More than 50 million people in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic faced severe weather risks as wildfire smoke began clearing in the East but lingered over the Midwest. Storms could bring damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding from Washington to Boston.
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President Donald Trump threatened to add wildfire-related costs to tariffs on Canada, accusing it of “Willful Negligence” as smoke from hundreds of fires blankets U.S. cities. Canadian officials pointed to cross-border firefighting cooperation and climate change, while Ontario’s premier urged the U.S. to send help.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brought unhealthy air to more than 100 million people across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Officials urged residents to stay indoors, limit outdoor activity and use N95 or similar masks when necessary.
Taco Bell is removing lettuce from menus in select states while health officials investigate whether it is linked to a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. The CDC has reported 1,645 confirmed cases, 145 hospitalizations and thousands more cases awaiting analysis.
Wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota is bringing unhealthy and hazardous air to parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast. Officials urged residents to limit outdoor activity, monitor air quality and use N95-style masks when needed.
The FDA is investigating iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell as a possible source of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The CDC has confirmed 1,645 cases, while more than 5,100 additional illnesses remain under investigation.
At least one person has died and more than 80 rescues have been made as floods hit southcentral Texas. The Guadalupe River rose rapidly in the same region where more than 130 people died in flooding last summer.
General Mills is recalling nearly 736,000 frozen Pillsbury bread rolls after an FDA notice said the products may contain glass. The recall affects Hard Roll Dough and Kaiser Roll Dough distributed in 19 states.