More than 15,000 cyclosporiasis cases now span the states in Newsweek’s outbreak map as CDC, FDA, and Taylor Farms recalls face scrutiny.
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Crime & Justice Aug 21, 202615,716 Cyclospora Cases, 2 Deaths: Outbreak Slows Across 47 States
CDC confirms 15,716 cyclospora cases across 47 states — 2 dead, 828 hospitalized. Michigan’s lettuce-linked cluster tops 9,481 as cases slow.
Crime & Justice Aug 20, 202615,000+ Cyclosporiasis Cases: Hardest-Hit States Revealed
Cyclosporiasis tops 15,000 US cases as hardest-hit states emerge — and many infections were never tied to the lettuce outbreak.
Crime & Justice Aug 19, 2026Four More Black Hanging Deaths Ruled Suicide Since June — What’s Verified, and What Isn’t
Since June 2026, four more Black Americans have been found hanging in Miami, Albany, rural Michigan, and Raleigh — each ruled a suicide, each disputed by…
Investigations Aug 19, 2026Black Americans Have Lost 90% of Their Land Since 1910 — and Three New Fights Are Happening Right Now
Black landowners have lost more than 90% of their acreage since 1910, a $326 billion loss that gets almost no national coverage. Three live 2026 fights in…
Crime & Justice Aug 19, 2026Massachusetts Joins Cyclospora Outbreak as Parasite Reaches 41 States
Massachusetts is now on the Cyclospora outbreak list — but officials say ‘nothing unusual’ as the parasite reaches 41 states.
Racial Justice Aug 18, 2026DOE Shut, Endowments Targeted: Trump’s Campus Crackdown
Trump’s higher-ed crackdown is now a documented timeline: DOE shuttered, Title VI probes soaring. What it means for Black students and HBCUs.
Racial Justice Aug 18, 2026Remedies Abandoned: How Trump Gutted Civil Rights Enforcement
HRW documents how Trump-era agencies abandoned consent decrees, disparate-impact claims, and other remedies that protected Black Americans.