1 dead, 10 hospitalized after E. Coli tied to McDonald’s
Everyone interviewed has reported eating at McDonald’s before their illness started, and most specifically mentioned eating a Quarter Pounder hamburger, according to the CDC. Read more
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Everyone interviewed has reported eating at McDonald’s before their illness started, and most specifically mentioned eating a Quarter Pounder hamburger, according to the CDC. Read more
Walmart’s move comes a couple of weeks after Amazon announced plans to open pharmacies offering same-day delivery options across 20 new U.S. cities in 2025. Read more
The price reductions will be across national brands and Target’s own private brands, including food and beverages, everyday essentials and holiday gifts, it said. Read more
The 16-count indictment was unveiled today by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn a decade after Jeffries left the retailer he built over 22 years into a popular clothing brand known for sexually charged marketing. Read more
The FAA called the rule “the final piece in the puzzle for safely introducing these aircraft in the near term.” Some flying companies hope to begin flying commercial passengers as soon as 2025. Read more
Musk drew praise from conservatives at his rallies while fielding questions about artificial intelligence, government regulation, sentient robots and vaccines. Read more
A Honolulu City Council resolution wants state lawmakers to address what it deems are “drastic” increases in property insurance premiums paid by homeowners across Oahu, particularly for those who own condominiums. Read more
Atlas Insurance Agency has hired Taylor Remigio as account manager I for its Commercial Lines Operations unit and Jolene Walker-Akau as account manager II for its Personal Lines unit. Read more
That market, estimated to be worth $57 billion a year, has been fuelled in recent years by the rise of platforms such as DeWu, where luxury products, often sourced overseas, are sold at discounts from 20% to over 50% to prices at Chinese flagship stores. Read more
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Iger, who is credited with building Disney’s media empire including through the high-profile acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and the Star Wars franchise, has seen his retirement date extended five times. Read more
Harris tried to draw a contrast with Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump on this issue. Read more
Many rate-sensitive megacap technology stocks slipped. Tesla was down 0.84%. Read more
Plans for a Native Hawaiian homestead community in Ewa Beach have been scaled back due to issues including sea-level rise and flood risks that have inflated estimated development costs. Read more
A plan to bring back the city’s now-defunct Agricultural Development Task Force is being sown by some on the Honolulu City Council. Read more
Hilo Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto entered a summary judgment in favor of South Point Investment Group and against the Discovery Harbour Community Association. Read more
Around 33,000 of Boeing’s unionized West Coast workers, most in Washington state, have been on strike since Sept. 13. Read more
Initially, tickets for the general public will be sold only for the new area, Universal Epic Universe, which is the first major park to open in Orlando, Florida, in 26 years, as part of multiday packages, the resort said Thursday. Read more
All three major Wall Street benchmarks also comfortably secured a sixth straight weekly gain, their longest weekly winning streaks since late 2023. Read more
Speaking at an all-hands meeting for AWS, unit CEO Matt Garman said nine out of 10 workers he has spoken with support the new policy, which takes effect in January, according to a transcript reviewed by Reuters. Read more
The release follows Meta’s introduction of the tool in an August paper, which detailed how it relies upon the same “chain of thought” technique used by OpenAI’s recently released o1 models to get it to make reliable judgments about models’ responses. Read more