Eric Hegedus
@erichegedus.bsky.social
Way gay | Journalist of a certain age New York City | Formerly of Philadelphia
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CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states
Missouri reported a dramatic jump in cases in the past week. Six states have joined the outbreak linked to lettuce from central Mexico, according to people familiar with the investigation.
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MEMPHIS: “A mechanical contractor who helped build Elon Musk’s Memphis-area data centers at breakneck speed says SpaceXAI is dragging its feet on paying his company for work performed since 2024…owes his company more than $136 million…” www.actionnews5.com/2026/08/01/c...
67 boat strikes 221 people killed EXCLUSIVE: Operation Southern Spear has not reduced the volume, availability, purity or price of cocaine arriving in the U.S., according to an internal DEA assessment and a closed-door Pentagon briefing for senators, and has made enforcement more difficult
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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Opinion | Radio, meet the hedge fund that hollowed out America’s newsrooms - Editor and Publisher
Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that became infamous for hollowing out American newsrooms, is now poised to hold a major voting stake in reorganized Cumulus Media. As someone who spent 20 years i...
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A cause of death has not yet been confirmed. However, French newspaper Le Figaro, citing local authorities, reports that the DJ may have suffered a stroke after complaining of headaches for the past several days. consequence.net/2026/07/kavi...
Kavinsky, "Nightcall" French DJ, Found Dead at 50
Kavinsky, the acclaimed French electronic musician whose song "Nightcall" gained international acclaim through the film Drive, has died at the age of 50.
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Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."
It's darkly depressing that the entire GOP -- from the White House to Congress to the Supreme Court -- insists that the president and his aides cannot be held accountable for all the very clear crimes that they clearly committed, but they think Dr. Fauci should hang for alleged mishandling of COVID.
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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’
One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities.
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As 6abc’s broadcast license is threatened, it is urgent to protect the freedom of the press | Opinion
At the Trump administration’s urging, the FCC is challenging the station’s broadcast license. The public has until July 29 to submit comments online in support of the channel.
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Hold up just a minute. First, the cyclosporiasis outbreak was traced to Taylor Farms. Then, after a meeting in DC, it was deemed a false positive. Now, the FDA is backtracking and blaming Taylor Farms again? Do I read this correctly?? www.reuters.com/business/hea...
FDA says data on cyclosporiasis points to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said that traceback investigation data gathered as part of a probe into an outbreak of cyclosporiasis pointed to shredded iceberg lettuce from ...
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Writers, could we please, please, PLEASE ditch the "So-and-so is getting candid about so-and-so" lede? It's become such a lazy cliché.
“Is that why there’s no gas in the world anymore? Because the president flies with an extra emotional support plane?” Chieng said on “The Daily Show.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/a...
Ronny Chieng Tackles Trump’s Two Air Force Ones
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Not the headline my soon-to-be-Italy-bound butt wanted to see this a.m. nypost.com/2026/07/10/w...
Ryanair passenger’s head and shoulders hang from broken window after he’s nearly sucked out of plane
A plane passenger was almost sucked out of a window that shattered moments after take-off on Friday — with others grabbing hold of him as his “head and shoulders” were l…
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