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Thursday August 29th, 2024 morning edition

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential campaign to help Donald Trump win.

But Michigan, Wisconsin, and Colorado denied his requests to be removed from the ballot.

The status of his request in North Carolina, a key swing state, is still unclear.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the presidential race last week to help former President Donald Trump win, but things aren't going quite as planned.

While announcing the suspension of his long-shot presidential campaign, Kennedy said he was specifically removing his name from the ballot in about 10 swing states. »

Bugs, mold and mildew found in Boar's Head plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

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The outbreak has grown to 57 hospitalizations in more than a dozen states linked to recalled products from the plant.

"This is the largest listeriosis outbreak since the 2011 outbreak linked to cantaloupe," the CDC said Wednesday.

Samples from unopened products distributed from the Boar's Head plant were found by authorities in multiple states to be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. »

Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan

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US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed a Biden administration plea seeking to revive the latest plan to tackle federal student loan debt.

They say it should be blocked for the same reason that the Supreme Court blocked Biden's earlier plan. »