FDA backs off recall of 2800 endoscope cleaning machines
The FDA drops a November recall of Custom Ultrasonics System 83 Plus devices used nationwide after a Senate report linked them to superbug outbreaks. Regulators bar use for a duodenoscope tied to 41 outbreaks and 24 deaths, but allow cleaning of other endoscopes while issues are addressed.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Custom Ultrasonics
Ivyland
Senate
Custom’s
U.S
Powerball prize rises to 429.6 million dollars
Iowa lottery officials boosted the Powerball grand prize to 429.6 million dollars after the Saturday drawing with numbers 5 25 26 44 66 and Powerball 9. The odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million, and a winner may have yet to be determined as tickets are tallied.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kelly Cripe
United States
Community hero Malcom Winffel dies aiding shooting victim
In Montgomery Mall parking lot, Malcom Winffel 45 died helping a woman during Eulalio Tordil's 24 hour spree that left three dead and three wounded. His sister Pilar said he always helped others as investigators link a .40 Glock to the Friday killings and a Thursday domestic case. A vigil and GoFundMe support mobilize in Clarksburg.
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Rockville
Malcom Winffel
Pilar Winffel
Columbia
Montgomery Mall
Eulalio Tordil
Adelphi
Tordil
Gladys Tordil
Winffel
Bethesda
Aspen Hill
Claudina Molina
Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Russ Hamill
Hamill
Clarksburg High School
Gofundme
Pilar
Detroit schools struggle amid funding crisis at Cass Tech
Detroit students at Cass Technical High School face book shortages and limited home access as Detroit Public Schools confront chronic underfunding. Officials tout tech options while critics warn long term debt, staffing gaps, and state oversight threaten 46 000 pupils and 97 buildings.
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Detroit
Anthony Sawyers
Cass Tech
Tomi Sawyers
Detroit Public Schools
Michelle Zdrodowski
Michigan
U.S
Center For Education Policy Analysis
Stanford University
Senate
House
Southfield Public Schools
Alabama faces multiple top official scandals and suspensions
In Alabama, Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended over attempts to block same sex marriage after a federal ruling. Gov. Robert Bentley faces impeachment amid a sexual scandal, House Speaker Mike Hubbard faces 23 felony ethics charges, as all three branches are embroiled in controversy.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Roy Moore
US S. Supreme Court
Moore
Robert Bentley
Mike Hubbard
Bill Stewart
University of Alabama
West Point probes cadets photo raised fists
The U S Military Academy opened an inquiry into a photo showing 16 black female cadets in uniform with raised fists amid questions whether the gesture violated political activity rules. Cadets near graduation May 21 face possible consequences, while observers note the pose echoes historic portraits and Black Lives Matter symbolism.
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New York
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Christopher Kasker
Academy
Board of
Brenda Sue Fulton
Black Lives Matter
Army Times
Defense Department
Mary Tobin
Tommie Smith
John Carlos
Mexico City
United States Military Academy
N.Y
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