A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame – even when they don’t.
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Boeing withdraws contract offer as union talks break down
S&P Global Ratings warned it may cut the planemaker’s credit grade to junk.
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Amazon unveils AI to help delivery drivers find packages faster
The technology projects a green circle on packages to be delivered at each stop and red Xs on those to be delivered later.
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How Waffle House helps Southerners – and FEMA – judge a storm’s severity
For some residents of storm-prone Southeastern states, the best indicator of a hurricane’s severity can be found at the local Waffle House.
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Bathroom break at work? Swiss court upholds watchmaker’s rule to do it on your own time
A court in Switzerland has ruled that a manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time.
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Climate change made Helene more intense. Scientists say the same is likely for Milton
World Weather Attribution calculated that human-caused climate change boosted the rainfall of Helene by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%.
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Trump White House constrained FBI probe of Kavanaugh, congressional report finds
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s report found new evidence of how the White House’s tightly controlled an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee.
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Millions without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causing deaths, flooding
Before Milton even made landfall, tornadoes were touching down across the state. The Spanish Lakes Country Club near Fort Pierce, on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, was hit particularly hard, with homes destroyed and some residents killed.
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FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the U.S.
The arrest comes as the FBI confronts heightened concerns over the possibility of extremist violence on U.S. soil.
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An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk. Then its maker refused to repair it.
Michael Straight walked more than a half-million steps using an exoskeleton, until the manufacturer said it would not maintain machines older than 5 years.