## Inside the Taco Bell offices during the mad scramble to stop the ‘diarrhea’ lettuce outbreak and save the brand

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Taco Bell leadership’s scramble to contain this summer’s “explosive diarrhea” cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce sold at their restaurants and to save the Mexican food brand has been described in a new report.

Last week, Taco Bell announced that it was immediately removing lettuce “potentially impacted” by a parasite that has caused thousands of Americans to fall ill.

open image in gallery Taco Bell executives scrambled to stop this summer’s cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce sold at their restaurants and save the Mexican food brand, according to a new report ( Getty Images for Taco Bell ).

The Food and Drug Administration reported on July 16 that more than 1,600 people infected with cyclosporiasis had eaten at Taco Bell.

open image in gallery Thousands of Americans have fallen ill from a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce sold at Taco Bell in five states ( Getty Images for Taco Bell ).

In a follow-up post Wednesday, Taco Bell shared a collage of fan comments, including ones that read, “Taco Bell forever” and “I’m never leaving you.”.

The FDA has warned against eating lettuce from Taco Bell or any other restaurant that has been recalled by Taylor Farms. »

### Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss

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In court Thursday, Sen. Hoffman said he and his family are constantly reminded of the extraordinary violence of that night, even in the mundane details of day-to-day life.

Court documents said Boelter also went to Bahner’s house that night as well as the home of another lawmaker. »

### ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’

Authored by variety.com

“I wish people would offer me things that I didn’t feel bad about accepting,” Yankovic told the Pennsylvania publication TribLive.

“I’m not dissing anybody that took the money because I’m sure everybody that went there got a lot of money,” Yankovic added.

But I’m doing enough that I don’t need to take any amount of money if it makes me feel icky, and that kind of did.”. »

### Expect Steam Machine price hikes soon as Valve admits RAMageddon is only “getting worse”

Authored by frvr.com

It’s also led to the price hike to the Steam Deck which has led to a disastrous drop in sales.

While Valve hasn’t officially announced a price hike for the Steam Machine, it seems obvious that the console-like PC is going to jump in price just like its handheld predecessor.

With the Steam Machine already sold at a similar price to its cost of production, there’s no way it can continue to be sold for its already worrisome price. »

### Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

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NEW YORK (AP) — Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.

The withdrawals in U.S. District Court followed a remarkable back-and-forth between a visibly irritated Judge Arun Subramanian and government lawyers.

Buckley apologized for other subpoenas that sought records for phone numbers belonging to one reporter’s mother and two of the journalists’ spouses. »

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