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Alfalfa sprouts linked to illnesses in two states

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain brands of alfalfa sprouts that have been tied to an unusual outbreak involving different disease-causing bacteria. Officials say 23 people in Minnesota have become ill with either E. coli or salmonella ...

Study: Lake sturgeon may live more than 400 years

Lake sturgeon: the living fossils. They’ve earned this moniker not only because they first appeared in the fossil record at least 100 million years ago or because their bony scutes give them a dino-like appearance, but because of their long lives. According to previous research, lake ...

Trump announces plan to lower beef prices by allowing more imports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans. Beef prices have ...

Goodwill store reopens in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — If Wednesday’s grand re-opening was any indication, the Goodwill store in Iron Mountain will bring a much-needed shopping option to the area. “(Wednesday) was an amazing day. The sales were ... we did about a week’s worth of projected sales in a day,” manager ...

Evers, DNR urge release of $10M to address PFAS

Gov. Tony Evers and state environmental regulators are urging the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to release $10 million from the state’s PFAS trust fund. Wisconsin secured the money in a June settlement reached with Tyco Fire Products tied to alleged violations of the state’s ...

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Russian drones kill 15 at mall KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian drones have hit a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more. The city in central Ukraine is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said 23 children were among the 130 injured in the Friday afternoon strike. Zelenskyy said it was a double-tap attack, with an initial wave of drones hitting the area followed by a second wave as rescue workers arrived. He said such attacks are "nothing less than ...