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Ex-Overstock CEO didn't care about violating 'some' judge's orders on LindellTV, but opposing lawyers were paying attention
Patrick Byrne appears on Emerald Robinson's LindellTV show in July 2026 (court exhibit). Before Hunter Biden won a defamation lawsuit against Patrick Byrne by default, his attorneys likened the ex-Overstock CEO to prominent adjudicated defamers who "continued public...
Mother killed 2-year-old with 'at least 40 separate physical blows' and then asked photographer for 'after life' photos with her dead daughter
Inset left: Jeanie Ditty (Fayetteville Police Department). Inset right: Macy Grace Ditty (North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys). Background: The Cape Fear Valley Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C. (Google Maps). A North Carolina woman will spend...
USS Abraham Lincoln departs Mideast after taxing deployment
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has left the Middle East as it heads home to San Diego after a demanding nine-month deployment that included 200 days in a combat zone.
Ageing Well Home Support Visitors Share Knowledge in Northern Ireland Workshops – August 2026
What a way to conclude a busy summer! In August, I had the privilege of joining a program of specialized training and workshops in Belfast, Northern Ireland (NI) for two weeks. My assigned task was to introduce real-world examples of the challenges that can arise when...
First Cyclospora Lawsuit of the 2026 Outbreak Filed in Illinois. A Chicago Librarian Was in an Emergency Room the Day After CDC’s Health Advisory, and It Still Took Until August 4 to Find the Parasite.
Zaragoza and Sanchez v. Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. and Taylor Farms California, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-10148, filed today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a state that now counts 1,437 illnesses of its own.CHICAGO — August 21,...
The Fifty-State Cyclospora Count Is Now 31,972. CDC Has Counted 828 Hospitalizations This Summer and Attributed 454 of Them to the Recalled Lettuce.
This chart stood at 31,521 on Wednesday. Tonight it stands at 31,972. West Virginia and Florida posted new numbers, Michigan reported on Thursday, and one row of my own chart turned out to be short by 31 people. The federal outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce...
Lowering Beef Prices Without Harming the Cattle Industry
OverviewThe central policy question is not simply how to make beef cheaper. It is how to increase the quantity of beef available to American consumers while preserving the economic incentive for American ranchers to rebuild the cattle herd. That distinction is...
FDA Has Counted Fifty-Two American Sprout Outbreaks Since 1996 and More Than 2,700 Illnesses. Here Is a Thirty-Year Chart of the Big Ones — Twenty-Seven Outbreaks on Four Continents, 14,325 Confirmed Sick and at Least 57 Dead. Here Is What the Experts Have Been Saying, in Their Own Words, Since 1998.
FDA’s own guidance to the sprout seed industry says the agency has observed 52 reported outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with contaminated sprouts in the United States between 1996 and 2020, together causing more than 2,700 illnesses. That is...
Back to Compliance Basics: A Practical 2026 Checklist for California Employers
As we move through 2026, it remains the perfect time for California employers to return to the fundamentals. With evolving employment laws, local ordinances, aggressive enforcement, and high volumes of wage-and-hour and PAGA claims, getting the basics right continues...