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A major meat supplier is shuttering two US plant locations, and experts say it’s bad news for carnivores. JBS USA, a meat-processing company that supplies Costco and BJ’s, as well as grocers such as Food Lion, Weis Markets, WinCo, and Stop & Shop, announced this week that it is closing its operations in Philadelphia and Memphis, eliminating a total of 2,000 jobs. “These decisions are never easy because they directly affect our team members and the communities where we operate,” said Wesley Batista Filho, CEO of JBS USA. “We are deeply grateful to the team members at these facilities for…

Over the course of three days, Jacob Crowe walked 26 miles across Chicago in super-humid heat and rainy mornings, engaging in hundreds of virtual battles. Alongside tens of thousands of other players, he sought the rarest Pokemon, particularly Shiny variants.”It makes it better to do it as a group together,”…

EU leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed to produce a preliminary deal on the €2 trillion EU long-term budget for 2028–2034 by October, according to a draft statement published on Friday. In a gathering on Thursday and Friday, the bloc entered a sensitive phase of the negotiations, trying to reach…

How far are we prepared to go to protect our sense of convenience? Caitlin Fitzsimmons (“A cull simply wouldn’t help stop attacks”, June 14) advocates against the culling of sharks, pointing out that if one breed is targeted, other breeds will just move in. But there’s also the question of…

The World Cup looks different this year not only because it’s being played across three countries, but thanks to a new addition sparking a heated debate: hydration breaks. FIFA introduced the three-minute pauses in each 45-minute half, effectively creating four unofficial quarters.Soccer’s governing body says the measure is necessary to protect…

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