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(AP News) A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds and now includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said. The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe's, Target, Walmart and Kroger. The meat used in those products was processed at a Durant, Oklahoma, manufacturing

NEW YORK (AP) - Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the crisis have largely returned to the workforce, a recent finding points to the price many paid for stepping back: In 2023, the gender wage gap between men and women working full-time widened year-over-year for the first time in 20

LONDON (AP) - No pain, no gain, as the old exercise adage goes. But just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training? That depends on what you're trying to accomplish, fitness experts say. For years, some trainers have instructed gym-goers that to get the best results, they need to train "until failure," meaning until you cannot physically do one more repetition or exercise. Some

DURHAM - It's been 35 years since John Parker died after a pickup collided with the bike he was riding on Cheek Road in east Durham before school. He was 6. His mother, Deborah Melvin-Muse, doesn't display photos of him, the second youngest of six children. His brother's birthday was the day after the crash - and he hasn't celebrated it since. An older brother carries a deep sense of

RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace picked up the pace after a slow start but fell in three sets (15-25, 22-25, 22-25) to crosstown rival Meredith in a USA South volleyball match at Weatherspoon Athletic Center on Wednesday. The loss dropped the Pacers to 4-3 in the conference and 11-8 overall. Meredith, the defending conference champion, is now 5-3 in the USA South and 10-6 overall. William Peace was looking to

By: Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer As progress and growth continue, residents of the greater Raleigh area have a new way to navigate the region with the opening of the latest extension of the Triangle Expressway. The North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) announced that Phase 1 of the Complete Toll N.C. 540 project officially opened to traffic on September 25 at 6:00AM. This new stretch of road extends from the

(AP News) If the high-stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread, or rifts with loved ones, there's no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each inhale and exhale can help regain that grounding sense of control that may be drowned out by the spiraling uncertainty of election season. Experts like Acosta, who works in

Jordan Meadows Staff Writer As the 19th century progressed, internal conflicts within the Democratic-Republican party led to the formation of the Democratic Party under Andrew Jackson and the Whig Party among his opponents. The 1850s saw new parties like the Free-Soil Party arise amid sectional tensions over slavery, with the Republican Party emerging from discontented Whigs and anti-slavery factions, achieving its first presidential victory in 1860. After the Civil War,

(AP News) The beauty of Rourkela, India's city-changing idea is in its simplicity. Giving farmers affordable access to cold storage for their crops reduces waste and increases sales. What turned that idea into an award winner in the annual Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayors Challenge was the ambition of its execution. Rourkela made the cold storage affordable by powering it with solar panels. It enlisted women from the community to manage

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