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The J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling select Jif peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Dear Neighbor: For almost a year, I and other members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation have been asking the Wolf Administration for answers as to why residents in long-term care facilities and nursing homes were not protected against COVID-19. As the world has grappled with the virus, we quickly learned that senior citizens and those with underlying health conditions were at the highest risk for serious health impacts, including death. Over 50 percent of Pennsylvania’s deaths attributable to COVID-19 have been residents of senior living or long-term care facilities. Sadly, this trend is true across the nation. The COVID Tracking...

Iraqi forces seize suspected insurgents By Omar Anwar BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi soldiers backed by U.S. helicopters have killed several suspected insurgents and seized 131 more in a dawn raid, capturing tons of explosives earmarked for attacks on the holy city of Kerbala, officials say. "It was a surprise operation based on intensive surveillance by military intelligence," Defence Minister Hazim al-Shaalan told Reuters on Saturday. "It was very successful." Earlier this week Iraqi police commandos said they killed 85 militants in a raid on a suspected insurgent training camp near Baghdad, hailing it as a breakthrough against the insurgency. Shaalan...

P&G also makes 'best company to work for' list, at No. 82 J.M. Smucker Co., the jam and jelly maker that employs about 200 in Cincinnati, was named the best company to work for in an annual Fortune magazine survey. Richard Smucker, president and co-CEO with his brother Timothy, said: "We're honored and surprised, but it's not something we sought. We just try to run our business day-to-day.'' Smucker, based in tiny Orrville, south of Cleveland, is the first manufacturer to top the 7-year-old list. But the 107-year-old company, which acquired Procter & Gamble's Jif and Crisco a year ago,...