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Recall Issued For Boneless Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination Recall Issued For Boneless Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination
Recall Issued For Boneless Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination Nearly 5,000 pounds of a boneless beef product shipped to the East Coast are being recalled due to potential E. coli contamination. Colorado-based JBS USA Food Company is recalling approximately 4,860 pounds of imported boneless beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced this week. According to the company, the frozen, boneless beef products were imported in November and later distributed for additional processing in New York and Pennsylvania. Only 60-pound cardboard boxes c…

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by Zak Failla
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Largest East Coast Fuel Pipeline Shuts Down Operations After Cyberattack Largest East Coast Fuel Pipeline Shuts Down Operations After Cyberattack
Largest East Coast Fuel Pipeline Shuts Down Operations After Cyberattack The main pipeline carrying millions of gasoline and diesel fuel to the East Coast said it has halted all operations after being hit with a cyberattack. The Colonial Pipeline Company said in a statement that it learned it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack on Friday, May 7. Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline system in the United States. It carries about one million barrels each day of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel between the Gulf Coast and the New York Harbor area, with the ability to move about three million barrels daily. "In response, we proactively took c…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For New Age Group Of Children, FDA Says COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For New Age Group Of Children, FDA Says
Covid-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For New Age Group Of Children, FDA Says The US Food and Drug Administration could authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 as early as next week, The New York Times reported on Monday, May 3, citing federal officials.  The timing could not be better for school districts that are resuming in-person instruction and hoping for a full return to normalcy next fall.  Vaccinating children is also a crucial element in achieving herd immunity and decreasing numbers of hospitalizations and deaths, The Times says.  While NJ, NY and CT positive rates have been dropping, other states including Pennsylvani…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
COVID-19: Nation's Least Vaccinated Counties Share Common Bond, Report Says COVID-19: Nation's Least Vaccinated Counties Share Common Bond, Report Says
Covid-19: Nation's Least Vaccinated Counties Share Common Bond, Report Says The COVID-19 vaccine has become the latest thing to become split along “red” and “blue” party lines, according to a newly released study. A new report released in The New York Times, which examined survey and vaccine administration data for nearly every US county, found that those willing to receive a vaccination and actual vaccination rates to date were lower in regions that voters sought to re-elect former President Donald Trump. According to the report, some largely Democratic cities find themselves unable to meet the demand required for the number of vaccines required, while other more …

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by Zak Failla
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We're Hiring At Daily Voice! We're Hiring At Daily Voice!
We're Hiring At Daily Voice! In this age of consolidations and closings, Cantata Media’s network of local news websites, Daily Voice, is innovative and successful.  The company started in 2018 and now has 120 local sites in five states — Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. We're looking for content producers: a breaking news all-star, someone with a passion for breaking news and the drive to deliver it. Is that you? Our content producers have a sixth sense for what readers want and what they share. They know how to work sources and spot the biggest stories — creating catchy headline…

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CDC, FDA Call For Pause On Johnson & Johnson Vaccine CDC, FDA Call For Pause On Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
CDC, FDA Call For Pause On Johnson & Johnson Vaccine The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are calling for a pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine due to six cases of "rare and severe" blood clot cases reported. All six cases occurred among women between 18 and 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination, FDA officials said in a joint statement. More than 6.8 million doses of the one-dose vaccine had been administered in the U.S. All Pennsylvania teachers and administrators were given the J&J vaccine. Out of the 200,000 offered the vaccine a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Health Alert Issued For Ground Turkey Products Shipped Nationwide Linked to Salmonella Health Alert Issued For Ground Turkey Products Shipped Nationwide Linked to Salmonella
Health Alert Issued For Ground Turkey Products Shipped Nationwide Linked to Salmonella Check your freezer. A public health alert has been issued for more than 211,000 pounds of raw ground turkey sold under multiple brands because the products may have caused Salmonella, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. The products, produced by Plainville Brands, LLC, a Pennsylvania establishment, were shipped to retail locations nationwide. A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer available for consumers to purchase. "FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers," t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Rise In US Cases Clustered In These Five States COVID-19: Rise In US Cases Clustered In These Five States
Covid-19: Rise In US Cases Clustered In These Five States Nearly half of the nation’s new COVID-19 cases are concentrated in just five states - including several on the East Coast - according to new data from John Hopkins University. The report found that New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Florida accounted for 44 percent of the total new COVID-19 infections confirmed between Monday, March 29, and Sunday, April 4, with most linked to the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom. In total, those five states, represent approximately 197,500 of the 452,000 reported across the country, however, the five a…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Casting Call: Netflix Film Being Produced In Fairfield County Seeks Extras From Area Casting Call: Netflix Film Being Produced In Fairfield County Seeks Extras From Area
Casting Call: Netflix Film Being Produced In Fairfield County Seeks Extras From Area A large casting company has put out the call for extras in Fairfield County for a Netflix film being produced in the area. Citrola Casting will be hiring extras of all shapes, colors, and sizes to appear in the upcoming Netflix movie, "The Good Nurse," which will film in Stamford this spring. A casting company is looking to hire extra for an upcoming Netflix movie filming in Stamford.Daily Voice The true-crime drama will star Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain and tells the story of serial killer Charles Cullen, a nurse who confessed to killing some 40 patients in hospitals in New Jers…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
It's Snow Joke: Storm Will Bring Up To A Foot Of Accumulation For These Parts Of Northeast It's Snow Joke: Storm Will Bring Up To A Foot Of Accumulation For These Parts Of Northeast
It's Snow Joke: Storm Will Bring Up To A Foot Of Accumulation For These Parts Of Northeast Some residents in the region may have confidently moved their snow scrapers from the car to the basement after a recent string of springlike days. They may want to rethink that, and we're not fooling, even though April 1 is almost here. That's because a storm system taking aim on the Northeast will bring a new round of rain, plus the chance for some snow in parts of this region. In fact, some areas, specifically in upstate New York, could see between 6 and 12 inches of the white stuff. Those areas are shown in dark blue in the first image above. The time frame for the storm system is Wedn…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Here's When Parts Of Region Could See Snow This Week, And It's No April Fools' Joke Here's When Parts Of Region Could See Snow This Week, And It's No April Fools' Joke
Here's When Parts Of Region Could See Snow This Week, And It's No April Fools' Joke Spring may be the thing these days, but a staple of the winter season will be making a return appearance this week just as the calendar moves from March to April. A storm system taking aim on the Northeast will bring a new round of rain, plus some snow in parts of the region. And it's no April Fools' Joke. The time frame for the storm system is Wednesday afternoon, March 31 into Thursday afternoon, April 1, with the chance for light snow in the overnight hours. Little or no accumulation is expected for this area. "The best chances right now for any accumulating snow at this time appears t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
AGs From 12 States Request Social Media Companies Block Anti-Vaxxers AGs From 12 States Request Social Media Companies Block Anti-Vaxxers
AGs From 12 States Request Social Media Companies Block Anti-Vaxxers Attorneys general from a dozen states are calling for social media companies to block anti-vaxxers.   The coalition of 12 attorneys general are calling on Facebook and Twitter to "take stronger measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 vaccine disinformation being spread by "anti-vaxxers" on their social media platforms" as stated in a public letter to the CEOs. The letter cites a report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate1, stating that “anti-vaxxer” accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter reach more than 59 million followers. The letter specifically asks the CE…

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by Jillian Pikora