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Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella
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Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella

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Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella
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Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that alfalfa sprouts are linked to a current E. coli and salmonella outbreak. The agency has tied several food-borne illness cases to the consumption of alfalfa sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands, also urging Americans who have purchased the affected sprouts to throw…

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TikTok reaches $400M settlement with DOJ over alleged children’s privacy law violations
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TikTok reaches $400M settlement with DOJ over alleged children’s privacy law violations

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations the platform violated a children’s online privacy law, the agency said Friday. The company will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after a court dismisses an earlier consent decree entered against…

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Reports of sexual assault in military dropped for third year in a row: Pentagon
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Reports of sexual assault in military dropped for third year in a row: Pentagon

Reports of sexual assault in the U.S. military dropped for the third year in a row in 2025, and the Pentagon received a slightly lower number of sexual harassment complaints last year compared to 2024, the department said in a new report that was made public on Friday.  The Pentagon received a total of 7,998…

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The week the data center backlash exploded
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The week the data center backlash exploded

Data centers are being opposed by Democrats and Republicans in key 2026 elections. | Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Do the words “data center” make you want to drop everything and call your congressional representative? You’re not alone, if we judge the nation’s mood by the actions of politicians who poll-test what they eat for breakfast (and there are worse ways).  This looks like the week that the data center backlash broke containment and became the defining issue of this political moment.  In the Texas governor’s race, Democrat Gina Hinojosa went up with an ad against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over data centers with the punchline: “Greg Abbott is selling you out.” In a critical toss-up House race, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) launched an attack against her Republican challenger over his support for data centers. Pennsylvania G

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Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department
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Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department

The head of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, Ed Martin, is leaving the department, capping a chaotic tenure in the Trump administration. Martin, who also served as the U.S. pardon attorney, has been at the center of a string of controversies since the earliest days of joining the administration, including failing to advance as a nominee…

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Navy reportedly weighs renaming aircraft carrier for Trump
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Navy reportedly weighs renaming aircraft carrier for Trump

The name of Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller could be removed from one of the U.S. Navy’s next aircraft carriers, with President Donald Trump’s name reportedly among those being considered as a replacement.

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