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WFIT Local News Update August 27, 2025 AM

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WFIT's Local News Update November 19, 2024 AM

Outbreaks caused by imported foods are up — and so is the amount of imported food that Americans eat. Fish and spices are the biggest culprits. That's according to new data from the CDC.

Also: Georgia's lieutenant governor threatens to end Delta's tax break over NRA ties; a new report warns of the dangers of U.S. poverty and racial inequality; and a warm Arctic means a colder Europe.

Terry Branstad served more than 22 non-consecutive years as governor of Iowa, helping shift the state's politics to the right. Now he heads to China to steward a delicate diplomatic relationship.

Bright says he was removed from his post as a high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccines because of his reluctance to promote drugs such as hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

Also: Singer Phil Everly dies; passengers rescued in the Antarctic resume their trip home; and a man who won $174 million didn't realize his good fortune for weeks.

Also: During trip, the president uses name "Myanmar;" stocks look to move higher on hope for budget deal; Hostess CEO says there may be a buyer for Twinkies; biographer of Gen. Petraeus is said to be devastated; post-Sandy rebuilding continues

Also: New fissures open from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano; hurricane forecasters are watching a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico; and there's a new suicide attack in Malaysia.