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Florida Bans Bar Alcohol Consumption

Daily confirmed cases neared 9,000, a new record that is almost double the previous mark set just two days ago.

In this May 1 photo, a sign sits in front of the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, IA. Civil rights attorney Tom Frerichs filed a lawsuit on Thursday, June 25 behalf of the estates of three Tyson Foods workers at its pork processing plant in Waterloo who died after contracting coronavirus.

Tyson Sued by Families of 3 Deceased Iowa Workers

The suit says the company knowingly put employees at risk and lied to keep them on the job.

Employees of a grocery store deliver ordered products in plastic bags to residents of apartment buildings that are partly under quarntine due to a new coronavirus outbreak in Verl, Germany on Wednesday, June 24.

Police, Mass Testing Follow Germany Slaughterhouse Outbreak

Some of the checked-on individuals worked at the large slaughterhouse that has had about 1,300 people test positive for COVID-19.

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Monsanto to Pay $95M for PCB Pollution

Numerous cities, including Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Portland, Oregon, have sued Monsanto over PCB cleanup costs.

Mobile teams testing people on the coronavirus collect their equipment at a fire station in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany on Monday, June 23. The mobile teams from the German Federal Armed Forces and aid organizations are formed to visit and test people in quarantine throughout the Guetersloh region.

German Slaughterhouse Blames Workforce for Outbreak

More than 1,550 people have tested positive for coronavirus at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck.

New Method May Extend N95 Mask Shelf Life

The technique focuses on the elastic band.

In this Jan. 29, 2006 photo, a car passes in front of a Tyson Foods sign at the company's headquarters in Springdale, Ark. China's decision to ban imports from a single Tyson Foods poultry plant because of concerns about a coronavirus outbreak there puzzled many in the meat industry and raised concerns about whether this could threaten a major market for U.S. meat.

US Meat Leaders Stumped by China's Import Ban

Chinese officials didn't hint about expanding the ban in a statement issued about suspending imports from a plant in Springdale, AR.

In this photo taken June 17, a sign declares off the highway in Yakima, Wash., declares the city the 'Palm Springs of Washington.' The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Yakima County hard, with cases surging far faster in than in the rest of the state. The virus has caused turmoil in the farm and food processing industries, where some fearful workers staged wildcat strikes recently to demand that employers provide safer working conditions.

Virus Hammering Farm County in Washington State

Some fearful farm workers in Yakima County staged wildcat strikes recently to demand employers provide safer working conditions.

NSC Expo Moved to March 2021 in Houston

The National Safety Council's flagship event was scheduled for October in Indianapolis.

150 Workers Quarantined Without Pay

The company promised to provide a snack every third day to cheer the workers up.

Two people stand at a fence separate a quarantined apartment building in Goettingen, Germany on Monday, June 22. The city council has quarantined an entire residential complex to contain the coronavirus in the area.

Germany Works to Control Meat Plant Outbreak

As of Monday morning, 20 workers at the Tonnies meat plant have been hospitalized and several are in intensive care.

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Labeling Error Leads to Seafood Recall

A breakdown in the company's quality control process is to blame.