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Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce.Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child showed a blood lead level eight times higher than the level that raises concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. There’s no safe level of lead exposure, but the CDC uses a marker of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to identify children with higher levels than most. The affected children’s blood lead levels ranged from 4 to 29 micrograms per deciliter.The reported symptoms included headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, a change in activity level and anemia.The illnesses are part of an outbreak tied to recalled pouches of fruit puree marketed to kids from the brands WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree and Schnucks and Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches. The products were ...

Arlington Asset Investment: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (AAIC) on Monday reported a third-quarter loss of $6.6 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.The McLean, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 7 cents per share.The investment company posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $4.8 million.In the final minutes of trading on Monday, the company’s shares hit $4.50. A year ago, they were trading at $3.16._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AAIC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AAICSource

Stumbling Falcons head into bye week with 3 straight losses and questions everywhere

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — It’s starting to feel like Arthur Smith is coaching for his job with the Atlanta Falcons.After three straight losses, including a final-play setback to the woeful Arizona Cardinals, the Falcons (4-6) head into their bye week with questions all over the field — and on the sideline. Who is the No. 1 quarterback? What happened to the defense that was supposed to be dramatically improved after an offseason spending spree? Is Smith’s job on the line if things don’t turn around?“You embrace it — the good, the bad, the pressure,” Smith said Monday. “The good news is we’re not dead.”Indeed, the Falcons are hardly out of contention in the mediocre NFC South, trailing the first-place Saints by only a game.But they have failed so far to take advantage of a weak schedule. Atlanta’s first 10 opponents have a combined record of 41-52.Smith said he’ll look into almost everything during the bye week, but there is one area that will not change: his ...

I-10 fire has closed a vital part of a Los Angeles freeway indefinitely, officials warn

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

Los Angeles firefighters mop up damage from a fire that severely damaged a section of Interstate 10 in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots beneath a major highway near downtown Los Angeles, forcing the temporary closure of the roadway. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)(AP/Richard Vogel) Los Angeles firefighters mop up damage from a fire that severely damaged a section of Interstate 10 in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots beneath a major highway ne...

QB Stroud continues to shine for Texans, leads another game-winning drive

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Another week, another game-winning drive by C.J. Stroud.The rookie quarterback led a six-play, 55-yard drive, capped by a 38-yard field goal to lift the Houston Texans to a 30-27 win over Cincinnati on Sunday.That performance came after he finished a 75-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to give the Texans a 39-37 victory over Tampa Bay last week.The second overall pick is the only rookie quarterback in the past 40 years to lead game-winning drives in the final two minutes in two straight games.“The calmness starts for him in that he’s played in a lot of big games at Ohio State,” coach DeMeco Ryans said. “He’s been under the big lights before … and he’s made big plays. He doesn’t get wide-eyed when the moment comes. He understands that: ’I believe in my teammates, I believe in myself, and I believe in the O-line that is protecting me and I know I’m going to make plays.’”He threw for 356 yards and a touchdown and overcame three turnovers to give the Texans (5-4) ...

Anterix: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — WOODLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — Anterix Inc. (ATEX) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $2.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Woodland Park, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 11 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 55 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 64 cents per share.The wireless communications company posted revenue of $1.1 million in the period, which met Street forecasts.Anterix shares have dropped 11% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $28.74, a decrease of 24% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ATEX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AT...

Burkina Faso authorities say 70 people, mostly children and elderly, slain in village massacre

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Assailants in northern Burkina Faso killed about 70 people, most of them children and the elderly, in a village massacre earlier this month that remains under investigation, authorities said Monday.Prosecutor Simon B. Gnanou said the attack took place in the village of Zaongo, located around 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the city of Boulsa.“At the current stage of our findings and the testimonies collected, the perpetrators of these atrocities remain unknown for the moment,” Gnanou said in a news release. The West African nation has been grappling with a jihadi insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group for years. Thousands of people have been killed and more than 2 million internally displaced.On Sunday, the European Union placed the death toll from the village massacre at nearly 100. Investigators were meeting with families of the victims and expected to then update the provisional death toll of 70 people, Gnanou said.It took two day...

NextDecade: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — NextDecade Corp. (NEXT) on Monday reported third-quarter earnings of $114.6 million.The Houston-based company said it had net income of 48 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 58 cents per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 11 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NEXT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NEXTSource

Investcorp: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (ICMB) on Monday reported a loss of $1.7 million in its fiscal first quarter.On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to 11 cents per share.The specialty finance company posted revenue of $5.9 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ICMB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ICMBSource

Kingston’s Museum of Healthcare to be featured on The HISTORY Channel’s ‘Our War’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:13:44 GMT

The Museum of Health Care at Kingston has announced that on Remembrance Day it will be featured in an episode of The HISTORY Channel’s documentary series, Our War.The series itself chronicles the investigations of Canadians as they search through museums and archives to unveil the stories of their ancestors who lived during World War I and World War II. The episode airing on Saturday follows historian nurse Jill Galant as she aims to uncover the story behind a photograph of her great, great-aunt, Rena McLean, a Nursing Sister during World War I. McLean made profound contributions to the war effort as a nurse and was tragically killed in the sinking of the Llandovery Castle hospital ship along with 13 other nurses in 1918.“What I always like to say is medical history is a very specific topic, but also it underpins absolutely everything,” stated Rowena McGowan, Curator at the Museum of Health Care at Kingston. “It really is a part of every aspect of histo...