US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The outbreak, which began in late October, sickened at least 104 people in 14 states, including 34 who were hospitalized, according to the U.S. Food … Read more

Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A law prohibiting abortion services for women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 is unconstitutional, Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled. In his ruling handed down on Nov. 22 and made public this week, Judge Maxwell Takuva said since Zimbabwe’s laws already criminalize marital rape and sex with … Read more

Covid corruption commissioner gets to work

Covid corruption commissioner gets to work

The new Covid corruption commissioner has started an investigation into personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud. Tom Hayhoe’s first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of PPE bought during the pandemic that then had to be written off the government’s books. Mr Hayhoe is also likely to review the previous government’s abandoning of attempts to reclaim … Read more

Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules

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BOISE, Idaho — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that most of Idaho’s first-in-the-nation law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without the consent of their parents can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality continues. The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the statute’s … Read more

Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Trans Youth Health Care

Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Trans Youth Health Care

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments for the most important transgender rights case it has ever reviewed — one that could have significant consequences on the future of lifesaving gender-affirming care for youth in the country. At the heart of the case, United States v. Skrmetti, is the question of whether a … Read more