Retired veteran, 79, died after eating Boar’s Head meat other than liverwurst: lawsuit
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Retired veteran, 79, died after eating Boar’s Head meat other than liverwurst: lawsuit

Boar’s Head — the embattled deli meat giant at the center of a listeria outbreak tied to its liverwurst — was slapped with a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday by the family of a man who died after allegedly eating the company’s ham. Retired Air Force veteran Otis Adams Jr….

Grocery retailers aren’t sharing nutrition facts online: study
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Grocery retailers aren’t sharing nutrition facts online: study

Stew on this — a new analysis of 10 grocery websites found that retailers provided nutrition facts and other pertinent information online only 35% of the time. “The government has clearly intended that you should be able to know certain things about your food,” said senior study author and Tufts University…

Walgreens to close 1,200 stores nationwide, says 1 in 4 unprofitable
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Walgreens to close 1,200 stores nationwide, says 1 in 4 unprofitable

Walgreens announced that it will shutter 1,200 stores over the next three years — and 500 locations in 2025 alone — as the drugstore giant seeks to slash $1 billion in costs. The Chicago-based pharmacy chain, which has around 8,700 locations nationwide, told analysts on Tuesday that one in four…

7-Eleven closing nearly 450 underperforming stores
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7-Eleven closing nearly 450 underperforming stores

Nearly 450 7-Eleven stores across North America are closing for underperforming, according to the company. Seven & I Holdings, 7-Eleven’s Japan-based parent company, announced in an earnings report Thursday that 444 7-Eleven stores are closing because of a dip in sales, particularly cigarette sales, as well as decreased traffic and…

Mattel recalls Fisher-Price Snuga swings after infants suffocate
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Mattel recalls Fisher-Price Snuga swings after infants suffocate

Mattel is recalling all models of its Fisher-Price Snuga infant swings after five deaths were reported from suffocation hazards between 2012 and 2022, the consumer protection authority and the toymaker said Thursday. The Snuga Swing, targeted at infants of up to nine months of age, has both front-to-back and side-to-side motions…

Kevin O’Leary on why port workers should welcome automation
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Kevin O’Leary on why port workers should welcome automation

As East and Gulf Coast ports begin to operate as normal again, one of the country’s top entrepreneurs is weighing in on “the trouble” with union workers’ demands. “The trouble with East Coast ports is they’re very old, they’re very inefficient,” O’Leary Ventures Chairman and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary…

Tesla recalling 27K Cybertrucks over rear-view camera issue
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Tesla recalling 27K Cybertrucks over rear-view camera issue

Tesla said Thursday it would recall more than 27,000 Cybertrucks in the US due to delayed rear-view camera images that could impair driver visibility and increase crash risks. This is the fifth recall issued by Tesla for 2024 Cybertruck models since January. Tesla is issuing a software update to address the latest issue. The latest…

NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system
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NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued urgent safety recommendations on Thursday to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 Next-Generation and 737 Max 8 aircraft.  The rudder controls the side-to-side movement of the nose…