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Wendy's to remove potentially harmful chemicals from food packaging
Risk could be off the menu. food is banning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from consumer-facing food. The restaurant has pledged to eliminate the potentially harmful chemicals from wrappers, containers and the like across the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2021. Wendy’s announced the news in its 2020 …
Read More »Arkansas lawmakers approve bill declaring new federal gun restrictions invalid
us-regions lawmakers on Wednesday approved a reworked bill that aims to preempt federal gun restrictions following objections from the governor, law enforcement and prosecutors that a previous proposal went too far and jeopardized public safety. The new legislation declares invalid in the state any federal gun restrictions enacted on or …
Read More »Mom accidentally names daughter Korn due to birth certificate error
This is one kool baby. Naming a child can be a stressful situation and new parenting” target=”_blank”>parents< “The hospital messed up my baby’s name and we just got the birth certificate and it’s Korn,” Tate wrote. “My baby’s name is legally Korn.” Korn is also the name of a popular …
Read More »Real ID postponed again: What travelers need to know
The Real ID requirement has been pushed back yet again. Real IDs — which are driver’s licenses or identification cards with a gold star in the top right corner — will now be required for domestic general beginning on May 3, 2023, the executive (DHS) announced Tuesday. Congress passed the …
Read More »Virginia DOE contradicts itself in attempt to walk back equity-focused math framework
The us-regions Department of education” target=”_blank”>Education< Shenk also clarified that under the framework, everyone in eighth grade would take “essential concepts 8.” Hanover Public Schools in Virginia lists him as an “mathematics curriculum specialist.” At the beginning of the webinar, it lists speakers, including “Ian Shenk, Hanover Public Schools.” The Post …
Read More »Multi-layered cloth masks as effective as surgical mask, study suggests
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that fully infectious-disease people can go without masks while outdoors, officials noted that there are still many instances in which a mask is necessary, including in crowded settings. As such, research continues into which …
Read More »McDonald's giving free McFlurries to people who've mistaken spoon for straw
food is giving back to the customers who have been fooled by its unconventional recipes spoon. On Tuesday, May 4, the fast food chain will be giving away one free Caramel Brownie McFlurry to any person who has mistaken its hollow block-shaped spoon handle for a straw. MCDONALD’S ANNOUNCES NEW …
Read More »Oklahoma named new lightning capital of America
us-regions may be giving up its title as America’s disasters capital. While the Sunshine State’s claim has long been undisputed, new weather dataa> suggests that’s no longer the case. < Meteorologists at the world-regions environment” target=”_blank”>environmenta< us-regions had narrowly surpassed Florida for the most lightning flashes per square kilometer from 2016 to …
Read More »Boy dies of coronavirus in Hawaii after traveling with fully vaccinated parents
Hawaii health officials confirmed the state’s first pediatric infectious-disease-related death in a healthy-living who had been visiting the state with his fully vaccinated parents. The child, who officials said was between the ages of 0-10, had “known underlying health conditions” and began experiencing symptoms shortly after arriving in the islands. …
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