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Frozen blueberry recall expands to 30 states over E. coli fears, Walmart and Trader Joe's affected

Chilean producer Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. expanded its recall of frozen fruit sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's due to potential E. coli contamination.

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Argentina bids Messi farewell in final national team match, ending an era

Lionel Messi retires as a national hero whose triumphs offered Argentines relief from years of political and economic turmoil.

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JEA customer says security guard frisked him during service visit; the utility company responds

A Jacksonville man says a JEA security guard patted him down when he went to the utility’s Pearl Street office to change the billing address on his account.Michael Rodney said a guard asked him to enter another room, walk through a metal detector and then submit to a search.“After I walked through...

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Ex-Buddhist monk who founded Thai Aids hospice convicted of embezzlement

A former Buddhist monk in Thailand was convicted on Wednesday of misusing donations to a highly praised hospice he established for people with HIV/Aids and given the maximum term of 50 years in prison. Alongkot Poonmook, formerly known as Phra Ratcha Wisutthiprachanat, was forced to leave the...

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Nasa releases striking image of dawn on Mars

Nasa has released a striking image of dawn on the Martian surface taken by its Curiosity rover, showing sunlight bathing jagged crags formed billions of years ago as the car-sized vehicle continues to explore Earth’s planetary neighbour. Curiosity landed in 2012 in Gale Crater near the Martian...

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‘He grew up wealthy’: My husband inherited $3 million. He wants a vacation home. I want to save for retirement.

“I keep thinking about giving each child $750,000 toward a house.”

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SpaceX reportedly is looking to raise as much money as the company generates in revenue to buy Nvidia chips

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks with banks and investors to borrow $40 billion to fund a purchase of Nvidia chips, according to a Financial Times report.

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Takaichi meets with Okinawa’s Koja after U.S. Marine’s arrest over murder

The meeting came after the U.S. military in the prefecture paused all operations for two days, a halt that will be followed by a fresh 30-day curfew.

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