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Egg Prices Jump Before Holidays as Bird Flu Spreads

21 December 2024 at 18:02
Costs have soared again amid a bird flu outbreak, bringing renewed attention to the fact that while inflation is cooling, prices are still elevated.

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Egg prices climbed 8.2 percent in November, and the average wholesale price is up more than 150 percent from a year ago.
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Oysters Sicken at Least 80 at Restaurant Event in Los Angeles, Officials Say

20 December 2024 at 07:54
The county Health Department said that the outbreak at the 101 Best Restaurants event was linked to a broader outbreak from oysters that have since been recalled.

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Fresh oysters at a restaurant in Los Angeles in 2010. Los Angeles County health officials said they were investigating a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters that sickened at least 80 people.

Expanding the Laws on Assisted Dying

10 December 2024 at 00:22
Readers discuss the British vote on the issue and urge actions in the U.S. Also: Safeguarding our food; taxing cow burps in Denmark; a crossword tale.
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