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The CDC issues a warning after at least 2 deaths in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meat
At least two people have died and more than a dozen have been hospitalized in connection with a listeria outbreak linked to meat sold at deli counters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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At least two people have died and dozens more have been hospitalized in connection with a listeria outbreak linked to meat sold at U.S. deli counters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Twenty-eight people have been hospitalized in 12 states, the CDC said Friday.
But the federal health agency warned that the real number of cases is likely higher than what’s been reported because some people may have contracted milder cases that didn’t require serious medical treatment.
The largest confirmed outbreaks were in New York state, with seven cases, and Maryland, with six. The two people who died lived in Illinois and New Jersey.
The outbreak is tied to deli meat sold at counters
The CDC said investigators were still collecting details about what products may be contaminated. While it hadn’t yet collected enough information to issue any recalls, the agency said there were no reports of people getting sick after eating prepackaged deli meat.
Many people linked to the outbreak reported getting sick after eating sliced meats bought from various supermarkets and deli counters. The CDC advised people to avoid eating deli meats bought at delis unless heated before eating.
What is listeria?
Listeria is a foodborne bacterial illness that affects around 1,600 people in the U.S. every year, with about 260 deaths. It can lead to serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in people who are pregnant, 65 and older, children, and people with weakened immune systems. Typical symptoms include fever, muscle aches and drowsiness.
This latest outbreak is the second to hit the U.S. this summer. In June, a Maryland-based food manufacturer was forced to recall multiple brands of ice cream products sold nationwide after the Food and Drug Administration reported they may have been contaminated with listeria.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, April 2025.
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A group of Democratic senators and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller are hosting a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center Monday evening. But the Kennedy Center has nothing to do with programming it.
Senators John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin have rented the Justice Forum, a small theater at the REACH, an expansion to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that opened in 2019.
While the group of senators booked the space a few weeks ago, the Pride event, called Love Is Love, was only announced on Monday. A statement from Sen. Hickenlooper’s office says the event is “about standing up for the arts and the progress the LGBTQ community has made. The performance reminds us that our fight for equality — and for democracy — isn’t over. It’s happening right now.” Directed by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, the show will include songs celebrating gay culture.
Seller, whose credits also include Rent and Avenue Q, told The New York Times, Hickenlooper called him to see if he’d like to engage in some “guerrilla theater.” Seller, who is gay, didn’t hesitate.
After President Trump took over the Kennedy Center in February, Seller and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda canceled a production of the touring show scheduled for the Center in 2026. At the time, Seller wrote on X, “The recent purge by the Trump Administration of both professional staff and performing arts events at or originally produced by the Kennedy Center flies in the face of everything this national center represents.”
Current Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell called the cancelation “a publicity stunt that will backfire.” In a post on X, he wrote that Miranda “is intolerant of people who don’t agree with him politically,” and that Miranda and Seller “don’t want Republicans going to their shows.”
Seller told The New York Times that Monday night’s show is “our way of reoccupying the Kennedy Center.”
The Kennedy Center did not respond to NPR’s request for comment.
Meanwhile, the White House has proposed a major increase to the Kennedy Center’s federal funding, while funds to other cultural institutions have been severely cut. The request of nearly $257 million is “for necessary expenses for capital repair, restoration, maintenance backlog, and security structures of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”
Selena Gomez
Wigs Out with Bold New Bangs!!!
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Selena Gomez just dropped a bangin’ new look — and fans (plus Selena herself) are losing it… because surprise, surprise, it’s not exactly what it seems.
Check it out… Selena showed off a bold, choppy cut with heavy bangs in a Sunday IG selfie — but don’t get too attached. She made it clear it was a wig, joking in the caption about why she just can’t commit to real bangs.
“I would, but I’d regret it, then get it redone so I simply won’t #bangs,” Selena wrote — making it crystal clear the bang life just ain’t for her.
Plus, bangs aren’t new territory for Selena — she’s rocked the look on and off over the years. So safe to say, no real FOMO here.
Looks like Selena’s keeping the bangs … strictly in fringe territory!
Elio voiced by Yonas Kibreab in Pixar’s Elio.
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Elio voiced by Yonas Kibreab in Pixar’s Elio.
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In the new Pixar film Elio, a lonely kid dreams of being abducted by aliens. And then one day, it happens. Eager to find a place to belong, Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) volunteers to save the aliens from a dangerous enemy. Along the way, he makes a friend and starts to think about Earth a little differently. The film was directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi (Turning Red) and Adrian Molina (Coco).
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