Month: December 2019

Tainted romaine lettuce from California’s Salinas Valley has been linked to 102 illnesses in 23 states, health authorities reported Wednesday. The tally, including a case reported as recently as Nov. 18, more than doubles the magnitude of an ongoing outbreak linked to E. coli bacteria generally found in animals. Consumers should check whether their lettuce…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is drafting a bill that would call on regulators to retroactively review about two decades of “mega mergers” and ban such deals going forward. Warren’s staff recently circulated a proposal for sweeping anti-monopoly legislation, which would deliver on a presidential campaign promise to check the power of Big Tech and other…

Here’s a look at what roughly $300,000 buys right now in the mountain communities of Big Bear, Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs in San Bernardino County. BIG BEAR: Perched in Moonridge, this cozy cabin on a corner lot takes in views of Big Bear’s ski resort slopes. Address: 1191 Alta Vista Ave., Big Bear, 92314…

It’s December, which means it’s time for year-end lists, holiday gift-guides and the annual Pantone Color of the Year announcement. In recent years, the Color Institute has selected shades based on their uplifting and “life-affirming” qualities. Last year’s nature-inspired Living Coral was chosen for its “energizing and nourishing” elements. The previous year, Ultra Violet was…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand —  Samoa’s main streets were eerily quiet Thursday as the government stepped up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people. The government told most public and private workers to stay home on Thursday and Friday, and it shut down roads to nonessential vehicles as teams began going door to…

NASHVILLE  —  Tennessee is set to carry out what is expected to be only the second execution of a blind prisoner in the United States since the nation reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Barring an 11th-hour stay, 53-year-old inmate Lee Hall is scheduled to die in the electric chair Thursday evening for his conviction…

TRIPOLI, Libya —  Officials in Libya’s U.N.-supported government say they plan to confront Moscow over the alleged deployment of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside their opponents in the country’s civil war. Libyan and U.S. officials accuse Russia of deploying fighters through a private security contractor, the Wagner Group, to key battleground areas in Libya in the past…

Click:puzzle game The House Judiciary Committee brought in four experts: Noah Feldman, a Harvard Law professor; Pamela Karlan, a Stanford law professor; Jonathan Turley of George Washington University law school and Michael Gerhardt, a law professor at the University of North Carolina. Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES Beyond Con Law…

The England international claims the Reds have not yet reached top gear, despite storming clear at the top of the Premier League table Trent Alexander-Arnold claims Liverpool “are nowhere near 100 per cent” yet, insisting the team’s performance levels have fallen below the required standard at the start of the 2019-20 campaign. Liverpool have raced…

Le cinéaste Ridley Scott se juge “trop dangereux” pour mettre en scène un long métrage “Star Wars”. Explications. En pleine promotion de Tout l’argent du monde, le cinéaste Ridley Scott n’est pas avare de confidences en cette fin d’année. Notre confrère de Vulture souhaitait savoir si Scott avait déjà été sollicité pour un film Star Wars ou plus…