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Hartford, CT
Business
Minute Maid To Discontinue Frozen Juice Cans, Reports Say: 'Sad To See A Legend Go' Minute Maid To Discontinue Frozen Juice Cans, Reports Say: 'Sad To See A Legend Go'
Minute Maid To Discontinue Frozen Juice Cans, Reports Say: 'Sad To See A Legend Go' An 80-year staple is about to leave the freezer aisle. The Coca-Cola Company will stop selling Minute Maid's iconic frozen juice concentrate cans, NBC News reported. The slushy tubes will be phased out from stores across the US and Canada by the end of March, with remaining cans sold while supplies last. For decades, the juice concentrates have been popular for party punches, smoothies, and Orange Juliuses. "We are discontinuing our frozen products and exiting the frozen can category in response to shifting consumer preferences," a Coca-Cola spokesperson said. "With the juice cat…

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by Chris Spiker
Newark, NJ
News
Flights Grounded At Newark As Hurricane Melissa, Shutdown Chaos Collide: FAA Flights Grounded At Newark As Hurricane Melissa, Shutdown Chaos Collide: FAA
Flights Grounded At Newark As Hurricane Melissa, Shutdown Chaos Collide: FAA It’s shaping up to be one of the roughest travel weeks of the year. A deepening government shutdown, unpaid air traffic controllers, and the arrival of Hurricane Melissa have combined to snarl flights nationwide, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned on Wednesday, Oct. 29. A nearly two-hour ground stop at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, Oct. 26, was followed by new FAA alerts forecasting disruptions at Boston Logan, Denver, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, Newark Liberty, Orlando, and Tampa International Airports. The agency cited staffing shortages and weather as key ca…

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by Jillian Pikora
Albany, NY
News
IRS Sending $2.4B In Unclaimed Stimulus Payments: Here's Who's Eligible IRS Sending $2.4B In Unclaimed Stimulus Payments: Here's Who's Eligible
IRS Sending $2.4B In Unclaimed Stimulus Payments: Here's Who's Eligible Around $2.4 billion in automatic payments will be issued to nearly one million taxpayers, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agency said they will go to those who missed out on claiming the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit.  These payments, with a maximum of $1,400 per individual, aim to ensure eligible Americans receive money they may have overlooked when filing their tax returns. Automatic Payments, Eligibility No action is required for eligible taxpayers to receive the payments, which will be issued automatically.  The funds, based on IRS data, will be sent via …

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by Joe Lombardi
Arlington, VA
News
IRS Sending Special Payments To 1 Million Americans: Here's What To Know IRS Sending Special Payments To 1 Million Americans: Here's What To Know
IRS Sending Special Payments To 1 Million Americans: Here's What To Know The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it will issue automatic payments this month to nearly one million taxpayers who didn’t claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns.  These payments aim to assist eligible individuals who missed claiming the credit, which provides up to $1,400 per person for those who didn’t receive the full amount of their Economic Impact Payments (EIPs). Who Will Receive Payments? Eligible taxpayers include those who filed a 2021 tax return but either left the Recovery Rebate Credit field blank or entered $0 despite qualifying. Payments wil…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfax, VA
News
Fairfax County Provides Tips To Help Families Survive The Formula Shortage Fairfax County Provides Tips To Help Families Survive The Formula Shortage
Fairfax County Provides Tips To Help Families Survive The Formula Shortage The worry that comes with a newborn has been especially taxing on some parents with the recent nationwide shortage of infant formula.  Formula supplies have decreased by 40% since April, with the shortage stemming from supply chain issues, according to Fox News.  In response to the shortage, President Joe Biden enacted the Defense Production Act and launched Operation Fly formula on Wednesday, May 18.  The action will send aircraft overseas to pick up baby formula and speed up the import of baby formula to the United States.  Just now, President Biden announced two additional actions …

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by Annie DeVoe
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
CT Obesity Rates Better Than US Average, New Data Reveals CT Obesity Rates Better Than US Average, New Data Reveals
CT Obesity Rates Better Than US Average, New Data Reveals New data ranking the adult obesity rate in each state shows that Connecticut is ahead of the curve in terms of the national average. The data, released by the nonprofit organization, Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), shows that 27.4 percent of Connecticut residents are considered obese by modern health standards, putting the state in the 44th spot. The national average, on the other hand, was found to be 30.9 percent. Nationwide obesity rates were studied as part of the 16th annual State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America report, released Thursday, Sept. 12.  Based p…

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by Valerie Musson
White Plains, NY
Politics
Westchester May Become Latest County To Trash Plastic Bags, Foam Westchester May Become Latest County To Trash Plastic Bags, Foam
Westchester May Become Latest County To Trash Plastic Bags, Foam As people around the globe observe Earth Day on Sunday, Westchester County Legislators Kitley Covill and Nancy Barr are putting their environmental principles into action. On Thursday,  April 19, they proposed legislation to encourage the use of reusable bags and keep single-use plastic checkout bags out of the county’s streets, landfills and waterways. The legislation additionally takes aim at polystyrene foam, banning its use in food packing and other kinds of items packed in the county. “This is the first step toward a goal we all share -- to improve the environment by eliminating the p…

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by Jon Craig