Federal food-safety inspectors arrived at a Taylor Farms processing facility in central Mexico almost four weeks after the agency identified the company's iceberg lettuce as the source of the largest cyclospora outbreak in American history, a delay that raises hard questions about how Washington protects the food supply. The FDA announced Wednesday that it had […] The post FDA inspectors finally reach Taylor Farms plant in Mexico — nearly a month after cyclospora outbreak traced to its lettuce appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal food-safety inspectors arrived at a Taylor Farms processing facility in central Mexico almost four weeks after the agency identified the company's iceberg lettuce as the source of the largest cyclospora outbreak in American history, a delay that raises hard questions about how Washington protects the food supply. The FDA announced Wednesday that it had opened an on-site inspection and sampling operation at Taylor Farms de Mexico's plant in Guanajuato, coordinating with Mexican regulators on the ground. It was the agency's first visit to the facility since 2019, a seven-year gap during which the plant kept shipping lettuce to some of the biggest restaurant chains and grocery stores in the country. By the time inspectors walked…Open
A Jewish-owned event space in Fort Lauderdale canceled a progressive rally headlined by Rep. Rashida Tlaib just hours before it was set to begin, citing security concerns after learning the full scope of the event, forcing organizers to scramble for an outdoor backup. The Venue Fort Lauderdale posted a cancellation notice Thursday night after reviewing […] The post Jewish-owned Fort Lauderdale venue pulls plug on Rashida Tlaib rally days before Florida primary appeared first on American Almanac .
A Jewish-owned event space in Fort Lauderdale canceled a progressive rally headlined by Rep. Rashida Tlaib just hours before it was set to begin, citing security concerns after learning the full scope of the event, forcing organizers to scramble for an outdoor backup. The Venue Fort Lauderdale posted a cancellation notice Thursday night after reviewing promotional materials for the "Chomp the Oligarchy" rally, which was scheduled for Friday evening, four days before Florida's Democratic primary. The venue said it had become aware of the "full scope" of the gathering and could not proceed. Organizers moved the event to an alternate outdoor location, where roughly 300 supporters showed up and Tlaib appeared as planned. The cancellation…Open
Ryan De Nino, the Staten Island businessman who appeared on Season 2 of Lifetime's Married at First Sight, has died at 40, a loss his family called "sudden" and his sister marked with a raw, grief-stricken tribute. A family member told TMZ that De Nino died earlier this week in New Jersey. No cause of […] The post Married at First Sight star Ryan De Nino dead at 40 after sudden passing in New Jersey appeared first on American Almanac .
Ryan De Nino, the Staten Island businessman who appeared on Season 2 of Lifetime's Married at First Sight, has died at 40, a loss his family called "sudden" and his sister marked with a raw, grief-stricken tribute. A family member told TMZ that De Nino died earlier this week in New Jersey. No cause of death was disclosed. The family offered no details about the circumstances, describing the loss only as sudden. De Nino was 29 when he stepped in front of Lifetime's cameras in 2015 for the show's second season, a social experiment that pairs strangers at the altar and gives them six weeks to decide whether to stay married. Producers matched him with Jessica Castro, a receptionist from Manhattan, and the two wed on camera without having…Open
Frankie Valli's brother has announced the 92-year-old Four Seasons legend is retiring from music, ending a six-decade career after his farewell tour was scrapped over undisclosed health problems. Bobby Valli broke the news on Facebook, calling his brother "an icon, a living legend" and confirming what months of canceled shows had already suggested. Frankie Valli, […] The post Frankie Valli retires at 92 after farewell tour collapses over health concerns appeared first on American Almanac .
Frankie Valli's brother has announced the 92-year-old Four Seasons legend is retiring from music, ending a six-decade career after his farewell tour was scrapped over undisclosed health problems. Bobby Valli broke the news on Facebook, calling his brother "an icon, a living legend" and confirming what months of canceled shows had already suggested. Frankie Valli, the only original Four Seasons member still performing, will not return to the stage. The retirement caps a troubled stretch for the singer. His farewell tour, "The Last Encores," launched in October 2023 and was originally scheduled to run through April 2026. But Valli pulled the plug on all remaining dates earlier this year, citing health concerns. AP News reported that eight…Open
Actor Neil Patrick Harris is opening up about the pressure campaign that pushed him to publicly come out as gay nearly two decades ago, and the role celebrity gossip bloggers played in making the decision for him. Harris, now 53 and a father of two, told the "Great Company with Jamie Laing" podcast that his […] The post Neil Patrick Harris says gossip bloggers forced his hand on coming out in 2006 appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Neil Patrick Harris is opening up about the pressure campaign that pushed him to publicly come out as gay nearly two decades ago, and the role celebrity gossip bloggers played in making the decision for him. Harris, now 53 and a father of two, told the "Great Company with Jamie Laing" podcast that his 2006 statement to People magazine was less a personal milestone than an act of damage control. Bloggers at the time were running blind-item guessing games about closeted actors, and Harris said he feared becoming the next name dragged into the open against his will. The interview, first reported by USA Today , offers a blunt look at how the celebrity media ecosystem of the mid-2000s treated private lives as public property, and how…Open
Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper dismissed Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host once planned to fabricate a sexual harassment claim, but offered no alternative account of what actually happened. Cooper, 31, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box on Wednesday and fielded questions about the explosive passage in Portnoy's […] The post Alex Cooper brushes off Dave Portnoy's claim that she threatened a fake harassment accusation to break her contract appeared first on American Almanac .
Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper dismissed Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host once planned to fabricate a sexual harassment claim, but offered no alternative account of what actually happened. Cooper, 31, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box on Wednesday and fielded questions about the explosive passage in Portnoy's book Cancel Me If You Can, published earlier this year by Gallery Books. She acknowledged she had seen the claims circulating online but said she had not read the memoir itself. Her response amounted to a flat denial with no details attached. Portnoy, 49, wrote that during heated 2020 contract negotiations, Cooper told him she and co-host Sofia Franklyn had "a plan to say they…Open
DNC Chair Ken Martin responds to allegations that he threw a phone at a junior aide’s desk in a heated moment as the organization faces money and leadership struggles ahead of the midterms.
This week on “Clock It,” strategist and pollster Terrance Woodbury joins Symone and Eugene with a prediction that a revolution sparked by young voters is coming, and it will be radical in a way that will make President Trump, Congress and some Americans uncomfortable. “Young people, who feel like voting doesn't make the kind of changes that our parents made...are now being presented with an option that is offering a radical change, that is saying these entire systems can be remade and reformed,” Woodbury says. Visit ms.now/clockit to watch the full episodes of Clock It.
State of the Union: The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament said Israel was waging an “ongoing war of extermination” in his country’s south. The post Iran War Day 169: Trump Claims Hormuz Will Become U.S. Territory ‘Pretty Soon’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump said Friday that “pretty soon” he “will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States.” Responding to Trump, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister wrote on X Saturday that “the Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian; this strait will only be closed and opened under Iran’s command, and as long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and cease your fanciful delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade.” Iran attacked a tanker owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, UAE news agency WAM reported. On Friday, Trump dismissed concerns about the USS Abraham Lincoln following press reports of serious morale…Open
New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman joined “Saturday Report” to discuss law enforcement, border security and crime policy across the state, including President Trump’s recent Nassau County visit, retail crime and Gov. Kathy Hochul’s order to stop county-level ICE cooperation agreements.
