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Oct 28 2024HEALTH

Quarter Pounders Back on Menus: What You Need to Know

You might have heard about the E. coli outbreak that worried McDonald's fans. Well, the fast-food giant is bringing back Quarter Pounders to all restaurants soon. Here's what happened. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned people about getting sick after eating Quar

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Oct 28 2024CELEBRITIES

One Year Later: Jennifer Aniston Remembers Matthew Perry

Jennifer Aniston took to Instagram to honor her late “Friends” co-star, Matthew Perry, exactly one year after his death. She shared a series of photos, including a funny black-and-white image of the two and a sweet moment from the show where Perry’s character, Chandler Bing, kisses Aniston’s charact

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Oct 28 2024BUSINESS

Mexico's Trade Boom: A Closer Look

Mexico is seeing a significant increase in trade with the United States, especially since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) came into force. This agreement allows products made in Mexico using foreign materials to be labeled as "Made in Mexico" and avoid certain tariffs. Companies li

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Oct 28 2024SCIENCE

Earth Gets Visitors: Six Asteroids Zoom By in a Day

Last Thursday was quite the day for space rocks! Six asteroids zoomed past Earth, with one coming pretty close. These asteroids, from tiny to building-sized, are common in our space neighborhood. NASA keeps an eye on them to ensure they don't cause any trouble. The day started with two asteroids, 2

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Oct 28 2024SCIENCE

Space Rocks Zooming By: A Week of Near Misses

This week, Earth is in for a cosmic show as several asteroids zip past our planet. One of these space rocks, named 2024 UQ1, is as big as a bus and will come within 148, 000 miles of Earth. That's closer than the moon! NASA keeps a close eye on these Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that hang out near our

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Oct 28 2024BUSINESS

LinkedIn's EU Data Tracking Fiasco: A $335M Wake-up Call

LinkedIn, the professional networking site owned by Microsoft, has been slapped with a hefty fine of $335 million by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). The fine is due to the company's mishandling of user data for targeted advertising, which breached the European Union’s General Data Protec

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Oct 28 2024HEALTH

McDonald's Food Scare: What You Need to Know About the E. coli Outbreak

McDonald's is in the spotlight due to a food poisoning outbreak. The culprit? A strain of E. coli found in their Quarter Pounder burgers. This bacteria, called E. coli O157:H7, can cause serious illness, especially in young kids, older adults, and folks with weak immune systems. As of now, about 50

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Oct 28 2024SCIENCE

Celestial Visitors: Asteroids Zoom Past Earth

Did you know that Earth is about to have some close encounters with space rocks? In the next few days, five asteroids will fly by our planet. NASA is keeping a close eye on these visitors, sharing details like their size, distance, and when they'll pass by on an online dashboard. What's interesting

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Oct 28 2024HEALTH

Onions Out, Burgers Back: McDonald’s tackles E. coli outbreak

Last Sunday, McDonald’s announced that Quarter Pounders would return to their menus in hundreds of restaurants. The company cleared beef patties as the source of the recent E. coli outbreak. Instead, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration suspects slivered onions from a single supplier are to blame.

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Oct 28 2024HEALTH

McDonald’s: Quarter Pounders Back Soon, E. coli Blamed Elsewhere

In a recent update, McDonald’s has declared that their Quarter Pounder beef patties are not the cause of the E. coli outbreak that has sadly resulted in one death and made nearly 75 people ill. This assertion comes directly from Cesar Pina, the fast-food chain’s Chief Supply Chain Officer. He’s conf

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