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Several more children sickened by fruit pouches tainted with lead, FDA says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — More children were apparently sickened by apple puree pouches recently recalled due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said.The agency has received 52 reports of elevated lead levels among children who reportedly consumed the products, which is up from 34 cases reported last week. The reports span 22 states and involve children between the ages of 1 to 4, according to the FDA’s online update on the investigation.The pouches were marketed to parents and children under three brands: WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree and Schnucks and Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches. They were sold by national grocery chains, including Dollar Tree, and online retailers such as Amazon.The FDA said it is still working with Dollar Tree to get the recalled products off of shelves in several states.“This product should not be available for sale and consumers should not purchase or consume this product,” the agency said.Parents should dispose of the po...

No. 1 Kansas rebounds from loss to beat No. 7 Tennessee 69-60 in Hawaii

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 17 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and No. 1 Kansas pulled away for a 69-60 victory over No. 7 Tennessee on Wednesday.The Jayhawks (5-1) bounced back from a 14-point loss a day earlier to take third place in the Maui Invitational over the Volunteers (4-2), who have dropped their last two games.Kevin McCullar Jr. had 14 points, KJ Adams Jr. added 13 and Dajuan Harris Jr. chipped in eight assists for Kansas, which led by as many as 11 in the closing minutes.Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi hit a 3-pointer from the left wing to tie it at 49 with 12:44 to play, but Kansas answered with back-to-back buckets from Dickinson to pull ahead for good.The Volunteers led by as many as seven in the first half.Vescovi made five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points. Dalton Knecht and Jordan Gainey contributed 13 apiece and Jonas Aidoo had 11 rebounds.The score was tied at 35 at the half.It was the fifth meeting between the teams in the last six seasons. Tennesse...

Israel’s national security adviser says cease-fire talks continuing, hostage release will not take place before Friday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national security adviser says cease-fire talks continuing, hostage release will not take place before Friday.Source

Business Highlights: Record Thanksgiving travel rush kicks off; OpenAI rehires CEO it fired days ago

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

___OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaosThe ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him just days ago. The move culminates a short but chaotic power struggle that shocked the tech industry and underscored the conflicts around how to safely build artificial intelligence. San Francisco-based OpenAI said late Tuesday that it’s also bringing on a new board of directors that replaces the one that fired Altman as CEO on Friday. Lack of transparency surrounding Altman’s firing led to a weekend of internal conflict and growing outside pressure from the startup’s investors. An expert says the turmoil “shows how fragile the AI ecosystem is right now, including addressing AI’s risks.”___Record Thanksgiving travel rush off to a smooth start despite snowy forecastHoliday travelers are starting their final sprint. About 2.7 million people were expected to board flights on Wednesday, and Sunday is expected to set an all...

Live updates | Israel-Hamas 4-day truce may start Thursday. Netanyahu vows war will keep going after

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week.The Israeli government said that under an outline of the deal, Hamas is to free over a four-day period at least 50 of the roughly 240 hostages taken in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel is to release some Palestinian prisoners in exchange. Egyptian state media say the truce will begin Thursday morning. Egypt helped mediate the cease-fire agreement, which would bring the first respite to war-weary Palestinians in Gaza, where more than 11,000 people have been killed, according to health authorities.However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday he told U.S. President Joe Biden that he will press ahead with the war after a cease-fire expires. Some 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, mostly during the i...

No. 22 Liberty tries to finish 1st perfect regular season in trip to UTEP

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — No. 22 Liberty is a win from the first perfect regular season in the program’s six years at the Football Bowl Subdivision level and already set to host the Conference USA championship in its league debut.There is one thing beyond the control of the Flames (11-0, 7-0 C-USA), who just showed up in the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time at No. 25.Even with wins in the final two games, Liberty needs a loss from 18th-ranked Tulane for a shot at the Group of Five bid in the New Year’s Six bowls.The regular-season finale is Saturday at UTEP (3-8, 2-5), with Liberty trying to become the first Division I team from Virginia to win 12 games in a season.“We have an opportunity to finish those 12 games that we’re guaranteed undefeated, and so I believe our team knows the importance of it,” coach Jamey Chadwell said. “Obviously there are distractions that are going on with the travel, with Thanksgiving. There’s a lot of things that can take us a...

Ganador anónimo de $1,350 millones del Mega Millions demanda a madre de su hijo por no guardar el secreto

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

El hombre de Maine que se convirtió a principios de año en el único ganador de uno de los premios de lotería más grande de la historia de Estados Unidos, está demandando a la madre de su hijo por haber revelado su afortunado incidente a unos familiares.El individuo, cuya identidad no se ha dado a conocer públicamente, ganó el premio de $1,350 millones del Mega Millions que se jugó el 13 de enero.De acuerdo con la demanda, a la que tuvo acceso The Associated Press, el hombre y la mujer firmaron un acuerdo de confidencialidad poco después de que se compró el boleto ganador. Pero al parecer la mujer reveló el caso al padre y madrastra del ganador. Gana $1 millón con raspadito que compró en licorería y se jubila de inmediato Gana $5 millones en un “raspadito” y ahora revela su estrategia La demanda, introducida en una corte de distrito en Portland, busca una orden judicial del juez para intentar mantener el anonimato del ganador y al ...

Stock market today: Wall Street ends higher ahead of Thanksgiving holiday in the US

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on pace for a fourth straight winning week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, with nearly all of its sectors notching gains on the final day of trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite each rose 0.5%. All told, the S&P 500 added 18.43 points to 4,556.62. The Dow rose 184.74 points to 35,273.03, and the Nasdaq gained 65.88 points to 14,265.86.Technology and communications services stocks accounted for a big share of the gains for the S&P 500. Microsoft rose 1.3% and Google parent Alphabet added 1.1%.Energy stocks were the only laggard, slipping 0.1%. The price of U.S. crude oil fell 0.9% after OPEC said it would postpone its latest conference to next week. The oil cartel has been maintaining a tight market for crude oil with production cuts.The drop in oil prices weighed on energy companies. Energy giant Exxon Mobil fell 0.4% and oilfield s...

Pro Picks: 3 favorites should have a feast in division matchups on Thanksgiving Day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here.___These aren’t the same old Detroit Lions everyone is used to watching on Thanksgiving.The Lions (8-2) enter Thursday’s game against the Green Bay Packers (4-6) with their best record through 10 games since 1962.A turnaround that started with a 7-2 finish after a 1-6 start in 2022 carried over into this season and the Lions hold a 2 1/2 game lead over Minnesota in the NFC North.Jared Goff bounced back from three picks to lead Detroit to a comeback win over Chicago last week. Jordan Love rallied the Packers to a comeback win last week over the Chargers.The Packers-Lions kick off a holiday football feast that features three divisional matchups. Dallas hosts Washington in the late afternoon game and San Francisco visits Seattle in the nightcap.The Lions are 7 1/2-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Pro Picks likes the first-place...

National scoring leader Jaedon LeDee is carrying the Aztecs on his powerful shoulders

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego State’s Jaedon LeDee walked off the court after a monster performance in Las Vegas on Sunday night with the Continental Tire Main Event championship belt in his right hand and the garish MVP medallion draped around his neck.The Aztecs’ bruising forward continued to hit the jackpot in the following days. He won four national player of the week awards, including being named one of five players on the Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week list, plus the Mountain West Player of the Week Award.If there was any question about who would carry the load for the Aztecs (4-1) following their stirring run to the national championship game last season, LeDee has quickly answered it. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound senior is the nation’s leading scorer at 26.8 points per game and 20th in rebounding at 10.6.He went off for 34 points and 17 rebounds, both career highs, in a 100-97 overtime win against Washington on Sunday night, an eye-popping result for ...