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• USDA to Give $5.5 Million to Study Origin of E. Coli in Produce

  Jenny Albano | August 21, 2007 11:10 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The USDA has announced that they will be giving $5.5 million to study E. coli in produce. Officials from the agency want to make sure the deadly bacteria stays out of food. The money is being given to a California institute that will study the origin of E. coli 0157:H7, which is a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and some life threatening complications such as Hemolytic...

• I35W Minneapolis Bridge Collapses; 30 Missing

  Courtney Mills | August 02, 2007 1:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The I-35W Interstate highway bridge in downtown Minneapolis plummeted over 60 feet into the Mississippi River, killing at least 7. Nearly thirty people remained missing as the search continued into the next day for cars that fell from the bridge into the river. The bridge was full to capacity of rush hour traffic when the accident occurred, which may have caused it to break up into sections...