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FreshRealm is recalling pre-made chicken fettuccine alfredo meals sold at Kroger and Walmart over concerns the ready-to-eat meals could possibly be contaminated with listeria, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. According to a notice from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), FreshRealm, which provides meals to retailers …

Meta has removed a number of ads promoting “nudify” apps — AI tools used to create sexually explicit deepfakes using images of real people — after a CBS News investigation found hundreds of such advertisements on its platforms. “We have strict rules against non-consensual intimate imagery; we removed these ads, …

The recent case of an Italian tourist who was kidnapped in New York City and tortured by people allegedly after his cryptocurrency is drawing attention to a rash of crimes dubbed “wrench attacks,” which combine cybertheft with old-fashioned thuggery.  The term stems from an XKCD comic that depicts a “crypto …

Ankara, Turkey — Airline passengers in Turkey who unbuckle their seat belts, access overhead compartments, or occupy the aisle before their plane has fully stopped now face fines under new regulations issued by the country’s civil aviation authority. The updated rules, which aim to enhance safety and ensure a more …

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan on Thursday confirmed they had scrapped merger talks announced in December, bringing an end to a tie-up that would have created the world’s third-largest automaker. The firms said in a joint statement that they “agreed to terminate the MOU (memorandum of understanding) signed on …

General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers for its customers, with the use of a GM-approved NACS DC adapter. Customers in the United States will …

Towson, Md. — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, voted late Saturday to authorize a strike, according to a statement from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ …

The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to profiting from sex trafficking and agreed to make payments to women whose videos were posted without their consent, federal prosecutors in New York announced Thursday. Aylo Holdings, the website’s parent company, reached a deferred prosecution …

Economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of the year, adding to evidence that the U.S. may avoid a recession even as interest rates rise to a two-decade high. The nation’s economic output grew at a 2.4% annual rate in the three months ending in June, the Commerce Department reported …

Don’t despair if you’ve left it late to rent a vacation home, even in popular summer resort areas that normally require people to make their arrangements months in advance and that were especially thronged during the pandemic. In the Northeast, bookings in destinations such as Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and …