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Woman sleeping in truck killed in explosion at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia

Woman sleeping in truck killed in explosion at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia

Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A woman sleeping in a truck was killed when a fire caused an explosion at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Georgia overnight, officials said. The victim, 61-year-old Bajarma Batozhapov of Las Vegas, didn’t work at the plant, nor did her husband, the […]

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Systane eye drops recalled due to fungal contamination: FDA

Systane eye drops recalled due to fungal contamination: FDA

FDA (WASHINGTON) — One lot of eye drops is being voluntarily recalled due to potential fungal contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week. The eye drops, Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, are single vial drops available in a 25-count box and manufactured by Alcon Laboratories, […]

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Arizona Charter Board Approves School’s AI Curriculum

Arizona Charter Board Approves School’s AI Curriculum

(Phoenix, AZ) — Students at an Arizona charter school will be taught by artificial intelligence, and the same technology could soon come to classrooms in Utah. The school is fully online with students receiving teaching from A.I. for two hours every day. Unbound operates a private school in Texas using […]

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Utah Rep. Kera Birkeland Announces Resignation

Utah Rep. Kera Birkeland Announces Resignation

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah District 4 Representative Kera Birkeland announced her resignation, effective January 10th, citing the need to focus on family and professional commitments. Her resignation comes days before the legislative session begins on January 21st. Birkeland, whose district includes Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, and Summit counties, […]

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Gas Prices Holding Steady Across Utah

Gas Prices Holding Steady Across Utah

(St. George, UT) — Gas prices are holding steady across Utah as the New Year approaches. Triple-A reports the average price for a gallon of unleaded was three dollars and five cents as of yesterday afternoon. That’s about the same as it’s been for the month of December, but it […]

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NPS urges caution amid Kilauea’s volcanic activity after ‘shocking scene’

NPS urges caution amid Kilauea’s volcanic activity after ‘shocking scene’

United States Geological Survey/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii) — The National Park Service is cautioning people to heed warnings and safety precautions while watching volcanic activity since the latest eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world. Kilauea began erupting on Monday, marking […]

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Sinkhole on New Jersey interstate was caused by collapse of abandoned mineshaft

Sinkhole on New Jersey interstate was caused by collapse of abandoned mineshaft

WABC (WHARTON, N.J.) — A sinkhole on a northern New Jersey interstate that’s closed eastbound traffic for over 24 hours was caused by a collapse of abandoned mineshaft, officials said. Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton is closed and will stay closed until further notice as sinkhole repairs continue, the New […]

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Endangered pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo

Endangered pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo

Metro Richmond Zoo (RICHMOND, Va.) — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9. after a seven-month gestation, the press release said. The pygmy hippo parents, Iris and […]

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Man accused of fatally burning woman on subway is indicted in ‘malicious’ case: DA

Man accused of fatally burning woman on subway is indicted in ‘malicious’ case: DA

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The man accused of setting a woman on fire and killing her as she slept on a New York City subway car has been indicted on one count of murder in the first degree, three counts of murder in the second degree and arson in the […]

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Man accused of fatally burning woman on subway waives appearance, will return to court Jan. 7

Man accused of fatally burning woman on subway waives appearance, will return to court Jan. 7

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Brooklyn district attorney said he’s confident in the first-degree murder case against a man accused of setting a woman on fire and killing her as she slept on a New York City subway car. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, waived his appearance in court Friday and […]

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