More than 16K pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled for potential E. coli contamination

Via USDA (NEW YORK) — A meat processor has recalled approximately 16,234 pounds of raw ground beef products processed in its Pennsylvania facility that may be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Wednesday with Cargill Meat Solutions to alert consumers of six different types of ground beef products that …

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Selena Gomez marks third Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit, urges fans to “make a good call”

Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Rare Beauty Selena Gomez has made mental health the beneficiary of her Rare Beauty makeup line and Rare Impact charitable fund, and she showed her dedication to the cause by hosting her third annual Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit. Sharing a collection of photos and videos on Instagram from the event, Selena wrote that it had …

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Ahead of election, Lyft CEO details company’s newest efforts to boost voter turnout

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ahead of the upcoming election in November, the popular ride-sharing service Lyft announced a partnership that its CEO said he hopes continues the company’s mission to bring more people — especially younger voters — to the polls. Lyft CEO David Risher told ABC News in an interview that ahead of the upcoming election, …

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Biden, speaking on campus protests, says both free speech and rule of law ‘must be upheld’

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke from the White House on college protests happening across the nation in connection with the Israel-Hamas war. “We’ve all seen images and they put to the test two fundamental American principles,” Biden said. “The first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make …

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Emmy-winning ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ back for “another nail-biter” season

FX FX’s Emmy-winning docuseries Welcome to Wrexham debuts May 2 at 10 p.m. ET, streaming the next day on Hulu. The show centers on Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney‘s unlikely purchase of — and even more unlikely, their successful shepherding of — the underdog Welsh Wrexham football club. With the stars as co-chairs of the team, and not an insignificant infusion of money and …

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Airbnb launches stays at “Up” house, “Inside Out” headquarters and more ‘Icons’

Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Looking for a unique vacation destination? Airbnb is offering customers an opportunity to stay in famous homes and places such as a re-creation of the Up house from Pixar’s 2009 animated movie. Photos show the Up house, home to the fictional Carl Fredricksen and his late wife Ellie, brought to life with …

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Tipping point: Viral video sparks questions about gratuities

Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tipping has seen a shift, especially compared to pre-pandemic, when the cost of food and everything else was lower, but one man’s recent experience that went viral on social media has sparked new questions around gratuities. Mark O’Brien shared a video on Instagram showing an electronic screen that displayed the suggested tip percentages on …

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Dan Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ producers for defamation, calls series a “hit job”

Eric Vitale/Getty Images Dan Schneider filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against the creators of the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries. Attorneys for the former television creator, who is featured in the docuseries, which was released in March about what allegedly went on behind the scenes at Nickelodeon in its heyday, has claimed that the …

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‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’s’ Jonah Hauer-King on the drama’s timeless message

Peacock A heart-wrenching love story is at the center of the new limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which tells the true story of a man and woman who managed to find love in one of the bleakest places on earth. All six episodes are out Thursday, May 2. Jonah Hauer-King stars as title character of the series — one of …

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Dozens of tourists evacuated amid flooding in Kenya’s Maasai Mara Reserve

Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (LONDON) — Authorities in Kenya have rescued dozens of tourists and hotel staff who were left stranded in Kenya’s famed Maasai Mara Game Reserve after heavy rains caused the Telek River to burst its banks. Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve — one of Africa’s greatest wildlife reserves — has been left inundated …

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