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Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Adelaide Infections Linked to Pre-Cut Melon
Posted June 19, 2018 3:00 PM ET
https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/adelaide-06-18/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/adelaide-06-18/map.html


Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka Infections Linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal
Posted June 15, 2018 7:30 PM ET
https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/mbandaka-06-18/index.html


House Republicans released a proposal Tuesday that would balance the budget in nine years — but only by making large cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicare, that President Trump vowed not to touch.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-gop-plan-would-cut-medicare-social-security-to-balance-budget/ar-AAySglD?ocid=ob-fb-enus-280


The United States is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council citing "chronic bias against Israel," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said Tuesday.
Her announcement comes just a day after the U.N.'s top human rights official, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, criticized the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy that has resulted in the separation of nearly 2,000 children from their parents at the border.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/u-s-withdraw-u-n-human-rights-council-n884751?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma


Koch billions fight mass transit, including in Little Rock
Between asphalt, car parts and fuel, the Kochs make a lot of money from increased spending on highways.
https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2018/06/19/koch-billions-fight-mass-transit-including-in-little-rock
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html


Iraq suspends farming of crops due to drought
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Iraq-suspends-farming-of-crops-due-to-drought.html