Isabella Kwai

6 days ago | straitstimes.com | Isabella Kwai

NEW YORK - A salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers has sickened at least 45 people across 18 US states, health officials said on May 30, and they warned that the number of people infected was likely higher. Companies including Target have issued recalls for products with cucumbers that may be contaminated. The cases have been reported across the Midwest and East Coast, with nearly a third of them in Georgia and Florida, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Isabella Kwai

Target and Walmart are among the retailers that sold the produce and ready-to-eat items made with it. Purchasers are urged to throw them away. A salmonella outbreak traced to a Florida-based cucumber producer has expanded to include 45 people reporting illness in 18 states, the U.S. Food and Drug …

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Isabella Kwai

The cheery muppet donned a tiny cap and gown to inspire students at the University of Maryland. "Life is like a movie. Write your own ending," he said. Video Back transcriptKermit the Frog Delivers Commencement AddressKermit took the podium in a muppet-size formal cap and gown on Thursday to deliver a commencement speech at the University of Maryland, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. Life is not a solo act. No it's not. It's a big, messy, delightful ensemble piece.

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Isabella Kwai

A manhunt has gripped New Orleans since 10 inmates made a brazen escape from a jail last week in one of the largest such breaks in Louisiana history. Authorities have captured five of the inmates, but five others are still on the run. A maintenance worker was charged Tuesday with aiding their escape, bolstering investigators’ suspicions that the men had inside help amid security failures. And two women were charged Wednesday with helping the escapees while they were on the run.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Isabella Kwai

The Louisiana authorities are still searching for five of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center last week. A manhunt has gripped New Orleans since 10 inmates made a brazen escape from a jail last week in one of the largest such breaks in Louisiana history. The authorities have captured five of the inmates, but five others are still on the run.