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  • By Greg Wilson

Although I find large development projects fascinating, for the most part they aren’t aimed at me as someone who owns a home and no longer com…

At least 75 people are sickened as the deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak expands
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At least 75 people are sickened as the deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak expands

  • By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer

A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that at least 22 people have been hospitalized. One person in Colorado died. No source of the E. coli outbreak has been identified, but officials are focused on raw slivered onions used on the burgers. McDonald's officials have said that a Calfornia-based grower supplied yellow onions that have been recalled for possible contamination.

McDonald's franchises fined for child labor violations
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McDonald's franchises fined for child labor violations

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Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald's restaurants in Kentucky with no or little pay. The Labor Department says its fining the owners of three Louisville franchises a total of $212,000 following its investigation into wage theft and underage work by minors. One of franchise owners says in a statement that the 10-year-olds were just visiting a parent on the night shift. The agency the owners employed 24 minors under 16 to work more hours than legally permitted. The investigations are part of an ongoing effort by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division to stop child labor abuses in the Southeast region. McDonald's called the reports unacceptable and deeply troubling.