The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is warning that some ground beef products may be tainted with E. coli. The more than a dozen potentially contaminated products were produced by the Greater Omaha Packing Co., and include both patties and tubes of raw ground beef, according to the FSIS public health alert issued on Saturday. The agency said it was "concerned that some products may be in consumers’ and food service institutions’ freezers" and urged the public not to consume them due...
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to force TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video sharing social media platform or face a ban in the U.S., as lawmakers accuse the platform of collecting user data and spreading propaganda. The TikTok legislation was part of a larger $95 billion package to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that passed the Upper Chamber by a 79 to 18 vote. The package now heads to President Biden, who said he plans to sign it Wednesday....
Oracle founder Larry Ellison announced Tuesday that he plans to move the software giant’s corporate headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, which he added is at the center of the healthcare industry. Ellison sat down with former Senate majority leader Bill Frist for an onstage conversation in Nashville, which was shared by Oracle Health on the social media platform LinkedIn on Tuesday. The founder and executive chairman told Frist his company was moving its "huge campus" to Nashville, and it will...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday approved a regulation that would ban noncompete agreements nationwide on the grounds that they unfairly limit workers' mobility and lead to lower pay. The FTC, which currently has a Democratic majority under President Joe Biden, voted 3-2 to approve the final noncompete rule. The agency first proposed the ban on noncompete agreements in January 2023, arguing they unfairly limit competition. Noncompete agreements generally prohibit an employee from...
Over 2,000 cases of avocado oil are being recalled after officials discovered that the glass could break. Primal Kitchen issued the voluntary recall for the Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil packaged in 750mL bottles, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). About 2,060 cases consisting of three date codes are impacted. The issue was discovered after the company noticed that avocado oil had leaked in shipping containers. SALMONELLA PROMPTS TRADER JOE'S TO RECALL...
Two universities on opposite coasts have implemented closures of varying degrees on their campuses as numerous colleges across the U.S. are experiencing anti-Israel protests, forcing one, Columbia University, to go hybrid. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt shuttered its entire campus late Monday and will keep it that way through Wednesday, according to a post on the college’s website. The closure stems from people occupying a building on Cal Poly Humboldt’s campus Monday...
New legislation being proposed in California would ban the expedited security screening company Clear from operating in the state’s airports, as proponents say the service raises equity issues given it effectively lets wealthier people skip ahead of passengers waiting in line to be screened by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. The bill, SB-1372, the first of its kind in the U.S., would require third-party vendors like Clear to get their own dedicated security lane or lose the...
Kroger and Albertsons said Monday the two companies are increasing the number of grocery stores they sell to C&S Wholesale Grocers to address federal regulators' concerns about the impact of their proposed $25 billion merger on competition. An additional 166 Kroger and Albertsons stores will be sold to C&S as part of an updated divestiture agreement between the three companies. The original divestiture plan included the sale of 413 stores, as well as eight distribution centers, two offices and...
Express will permanently close the doors of over 100 stores across two of its brands. The planned store closures came amid the clothing retailer’s larger announcement on Monday that it had submitted a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to combine its bankruptcy case with those of certain subsidiaries that also sought protection. The company plans on "continuing to serve customers in store and online across its Express, Bonobos and...
A Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain was hit with a lawsuit by the Biden administration at the same time the president stopped by one of their locations on the campaign trail. Sheetz is being accused of racial discrimination by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). THE EEOC claims that the company's hiring practices discriminated against minority applicants, as reported by the Associated Press. The lawsuit was filed the same day Biden cheerfully stopped by a Pittsburgh...
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