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CDC expands warning about charcuterie meat trays as salmonella cases double
Read full article: CDC expands warning about charcuterie meat trays as salmonella cases doubleFederal health officials are expanding a warning about salmonella poisoning tied to charcuterie meat snack trays sold at Sam's Club and Costco stores.
Analyst speaks about maximizing your Costco membership as grocery prices across the nation have been skyrocketing
Read full article: Analyst speaks about maximizing your Costco membership as grocery prices across the nation have been skyrocketingMany families are looking to stretch their dollars, which leads to buying in bulk. An analyst speaks on the benefits of having a Costco membership.
Poll results: Michigan voters think country, economy is on the wrong track
Read full article: Poll results: Michigan voters think country, economy is on the wrong trackPoll results released Tuesday by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce reveal that Michigan voters across political parties feel like the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Intuit to pay $141M settlement over 'free' TurboTax ads
Read full article: Intuit to pay $141M settlement over 'free' TurboTax adsNew York's attorney general is announcing that the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services.
Whitmer signals veto of bill to freeze Michigan gas tax, supports federal tax suspension
Read full article: Whitmer signals veto of bill to freeze Michigan gas tax, supports federal tax suspensionGov. Gretchen Whitmer signaled Friday she will veto Republican-sponsored legislation that would freeze Michiganโs 27-cents-per-gallon gasoline and diesel taxes for six months amid high prices at the pump.
As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back
Read full article: As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look backAsian Americans have been facing a dangerous climate since the coronavirus entered the U.S. a year ago. A rash of crimes victimizing elderly Asian Americans in the last two months has renewed outcry for more attention from politicians and the media. A recent wave of attacks on elderly Asian Americans โ including the death of an 84-year-old San Francisco man โ has fueled worries that hostilities have only worsened. AdA rash of crimes victimizing elderly Asian Americans in the past two months has renewed outcry for more attention from politicians and the media. AdโOur work to address anti-Asian racism is inextricably tied to fighting anti-Black racism,โ Choi said.
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
Read full article: Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virusThat means losing elders to the virus could wipe out irreplaceable pieces of culture. Concern for elders is also apparent in the tribe's COVID-19 vaccine-distribution plans. Roy Boney Jr., who manages a Cherokee language program, said the vast majority of Cherokee speakers are elders. Pequot elders play an important role in the effort to revive the tribe's language, which is no longer widely spoken. Karen Ketcher was among 28 Cherokee Nation elders who have died from the coronavirus.
Walmart latest retailer to require customers to wear masks
Read full article: Walmart latest retailer to require customers to wear masksLast week, Starbucks announced that customers who visit its company-owned cafรฉ locations in the U.S. will be required to wear face coverings. Costco Wholesale Club was one of the first major retailers to require face coverings for customers at all of its stores. โI think Walmart's decision will give cover to other retailers to require masks," said Michael J. Hicks, an economist at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Social media is full of videos capturing clashes between those who are asked to wear masks, and employees who are under orders to make sure people wear them. About half of U.S. states require masks in public places, according to the RILA.