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LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Americans prepare for Fourth of July cookouts, there's a warning about contaminated chicken. Chicken producer Foster Farms of California has issued a recall of 170 of its products. The company's chicken has been linked to an outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella that's made some 500 people sick over the past 16 months. The products may also be labeled FoodMaxx, Kroger, Safeway, Savemart, Valbest and Sunland. No fresh products currently in grocery stores are involved.
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Arthur is postponing or canceling many 4th of July events along the East Coast. The storm made landfall Thursday night near the southern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks, with winds of about 100 mph. Arthur is expected to weaken as it travels northward. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for coastal areas of Virginia and as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
PHOENIX (AP) — People in the Phoenix area are dealing with a dust storm, that's grounded numerous flights and knocked out power to thousands. All inbound and outbound traffic at Sky Harbor International Airport was halted for about 45 minutes Thursday night. About 24 inbound flights were diverted to other airports. The storm also ushered in the yearly monsoon season, bringing powerful winds that knocked down trees and power lines.
INKSTER, Mich. (AP) — Police near Detroit say a 2-year-old girl was shot in front of her father as retaliation for an April shooting. Twenty-four-year-old Raymone Jackson appeared in court Thursday on a first-degree murder charge in Tuesday's death of Kamiya Gross. A police lieutenant told the court that Kamiya was shot and killed so that her father would see her die before he also was killed. The father and a 12-year-old girl also were shot but survived.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Protesters are clashing with police near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, where about 100 of them marched to mark Philippine-American Friendship day. The protesters called to junk a new pact allowing thousands of U.S. troops to be temporarily based in the country. A policeman and a protester were slightly hurt during Friday's demonstrations.
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