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Australia investigates sewing needles in strawberries as consumers advised to cut fruit before eating
iStock/Thinkstock(BRISBANE, Australia) — Australian authorities have ordered a review into the handling of strawberries after they say fruit containing sewing needles turned up in supermarkets across the country. Annastacia Palaszczuk, premier of Queensland state, also [Read More…]

Brit and Co. founder Brit Morin shares the worst advice she never took
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Brit Morin is the force behind the popular digital media and e-commerce company Brit + Co., a go-to destination for millennial women looking for DIY tips and other information on health, [Read More…]

Roads closed, towns cut off as historic flooding continues across Carolinas
ABC News(SWANSBORO, N.C.) — As rain from the remnants of Hurricane Florence starts to move out of the Carolinas, residents are waiting and watching as rivers across the two states continue to swell and threaten [Read More…]

Amazon probes report workers sold confidential info, deleted bad reviews
Amazon(SEATTLE) — Amazon is investigating reports that employees have offered to disclose private sales data and delete negative consumer reviews in exchange for cash. An Amazon spokesperson told ABC News on Monday that the company [Read More…]

Police detail how Texas Border Patrol agent allegedly targeted, killed 4 women
Webb County Sheriffs Office(WEBB COUNTY, Texas) — An arrest warrant for a suspected serial killer reveals new details of how a Texas woman managed to fight off a Border Patrol agent who allegedly killed four [Read More…]

Several injured after camel gets loose at circus
Ronald Smith from Aliquippa(PITTSBURGH) — A camel ended up getting loose and running wild at a circus in Pittsburgh on Sunday, dragging one rider on a harrowing experience and injuring six children. The six children [Read More…]

Florence causing ‘historic and unprecedented flooding’; at least 16 dead
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Florence weakened to a tropical depression Sunday, but that is cold comfort to residents in North Carolina who have seen over 2 feet of rain and are now battling major-river flooding [Read More…]

‘My biggest concern is rising water’: Coast Guard chief worries over slow-moving Florence
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As Florence continues to move through the Carolinas, the head of the U.S. Coast Guard said the slow moving nature of the storm is exacerbating flooding worries. “My biggest concern is [Read More…]

Massachusetts residents will be allowed to return home following gas fires
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Residents of three neighborhoods north of Boston racked by fires and explosions caused by overpressurized gas lines last week will be allowed to return home Sunday morning. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker [Read More…]

A mother, baby among those who have died from Florence
NOAA/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — The total extent of devastation from Florence, which has turned from a hurricane into a tropical storm, remains unknown as rain and flooding continue to wreak havoc in the Carolinas. [Read More…]

JPMorgan Chase CEO says he understands why there is still ‘a lot of anger’ over financial crisis
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Ten years after the financial crisis caused millions of Americans to lose their jobs, houses or both, the head of the nation’s largest bank said he knows many people remain [Read More…]

Florence causing ‘historic and unprecedented flooding’; at least 14 dead
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Florence weakened to a tropical depression early Sunday, but that was cold comfort to residents in North Carolina who have seen over 2 feet of rain and are now battling major-river [Read More…]

Major river flooding a new threat posed by Florence as heavy rain moves inland
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Florence weakened to a tropical depression early Sunday, but that was little consolation to residents in North Carolina who have seen over 2 feet of rain and are now fearing major [Read More…]

Police arrest 5 for looting dollar store after Hurricane Florence
iStock/Thinkstock(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Five people were arrested for looting after a group broke into a Dollar General store in Wilmington, North Carolina, following Hurricane Florence. The arrests came after police shared on Twitter they were [Read More…]

‘Serial killer’ Border Patrol agent charged with murdering 4 women
iStock/Thinkstock(LAREDO, Texas) — A longtime U.S. Border Patrol agent is being called a “serial killer” after he was arrested and charged with the murder of four women in southern Texas on Saturday. Juan David Ortiz, [Read More…]

A mother, baby among those who have died from Florence
NOAA/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — The total extent of devastation from Florence, which has turned from a hurricane into a tropical storm, remains unknown as rain and flooding continue to wreak havoc in the Carolinas. [Read More…]

Mom of teen allegedly killed by MS-13 fatally struck by SUV at daughter’s memorial
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Long Island mother whose teenage daughter was allegedly killed by MS-13 gang members died after she was hit by a vehicle just before a memorial for her daughter. Evelyn [Read More…]

Florence’s dangerous ‘flooding is only going to get worse,’ officials warn
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Florence’s dangerous flooding “is only going to get worse,” North Carolina’s director of emergency management warned Saturday as massive amounts of rain devastate the state. “We have never seen [Read More…]

Arrest warrant issued for white man seen on video flashing gun at black college students
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police have issued an arrest warrant for a white man who flashed a gun when he tried to stop a group of four black college students from entering an apartment complex earlier [Read More…]

A mother, baby among those who have died from Florence
NOAA/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — The total extent of devastation from Florence, which has turned from a hurricane into a tropical storm, remains unknown as rain and flooding continue to wreak havoc in the Carolinas. [Read More…]