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Ed White

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National breaking news reporter for The Associated Press, based in Detroit. I bake bread because we need rainbows. Zoltan knows all. Just ask. [email protected]

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The McRib is mostly pork shoulder pressed into the shape of ribs. Lopez Foods, one of McDonald's McRib suppliers, said in 2014 that boneless pork picnic, the lower part of the shoulder, is the main ingredient. The pork is ground, shaped in a mold and frozen. A proposed class action filed in federal court in Chicago in December 2025 says the McRib doesn't contain any pork rib meat. It alleges the patty is ground from lower-grade pork products such as pork shoulder, heart, tripe and scalded stomach. The complaint cites a food blog and a 2011 Chicago Magazine post that cited a meat scientist on restructured meat in general. McDonald's says the McRib is made with 100% pork and the patty has no hearts, tripe or scalded stomach. On Oct 30 a federal judge let the fraud, consumer deception and unjust enrichment claims go forward. The patty is pork, water, salt, dextrose and rosemary extract. Salt pulls protein out of the ground pork and makes it sticky, and when the patty cooks that protein sets and holds the pieces together, the same way sausage does. Rosemary extract is an antioxidant, so the fat is slower to go rancid in the freezer. In 2014 the patty used BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid instead. The sauce is water first and high fructose corn syrup second, ahead of the tomato paste. Molasses is fifth and sugar is ninth, so the sauce has 3 sweeteners. Caramel color and beet powder are added for color. The pickles are firmed with calcium chloride and alum. The sandwich is 520 calories with 890 mg of sodium, 39% of the daily value, and 11 g of added sugar.
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IHOP's omelettes have pancake batter in them. The omelettes are marked as containing wheat and gluten because they're "made with a splash of Buttermilk Pancake batter to create a light, fluffy Omelette." The same batter goes into IHOP's burritos, tacos, savory crepes and the Jr. Breakfast Quesadilla. The scrambled eggs don't have it. The word batter doesn't appear in the omelette section of IHOP's online menu. On that page it shows up for the French toast and the battered fish. An IHOP omelette is eggs, fillings and a splash of the same buttermilk batter that goes on the griddle for pancakes.
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Members wore red at the company awards ceremony this week to show pride in our colleagues’ work. Do leaders share that pride? AP execs are undercutting our journalism while honoring the best of our journalists. We call for a reinstatement of our expert photo and video producers.
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Reese's Pieces have no chocolate in them. The peanuts had their oil pressed out and a cheaper fat put back in. Sugar is first, then partially defatted peanuts, then hydrogenated palm kernel and soybean oil, then corn syrup solids. Everything after that is 2% or less, and it's the dyes, the glaze, some vanillin and a little milk. There's no cocoa anywhere. Partially defatted just means the peanuts went through a press. The peanut oil comes out one side and gets sold as peanut oil. What's left is a dry peanut flour, and that's what the center is made from, because flour holds a shape in a panning drum and doesn't go rancid. Then they put fat back in, and the fat they picked is hydrogenated palm kernel oil, which is solid at room temperature and costs less than peanut oil. You can see the swap on the panel. 38 pieces have 6 g of fat and all 6 are saturated. Peanut oil is mostly unsaturated, so that number isn't the peanut. The shell is sugar with 4 dyes and a coat of shellac.
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Some pretty pointed comments from Sonny Gray about when he was pulled. Very emotional. Made a point to highlight how good he's been the 3rd time through the order.
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A mariachi band performed the national anthem at the Eagles-Bears game tonight.
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Kara Berg@karaberg95Sep 25
Replying to @USATODAY
@USATODAY is cutting resources from newsrooms like @detroitnews while expecting more from us. They still refuse to agree to a fair contract. It's time for the company to agree to a fair contract and show they actually value journalists, not just shareholders.
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My family is in a worse financial position since @usatoday bought @detroitnews because of increased health insurance costs. We are back at the bargaining table today. Time for USAT to show they value journalists - not just shareholders - by agreeing to a fair contract.
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Replying to @FOX2News
@FOX2News Mike Rogers held a campaign event today in Macomb County. We attended, and our reporter, Scott Wolcheck, was not called on during the Q&A. This is what happened when we tried to talk to his media team about getting one-on-one time with Rogers. Multiple FOX 2 reporters and anchors have tried to get in touch with Rogers and his campaign, but time with the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate has not been made available.
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All smiles and ready to stand together! We're gearing up to head back to the bargaining table for a fair contract that ensures we can keep producing Pulitzer-winning journalism. Watch the web for updates 🗞️
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Yesterday, McClatchy laid off more than 90 unionized media workers across 17 publications. The departure of these talented reporters, visual journalists & writers will immediately leave gaping holes in local coverage for dozens of communities across the US.
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A beautiful obit for Vin Cherwoo. I will never forget spending Christmas Eve together finalizing bargaining on the AP contract. He never complained how long the work took, he was always there to serve apnews.com/article/vin-cherw…
Vin Cherwoo, longtime AP sports desk editor and union leader, dies at 56

Vin Cherwoo, longtime AP sports desk editor and union leader, dies at 56

Vin Cherwoo, a trusted editor and writer for The Associated Press sports desk for more than three decades and the president of the News Media Guild, has died. He was 56.

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Library staff celebrates R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World and We Know it (and Feel Fine)" in book form. This was an absolutely delightful watch. 🤓 R.E.M.’s Document was released 39 years ago yesterday. (📹 via @hooverpubliclibrary)
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Abdul El-Sayed finishing his campaign with some dancing in Detroit’s Eastern Market.
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1/4 @AP has told some video and photo guild members in the U.S. that the last day for those affected by layoffs will be August 21. Meanwhile the company is actively hiring for these same jobs in India.
On a red background with the AP News Guild Logo, white text reads: "Layoff updates. AP has told some video and photo guild members in the U.S. that the last day for those affected by layoffs will be August 21. Meanwhile the company is actively hiring for these same jobs in India.

ALT On a red background with the AP News Guild Logo, white text reads: "Layoff updates. AP has told some video and photo guild members in the U.S. that the last day for those affected by layoffs will be August 21. Meanwhile the company is actively hiring for these same jobs in India.

On a red background with the AP News Guild logo at the top of the page, white text reads, "Meanwhile over on likedin..." Then there is a screengrab of the union on Linkedin reposting Vice president of news and head of production, Derl McCrudden's post about the new video and photo positions in India. The union's comments read: "Derl cheekily forgot to mention that the AP is laying off dozens of producers across the U.S., LatAm and Europe to create this hub in India. Specifically in the U.S., the company is seeking to eliminate positions covered by the Guild in yet another attempt to take away good union jobs. The Associated Press is terminating legacy producers and skilled journalists to expand a new hub where they are "not looking for perfection." The company is sacrificing reliability to save pennies. These new jobs are breaking the hearts of AP journalists who dedicated decades of service in the name of independent news. Offshoring is not expanding."

ALT On a red background with the AP News Guild logo at the top of the page, white text reads, "Meanwhile over on likedin..." Then there is a screengrab of the union on Linkedin reposting Vice president of news and head of production, Derl McCrudden's post about the new video and photo positions in India. The union's comments read: "Derl cheekily forgot to mention that the AP is laying off dozens of producers across the U.S., LatAm and Europe to create this hub in India. Specifically in the U.S., the company is seeking to eliminate positions covered by the Guild in yet another attempt to take away good union jobs. The Associated Press is terminating legacy producers and skilled journalists to expand a new hub where they are "not looking for perfection." The company is sacrificing reliability to save pennies. These new jobs are breaking the hearts of AP journalists who dedicated decades of service in the name of independent news. Offshoring is not expanding."

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While everyone's up in arms about the em dash, let's not forget about the power of a well-placed semicolon. Our detailed guidance begins, "In general, use the semicolon to indicate a greater separation of thought and information than a comma can convey but less than the separation that a period implies."
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When AP's work requires more care and experience than ever, why replace U.S. journalists?
On a red background with the AP logo, white text reads: Offshoring does not equal expanding. AP is trying to replace entire talented, award winning teams in a misguided attempt to save money. At a time when U.S. news requires more care and experience than ever, why replace U.S. journalists?

ALT On a red background with the AP logo, white text reads: Offshoring does not equal expanding. AP is trying to replace entire talented, award winning teams in a misguided attempt to save money. At a time when U.S. news requires more care and experience than ever, why replace U.S. journalists?

On a red background with the AP News Guild logo, white text reads: "We need your help. Tell AP to invest in the PEOPLE covering the stories that matter to you." Then in a bullet pointed list it says: "Comment on a U.S. news story that mattered to you on apnews.com. Comment on AP social media. Text their Signal at +1 (202) 281-8604."

ALT On a red background with the AP News Guild logo, white text reads: "We need your help. Tell AP to invest in the PEOPLE covering the stories that matter to you." Then in a bullet pointed list it says: "Comment on a U.S. news story that mattered to you on apnews.com. Comment on AP social media. Text their Signal at +1 (202) 281-8604."

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AP wants to lay off 30 more U.S. journalists and move those roles to India. That’s after laying off or buying out nearly 150 U.S. staffers over the past two years.
On a red background with the AP News Guild Logo, white text reads: "AP Layoffs... AGAIN! Over the past two years, The Associated Press has bought out or laid of nearly 150 of its U.S. journalists. Now AP wants to lay off 30 more from U.S. staff and move those jobs to India."

ALT On a red background with the AP News Guild Logo, white text reads: "AP Layoffs... AGAIN! Over the past two years, The Associated Press has bought out or laid of nearly 150 of its U.S. journalists. Now AP wants to lay off 30 more from U.S. staff and move those jobs to India."

On a red background with the AP News Guild Logo, white text reads: On June 30 AP announced their plan to “develop a centralized global hub in India to increase the size of our production staff” for video and photos. The Guild was told that the company seeks to ELIMINATE 30 JOBS in the U.S.

ALT On a red background with the AP News Guild Logo, white text reads: On June 30 AP announced their plan to “develop a centralized global hub in India to increase the size of our production staff” for video and photos. The Guild was told that the company seeks to ELIMINATE 30 JOBS in the U.S.

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Mike Sisak@mikesisakMay 19
Last week, @AP inexplicably laid off @godovasquez. Today, in yet another reminder of how shortsighted that decision was, he won the prestigious @deadlineclub award for Best Sports Photo of this amazing shot!
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Mikala Sposito, a 21-year-old student from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the U.S. in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in China, an event described as the Olympics of the skilled trades. Read more: bit.ly/43emymB

Michigan student to represent US in world welding competition

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