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CDC Investigating Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Poultry

By Jack Phillips The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said it is investigating an outbreak of salmonella bacterial infections in backyard poultry in more than a dozen states. In an update released April 23, the CDC said that 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with the Salmonella Saintpaul strain, although the…

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Planned Obsolescence: The Silent Sabotage of the Devices We Depend On

By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News The Illusion of Progress Walk into any electronics store today and you’ll see the promise of innovation—sleeker smartphones, faster tablets, smarter appliances. What you won’t see is the quiet expiration date embedded within many of these products. Planned obsolescence is no longer a conspiracy theory whispered in online forums.…

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Monsanto Weedkiller Case Could Upend Billions in Compensation

By Troy Myers and Jacob Burg Like countless homeowners, John Durnell of Missouri used a popular herbicide to keep his home and community free from unwanted weeds. He used the chemical from the 1990s until 2018, when he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a diagnosis he blames on an ingredient known as glyphosate in his Roundup weedkiller.…

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SBA Refers 562,000 Suspected Fraudulent Loans Worth $22.2 Billion to Treasury

By Naveen Athrappully The Small Business Administration (SBA) has referred 562,000 loans suspected to be fraudulent to the Treasury Department for collection, the agency said in an April 24 statement. The borrowers of these loans “are tied to $22.2 billion in delinquent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster (EIDL) loans,” the SBA…

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DOJ Approves Firing Squads for Federal Death Penalty Cases

By Michael Clements The Department of Justice (DOJ) has authorized firing squads, electrocution, and gassing as a means of execution in federal cases. In a press release on April 24, the department said it was directing the Bureau of Prisons to expand its execution protocol to include firing squads, lethal injection with pentobarbital, and other…

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Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver for 90 Days to Ease Energy Crunch

By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump has extended a waiver of the century-old Jones Act for 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel and other goods between U.S. ports in order to ease price pressures triggered by the Iran war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. White House assistant press secretary Taylor Rogers…

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Trump Floats Taxpayer-Funded Takeover of Spirit Airlines, Selling for Profit

By Chris Summers President Donald Trump said on April 23 that a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines could be an option, with the intention of reselling it when oil prices fall. The Florida-based airline is undergoing restructuring after filing for bankruptcy protection in August 2025. Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, said he…

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Judge Rules Virginia Redistricting Referendum Unconstitutional

By Jill McLaughlin A Virginia judge ruled on April 22 that the state’s redistricting referendum approved by voters a day earlier was invalid, nullifying the election results. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones said he would immediately file an appeal. “Virginia voters have spoken, and an activist judge should not have veto power over the People’s vote,”…

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