A pair of wildfires broke out late Sunday near Alligator Alley in the Florida Everglades. One of the fires grew to 15,000 acres Tuesday just north of Alligator Alley in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee. Several roadways are threatened by smoke and flames and a safety advisory has been issued.
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Rosina Food Products of New York is recalling approximately 9,462 pounds of ready-to-eat frozen meatball products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Sunday. The affected products have a 15-month shelf-life and were shipped to Aldi supermarket locations nationwide.
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