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Crackers recalled on egg allergens concerns
(Reuters) - President Global Corp is recalling Bin-Bin Snow Rice Crackers 5.3-ounce packages and Bin-Bin Rice Crackers 15.8-ounce packages because of undeclared egg allergens, the company said on Wednesday.
Ex-Credit Suisse employee surrenders: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Credit Suisse employee surrendered to the FBI on Wednesday on criminal charges, an FBI spokesman said, in a U.S. government probe on writedowns on subprime mortgage derivatives at the height of the financial crisis.
Occupy movement split over confrontational tactics
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - When anti-Wall Street protesters set out to take over Oakland's shuttered convention center on Saturday, they left no doubt about the reception they expected. Scores concealed their faces with bandanas, and dozens carried shields, some painted with anarchist symbols.
Death toll in Florida pileups rises to 11
(Reuters) - The death toll in Sunday's devastating highway pileups in northern Florida has risen to 11 after authorities discovered another body in a pickup truck initially believed to have contained just two crash victims, police said Wednesday.
Retired Philadelphia Cardinal dies, ending debate over abuse
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the retired Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia whose competence to testify in an upcoming church sex abuse trial was hotly debated in court, died in his sleep on Tuesday, the church said.
California Nuclear plant shuts down reactor as precaution
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power station in Southern California was shut down on Tuesday after a small leak was detected in a steam generator tube, but the incident posed no risk to the public or plant workers, the facility operator said.
First Canada lynx in 15 years found in Idaho
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A Canada lynx has been documented in Idaho for the first time in over 15 years when the imperiled cat was inadvertently caught in a foot-hold trap in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday.
Heavy snows cause "moose emergency" concern in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Heavy snows in parts of Alaska are taking a deadly toll on moose as deep snowdrifts force the animals into hazardous detours on plowed roads and railroad tracks, officials said on Tuesday, prompting one group to seek declaration of a "moose emergency."
