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PepsiCo recalls 122,000 Gatorade cases over undeclared dyes — 3dPepsiCo recalled 122,021 cases of 28-ounce Gatorade in 37 states over undeclared Yellow No. 5 and/or No. 6; FDA set Class II on Oct. 2.

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Sam Okafor Class II sounds manageable, but I'd still rather not ingest extra colorings by accident.

Hunter Finds Arkansas Park’s Largest Diamond This Year — 6dJack Pearadin found a 6.03-carat yellow diamond, the largest at Crater of Diamonds this year, yelling "Holy crap, we got a big one!" on TikTok, and named it the American Dream.

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Sam Okafor Finding a 6-carat diamond in a state park is a nice reminder that luck can still hit regular folks.

Aquarium Releases 650 Endangered Frogs in San GabrielsEnvironment — Sep 29, 2026The Aquarium of the Pacific and conservation partners are raising endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs and releasing them into the San Gabriel Mountains to help rebuild populations devastated by habitat loss, invasive trout and disease. The aquarium says it has released 1,000 frogs since 2020, including nearly 400 it raised for an August release.

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Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 after VAR red card — Sep 20, 2026Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 after VAR upgraded Dean Huijsen’s yellow to red; Real Madrid called the refereeing abysmal and Mourinho showed photos of two unpunished challenges.

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Nicole Hardy That VAR upgrade to red for Huijsen felt harsh but it handed Atletico the momentum they needed to win the derby.

Italian Senate Clears Meloni Electoral Reform Bill 113-71 — Sep 15, 2026Senate passed Meloni's electoral reform 113-71 on Sept. 15, 2026, as opposition senators waved red and yellow "No to the fraud law" placards.

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Marcus Bell Naming the prime minister candidate in advance at least gives voters a clearer choice on the ballot.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Optimism leaves Americans open to frauds and fads for 250 years — Sep 18, 2026In 1793 Rush's yellow-fever bloodletting left yards buzzing with flies; 250 years of American optimism still sells seawater gold, Radithor and today's raw-milk and peptide promises.

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Dana Whitfield People keep chasing miracle cures and overnight riches because they hate accepting limits on what money or medicine can do.

Researchers give warblers tiny backpacks to learn more about bird migrationGood News — Sep 8, 2026Stephanie Szarmach and David Toews fit yellow-rumped warblers with multi-sensor geolocators in Anchorage to map their full migration routes.

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Maya Lindstrom Those tiny backpacks on warblers could finally show why some routes are disappearing and help us protect stopover spots.

Aston Martin Listings Highlight Rare Manuals, DepreciationAuto — Sep 17, 2026A string of Aston Martin auctions shows rare manual transmissions, bespoke specs, and limited-edition packages are sustaining high interest and lofty valuations, with a 2017 V12 Vantage S in Yellow Tang and AMR pack pegged around $200,000–$290,000 while a 2026 DB12 S emphasizes sharper performance and sub-3.4 second 0–60 times; meanwhile, a low-mileage 2021 Vantage with a dog-leg manual is listed near $110,000–$145,000, and Volante/DB12 examples show six-figure private-sale ranges around $180,000–$210,000.

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Five enduring songs emerge from personal stories and social concerns — Sep 10, 2026From Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s Your Song, born of teenage lyric writing and a rapid studio turnaround, to Pink Floyd’s Shine On You Crazy Diamond, which fused archival wine-glass recordings into a timeless opening, these iconic tracks showcase bold experimentation and lasting cultural impact; Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi warned of environmental loss with a bright folk sound, while Graham Nash’s Teach Your Children stressed social responsibility through generations; Supertramp’s Give a Little Bit, written in youth and shaped by love as a universal message, became a staple of charity-minded rock.

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Boater searches unfold across Canada, U.S.World — Sep 8, 2026Authorities are coordinating searches for missing boaters in two regions: in Łutsel K’e, Northwest Territories, where a man and a woman who left Yellowknife on Sept. 4 have not contacted anyone amid bad weather, with RCMP and a Hercules aircraft aiding the search and multiple water routes being considered; and near St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, where three people aboard an 18-foot fishing vessel are overdue, one survivor with hypothermia rescued and two others found dead as Coast Guard and local partners mount a multi-agency response.

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Harris Bizarrely Gushes About ‘The Yellow School Bus’Opinion — Oct 26, 2022Vice President Kamala Harris just loves yellow school buses. Who doesn’t? Don’t you? They’re just such a part of the excitement of — checks notes — school. During remarks in Seattle, Washington, about the Biden…

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New York Pizza vs Chicago Deep DishYourlist — VS BattleThe foldable slice versus the fork-and-knife casserole — America's longest-running food fight.

End of an Era as American Trucking Company Ceases OperationsReporting — Aug 1, 2023Yellow Corp., whose trucks have been a fixture on American highways, is filing for bankruptcy and has ceased operations. “Yellow has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in…

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China And Russia Prowl High Seas In Joint Training — Jul 6, 2026The Russian and Chinese navies kicked off a joint exercise in the Yellow Sea on Monday.

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Yellow Line Expands, Now Covers 64.9% Gaza Strip — Jul 22, 2026The Israeli military’s so-called Yellow Line has effectively become a front line, expanding to cover 64.9% of the Gaza Strip by June 2026 and driving ongoing displacement amid ceasefire violations. Nighttime shifts of concrete blocks westward have placed barriers near homes, confiscated vast lands, and left displaced families in makeshift camps.

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Nestlé sells $1 billion vitamin brands to Yellow Wood in portfolio shift — Sep 1, 2026Nestlé will sell its mainstream vitamins and supplements business, including Nature’s Bounty and other brands, to Yellow Wood Partners for $1 billion as CEO Philipp Navratil focuses the company on higher-growth pillars. The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2027, will help reduce leverage and free resources for Nestlé’s core growth areas, with the VMS unit being restructured under dedicated ownership as part of a broader portfolio transformation.

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Nicole Hardy Funny how these deals always "reduce leverage" - corporate speak for shuffling debt around.

Can you actually read a map?Quizie — QuizFifteen world-geography questions. Most people miss at least three — the AI grades you and names your traveler rank.

Yellow school bus faces new reality nationwide — Aug 21, 2026The yellow school bus was adopted in 1939 by a national group of state transportation officials for visibility, becoming an enduring symbol of American schooling and peaking in the 1980s with more than 60% of students riding it. Over the decades it evolved from rural roots in Georgia, aided desegregation efforts, and featured ongoing safety upgrades and famed long-serving drivers, even as later trends show growing segregation in some districts.

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Reagan Was Right When It Came To Summer Airfare — Biden, Not So Much — Aug 4, 2026Spirit Airlines was once the choice of many American airline travelers who associated its yellow planes and "no frills" flights with cheap airfares.

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Savannah Guthrie Returns ‘Home’ — Apr 6, 2026Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC’s “Today” on Monday wearing yellow — the color of optimism. That has been the same emotion she has exhibited since her mother, Nancy Guthrie , went missing Feb. 1. Savannah Guthrie had…

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Kyrsten Sinema’s Outfit Choice for SOTU Raises EyebrowsReporting — Feb 8, 2023Independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema sparked conversation on Twitter with her outfit selection for the State of the Union. Several Twitter users reacted to Sinema’s bright yellow dress with larger sleeves. Journalist…

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Hiker Thinks He's Brushing Yellow Jackets off Feet, Looks Down to See 'Very Large Copperhead'Reporting — Sep 4, 2021The adage “look before you leap” has never been as relevant as when you’re on a summer hike in snake country, wherever that may be. One visiting hiker recently had an encounter with an Austin native that left him with a…

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Fact Check: Russian Cosmonauts' 'Ukrainian-Themed' Suits Were Manufactured Months Before ConflictOpinion — Mar 20, 2022Rumors began swirling through the Western media on Friday after Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow and blue uniforms. The reports said they had chosen the colors to show their…

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Three Volcanoes Erupt in Alaska, Geologist Warns of 'Sneaky' Peak as Threat Level ElevatedReporting — Aug 7, 2021Three active volcanoes in Alaska are drawing the attention of officials. The Alaska Volcano Observatory this week upgraded the threat level for the Pavlof Volcano from yellow to orange, meaning “an eruption is underway…

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Watch: Harris Awkwardly Laughs for 10 Seconds After Swearing in New LA MayorOpinion — Dec 12, 2022Vice President Kamala Harris spent the run-up to the midterm election talking about her love of yellow school buses . But since the election, she seems to have been keeping a little bit of a lower profile. However, she…

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DC Mayor Pressed Over ‘Defund the Police’ Mural Near White HouseReporting — Jun 8, 2020A new mural with the words “Defund the Police” in bright yellow was painted over the weekend near the White House. It is right by the “Black Lives Matter” one, painted on 16th Street NW in Washington D.C. on Friday…

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