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A listeria outbreak tied to deli meats has sickened nearly three dozen people across the country, killing two, officials said. Meanwhile, several varieties of bagged and bulk vegetables have recently been recalled over listeria concerns. An estimated 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning each year, and about 260 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As the political landscape evolves, it seems likely that Vice President Kamala Harris will step into the role of Democratic presidential nominee. If that happens, one area that many people have their eye on is the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a cornerstone of healthcare policy in the U.S.
Every day, I'm looking out for the health and wellness of our community. So when the Southern Nevada Health District said they were looking into two cases of Legionnaires' disease at Caesars Palace, I wanted to know how serious this is and what you need to know.
When 51ԹϺ professor Daniel Bubb heard the alarms on Dec. 6, his first instinct was to head to study hall and get the students to safety. “It was instinctive, just to make sure my students were safe. I honestly didn’t think about myself,” Bubb told the Review-Journal.
Officially, Repair the Vote — a PAC headed by former Clark County Republican Party Chair David Gibbs — has been the public face of the ballot question that would require Nevadans to show a form of ID when voting. But behind the scenes, one entity appears to have provided the vast majority of financial muscle needed to get the question on the ballot — the Las Vegas Sands.
In fewer than 100 days, Nevadans head to the polls. And while most of us are thinking of who we want as president, there are dozens of other officials we have the right to vote for.
After nearly three days of closures along I-15 and backups along I-40, California Highway Patrol announced Sunday the end of a closure caused by a truck fire that sparked Friday. San Bernadino Fire Department reported the fire around 10 a.m. on Friday, stating that a semi-truck carrying lithium batteries flipped on northbound I-15 near Baker and burst into flames.
There is a desperate need for more charges in Nevada according to some EV drivers. FOX5 spoke with drivers who are often forced to wait in lines to charge up. “I am swapping this in tomorrow and getting a gas vehicle,” Steven Blocker told FOX5. Blocker, an Uber driver using an electric vehicle, just moved to Henderson from San Diego a month and a half ago.