. If yours is Lior brand, check the label: Galil Importing Corp has recalled a specific lot of its Cinnamon Ground Seasoning after testing found elevated lead levels.

Texas · 1d

Dianna Carney

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Meet Midge: The Sweet Little Shadow Hoping to Follow You Home

Midge, an affectionate dog awaiting a forever home, needs an adopter with Frenchie or similar breed experience, according to Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. The Massachusetts foster-based rescue describes her as a devoted companion who loves being close to her people and says she may be happiest in a home ready for plenty of cuddles, continued training and supervision.

Massachusetts · 2d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Fridge: Cheese Recalled After 8 People Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Bacteria

Check your cheese drawer and freezer: Sierra Nevada Cheese Company has recalled its Graziers grass-fed raw milk cheeses amid a multistate E. coli outbreak. As of September 25, health officials had reported 13 illnesses in nine states. Eight people had been hospitalized, and three had developed a serious kidney complication.

Utah · 1d

Greg Wilson, CFA

user · 24.5K followers

The 31 Challenges of Aging That Often Go Unspoken

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

13d

WyoFile

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No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, state reports after hunt area’s quick close

EVANSTON—Yellowstone National Park’s last original wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, emerged unscathed from a hunting season that opened last week and has already closed, Wyoming wildlife officials announced Monday.

Wyoming · 6d

Letters from Leo

Right-Wing Traditionalists Erupts as Pope Leo XIV Defends Vatican II’s Reform of the Mass

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Thomas Smith

Check Your Fridge: Broccoli Sprouts Linked to 22 Salmonella Cases, 2 Hospitalized

Broccoli sprouts linked to a Salmonella outbreak could still be sitting in refrigerators, with some recalled packages carrying expiration dates through September 16. Federal health officials are investigating 22 illnesses across four states connected to broccoli sprouts produced by Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC. Two people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported, according to the CDC's September 9 investigation update.

Montana · 17d

Letters from Leo

“Even the Nuns Are Mad” — Indianapolis Archbishop Excuses Catholics From Mass as ICE Surges Into Indiana

Indianapolis, IN · 20d

Letters from Leo