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The COVID-19 pandemic hit meat processing facilities in the United States suddenly and dramatically. Between April 9 and April 27, more than 4,900 COVID-19 cases were reported among 115 different meat and poultry processing facilities. Rising cases and contamination fears led major processors, such as Smithfield, Va.-based Smithfield Foods, to shut down plants in April. During this period, large retailers like Kroger and Costco implemented meat rationing.
These developments prompted President Donald Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act on April 28, compelling plants to remain open - and brought the resilience of the meat supply chain under scrutiny.
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Obituary: Richard Reardon
CHATHAM, Mass. - Richard Reardon, 91, longtime resident of Boylston and more recently Chatham, Mass., died Dec. 19, 2020.
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Richard Reardon
CHATHAM, Mass. – Richard Reardon, 91, longtime resident of Boylston and more recently Chatham, Mass., died Dec. 19, 2020.
He was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Marlene (Piktialis) Reardon in 2007. He is survived by son, Timothy Reardon and his wife Mimi Gough of Portland, Maine; son, Thomas Reardon and his wife Dianne of Newport, Vermont; daughter, Carolyn Reardon-Neuman and her husband Philip of Brewster, Mass.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Reardon, Jonathan Reardon and Hillary Neuman-Ratiu; two greatgrandchildren; brother, Gerald Reardon of Worcester, Mass.; and many nieces and nephews. In the last several years, Richard was graced with a new family at The Victorian Assisted Living Residence in Chatham, Mass., where staff, residents and friend, Pem Schultz surrounded him with lo
Facebook recently told its employees about new plans to create devices that can read minds by using neural sensors. The details of the social networking giant s ambitious new plans came shortly after news broke last week that the company was the subject of an anti-trust lawsuit led by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Facebook s quest for mind-reading had not intended to become public knowledge, though it was broadcast to an end-of-the-year meeting where thousands of employees were present. A recording of the audio was later leaked to
Leaders of Facebook, including the company s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer, noted that following Facebook s purchase of CTRL-labs in 2019, it was looking to bridge the gap between the physical and virtual worlds.