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GM CEO 'Nasty,' Company Won't Be Treated Well
Trump has repeatedly said GM should reverse a decision to close an assembly plant in northeast OH, an area potentially crucial in the 2020 presidential election. and Canadian facilities. "It really makes it very uncomfortable for people to go out of the country and it will be very uncomfortable for them", he said. [Full Article...]
FDA identifies a farm linked to the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak
Food regulators said Thursday that other farms are likely involved in the E. coli outbreak and consumers should continue checking the label before purchasing romaine lettuce. The FDA told consumers to avoid romaine lettuce just before U.S. Thanksgiving. Investigators collected samples from the Adam Bros. Hydroponically- and greenhouse-grown romaine also doesn't appear to be related to the curr... [Full Article...]
Feds Moves to BLOCK California's Text Message Tax — NOT SO FAST
Peterman's 52-page proposal on January 10, 2019. However, if a new California bill gets passed in 2019, each and every text message Californians send could be taxed , via USA Today . "This is unsustainable over time", the report states. The petition had asked the commission to affirm what should be obvious: that text messaging is "telecommunications"-which is to say that when you s... [Full Article...]
KFC is selling a fire log that smells like fried chicken
CMO. The limited edition 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog costs US$18.99 (NZ$27.66). Kentucky Fried Chicken is trying to improve a toasty, roaring fire by infusing its signature fried chicken fragrance into a log you can burn at home. About KFC KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Ky., is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain. KFC Corporation is a subsidiary of Yum! (NYSE: YUM). [Full Article...]
New Jersey on The List of Del Monte Canned Corn Recall — ALERT
The Fiesta Corn went to 25 states: Florida, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Georgia, Alaska, Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas , Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. [Full Article...]
Oil prices climb as US-China trade tensions show signs of easing
OPEC said on Wednesday it had offset a drop in sanctions-hit Iranian oil exports and lowered the 2019 forecast of demand for its crude, underlining the challenge the producer group faces to prevent a glut even after last week's decision to trim output. [Full Article...]
This is Why Most iPhones Will No Longer Be Available in China
After being granted their first request, the company is now reportedly asking Chinese regulators to issue an injunction banning the sale of Apple's newest phones, including the iPhone XR , XS, and XS Max, while their legal battle rages on. [Full Article...]
Toyota recalls 70,000 vehicles in North America to replace air bag inflators
The inflators could explode and shrapnel could harm drivers and passengers. But it can deteriorate and burn too fast, blowing apart a metal canister. Toyota and Lexus brands have issued a new safety recall on vehicles that were already called back because of issues with Takata airbags. [Full Article...]