NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory’s closure in February 2022 was a key cause of a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from food […]
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Sundance documentary looks into Brett Kavanaugh investigation
The film focuses on sexual harassment allegations made by a Yale classmate, Deborah Ramirez, that were detailed in a New Yorker article in 2018.
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Sections of Balkan river choked by floating garbage
River fencing installed by a hydroelectric plant has turned the city into an unwilling regional waste site, activists complain.
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Brazil’s army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising
President Lula da Silva said several times in public that some military members allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.
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Girl asks police to test cookie for DNA proof of Santa
A young Rhode Island girl has finally figured out how to determine if Saint Nick is real.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’
The Biden administration and Republican lawmakers have been at loggerheads over how to increase the government’s legal borrowing capacity.
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries longtime love on 93rd birthday
Aldrin made history along with Neil Armstrong as the first humans to set foot on the surface of the moon.
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Heroic actions kept Walmart shooter from doing more harm, police say
After shooting a woman in the face, a gunman is killed by officers.
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Officer who punched Black woman at McDonald’s put on leave
The incident stems from the lack of extra cheese on a Big Mac.
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Takeaways from glitzy Davos event: Ukraine, climate, economy
The 53rd edition of the weeklong gathering in the Alps draws notables who hash out deals and voice demands.