Trump administration strikes a seventh alleged drug boat, killing 3, Hegseth says

[ad_1] The U.S. military struck another alleged drug-carrying vessel on Friday, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Sunday. It is the seventh known attack since last month. Hegseth said Friday’s strike targeted a boat linked to Ejército de Liberación Nacional, a Colombian guerrilla group that the U.S. has considered a terrorist organization…

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Listeria recall of food included in federal school breakfast and lunch programs

[ad_1] Frozen meals served to students across the United States as part of federally-funded school breakfast and lunch programs may be contaminated with listeria and have been recalled, officials announced on Saturday.  The recall applied to approximately 91,585 pounds of prepackaged breakfast burritos and wraps, manufactured by the California company M.C.I. Foods between Sept. 17…

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Charles M. Blow on the crisis facing local newspapers

[ad_1] By some estimates, more than 3,200 print newspapers have vanished since 2005, with an estimated two newspapers closing each week. As funding for public broadcasting also shrinks, political analyst Charles M. Blow talks about the importance of local media as the connective tissue of communities – an essential public good jeopardized by industry consolidation…

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Trump calls Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” and orders an end to U.S. aid

[ad_1] Washington — President Trump called Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” on Sunday and pledged to end U.S. aid to the South American country, following the leader’s criticism of U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Mr. Trump accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro in a post on Truth Social of “encouraging the…

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