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Walmart, Whole Foods Among Brands Involved in Massive Corn Recall

- October 18, 2018

If you’re a fan of buying prepared salads at your local grocery store, this recall notice is for you. Earlier this week, GHSE, a company based in Green Cove Springs, Florida, issued a recall of “738 pounds of ready-to-eat salads that contain corn that may be contaminated with salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. So far, the potential contamination has affected prepared salads sold at popular retailers such as Whole Foods, Walmart, and Trader Joe’s.

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Harvard University Admissions Lawsuit Moves to Trial

- October 16, 2018

A lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants in admissions moved to trial on Monday. Students for Fair Admissions have alleged that Harvard is biased against its Asian-American applicants, supposedly holding them to higher standards than students of other races. Harvard, reports the Associated Press, has denied the accusations. The Ivy League institution

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Trump Administration Reconsiders Family Separation Policies

- October 16, 2018

  The Trump administration took months to extricate itself from a family separation crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border. Now, with families once again flocking to the United States’ southern frontier, President Trump is reconsidering the policy. POLITICO.com reports that ‘three current and former Homeland Security Department’ officials confirmed the rumor. They say that if children

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